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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

Trump says "whether the women like it or not, I'm going to protect them"

Former President Donald Trump said that his advisers deemed the line about protecting women "inappropriate."

Harris: Trump remark on protecting women whether they like it or not 'offensive'

Vice President Harris slammed former President Trump for saying at a rally on Wednesday that he would be women’s “protector,” a phrase he used two months ago and again this week at a rally in ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Harris seizes on Trump's pledge to protect women 'whether they like it or not'

Vice President Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the former president's pledge to protect women was "offensive to everybody."

Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on funding

World - Yahoo News - November 1

What a potential Harris administration could actually do to protect abortion access

A Harris administration would likely find it difficult to restore a national right to abortion. But it could take several other steps to protect access.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks

Tens of thousands of minority Hindus have rallied to demand that the interim government in Muslim-majority Bangladesh protect them from a wave of attacks and harassment and to drop sedition cases ...

World - ABC News - November 2

TGI Fridays Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid Financial Troubles

Dallas-based TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11.

Business - Inc. - November 3

Wars and activism drive demand for executive security

Allied Universal has recently launched an ‘enhanced’ service as political risks rise

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Florida ballot measures would legalize marijuana and protect abortion rights

Florida voters are deciding whether to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana

Online ticket thefts target Swifties. Here's how to protect yourself.

Wave of online ticket thefts targets Taylor Swift fans. ""The tickets are gone — gone. It was devastating," one consumer said.

Senator-elect Schiff vows to protect democracy without naming Trump

“Tonight is going to be a hard, long night,” he said.

Politics - Politico - November 6

Missouri Voters Pass Measure to Protect Abortion Rights and End Ban

A ballot amendment enshrining reproductive rights in the State Constitution would void one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Amendments to protect abortion rights pass in 7 of 10 states

Many states across the nation had abortion rights referendums on the ballot for the 2024 election and the results reveal that while some red states easily passed these referendums, other states ...

3 states uphold abortion restrictions, 7 others protect abortion access

Measures that would have protected abortion rights at the state level are projected to fail in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Biden administration tightens sage grouse protections ahead of second Trump term

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Friday issued updates aimed at strengthening its proposed protections for the greater sage grouse — an iconic bird that inhabits public lands across the U.S. ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird

U.S. officials are proposing tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West

Tech - ABC News - 5 days ago

Democratic governors vow to protect their states from Trump and his policies

Blue-state governors are preparing political and legal moves to shield their states’ policies and residents from Donald Trump's new administration.

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Pompeii limits visitors to protect ancient city from overtourism

Tickets to visit ruins buried by Mount Vesuvius, seen by 4 million this summer, to be capped at 20,000 a day. Pompeii is to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalised tickets ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Sudan’s lone caretaker protecting ancient treasures from looting

Civil war creeps closer to an archaeological site with more pyramids than the whole of Egypt

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

EPA staff fear Trump will destroy how it protects Americans from pollution

Workers face being targets in what could be Environmental Protection Agency’s biggest upheaval since its founding. After several years of recovery after the tumult of Donald Trump ’s last ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Rights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries

Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan's war and called for the urgent deployment of a protection force

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Philippine defense secretary doesn't expect Trump will demand payment for protection

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says he doesn't expect U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration will demand the Philippines pay more for military protection because ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Newsom traveling to DC amid push to protect policies from Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is traveling to the nation’s capital this week amid a push to protect California’s policies from President-elect Trump, following his decisive victory in the White ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Political Reporter Olivia Nuzzi Drops Protective Order Against Ex-Fiancé

Ms. Nuzzi, a former writer for New York magazine embroiled in a scandal involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had accused her ex-fiancé of harassment and blackmail.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

Xi faces heat over failure to protect Chinese workers overseas

Bomb attack by Pakistan separatists adds to pressure on Beijing to secure interests

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Transgender students flooding crisis hotlines over Trump plans to remove protections

Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign

IOC needs to 'protect female sport', says Lord Coe

The IOC needs to improve rules on transgender athletes to "protect female sport", says World Athletics president Lord Coe.

Republicans promise to protect the Senate filibuster, even if it hinders Trump's agenda

The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump agenda they hope to advance.

Politics - NBC News - 17 hours ago

Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

Democratic lawmakers who wield control of the Virginia Legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand ...

Health - ABC News - 16 hours ago

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