A revamped version of the familiar blue-and-white 'handicapped' icon will soon be rolling out across parking signs, bathroom doors and accessible entry ramps in New York City, thanks to a group of activists who say the traditional logo portrays them as limited, helpless and inaccurately passive.
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A revamped version of the familiar blue-and-white 'handicapped' icon will soon be rolling out across parking signs, bathroom doors and accessible entry ramps in New York City, thanks to a group of activists who say the traditional logo portrays them as limited, helpless and inaccurately passive.
It's not foolproof or without its critics, but U.S. judges are increasingly turning to UrbanDictionary.com - a web-based, crowdsourced dictionary with more than 7 million entries - to decipher street slang for court cases.
Seven years after what was thought to be the end of Arrested Development, the cult television comedy is coming back to screens of all sizes this Sunday in a first-of-its-kind Netflix resurrection.Miguel memes explode after singer leg drops fan at Billboard Awards
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American musician Miguel is getting the kind of publicity money can't buy this week after accidentally jumping on a fan's head during his performance at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.
A woman whose home was destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was shocked when her missing dog emerged from a pile of rubble as she was being interviewed on live TV. The heartwarming video of the incident has gone viral.
Politicians, First Nations leaders, and Canadians from coast to coast are sharing memories of Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper on Twitter and Instagram today in the wake of his death.
Martijn van Osch recently spent three months wishing every single person he passed on his way to work a "good morning" in an attempt to make Holland happier. Now, with "The Good Mornings Project," he's looking to take the trend global.
A photo of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield wearing traditional clothes from Kazakhstan during a ceremony have people around the web today claiming he's been crowned the "King of Space."
Steven Withey's 87-year-old grandfather, Derek, is a remarkable man -- but Redditors didn't know that when they restored a recently unearthed photo of the WWII navy vet. They simply wanted to make an old sailor happy.
When electrical engineer John Gosson's cat tore a ligament in her knee from being too heavy, he used his skills to develop the PetTread, a tiny treadmill for cats and small dogs.
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