10 best cities for women business leaders
SmartAsset analyzed which cities are best for women in leadership.
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States with the largest tax refunds
SmartAsset analyzed the average dollar amount of 2021 federal tax refunds for each state to determine where taxpayers receive the largest refunds.
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10 groundbreaking inventions and the women who created them
Stacker scoured the internet to highlight 10 groundbreaking inventions and celebrate the women who created them.
Continue ReadingMan targeted by January 6 conspiracists demands retraction from Fox News and Tucker Carlson over ‘lies’
By Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen, CNN An attorney for Ray Epps, the Arizona man that January 6 conspiracy theorists falsely claim led an FBI plot to orchestrate the insurrection, demanded an on-air retraction Thursday from Fox News and its right-wing talk host Tucker Carlson, and claimed they made “false and defamatory statements” about him.
Continue ReadingWorld Athletics tightens rules on transgender women athletes
By Ben Morse, CNN World Athletics (WA) announced new rules on Thursday impacting transgender women athletes, banning some from competing in female track and field events. The announced regulations, which come into force on March 31, prohibit athletes who have gone through what WA called “male puberty” from participating in female world rankings competitions. WA
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Rioter charged in Pelosi laptop theft sentenced to prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman linked to a far-right extremist movement was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where she invaded then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with other rioters. Riley June Williams, 23, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged but not convicted of
Continue Reading100-year-old woman criticizes Florida’s book ban, creates quilt to show opposition
By Danielle Seat Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — The Florida book ban controversy sparked a heated and hours-long discussion at Tuesday night’s Martin County School Board meeting. Former educators, students and parents spoke in favor of and in opposition to the ban. “There’s no educational value acquired from
Continue Reading Weather-weary California hopes for sunny spring after storms
By STEFANIE DAZIO and GREGORY BULL Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Californians are tired. Tired of the rain, tired of the snow, tired of stormy weather and the cold, relentlessly gray skies that have clouded the Golden State nearly nonstop since late December. With spring now underway, the state’s 39 million residents are hopeful
Continue ReadingNew surveillance video released in West Philly shooting that hurt 3 teens
By KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Police released new surveillance video Thursday of a shooting that left three teenagers injured earlier this week in West Philadelphia. The shooting happened in the 1500 block of North Frazier Street around 4 p.m. Monday. Investigators are looking for four suspects. Police
Continue ReadingPittsburgh announces delay in plastic bag ban implementation
By PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Plastic bags will still be permitted in the City of Pittsburgh for at least a couple of more months. The city announced this morning that the plastic bag ban implementation will be delayed until October 14. “It is critical for this success
Continue ReadingUS Capitol rioter who barged into Pelosi’s offices sentenced to three years in prison
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman who barged into then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison after a federal judge ridiculed the idea she was “a little girl.” Riley Williams was convicted in November of several
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Skeptical US lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety, content
By HALELUYA HADERO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers grilled the CEO of TikTok over data security and harmful content Thursday, responding skeptically during a tense committee hearing to his assurances that the hugely popular video-sharing app prioritizes user safety and should not be banned. Shou Zi Chew’s rare public appearance
Continue Reading Massachusetts train derails, no hazardous cargo reported
AYER, Mass. (AP) — Officials say five freight train cars have derailed in Massachusetts. But no hazardous materials were being hauled, and there were no reports of injuries. Authorities say the freight cars toppled over at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday. They were carrying sealed containers of trash and recycling material. The fire department called railway
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La policía detuvo a un sujeto armado que conducía su auto por el COD de Palm Desert
Agentes de la policía detuvieron al conductor de un vehículo que manejaba dentro del COD campus Palm Desert, al revisar el carro los agentes encontraron un arma cargada y una carrillera con una ronda de 33 balas, de inmediato fue arrestado, pero después realizaron un cateo en la casa del individuo ubicada sobre la calle
Continue ReadingAsian jumping earthworm, native to Japan and Korea, spotted in Sacramento neighborhood
By TONY LOPEZ Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — An invasive species has popped up in a Sacramento neighborhood, and let’s just say people aren’t digging them. To the untrained eye, the worm doesn’t look much different from any others that people might find on their lawns, but there’s one thing
Continue Reading Fed’s unwanted ally in bid to tame inflation: Credit crunch
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is getting some unwanted help in its drive to slow the U.S. economy and defeat the worst bout of inflation in four decades: A cutback in bank lending. The upheaval in the financial system that’s followed the collapse of two major U.S. banks
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Ya inició la selección del jurado para el juicio que enfrentará sujeto acusado de matar a su novia en Thermal
Ya inicio la selección del jurado para el juicio que enfrentara Christian Pacheco acusado de apuñalar y matar a su novia Elilia Valdez en marzo de 2017 en Thermal donde el hombre tiro el cuerpo de la víctima, después incendio la casa rodante de la víctima y por último degolló a un perrito chihuahua mascota
Continue Reading‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ trailer offers deeper look into the monarch’s origin story
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The Queen of England is ascending the throne in the official trailer for Netflix’s “Bridgerton” prequel series “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” India Amarteifio stars as a younger version of Golda Rosheuvel’s sharp-witted Queen Charlotte, to whom viewers were first introduced in 2020 when the Regency-era series “Bridgerton” premiered on the
Continue Reading 49ers sign free agent DL Austin Bryant
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers signed free agent defensive lineman Austin Bryant to a one-year contract on Thursday. Bryant adds depth for San Francisco after the team lost several defensive linemen in free agency already. Key contributors Samson Ebukam, Charles Omenihu, Jordan Willis and Hassan Ridgeway have all signed with other
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Se presenta el corte sujeto acusado de robar dos comercios de La Quinta
Ya se presentó en la corte de Indio un sujeto acusado de asaltar dos negocios de La Quinta el pasado 1ro de marzo. Se trata de Huy Pham quien fue arrestado cuando las autoridades catearon su casa ubicada en la ciudad de Highland en el Condado de San Bernardino donde los agentes decomisaron mercancía robada
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