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Watch 2020 Olympic surfer Caroline Marks talk about how she overcame body shaming and learned to embrace body positivity in this full video interview from episode 3 of the My New Favorite Olympian podcast.

Listen to My New Favorite Olympian, NBCLX’s new sports podcast, and find your favorite athlete from Team USA ahead of the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

Whatever you call Caroline Marks… never call her an underachiever. At 15, she became the youngest person to qualify for the World Surf League’s Championship Tour. At 17, she became the first female surfer to receive equal prize money to her male counterpart. At 18, she booked a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. And at 19, she’s an advocate for body...

In Episode 3 of the sports podcast “My New Favorite Olympian,” we interview surfer Caroline Marks about growing up in the spotlight and embracing body positivity.

Multiple dating apps are planning to add background checks in an effort to root out sex offenders or other potentially dangerous people. But a blanket ban on all people with prior convictions could disproportionately harm Black people and people with prior drug offenses who have recovered, says Keri Blakinger of The Marshall Project.

Many dating apps prohibit users with a criminal record, but don’t enforce that policy until there’s a complaint. Now a background check process could result in banning many people with a nonviolent record.

“I celebrate DACA, I’m really proud of the program that means that I get to stay here with my family,” says Greisa Martínez Rosas. The Obama administration program gave deportation and work protections to undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children. Advocates are still calling for a path to citizenship for DREAMers, farmworkers and people with temporary protected...

With many bills in state legislatures seeking to ban teaching of critical race theory, we reached out to Becky Pringle, a 30-year veteran science teacher who now heads the NEA, the largest teachers’ union in the country. Pringle says when kids ask questions about race, adults need to be “courageous enough to answer those questions truthfully.”

Besides the rainbow flag there are also several other flags that represent people who identify as lesbian, asexual, pansexual, demisexual, intersex, gender-fluid, agender, aromantic, nonbinary and polyamorous.

Watch a video preview of episode 3 of the new sports podcast My New Favorite Olympian with surfer Caroline Marks. Subscribe and listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app.

Though coronavirus case counts have gone up in states that have reopened, the uptick is slight thanks to the vaccines, says Dr. John Torres. More people with antibodies against COVID-19 means fewer cases and chances to spread to others.

Last year, temperatures in Death Valley, California reached levels not seen in 100 years. This week, temperatures are approaching that mark again. And overall, temperatures that were thought impossible in the 1950s are now possible. Telemundo Dallas chief meteorologist Néstor Flecha explains how the greenhouse effect has shaped the climate and extreme temperatures.

When Chelsie Hill lost the ability to walk following a car crash with a drunk driver, she vowed to meet other people dealing with the same thing. Since then she has founded The Rollettes, a wheelchair dance team in Los Angeles. Hill said she had dreamed of being a dancer from a very young age and wasn’t going to stop...

Amazon Sidewalk is a new feature that will make your home internet connection available outside your home to help find lost or stolen devices and allow some limited connectivity from people in your neighborhood. Amazon plans to enable this feature by default, requiring users to opt out if they don’t want the service. “I’m not going to tell someone that...

From activists to politicians, entertainers, scientists and journalists, members of the LGBTQ+ community have made an impact on our world through their work and their words. This Pride Month, we’re celebrating them by learning the ABCs of these LGBTQ trailblazers. CNN anchor and “60 Minutes” correspondent Anderson Cooper is one of the most recognized journalists in the news business and…

In activism, politics, entertainment, science and journalism, LGBTQ people are making a difference by being uniquely themselves. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson introduces us to the ABCs of LGBTQ trailblazers.

Kevin Love’s teammates weren’t even aware when he had a panic attack on the court in Nov. 2017. Since then, he’s been a voice to let people dealing with anxiety and depression know that they’re not alone. And he acknowledges that all the growth and healing he’s been able to do the last few years is more accessible to pro...

School boards need to see evidence of a problem before committing to action. So GLSEN conducted a survey with results showing 59% of LGBTQ students feel unsafe or unwelcome at their schools. GLSEN National Student Council member Aiden Cloud says that’s a problem that needs to be addressed with better protections, particularly after several states passed laws that affect LGBTQ...

Barbara Poma is the owner of the now-closed Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL where a gunman killed 49 people and injured 53 others on June 12, 2016. After five years, the tragedy still feels recent. “June 1st starts Pride Month, and we start seeing Pride flags everywhere. And you want to celebrate Pride because you’ve done that before, but really...

This month I became a first-time homeowner. During a time when mortgage rates are at an all-time low contributing to high competition, demand far outweighs supply in a state where the move in ratio is 7:1 and homes go for well-over listing (often in cash) with no contingencies, this is far from normal. But through a bit of strategizing, I...