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Sally Buzbee, First Woman Editor Of Washington Post In 150 Years, Resigns
The executive editor of the Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has abruptly stepped down from the role, as the storied American newspaper undergoes a major restructuring, its chief executive said late Sunday.
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US Executes First Woman On Federal Death Row In 7 Decades
An American woman who murdered a pregnant dog breeder in order to steal her baby was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday, becoming the first female to be executed by US federal authorities in nearly seven decades.
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US Top Court Clears Way For Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a stay on convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery's execution by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, clearing the way for application of the death penalty for the only woman on federal death row in the United States, who doctors say is brain-damaged and mentally ill.
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US Courts Block Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row
A federal judge in Indiana blocked Tuesday's scheduled execution of convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the United States, to allow a hearing on whether she is too mentally ill to be put to death.
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US Seeks To Secure Vaccine Supply As Britain Starts First Shots
The Trump administration sought to shore up the US vaccine supply on Tuesday as a 90-year-old British woman became the first person outside of trials to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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US Man Convicted Of Murdering 89-Year-Old Woman And Her Elderly Daughter
A man convicted of killing an 89-year-old woman and her elderly daughter in their Fort Worth home in 2003 was put to death by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday.
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Murder Convict Picks Electrocution Over Lethal Injection In Final Hours
A man put to death in the US state of Tennessee on Thursday for murdering a woman and her daughter chose in his final hours to be electrocuted rather than executed by lethal injection, prison officials said.
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Donald Trump Nominates Former Aerospace Executive As Head Of US Air Force
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he had nominated a former ambassador and Arizona businesswoman to lead the Air Force.
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US Man Executed For Killing Former Roommate, Hiding Her Body In Concrete
A man convicted of murdering a woman and hiding her body in a barrel of concrete is set to be put to death Wednesday -- the first of two scheduled Texas executions this week.
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To Succeed in Silicon Valley, You Still Have to Act Like a Man
As a female start-up chief executive - and woman of colour, no less - I always knew pitching my company to potential funders would sometimes be maddening.
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Indian Woman Among 20 Picked For Barack Obama's Coveted Fellowship
An Indian woman is among the 20 civic leaders selected for a prestigious fellowship from former US president Barack Obama's foundation. Preethi Herman, Global Executive Director of global social change technology platform Change.org, was selected from a pool of over 20,000 people from 191 countries. This is the first edition of the Obama Foundation...
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Uber Agrees To Settle US Lawsuit Filed By Indian Rape Survivor
Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] has agreed to settle a U.S. civil lawsuit filed by an Indian woman who accused top executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after a company driver raped her in India, according to a court filing on Friday.
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US Woman Executed In Georgia, Despite Papal Appeal: Official
The US state of Georgia executed its first woman in 70 years early Wednesday, despite an appeal for clemency by Pope Francis.
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US to Execute Woman Despite Pope Francis Appeal
The US state of Georgia was set to execute its first woman in 70 years on Tuesday despite a last-minute appeal for clemency from Pope Francis.
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Indian-American Woman Who Claimed Miscarriage Jailed for 30 Years for Foeticide
A 33-year-old Indian-American woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for female foeticide and child maltreatment of a dependent. Purvi Patel, was sentenced on the neglect of a dependent charge to 30 years in prison with 20 years executed, 10 suspended. She will also serve five years probation.
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Sally Buzbee, First Woman Editor Of Washington Post In 150 Years, Resigns
The executive editor of the Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has abruptly stepped down from the role, as the storied American newspaper undergoes a major restructuring, its chief executive said late Sunday.
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US Executes First Woman On Federal Death Row In 7 Decades
An American woman who murdered a pregnant dog breeder in order to steal her baby was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday, becoming the first female to be executed by US federal authorities in nearly seven decades.
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US Top Court Clears Way For Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a stay on convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery's execution by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, clearing the way for application of the death penalty for the only woman on federal death row in the United States, who doctors say is brain-damaged and mentally ill.
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US Courts Block Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row
A federal judge in Indiana blocked Tuesday's scheduled execution of convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the United States, to allow a hearing on whether she is too mentally ill to be put to death.
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US Seeks To Secure Vaccine Supply As Britain Starts First Shots
The Trump administration sought to shore up the US vaccine supply on Tuesday as a 90-year-old British woman became the first person outside of trials to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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US Man Convicted Of Murdering 89-Year-Old Woman And Her Elderly Daughter
A man convicted of killing an 89-year-old woman and her elderly daughter in their Fort Worth home in 2003 was put to death by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday.
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Murder Convict Picks Electrocution Over Lethal Injection In Final Hours
A man put to death in the US state of Tennessee on Thursday for murdering a woman and her daughter chose in his final hours to be electrocuted rather than executed by lethal injection, prison officials said.
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Donald Trump Nominates Former Aerospace Executive As Head Of US Air Force
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he had nominated a former ambassador and Arizona businesswoman to lead the Air Force.
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US Man Executed For Killing Former Roommate, Hiding Her Body In Concrete
A man convicted of murdering a woman and hiding her body in a barrel of concrete is set to be put to death Wednesday -- the first of two scheduled Texas executions this week.
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To Succeed in Silicon Valley, You Still Have to Act Like a Man
As a female start-up chief executive - and woman of colour, no less - I always knew pitching my company to potential funders would sometimes be maddening.
-
Indian Woman Among 20 Picked For Barack Obama's Coveted Fellowship
An Indian woman is among the 20 civic leaders selected for a prestigious fellowship from former US president Barack Obama's foundation. Preethi Herman, Global Executive Director of global social change technology platform Change.org, was selected from a pool of over 20,000 people from 191 countries. This is the first edition of the Obama Foundation...
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Uber Agrees To Settle US Lawsuit Filed By Indian Rape Survivor
Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] has agreed to settle a U.S. civil lawsuit filed by an Indian woman who accused top executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after a company driver raped her in India, according to a court filing on Friday.
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US Woman Executed In Georgia, Despite Papal Appeal: Official
The US state of Georgia executed its first woman in 70 years early Wednesday, despite an appeal for clemency by Pope Francis.
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US to Execute Woman Despite Pope Francis Appeal
The US state of Georgia was set to execute its first woman in 70 years on Tuesday despite a last-minute appeal for clemency from Pope Francis.
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Indian-American Woman Who Claimed Miscarriage Jailed for 30 Years for Foeticide
A 33-year-old Indian-American woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for female foeticide and child maltreatment of a dependent. Purvi Patel, was sentenced on the neglect of a dependent charge to 30 years in prison with 20 years executed, 10 suspended. She will also serve five years probation.
