On making promises to women and girls: It’s time to make them real

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Recent headlines have been bleak for women and girls in the developing world: the Islamic State runs a system of sex slaves for its recruits; terrorists in Nigeria kidnap girls to marry their soldiers; women can be shot for going to school or splashed with acid if their in-laws don’t like their dowries.

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Virginia receives $1.4 million to test more than 2,000 untested sexual assault evidence kits

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Attorney General Mark Herring and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran announced today that the Commonwealth of Virginia has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct DNA testing and analyze more than 2,000 untested Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERKs) associated with sexual assaults in Virginia.

Avoid these web hosting mistakes

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So you have come up with a new idea for a website that is going to change the world, or maybe you just thought you needed another place to upload cat videos, but there are some issues you should know about before you go shopping around for a web hosting plan. Avoid these common mistakes by doing your own research and not falling for marketing gimmicks.