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Ariel Winter, the eighteen-year-old star of  Modern Family , has become closely associated with the body positivity movement in the last few years, a role that she takes seriously. via:  ET Online She’s the subject of a recent interview in  SELF  in which she focused on the need for young girls to accept their bodies and reject Internet bullies who would make them feel bad about their appearance — a subject she knows all too well. To drive the point home, she agreed to let  SELF  publish (non-nude) topless photos of her that were totally unretouched, as a way of proving that her body is nothing to be ashamed of. via:  Self Hitting puberty is hard enough, but she explained what it was like to go through that so shortly after becoming famous: Luckily, she had her  Modern Family  costar, Sofia Vergara, to help her through it. via:  Insta...

Dozens of people gathered on Saturday around a circle of flowers and photos to honor a recent college graduate and an Army veteran who were  fatally stabbed on a Portland commuter train . The two men were killed after they intervened when a man allegedly yelled what "would best be characterized as hate speech toward a variety of ethnicities and religions" at two women on a Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light-rail train, Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson said. A third victim, a poet, survived the attack, but is receiving medical treatment for serious injuries. A suspect, Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, has been   arrested on aggravated murder charges. Federal authorities are trying to determine whether Christian will face hate crimes as a memorial with flowers and notes for the victims grows across from the train station where one of the men died. The victims' families, friends and Portland residents gathered Saturday at a nearby grassy area. The...

At least 28 people were killed in Egypt after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in what officials are calling a terror attack. Ten assailants wearing fatigues and face masks fired on the passengers from three four-wheel drive vehicles on a desolate stretch of desert road, Egypt's Interior Ministry told CNN. Hours later, Egypt responded with airstrikes against terrorist camps, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in an on-camera statement, according to state-run Nile TV. The Christians were traveling Friday to a monastery, St. Samuel the Confessor, around 100 km (62 miles) northwest of the city of Minya when they came under fire, the ministry said. Who are Egypt's Coptic Christians? Twenty-three others were injured, some of whom are now in critical condition, Minya Gov. Essam El-Bedewy told Egyptian satellite channel ONTV. Men, women and children are among the dead and injured, officials said. The exac...

Freelance writing  is one of the best ways to make money from home. You don’t need any special training, the opportunities are plentiful, and you don’t even need a website to get started. As long as you can provide well written, thoughtful content — you can make a good amount of money. Not convinced? New York Times Best Selling Author,  Nora Roberts , only has a high school education. She started writing her first novel back in 1979 after being trapped at home due to blizzard conditions. To date Nora has written 209 romance novels – incredible! Still don't believe me? A couple of years ago  Danny Margulies  decided to quit his full-time job to pursue a copywriting career using the freelance platform, Elance. Without any special education or training, he was quickly able to hone his skills and pull in six-figures during his second year working as a copywriter. If you’d like to  work at home as a freelance writer , here are some of the var...