Arizona's Burke, Arizona State's Miller enter rivalry with mutual respect
Read full article: Arizona's Burke, Arizona State's Miller enter rivalry with mutual respectAs new coaches at opposite ends of a rivalry, Arizona Stateās Molly Miller and Arizonaās Becky Burke could easily hold animosity toward the other.
VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worse
Read full article: VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worseNurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal employees.
For Tarana Burke, the Sean āDiddyā Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeTooās lasting impact
Read full article: For Tarana Burke, the Sean āDiddyā Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeTooās lasting impact#MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean āDiddyā Combs allegations are horrific, she is heartened by the fact that such cases now come out in public due to the ongoing impact of the #MeToo cultural reckoning.
Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
Read full article: Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to returnTwo bouts of flooding in July has hampered businesses and destinations in an economically depressed section of northeastern Vermont, with some still closed as they continue to repair damage and others urging visitors, who were deterred by the weather, to make the trip.
#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned
Read full article: #MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturnedHarvey Weinstein's accusers and their advocates were shocked and angered by an appellate courtās decision to overturn the ex-movie mogulās 2020 rape conviction.
Abortion bills gain no ground in Kentucky with ban in place
Read full article: Abortion bills gain no ground in Kentucky with ban in placeAbortion-rights supporters in Republican-leaning Kentucky thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough when voters in November defeated a measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion.
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Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors
Read full article: Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivorsTarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, stands in her home in Baltimore on Oct. 13, 2020. A coalition of three groups vital to the #MeToo movement is collaborating on an initiative to focus on a population that has often felt left out of the conversation: Black survivors of sexual violence. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, file)Itās been more than three years since the #MeToo movement launched a culture-shifting conversation about sexual violence. In a statement, the groups said they were working together to create safe spaces for Black survivors; to confront narratives "that harm and silence Black survivors;" and lastly to come up with new practices that will help get Black survivors ābelieved, heard, and supported.āBurke said the most important immediate impact will simply be that a national conversation is being had. AdAmong the initiative's concrete plans: narrative research; conversation guides; a five-part event series; and ārapid-response toolsā to support Black survivors who come forward.
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Plane carrying Texas lawmaker skids off runway; no one hurt
Read full article: Plane carrying Texas lawmaker skids off runway; no one hurtBURKE, Texas ā A private plane carrying the presumptive incoming Texas House speaker skidded off a runway while trying to land during a rainstorm, but no one was seriously hurt, officials said. The plane was landing Wednesday at Angelina County Airport, about 110 miles (175 kilometers) northeast of Houston. State Rep. Dade Phelan told Beaumont TV station KFDM that it was raining and āconditions were difficultā at the time. The plane was in bad shape.āPhelan, a Republican from Beaumont, has said he has the votes to be Texasā next House speaker and he has drawn the support of GOP Gov. Airport manager Gary Letney told Lufkin TV station KTRE that the pilot suffered minor injuries but was able to walk around afterward.
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