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My Toy Company Is Joy Personified, But I Struggled With Depression for Decades

lifelines author and melissa and doug cofounder melissa bernstein at age 5

Content warning: suicidal ideation To the outside world, I lived a perfect life. My toy company, Melissa & Doug, which I founded in 1988 alongside my husband, Doug Bernstein, had grown from a tiny operation run out of Doug’s parents’ garage into a half-billion dollar business. Doug and I had been married for over thirty years; we had six children and a beautiful home, all of which I was profoundly grateful for. And yet, at many points in my life,

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Group Gives Africa’s Richest Man, Dangote Ultimatum To Reduce Price Of Cement

The Nigerian Students and Youths Association (NISYA) has asked the Nigerian government to end all forms of monopoly in cement production and distribution in the country. Specifically, the group in a protest in Benin City, Edo state, accused Dangote Cement Company, owned by African richest man, Aliko Dangote of increasing the price of its product by 100 per cent. It gave the cement company and others 48 hours’ ultimatum to revert to the old price, adding that failure to heed

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Man who abducted teenage schoolgirl in broad daylight and forced her to perform sexual acts on him, pleads guilty to rape and kidnap 

A man who abducted a teenage schoolgirl in broad daylight in southwest London and forced her to perform sexual acts on him, has pleaded guilty to rape and kidnap .    Kadian Nelson, 27, was arrested by officers in nearby Tooting at around 8pm on Tuesday, November 3 after police launched an appeal to track him.    The victim, an 11-year-old girl was on her way to school in Mitcham/Colliers Wood in London, England, when she was kidnapped by the

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Boko Haram invades Gwoza in Borno state

Boko Haram insurgents are currently attacking residents in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state.   The extremist group stormed the community on Monday evening, April 26, shooting sporadically as residents fled into the mountains for safety.   Security agencies are currently exchanging fire in an attempt to repel the attack.   Gwoza is the home town of Senator Representing Borno South, Ali Ndume who is also the Chairman senate committee on the army.   Senator Ndume confirmed the attack to

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Comedian Gina Brillon Is Redefining the American Dream

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David Johnson courtesy of Amazon Prime Video Bronx-born comedian Gina Brillon is the co-host of the hilarious self-help podcast Mess In Progress: A Homegirls Guide To Self-Hel‪p and star of her own Amazon special The Floor is Lava. Her next act? A spot on Soledad O’Brien’s Matter of Fact Listening Tour, to demythologize what it means to pursue the “American Dream.” Below, Brillon on perfecting the art of virtual stand-up (“It feels like I’m performing it in front of the

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Dangote Sells Cement For N1, 800 In Zambia, N3, 500 In Nigeria

The Dangote Cement Group sells its product in Southern African country, Zambia, for at most 110 Kwacha which equals to about N1, 800 in Nigeria, while the same product sells for not less than N3, 500. The Zambia Board of Commissioners of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said it ordered Lafarge Zambia Plc, Dangote Cement Zambia Limited and Mpande Limestone Limited to revert to the cement prices ranging between Kwacha 99 to Kwacha 110 after there was uproar over

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