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USC beats UCLA to claim first outright conference championship in women's soccer
The Trojans win their first outright conference title as Maile Hayes scores the game's only goal in the 36th minute Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27 -
Women's professional baseball is ready for its moment. But first it needs to find players.
It’s been nearly seven decades since women in the U.S. have had a league of their own.Top stories - NBC News - November 2 -
Japan Wins First Ever IIHF Asia Women's Championships
Japan dominated the competition going undefeated, without allowing a goal, at the first ever Asia Women's Championships in Beijing.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5 -
Black women to serve together in Senate for first time with Rochester, Alsobrooks wins
Sens.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) will become the first two Black women to serve together in the Senate. Neither Delaware nor Maryland have ever had a Black ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Will women be the big losers from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget?
National insurance increases will push up the cost of childcare and hit lower-paid part-time jobsWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
Number of women in Congress stalls for the first time since Trump's 2016 election
Women have made significant gains in Congress in recent elections, but that progress has stalled for the first time since 2016, falling short of the current record levels.Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia
Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour . It is Friday night on a forested military base in western Finland. A group of women ...World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
Kamala Harris could make history as America’s first woman president: What do women think about it?
CNBC Make It spoke with women across the U.S. about the issues influencing their vote and the possibility of having the first-ever female president.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Kelsey Plum jersey retirement: Guard will be first Washington Huskies women's basketball player to earn honor
Plum's jersey will be retired on Jan. 18 when the Huskies take on PurdueSports - CBS Sports - November 2 -
Washington retiring Kelsey Plum's jersey; first women's basketball player to receive honor in school history
Kelsey Plum led the Huskies' women's basketball team to its first Final Four appearance and led the nation in scoring as a senior.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1 -
Kaleena Smith becomes first high school women's basketball player to sign NIL deal with Adidas
Smith, a five-star recruit from Ontario Christian, is Adidas' first signing under Candace ParkerSports - CBS Sports - November 14 -
NWSL Championship: How Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang carved her path as the first women's soccer mogul
Kang has a chance to lift the championship trophy as her Washington Spirit play in the NWSL Championship on SaturdaySports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago -
In strategic shift, NWSL aims to be a great sports league first, women's league second
The NWSL is plenty entertaining and Saturday is the most anticipated final in league history.Sports - ESPN - Yesterday -
Canada's first woman armed forces chief: 'I can’t believe we have to justify women in combat'
HALIFAX – The first woman to head Canada’s armed forces pushed back on renewed debate over women serving in combat roles related to President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, calling it a ...Politics - The Hill - 14 hours ago -
South Carolina, UConn, USC top women's AP Top 25 college basketball poll as first 12 teams unchanged; TCU joins rankings
South Carolina, UConn, USC top women's AP Top 25 college basketball poll as first 12 teams unchanged; TCU joins rankingsSports - ABC News - 5 days ago -
The Saudi factories powered by women
A surge in female labour force participation has emerged as a bright spot for the kingdomWorld - Financial Times - October 28 -
Women will decide America’s future
Where female voters go, the result of the US presidential election followsBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Trump: Protector of Women — or Predators?
If you want to see women flying high, go to the movies.Top stories - The New York Times - 17 hours ago -
🚨 Spain Women strike late to snatch draw against Canada Women
Scorers: Martin-Prieto 89' ;Alidou 49'Canada Women held reigning World Champions Spain to a 1-1 draw in Almendralejo as Marine-Yasmine Alidou and Cristina Martin-Prieto found the net.Spain, who won ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
Trump says he would 'protect' women, 'whether the women like it or not'
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would "protect" women "whether the women like it or not," a comment the Harris campaign immediately pounced on.Politics - NBC News - October 31 -
Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.
Kamala Harris would have been the first female president in the nation’s nearly 250-year history. But many women chose Donald Trump, despite his history of sexism and his support for the end of Roe ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Mike Johnson bans transgender women from Capitol women's restrooms
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday took aim at incoming Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride, the first ever transgender member elected to Congress, with his decision to bar transgender people from ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Transgender women won't be allowed to use women’s restrooms in Capitol: Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women’s restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildingsTop stories - ABC News - 3 days ago -
The speech that changed the course of women's football
The story of how a science teacher from Oslo made a speech that would change the future of women’s football.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
White Women Could Decide the Election
Also, Russia is making swift advances in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Why these women are supporting Trump in 2024
Thousands of women supported Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy in a Washington, D.C., march on Saturday, but former President Donald Trump has female supporters too. Some of them joined ...Top stories - CBS News - November 2 -
Kamala Harris Took Women for Granted
Apart from promising to safeguard abortion rights, the campaign didn’t do enough to address other issues important to women.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
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Fatal First Date
A couple’s first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
FirstFT: Trump’s first appointment
Also in today’s newsletter, Fed cuts rates and Citi revamps wealth banker payWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
At Vatican Synod, Women’s Issues Are Relegated to a Side Group
A meeting four years in the making said the ordination of women required further study, but it called for women to have more leadership roles, even in seminaries.World - The New York Times - October 27 -
Trump’s women problem will elevate Harris and transform governance
Polls show Donald Trump struggling to get the same levels of support among women that he got in past elections.Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
Spain and Barcelona's Bonmati wins women's Ballon d'Or
Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati wins the Women's Ballon d'Or for the second year in a row.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Lung cancer on the rise in nonsmoking Asian women
While lung cancer rates have been declining for decades, it's still the deadliest form of cancer. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Ballon d'Or should be a celebration, but for the women's game, it's a disgrace
The same issues continue to preside towards women's football by the Ballon d'Or ceremony.Sports - ESPN - October 30 -
Hayes: Ballon d'Or award timing not fair to women
United States women's national team head coach Emma Hayes has criticized the timing of the Ballon d'Or awards during a women's FIFA window.Sports - ESPN - October 30 -
NI early pregnancy screening delay 'causing trauma'
Pregnant women in NI face discrimination over not being offered early scans for abnormalities, experts say.Top stories - BBC News - October 30