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After the chaos of the first two presidential debates—including the absence of an actual second debate—the Biden-Trump face-off series will finally conclude on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Nashville's Belmont University at 9 p.m. ET. The third debate (or, if we're being literal, the second) will see Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up to their lecterns one last time to outline their plans to help the American people and shout nonsense over their opponent, respectively. After the chaos of the first two presidential debates—including the absence of an actual second debate—the Biden-Trump face-off series will finally conclude on Thursday, Oct....

There was a stunning war of words Wednesday between Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and the Portland Police Association president, Daryl Turner. “It is appalling to find out the Portland Police Association and the union president continues to lie to the public on a daily basis about the lack of cooperation by Portland police personnel,” Hardesty said. “If Portland does not stand up now and we as a City Council don’t hold our own police officers accountable for this egregious behavior, we will be – we will go down in history of having failed in our obligation to protect...

In her new book Finding My Voice, out April 2, the Obama Foundation adviser takes readers on her journey from growing up in Chicago to being one of the Obamas' most trusted confidants in the White House. Here, she shares with Marie Claire some of the most formative experiences on her path to success. Marie Claire: You lived in Iran until you were five. How did that shape your worldview? Valerie Jarrett: We ended up in Iran because my father, who is African American, was unable to find a job at a teaching medical center in the United States in...

In a recent article by Marie Claire on how to bring on periods, the author said that the herb is a natural emmenagogue – meaning that it can stimulate or increase menstrual flow. While that is true, there’s a massive difference between sprinkling a bit of parsley over your pasta and shoving a bunch into your vagina. Marie Claire said: “Parsley can help to soften the cervix and level out hormonal imbalances that could be delaying your cycle, helping your period come faster.” “If you’re struggling to find a dish based on parsley, don’t panic – the most effective forms...

Writer Chastised for Criticizing 'Mike & Molly,' Overweight PeopleYou can say a lot of things on the Internet. But as one journalist just learned, unless you want to be slammed as an idiot and prompt a boycott against the magazine for which you're writing, you probably shouldn't tell the world that you find fat people disgusting. In a piece posted on Marie Claire's website Monday, Maura Kelly took the new CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly" to task for "implicitly promoting obesity." The show focuses on a couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous group. "Yes, I think I'd be grossed...

Steve Irwin 1962–2006 Steve Irwin and Bindi in 'Daddy's Girls' Sept 2006 When marie claire approached Steve Irwin to appear in this month’s Daddy’s Girls feature – a tribute to famous fathers and their daughters – we were told he would be only to happy because he would “walk over hot coals for Bindi”. Such was the closeness of their bond that Steve said of his eight-year-old daughter, “We hang out together, we play together, we work together. The sun rises and sets with my daughter Bindi, it really does.” Bindi, meanwhile, told us she would most likely make her...

“Can you set your own work hours? Pick your clients? Keep all the profits?” That job description sounds great, doesn’t it? Except the line of work referred to is prostitution. In an article titled “Prostitution Gives Me Power,” the fashion magazine Marie Claire praised the lives of three “sex workers” in Holland for “using their bodies to foster trust, compassion, and happiness in the world.” One woman said that working for a brothel or escort business allowed for a connection because “you’re there for a couple of hours” and “talk much more.” Of course, any sort of “connection” she may...

NEW YORK - U.S. troops in Iraq will soon be able to adorn their quarters with the 21st Century's answer to World War II pin-ups, as the publisher of Maxim and Stuff ships free copies of the men's lifestyle magazines to their mailboxes. Dennis Publishing said on Tuesday it is shipping 15,000 free copies of Maxim, Stuff and its musical magazine Blender to 40 different military tent sites across Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Afghanistan and Oman. Dennis Publishing's magazines are noted for their scantily clad cover models, like the curvy girls drawn by Peruvian-born artist Alberto Vargas that became one of...