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Kirsty Coventry elected president of the International Olympic Committee
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic CommitteeABC News - 1d -
Liga MX chief Arriola named federation president
Liga MX president Mikel Arriola will now be assuming the role of Mexican Football Federation interim president for upcoming events sanctioned by Concacaf and FIFA, given the absence of a permanent ...ESPN - Mar. 10 -
Trump set to speak with Russian President Putin today
President Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the war in Ukraine, three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.CBS News - 3d -
UFC legend Conor McGregor running for president of Ireland
UFC fighter Conor McGregor solidified his bid for Ireland’s presidency on Thursday with a promise to preserve his native country by tackling migration, days after meeting with President Trump at ...The Hill - 1d -
Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)
Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook.VentureBeat - Mar. 6 -
WATCH: How social media helped fuel a female mechanic's business
ABC News' Will Ganss is here with the story about Desiree Hill who found a massive online community when switching from nursing to auto work.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
Too fat, too thin – female athletes cannot win
“You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin.”Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female drivers
A union says it should instead pay drivers more so they can take time off with their families.BBC News - 19h -
Where this Morningstar top-rated female fund manager is putting money to work
Janet Rilling is a senior portfolio manager and head of the plus fixed income team at Allspring Global Investments.CNBC - 16h -
Trump calls arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ‘first of many to come’
President says in post his administration ‘will not tolerate’ actions of protesters at Columbia and other US universities. Donald Trump said on Monday that the arrest of a prominent Palestinian ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Ronaldo quits Brazil federation presidency race
Brazil legend Ronaldo pulls out of the the race to be president of the country's football association after finding "closed doors" to his candidacy .Yahoo Sports - Mar. 12 -
A veteran conservative lawmaker is sworn in as Greece’s new president
Veteran conservative lawmaker Constantine Tassoulas has been sworn in as Greece’s new president, replacing Katerina SakellaropoulouABC News - Mar. 13 -
Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry
Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?BBC News - 1d -
Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry
Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?Yahoo Sports - 4h -
Trump Media stock has lost half its value since Inauguration Day
Trump Media sold off amid an across-the-board stock plunge as the volatility that dragged down all three major indexes last week worsened.CNBC - Mar. 10 -
How One Missed Pass Snowballed into Utah HC's Worst Loss of Inaugural Season
Riding the highs of its 3-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks, Utah HC couldn't have anticipated that it was about to experience its worst loss of the season- a 7-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
The sobering new state of feminism
Support for female equality is edging up but going backwards among young menFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Syria is joining a donor conference for the first time in a crucial step for its new leaders
The European Union is hosting a donor conference to garner support for a peaceful transition in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad in DecemberABC News - 5d -
Thomas Bach made honorary IOC president for life
Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has become the second person to be named honorary IOC preisdent for life. The 144th IOC Session approved an according proposal ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Playing in harmony, despite the president's DEI executive order
When President Trump's executive order banned DEI programs throughout the government, the United States Marine Band was forced to cancel a planned concert with teens from Equity Arc, a nonprofit ...CBS News - 1d -
Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected to lead the International Olympic Committee
First woman IOC president could preside over Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
The alarming detention of the Turkish president’s rival
Move against Istanbul mayor brings fears of authoritarian slide by ErdoğanFinancial Times - 2d -
President Trump Just Made a Bold Announcement About Tesla. Is It Brilliant or Insane?
President Trump is endorsing Tesla. Would you want that for your business?Inc. - Mar. 12 -
Former Bayern Munich president Fritz Scherer dies at age 85
Former Bayern Munich president Fritz Scherer has died at age 85, the record Bundesliga champions said on Sunday. Scherer became a club member in 1971, was treasurer 1979-1985, president 1985-1994 ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
NAACP president: Trump ‘deliberately dismantling the basic functions of our democracy’
Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, said he believes President Trump is “deliberately dismantling the basic functions” of U.S. democracy. In a post on the social platform X, ...The Hill - 1d -
People 'underestimate' the importance of Chinese President Xi's entrepreneur meeting: Alibaba's Tsai
Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai said Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with entrepreneurs boosted confidence and has been underestimated.CNBC - Mar. 12 -
President Duda calls on US to place nuclear weapons in Poland
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has again called on the United States to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland as a deterrent to RussiaABC News - Mar. 13 -
Poland's president calls for U.S. to deploy nuclear weapons in his nation
Poland's President Duda called on the U.S. to deploy nuclear weapons to his nation as a deterrent to any possible attack by Russia.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
British man killed in Kenya after being hit by president's speeding motorcade
A British national has been killed in Kenya after being hit by a government vehicle that was part of the president’s motorcadeABC News - Mar. 14 -
Philippine ex-President Duterte appears by video link in The Hague courtroom
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared by video link before judges at the International Criminal CourtABC News - Mar. 14 -
Georgia's former president handed further four years in jail
The former president of Georgia has been imprisoned since 2021 when he returned to the country.BBC News - 5d -
A roadside bomb in Mogadishu targeted the president's convoy, Somalian government says
The Somalian government says a roadside bomb has exploded near the presidential palace and the attack by a militant group targeted the president's convoyABC News - 3d -
Istanbul mayor, a key rival of Turkey's President Erdogan, is arrested
Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.CBS News - 2d -
Istanbul mayor, a key rival of Turkey's President Erdogan, is arrested
Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.CBS News - 2d -
President Donald Trump expected to attend finals of NCAA wrestling championships
Like he did in Tulsa in 2023, President Donald Trump is planning to attend the finals of the NCAA wrestling championships Saturday in Philadelphia.Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Wholly Women-Led Companies Attracted Just 1 Percent of VC Funding in 2024, Tanking an Already Abysmal Stat
Thirteen female-founded companies became unicorns in 2024. But early-stage funding took a hit and anti-DEI efforts could make things worse for female founders.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
Women’s players face stark pay divide with average salary less than $11,000, Fifa reports
Female player annual salary across globe averages $10,900 USD One in five head coaches at professional clubs are women The average annual salary for a female professional football player ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Disrupt St. Louis’s Growth Strategy
Shrinking cities have tried to stabilize their populations with foreign-born residents. The strategy was working, until the inauguration.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
How FEMA cuts are spreading far beyond Washington
More than 200 employees at FEMA have been cut since Inauguration Day, and workers fear more downsizing is coming.NBC News - Mar. 10
