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NPR11 hours agoRBG award ceremony canceled amid controversy over recipientsverified_publisherNPR - Emma Bowman , Alina HartounianA nonprofit has canceled the ceremony for an award named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg, after its choice of recipients outraged the late liberal justice's family. The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation has presented the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award to accomplished women including Barbra …
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CNN12 hours agoStormy Daniels describes how Trump compared her to Ivankaverified_publisherCNN - Erin Burnett Out FrontCNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Sarah Gibson, the director of "Stormy," a new documentary about Stormy Daniels.
NBC News15 hours agoWoman sues NYC Mayor Eric Adams alleging 1993 sex assaultNBC News - By Adam Reiss and Corky SiemaszkoThe former Transit Bureau civilian employee said she went to Adams, then an officer in the bureau and a leader in a fraternal organization, for help with career advancement. A Florida woman alleges in a lawsuit filed in New York state court Monday that in 1993 New York Mayor Eric Adams, then her …
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Associated Press1 day agoGambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital cuttingAssociated Press - By ABDOULIE JOHN and JESSICA DONATISERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday. Gambian activists fear a repeal would overturn years of work to better protect girls and women. The legislation was referred to a national …
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NBC News22 hours agoIdaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for transgender careNBC News - By The Associated PressIf the legislation is enacted, Idaho would become at least the 10th state to ban Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for people of all ages. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including …
NBC News20 hours agoIn Cuba, hundreds take to the streets in rare protests as economic crisis deepensNBC News - By Carmen SesinIn widely circulated videos on social media, Cubans chanted, “We are hungry,” as well as called for electricity and food. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Sunday in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, demanding food and power amid a worsening economic crisis that has left many everyday …
ABC News21 hours agoEPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enactedABC News - ByMATTHEW DALY Associated PressCarcinogen is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced …
The New York Times1 day agoGambia Moves Toward Overturning Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cuttingverified_publisherThe New York Times - Ruth MacleanLawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a bill repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice. Gambian lawmakers have voted to advance a measure revoking a ban on female genital cutting by …
17 hours agoHomophobic Laws Threaten U.S.-Ghana Tiesforeignpolicy.com - Howard W. FrenchThe West African nation has long enjoyed a special relationship with Washington—but proposed anti-gay legislation could imperil its …
The New York Times1 day agoCalifornia Lawmakers Propose Reparations, but Not Cash Paymentsverified_publisherThe New York Times - Soumya KarlamanglaNone of the proposals introduced since January include the direct cash payments to Black Californians that the state’s reparations task force recommended. After the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis set off social justice protests and a racial reckoning in the summer of 2020, California created …
DW English23 hours agoWhy Nigeria's 'baby factories' continue to thriveverified_publisherDW English - Ben ShemangChild traffickers often abduct girls and young women, take them to isolated locations and impregnate them. When they give birth, their babies are …
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NBC News1 day agoOne dead, one seriously injured after twin sisters stabbed in New York deliNBC News - By Patrick SmithA witness told NBC New York that an argument began after a man started hitting on the women but was rejected. Twin 19-year-old sisters were both stabbed in a Brooklyn deli early Sunday, leaving one dead and the other receiving treatment in hospital, police and witnesses said. Police said in a short …
1 day agoThe high-seas drama over an ocean treasure trovebbc.co.uk - By Justin RowlattMiners and environmentalists are locked in a battle over a multi-billion dollar treasure trove of metals at the bottom of our deepest oceans. Now drama on the high seas miles above is heating up the fight. One mining company claims Greenpeace activists disrupted a research expedition when they …