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4 min read Last Updated: September 17, 2024 | 06:13 PM IST According to a recent analysis by working women’s advocate group LeanIn.org and consulting firm McKinsey & Company, there has been a significant increase in women in corporate leadership roles in the US since 2015, but there is still a long way to go to achieve true equality. The report, released Tuesday, outlines both progress and persistent challenges that prevent women from achieving full parity with men, particularly at the senior vice president and C-suite levels. Where women have made progress The 2024 analysis is based on data from…

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Sunday was believed to be the second such attempt, the latest this year to highlight how threats of violence have become all too common for public servants in American society.This is a threat that affects public officials at all levels, from presidential candidates like Trump, who have around-the-clock Secret Service protection, to lower-level judges and election officials, who don’t have that same level of protection.The specter of violence has been looming over the 2024 election for months: Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) was house-swapped late last year after she removed President…

Kari Gibb/MDN De Luxe Burlington High School senior Kaylee Warner (12) stops the ball from falling down the court as teammates and coaches look on during the second frame of a game against Turtle Mountain Community High School on Monday, Sept. 16, on the Lakers’ home court. When the Turtle Mountain Community High School Braves visited Des Lux Burlington High School to take on the host Lakers in a rare Monday night volleyball match, the action on the court was as fast-paced as the rain pattering outside the building. The Lakers won 25-11 and the closest…

Kelsey Orill remembers what participating in club sports meant to her during her college years. As assistant director of campus recreation, a big part of Orill’s job is overseeing sports clubs. At Illinois State, between 800 and 1,000 students participate in 26 club sports, with two more clubs scheduled to be added in 2024-25. Illinois State University: Fall 2024 “We work with officers and clubs because we know these experiences will have a significant positive impact on their college experience,” Auril said. Feedback from students and alumni indicates that participating in club sports is ranked as the top way to…

IDonald Trump blamed Democrats for the multiple attempts on his life in comments to Fox News Digital on Monday. “I’m being shot at because of what they say and what they do. I’m in a position to save my country and they’re destroying it from the inside and out,” he said.Also on Monday, the former president released a list of comments his campaign called inflammatory, with Kamala Harris’ statement at the top of the list that “Trump is a threat to our democracy and fundamental freedoms.”With seven weeks to go until the election, Democrats want to center the political debate…

CNN  —  Whether measured by campaign advertising, candidate visits, organizational effort or nervous obsessing over poll results, Michigan, Wisconsin and above all Pennsylvania have moved to the top of the priority list for both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump – just as they have in seemingly every recent presidential election. Trump won the presidency in 2016 by stunning Democrat Hillary Clinton to win all three states by a combined margin of about 80,000 votes. President Joe Biden won back the White House in 2020 by recapturing all three states by a combined margin of around 260,000…

Green Bay Packers linebacker Eric Wilson (45) celebrates after intercepting a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Mike Romer) GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley’s offseason emphasis on increasing turnovers is paying off early. Green Bay’s defense has forced five interceptions and six turnovers through the first two weeks of the season, leading the NFL in both categories as of Monday. It’s a dramatic change from last season, when the Packers threw…

Forbes’ David Axe reports that Ukrainian forces may be marching into Russia’s Kursk Oblast and initiating a siege by thousands of Russian troops, an advance that began in early August and picked up steam again last week. The Ukrainian offensive, involving 12 battalions from eight experienced brigades, has already seized nearly 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory in the Kursk Oblast. On September 14, Ukrainian engineers broke through Russian defenses along the Russian-Ukrainian border near the Russian village of Novy Put, opening a new base for advances into the region. https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/09/16/forbes-ukraine-expands-incursion-into-russia-with-new-thrust-into-kursk-oblast/?swcfpc=1 Last week, Ukrainian tactical forces based in the 95th…

REDMOND, Wash. and ABU DHABI, UAE — September 17, 2024 — Microsoft and G42 continue to collaborate and share two important efforts to ensure AI is used responsibly to benefit the world. This effort builds on the partnership we jointly announced earlier this year and marks the beginning of several additional steps we will announce in the coming weeks and months. Today, we are announcing the establishment of two new centers in Abu Dhabi that will together advance our shared responsible AI goals. The first, co-founded and co-funded by G42 and Microsoft and endorsed by the Abu Dhabi Artificial Intelligence…

* Death toll rises to four as Portugal battles wildfires Death toll from wildfires rises to four, Lusa news agency reports * More than 40 people were injured, villages evacuated and dozens of homes destroyed. * More than 5,000 firefighters are battling 48 wildfires. * Hot and dry weather forecast for the next two days Pedro Nunez Nelas, Portugal, September 17 – Wildfires raging in central and northern Portugal have so far killed four people and injured more than 40, state news agency Lusa reported on Tuesday, as authorities evacuated more villages overnight. Civil defense officials confirmed three deaths as…