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Interior Department ends study into mountaintop mining and its likely health risks in Appalachia August 22, 2017
The Trump administration has halted a study of the health effects of a common mining technique in Appalachia, which is believed to deposit waste containing toxic minerals in ground waters.
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Donald Trump promised to put coal miners back to work on the campaign trail. Although Trump claims he has done that, the numbers are a bit more complicated.
Trump administration dismisses climate change advisory panel August 22, 2017
The Trump administration has fired another shot at the scientific community, this time dismantling a federal advisory committee on climate change.
EPA docs fuel criticism of politics' role in pesticide decision August 22, 2017
The Trump administration's recent decision against banning a widely used pesticide that may be linked to health concerns came as the Environmental Protection Agency promised a "new day" to the agriculture industry, and a "reset" between business and its government regulator.
Scientists allege policies of 'myth over truth' under Trump August 2, 2017
Government scientists and experts are expressing concern about the direction of climate policy under President Trump. CNN's Rene Marsh.
Scientists fear Trump will bury climate report August 9, 2017
A not-yet-released federal report on climate change finds that humans are already witnessing the effects of a warming globe -- and the report's authors are fearing that the White House will intervene before it's published. CNN's Rene Marsh reports.
US hits Chinese, Russian firms for funding N. Korea's nukes August 22, 2017
Trump heads west for campaign rally August 22, 2017
President Donald Trump is trying to turn the page on a disastrous week in which his comments responding to white supremacists' actions in Charlottesville, Virginia, were condemned across the political spectrum by all but his adoring base.
Analysis: Will 'America's toughest sheriff' get pardon? August 22, 2017
The big rumor -- emphasis on the word "rumor" -- ahead of President Donald Trump's trip to Phoenix for a campaign rally tonight is that he might issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff of Maricopa County.
Breitbart slams Trump for Afghanistan plan August 21, 2017
Steve Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist who recently returned as executive chairman of Breitbart News, is criticizing the president's plan for the war in Afghanistan.
Chelsea Clinton defends Barron Trump August 22, 2017
Chelsea Clinton took to Twitter in defense of a fellow first child, Barron Trump, after an article criticized the President's youngest son's casual fashion choices.
Kushner heads to the Middle East August 22, 2017
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell and envoy Jason Greenblatt left Sunday for a Middle East tour that will take them from Gulf states to Israel and the Palestinian territories, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
Ryan: Trump 'messed up' Charlottesville response August 22, 2017
House Speaker Paul House said Monday he supported the President's plans on Afghanistan and that he was especially happy with how President Donald Trump came to his decision.
Congressman: Trump is a racist and an abject liar August 22, 2017
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) says that President Trump is a an "abject liar" and "clearly racist."
Treasury secretary's wife touts wealth in online post August 22, 2017
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's wife Louise Linton is facing a backlash for an Instagram post -- later deleted -- that touted the couple's wealth.
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President Donald Trump outlined his plan for the 16-year US war in Afghanistan Monday evening, vowing that the US would find victory while no longer "nation-building."

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DoD Releases FY 2016 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military May 2, 2017
Largest-Ever Research Studies Find One-Fifth of Surveyed Homeless Youth in the United States and Canada Are Victims of Human Trafficking April 19, 2017
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit Helps Organizations Address Work-Related Exposure to Trauma April 12, 2017
Human Trafficking: Action Needed to Identify the Number of Native American Victims Receiving Federally-funded Services April 11, 2017
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SO... I am not even sure how to start this off.. This isn't going to be a nicely written, perfect grammar blog.. This is about to raw, written probably so incorrectly that those of you who are grammar-phoebes will probably pull your hair out. But this is going to be written as it has been repeating in my head. I do my best to share my experiences with all of my readers and this is something I definitely feel I should share because I am sure that I am not the only one who fights with this thought. [ 427 more words ]

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Yeah.... I know it all too well. The panic attacks. The feeling of his eyes on you when you walk to the garden, regardless that you now live on the other side of the world and have a new name. The nightmares when you wake up screaming. The urge to strike out when another person touches you unsuspectingly. I live it daily. It was many years before I was able to start to deal with it. By that, I mean knowing that he cannot find me or get to me anymore. I am married now and have also changed my first name. I live in Finland - no longer live in Australia with my family close by. I am Deaf and legally blind due to the injuries he inflicted on me and he stole a lot of my memories which I will never regain. I know the fear. What I am about to tell you is not a selling speel - just advice on how I dealt with my own trauma years later. After the nightmares and flashbacks continued, even eight years after being married to a wonderful and loving man, I decided to write a book. Initially, it was so I could process what had happened... maybe even regain my stolen memories. I couldn't think of a title, so I named it after what I had actually done... "Change Your Name and Disappear." I had to write it in the third person, in order to distance myself from the images that kept playing inside my head day after day... night after night. I had panic attacks as I relived it. I wondered how I would deal with the parts where he left me unconscious after a beating or rape, and decided to write the fog into the book as well. By the time I had finished, my husband was as much as I was, and I am so grateful he was there to see me through it. I eventually released it to the public - I wanted women out there to know that there are others like them... those going through hell and beyond... those who made it out against all odds. After releasing the book, he found me online under my new name. It was then that I realised something I had never done so before. I put things into perspective, distanced myself a little further, and realised that my "best friend" who still lived in Australia had come into my life just after I'd left him. Had been in my life up to (and sporadically, after) I'd left Australia. On the release of the book, she contacted me, asking for a postal address or a phone number. Advised that she wanted to be able to get hold of me always. Trustingly (with her only), I gave both. And shortly after, I received SMS messages (yes, on my Finnish phone number) from an unknown number in Australia. He'd found me. After all of these years, my "best friend" had been his own personal spy. I think that was the sucker-punch which even bested his abuse. I no longer trust people. Being unable to communicate any more (with a phone) is even more difficult, with my dad being unable to use a computer. I miss my family so badly, but the fear that bubbles inside me, I don't know if it will ever pass. I left him when I was 25. I am now 46 years of age, and have since moved once more, with Finnish police and border authorities on high alert. Although I am now living in a bubble - me, my two cats, my husband who works 7 days per week - I can go outside, do the gardening, make myself useful each and every day. A few weeks ago, I bought an electric bike and a dog trailer to pull behind me. Local storekeepers know of my communication problems, but I carry a Deaf card so new staff also are aware that their flapping lips will never reach my ears for processing. The electric bike allows me to pick up parcels or groceries when my husband is working. I can ride long distances to do this. It is also good to have in case one of the cats needs a vet and my husband is working. Although it may not be original advice: Take one day at a time xx <3 xx

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I always tried to figure out what comes next.. then I realized by doing that I was missing out on the NOW! Enjoy the journey as it comes, not everything can be fixed.. but take from it what it taught you and continue along your journey.. no one is perfect, we don't always get it right the first time.. maybe we won't get it right the second time.. but no matter how many times it takes us we just have to learn from the experience. Trust in the journey.. stop trying to solve it ahead of time.

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The moment you stop giving in to others is the moment you start living for yourself!💕💜

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We put in work that goes unseen! Let me say that I am proud of each and every one of you. Each day you battle to get thru, each day you pick your head up and carry on. So I acknowledge and give you all the credit and upmost respect for not giving up and for continuing to regain your self control and your identity!

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