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Kosovo's election committee details results of legislative election as Kurti toils to form Cabinet
Kosovo’s election governing body has released the results of last month’s legislative election, which saw Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Self-Determination Movement Party winning most seats but ...ABC News - 6d -
A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election
A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election on ThursdayABC News - 2d -
Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun
Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Myanmar's military leader announces dates for general election
State-run media in Myanmar say the head of the military government has declared the country will hold a general election within 10 monthsABC News - Mar. 8 -
Man arrested after woman, 40, shot dead in south Wales
A 40-year-old woman dies at the scene after being found with serious injuries.BBC News - Mar. 10 -
Infant, woman killed, 10 injured in house fire chief called "hellish"
An infant and woman were killed and ten other people hurt in a house fire in Cincinnati that the city's fire chief described as "hellish."CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Woman found alive, "trapped and alone," 6 days after crashing car
A missing woman was found and rescued Tuesday after surviving six days in her crashed car in Newton County, Indiana.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
An assailant sets a woman alight on a tram in eastern Germany and flees
Police say an assailant has poured a liquid over a woman on a tram in eastern Germany and set her alightABC News - 5d -
U.S. airman charged with killing woman missing since August in South Dakota
An airman was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of a woman on an Air Force base last year, authorities said.NBC News - 5d -
New York woman pleads guilty to mailing drug-soaked documents to prisons
A New York woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to mailing drug-soaked documents to correctional facilities, according to federal prosecutors.ABC News - 3d -
U.S. offers $15M reward for woman accused of smuggling tech to Iran
A woman and three accomplices are charged with smuggling thousands of electronic components to Iran through front companies.CBS News - 1d -
Woman identified 59 years after remains found on California cliff
A woman has been identified nearly 60 years after her decomposed remains were found in California.CBS News - 18h -
For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate
The New York City Council speaker, who officially launched her mayoral campaign on Saturday, would be the first woman to lead City Hall.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
'My parents didn't want me because I was a girl'
Puja Tomar - the first Indian woman to fight in the UFC - says her parents did not want her initially because she was a girl.BBC News - 2h -
'My parents didn't want me because I was a girl'
Puja Tomar - the first Indian woman to fight in the UFC - says her parents did not want her initially because she was a girl.Yahoo Sports - 2h -
Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts
There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credible. The Myanmar military’s promise to hold elections in December 2025 or January ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Greenland holds election as Trump vows takeover
Greenland is holding elections after the world heard from President Trump on his desires to take over the island. Kim Hjelmgaard, a reporter with USA Today, joins CBS News with more.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Greenland's opposition party wins legislative election
Greenland's center-right Demokraatit Party won in its parliamentary elections. It comes after President Trump made statements on Greenland's future. Kim Hjelmgaard, a reporter with USA Today, joins ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Drop review – a standout from White Lotus excels in tight first date thriller
SXSW film festival: Meghann Fahy lands a killer star vehicle with a fun, seat-edge piece of pulp entertainment, playing a woman tasked with killing her date. I have a special place in my heart for ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Two men arrested in India over alleged rape of Israeli and local woman
The two women were said to have been stargazing with three male travellers when the incident took place. Two men have been arrested in India in connection with the alleged rape of an Israeli and a ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Trump defends Amy Coney Barrett: ‘She’s a very good woman’
President Trump defended Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, calling her a “very good woman” even as she breaks with conservatives on some issues. “She’s a very good woman. She’s very smart, ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
UN judge from Uganda is convicted in the UK of forcing a woman into slavery
A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe forced the Ugandan woman to ...ABC News - Mar. 13 -
Center-right party wins most votes in Greenland's parliamentary election
A party that favors a gradual path to Greenland’s independence from Denmark has won a surprise victory in parliamentary electionsABC News - Mar. 13 -
Portugal is to hold an early election in May after minority government’s fall
Portugal's president has announced that the country will hold an early general election on May 18ABC News - Mar. 13 -
No evidence of foreign state influence on Greenland's election, Denmark says
Denmark says Greenland’s recent election was held without any signs of influence by a foreign intelligence serviceABC News - 2d -
Woman drops lawsuit accusing boxing champion Mike Tyson of 1991 rape
A woman who accused Mike Tyson of raping her in a limousine in 1991 is dropping her lawsuit against the former heavyweight boxing championABC News - Mar. 11 -
Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to felony in historic abortion case
A Louisiana woman accused of getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her daughter to end a pregnancy has pleaded not guilty to a felony.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
5 Books CEOs and Founders Want to Give to Every Woman in Their Network
A CEO asked her network what book they would like to give to every ambitious woman they know and received a list of incredible titles.Inc. - 5d -
Woman admits trying to sell human toes regurgitated by dogs
An Australian woman narrowly avoided jail on Monday over her plans to sell on the black market two human toes that had been regurgitated by dogs.NBC News - 4d -
U.S. airman accused of killing woman on South Dakota military base
An active-duty U.S. Air Force member has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a South Dakota woman who went missing in August.CBS News - 4d -
Active-duty airman arrested for allegedly killing woman missing for months
An active-duty airman was arrested for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on an air base in South Dakota, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s OfficeABC News - 4d -
Woman arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions in Houston, Texas AG says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that a 48-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly illegally providing abortions in the Houston area.ABC News - 4d -
Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy
A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced.ABC News - 3d -
Longtime sportswriter Cindy Luis was a trailblazer in so many ways
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2020 Cindy Luis, 70, became the first female sportswriter at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 1981, and was the first woman to be sports editor of a daily newspaper in the state, ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Polls open in Greenland for parliamentary elections as Trump seeks control of the strategic island
Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic islandABC News - Mar. 11 -
Upset in Greenland parliamentary elections as center-right party wins
Greenland parliamentary elections produced an upset win by a party favoring gradual independence from Denmark. President Trump openly covets the vast island.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Albanian opposition protests TikTok ban alleging censorship ahead of election
Albania’s opposition has protested the left-wing government’s decision to shut down TikTok, calling the move censorship ahead of May 11 parliamentary electionsABC News - 6d -
Workers Say They Were Pressured to Pay for N.Y.C. Election Jobs
A Republican Board of Elections employee was charged with taking kickbacks in exchange for jobs working the polls in the Bronx. Other employees say it did not end with her.The New York Times - 1d -
South Carolina woman arrested in connection with Myrtle Beach wildfire
A woman accused of igniting a more than 2,000 acre wildfire last week in South Carolina, threatening the lives and homes of hundreds, has been arrested and charged, officials said on Friday.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to a felony in historic abortion case
A Louisiana woman pleads not guilty Tuesday to a felony, after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her teenage daughter to terminate a pregnancy.NBC News - Mar. 12
