CNN As told to by Sabina Bhatia, deputy secretary of the International Monetary Fund Covid-19 wreaked economic havoc on women globally, especially mothers, bringing into sharp focus the policies and practices that continue to thwart gender equality at work and at home. This widening chasm troubles Reshma Saujani, a leading activist, founder of the Marshall
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Al menos 19 personas fueron halladas muertas por el personal de la Unidad de Servicios Periciales y Escena del Crimen (Uspec) en un palenque en el municipio de Zinapécuaro, en Michoacán, informó este domingo en un comunicado la FiscalÃa del estado. Se trata de 16 hombres y 3 mujeres.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to be quiet during free agency, with so many of their big names tied to contracts and very little salary cap space. Well, some creative accounting coupled with a blockbuster trade of Tyreek Hill has turned a quiet
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Christian Eriksen will captain Denmark in a friendly match against Serbia on Tuesday when he plays at Parken Stadium for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest there during the European Championship. Kasper Schmeichel has been the stand-in captain in the absence of the injured Simon Kjær and suggested to
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Another church in the mountains is stepping up to help those caught in the middle of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Blessed Hill Slavic Church, located at 38 Blessed Hill Road in Leicester, is holding a fundraising lunch on Saturday, April
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An organizer of a group of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 mandates around the Washington, D.C., area says they will head to California next. The Herald-Mail reports that during a livestream of the People’s Convoy nightly rally on Sunday, organizer Mike Landis read a list of measures aimed at controlling COVID-19 in
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A spokesperson with the North Carolina Forest Service said Sunday, March 27 that firefighters are making significant headway on two wildfires burning since Saturday afternoon in Swain County. The smell of smoke was thick in the air near Bryson
Continue ReadingCNN By Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN After weeks of signals from Iranian and Western officials that a deal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement was imminent, an escalation in rhetoric between Tehran and the United States over the weekend dampened hopes for a breakthrough. US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley told
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN After weeks of signals from Iranian and Western officials that a deal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement was imminent, an escalation in rhetoric between Tehran and the United States over the weekend dampened hopes for a breakthrough. US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley told CNN’s
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars provoked intense opinions online, especially from comedians who felt it was an assault on their art. Kathy Griffin wrote on Twitter that comedians have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is releasing a budget blueprint that tries to tell voters what the diverse and at times fractured Democratic Party stands for. It calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, lower budget deficits, more money for police and greater funding for education, public health and
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will stop selling cigarettes in select US stores following years of pressure on big chains to end tobacco sales. Cigarettes are being removed from Walmart in various markets, including some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. In
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The doors are closed at three St. Louis Catholic high schools Monday due to the negotiation attempt of the Archdiocese and the teachers union. According the teachers union SLATA, the Archdiocese of St. Louis is attempting to cancel protections ensured
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden unveiled his fiscal year 2023 budget proposal on Monday, and while it includes increased funding for security and reduces the deficit, officials admit inflation could continue to cause problems for the overall economy. At a White House event to announce the budget, Biden said that
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores though tobacco sales can be a significant revenue generator. Wall Street Journal was the first to report the development Monday. It noted some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico were on the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Russian scientists are finding themselves isolated as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its second month. The country’s Mars rover project with the European Space Agency is on hold. Russian institutions have been suspended from CERN, the world’s largest particle physics lab, in Switzerland. A prestigious math conference has been moved from
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper edited by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, is suspending publication until the end of the war in Ukraine. The newspaper’s editorial board said in a statement on Monday that it had received a warning from Russia’s federal media regulator Roskomnadzor after independent journalists
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– El comentario de Chris Rock en la ceremonia de los Premios Oscar no fue la primera vez que el comediante bromea sobre Jada Pinkett Smith… Pero pudo ser la última. Will Smith, esposo de Pinkett Smith, irrumpió en el escenario de la edición número 94 de los premios de la Academia después
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar on Sunday night for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and used the moment to highlight an issue close to the heart of the woman she portrayed. Chastain took up the mantle of Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, the late TV evangelist who would later
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a man is dead and his young son wounded after a shooting at their north Phoenix home. Authorities say the shooting occurred Sunday morning at a house near 24th Street and Cactus Road. Officers responded after a report about a family fight. They found father and son shot. They were
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