SEPTEMBER 2017<\/strong>. The most active month on record for Atlantic hurricanes, and the season ain\u2019t over<\/a>.<\/p>\n September 2017 was the most active month on record for Atlantic #hurricanes<\/a>: t.co\/VTlwA4j9W8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/s41ESy1W0g<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 26, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n IT\u2019S REALLY CAUGHT ON<\/strong>. Trump is extremely satisfied with his tirade against black athletes<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really caught on. It\u2019s really caught on,\u201d Trump said of his NFL comments to attendees at the dinner, according to someone who attended. \u201cI said what millions of Americans were thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n FAMILY FEUD<\/strong>. Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. tried to push Tiffany Trump out of daddy\u2019s will<\/a>.<\/p>\n JIMMY KIMMEL<\/strong>. Late night host has some final words on the apparent death (once again) of the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.\u00a0\u201cThank you Senator Collins, you know Maine needs affordable healthcare more than\u00a0almost any state. You know the sewers up there are filled with child-eating\u00a0clowns.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FACEBOOK<\/strong>. The Russians used it to exploit racial and religious divisions<\/a>: \u201cThe batch of more than 3,000 Russian-bought ads that Facebook is preparing to turn over to Congress shows a deep understanding of social divides in American society, with some ads promoting African American rights groups, including Black Lives Matter, and others suggesting that these same groups pose a rising political threat, say people familiar with the covert influence campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n ALABAMA<\/strong>. Roy Moore pulls out a gun at final campaign rally. \u201cIt\u2019s been very hard for my wife and myself to wither two, nearly three months of negative ads that we couldn\u2019t answer with money because we didn\u2019t have it. Ads that were completely false. That I don\u2019t believe in the Second Amendment. I believe in the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n How’s this for a political speech? #Alabama<\/a> Senate Candidat #RoyMoore<\/a> pulls a gun last night speaking to supporters about #2ndAmendment<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VLU5m563pK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chris Stewart (@CStewartWPTV) September 26, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n HONG KONG<\/strong>. Gay expat wins landmark parental rights case<\/a>: \u201cThe court of appeal in Hong Kong today (Sept. 25) ruled that QT\u2019s partner, SS, would now receive the same spousal benefits that heterosexual couples<\/a> are entitled. QT and SS, who entered a civil partnership in the UK, moved to Hong Kong in 2011 when QT took up a job at a tech company. QT filed a judicial review in Hong Kong in 2015 challenging the city\u2019s immigration department, but her challenge was rejected by the high court in 2016 on the grounds that marriage in Hong Kong law is defined as that of between a man<\/a> and a woman<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n IT\u2019S A SCAM<\/strong>. Jesse Williams speaks out about National Anthem<\/a>.<\/p>\n SURVEILLANCE<\/strong>. Homeland Security draws up plans to watch all immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n EQUIFAX<\/strong>. CEO \u201cretires\u201d after hack that exposed data of half U.S. population<\/a>: \u201cEquifax reported earlier this month a massive data breach, saying hackers\u00a0may have accessed the personal details<\/a>, including names and Social Security numbers, of more than 143 million consumers from mid-May to July. Equifax, which said it learned of the breach in late July, said credit-card numbers for about 209,000 people and certain documents for another 182,000 were also accessed.\u201d<\/p>\n LOOK WHAT YOU MADE HER DO<\/strong>. Ellen found some deleted scenes from Taylor Swift\u2019s video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n BARBARA CORCORAN<\/strong>. The Shark Tank<\/em> star and real estate tycoon cried for the first time in 25 years.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT TUESDAY<\/strong>. noimnotacelebrity.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Puerto Rico, Trump\u2019s Will, Barbara Corcoran, Roy Moore, Gay Paternity Leave, Hong Kong, Equifax, Taylor Swift: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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PAID PATERNITY LEAVE<\/strong>. When there is none, how do gay dads manage<\/a>? \u201cThe federal Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees eligible workers up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave. But when it comes to paid paternity leave, just 14 percent of civilian workers had access to paid family leave in 2016, according to Pew Research Center.In contrast, nearly every member of the\u00a0European Union\u00a0provides at least 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, according to the Institute for Women\u2019s Policy Research, and 84 countries offer some paid leave to fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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