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Month: April 2024

Black-led women’s running group sues Boston Marathon organizers and Newton police chief for alleged racial discrimination

By Zoe Sottile and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — A Black-led running group is suing the organizers of the Boston Marathon as well as the city of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Newton police chief over alleged racial discrimination that took place in a cheer zone at last year’s race. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by the all-women running group TrailblazHers, just days

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WNBA draft: Caitlin Clark selected No. 1 by Indiana Fever, while Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese are teaming up in Chicago

By Coy Wire, Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN New York (CNN) — Excitement for women’s basketball is perhaps the highest it’s ever been. And now, many of the stars from the NCAA women’s basketball tournament – including Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, LSU’s Angel Reese and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso – are taking

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Lightning, rains kill 49 in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of emergency in the southwest

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan in the past three days. Most of the people died because of collapsing of rooms and lighting.  Authorities have declared a state of emergency in southwestern Baluchistan province. More rains are expected this

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Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas. The funding announced Monday by the Commerce Department is part of a total investment in the cluster

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