Women dominate 2024 Booker Prize shortlist
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Solak: How did the Saints get so good? The changes that have led to a historic start
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NY women leading rebel movement for women clergy in Catholic Church
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Catholic women lead push for female priests
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Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
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Is star rookie Caitlin Clark 'dominating' the WNBA? Sheryl Swoopes doesn't think so
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2024 LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship schedule, field, teams, prize money, purse, where to watch, TV coverage
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‘Golden Bachelorette’ Is Far From Reality, Say Older Women
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No charge for woman who spread fake name after Southport attack
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Young voters prize authenticity, empathy in candidates: Survey
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Grant Thornton US among shortlist of bidders for UK franchise
Buyout firms EQT and Permira are also in the running for the mid-tier accountancy firmYesterday - United Kingdom -
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How will quad system impact the 2025 women's NCAA tournament?
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Black women 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, study finds
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Grand prize winner catches 20 Burmese pythons in Florida challenge
Ronald Kiger, who caught 20 Burmese pythons, won $10,000. Donna Kalil got a $2,500 prize for catching 19 snakes.Yesterday - Florida -
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Life as an NBA seven-footer: ‘The cons? Doors, beds and a shortage of tall women’
Life as a professional athlete brings plenty of unwelcome attention. But many basketball players started getting stares when they were still in their early teens. When Paul Mokeski traveled to ...Yesterday - NBA -
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Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF
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Black women are more likely than white women to die of all types of breast cancer
Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, new research finds.Yesterday -
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Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge
The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the EvergladesYesterday - Florida -
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Sheryl Sandberg discusses women's advancement at work: Progress is 'pretty fragile'
"People have added women to senior leadership in staff roles," says LeanIn founder and board chair Sheryl Sandberg, but pipeline problems and other issues remain.Yesterday -
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The Hunt Report: Ex-NFL head coach aims to continue ELF dominance, plus a pair of Ivy League standouts to know
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Taliban’s curbs on women add to risk of polio outbreak, health officials warn
Regime suspends polio campaign across Afghanistan over security concerns and women’s role in vaccination drive. Afghanistan is at risk of a polio outbreak, health officials have warned, after the ...Yesterday -
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Barcelona's new third kit inspired by women's team
Barcelona's latest kit stands as a minty green ode to the success of their women's team.2 days ago -
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B1G Time: Indiana's dominance amid 3-0 start should not be overlooked, thoughts on Michigan's QB change
The manner in which the Hoosiers are winning games should serve as a warning to the rest of the Big Ten2 days ago - NFL -
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Man in court accused of crossbow attack murders
The wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt were killed at their Hertfordshire home in July.2 days ago -
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Sexual harassment at work is as common today for women as 5 years ago
Despite some workplace gains, many women continue to experience sexual harassment and bias, a McKinsey and LeanIn study finds.2 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2024 — the shortlist
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Podcast duo sorry for jokes about black women
James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu acknowledge they hurt fans by laughing at racist stereotypes.2 days ago -
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Ten new signings to watch in the Women's Super League
BBC Sport picks out 10 new Women's Super League players who you should keep an eye on in the 2024-25 season.2 days ago -
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'They could dominate' - how Real Madrid built a new team of Galacticos
BBC Sport examines how the allure of Real Madrid has enabled them to assemble a new team of young "Galacticos", as the Champions League holders aim to win a record-extending 16th European crown.2 days ago -
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Women in UK ‘will be worse off than in 2010 unless public spending rises’
Economists say living standards of poorest women will decline by 21% by 2027-28 if Labour sticks to Tory plans. Rachel Reeves should announce a significant uplift in public spending in next month’s ...2 days ago - United Kingdom -
Financial Times - World
Want to fix UK prisons? Let the women out
Imprisonment is not obviously a good solution to drug addiction or for those who have been coerced into crime2 days ago - United Kingdom -
The Guardian - World
Charlotte Wood on the Booker prize: ‘The global attention is like nothing I’ve seen’
The author is the first Australian to be shortlisted for the $98,000 prize since Richard Flanagan won in 2014. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Mere hours after finishing the first ...2 days ago -
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Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists
American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize2 days ago -
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Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists
American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Women’s Super League 2024-25 previews No 9: Manchester City
Last season’s runners-up are desperate to make up for missing out on the WSL crown, with the arrival of Vivianne Miedema giving them a huge boost. Guardian writers’ predicted position: 2nd (NB: ...2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Each of the six Booker novels does something unique
As the Guardian’s fiction editor, I’ve been writing about the Booker prize for years. Now, as a judge, I’ve seen behind the curtain. • Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner make the 2024 Booker ...2 days ago