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The United States will not send any high-level federal officials to the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, in Brazil — which officially starts next week — but dozens of governors, mayors, and other local leaders say they will attend to represent U.S. interests at the subnational level. The decision comes as President Donald Trump, who […]
Max Verstappen wins United States Grand Prix to close gap on McLaren duo: Live updates and reaction The New York Times Source link
Republican Michael Whatley has closed much of the gap with Democrat Roy Cooper in a new Carolina Journal poll of the US Senate race in North Carolina. The survey finds Cooper leading Whatley 46% to 42%, a margin narrowly outside the poll’s margin of sampling error. Four percent of respondents say they would back another […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened, according to federal health data released Wednesday. In 2021 and 2022, the maternal death rate for Black […]
Some of the US’s lowest-paying large firms increased their CEOs’ compensation by an average of almost 35% over five years, according to new research. Their workers’ salaries did not keep up. As executive remuneration ballooned, the average CEO-to-worker pay gap across the 100 companies in the S&P 500 with lowest median worker pay – dubbed […]
Overview: The data about the pay disparity for Black women has been consistent over time, and is due mostly to a toxic combination: racism, sexism, and ignorance of the fact that the current economy is leaving Black women behind. The facts aren’t in dispute: for every dollar a white man earns, on average, a Black […]
Overview: The data about the pay disparity for Black women has been consistent over time, and is due mostly to a toxic combination: racism, sexism and ignorance of the fact that the current economy is leaving Black women behind. The facts aren’t in dispute: for every dollar a white man earns, on average, a Black […]
US President Donald Trump has confirmed a preliminary tariff framework with Vietnam that lowers duties on Vietnamese exports to the US from 46% to 20%. However, the deal includes a separate 40% tariff on transshipped goods routed through Vietnam from… Source link
Mental health care has gone digital—and it’s booming. Apps like Calm, Headspace, BetterHelp, and Talkspace now dominate the wellness landscape, promising affordable, accessible mental health support at the touch of a button. But for many Black users, these platforms are anything but therapeutic. They’re just another reminder that our care is still an afterthought even […]
Before stepping foot on Howard University’s campus, Skylar Wilson knew she would see more women there than men. But just how many more stunned her: Howard, one of the most elite historically Black colleges and universities in the nation, is only 25 percent men — 19 percent Black men. “I was like, ‘Wow,’” said Ms. […]