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Inspiring Women Leaders Driving Change During the Pandemic

By Martha Shade, CNN With the global pandemic, 2020 proved to be a tough year for everyone — especially girls and women. But many leaders stepped up to help. As we mark Women’s History Month, here’s a look at some women making a difference around the globe — and the ways you can help, too.

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Olympians Launch TOGETHXR to Elevate Women in Sports

By David Williams and Janine Mack, CNN US Olympians Sue Bird, Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel and Chloe Kim have teamed up to launch a new company aimed at focusing attention on women in sports and the media. They announced Tuesday the formation of TOGETHXR, which they described as a media and commerce company aimed at

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Fauci Rejects Single Dose Covid Vaccine Strategy in US

By Jen Christensen, CNN The United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart. Still, the idea of expanding the supply by dispensing only one dose hasn’t faded away. The Trump administration’s surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, said in a tweet

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 2: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden spoke about the recently announced partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Merck to produce more J&J COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden Speeds Vaccine Supply as Economy Eyes Strong Recovery

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Those betting on an economic boom in the United States this spring and summer just got a dose of very good news. What’s happening: President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will have enough vaccine supply for every adult by the end of May after Merck agreed to

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NORTHAMPTON, MA -12 AUG 2020- View of the campus of Smith College, a private liberal arts women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, part of the Seven Sisters.

Smith College bias case sparks campus race debate

By Taylor Romine, CNN In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a Smith College residence hall that required keycard access. Since she was in a program teaching high school students over the summer, she was able to access it. That simple moment

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Flight attendant’s Golden Globes gown from Buy Nothing group

Rayna Sims, CNN One essential worker who was invited to attend this year’s Golden Globes gave new meaning to the question, “who are you wearing?” Anna Berger, a Delta flight attendant who was among a select number of frontline workers invited to be in the audience during this year’s show, said she enlisted the help

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Black women leading the fight against Covid-19 in America

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN They have administered Covid-19 vaccines on college campuses, provided testing at churches and spent long hours in labs developing an effective vaccine. Some have given up their regular jobs and personal free time to do this work. Black women have been at the helm of the nation’s fight against the

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Media’s role in tackling Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The vaccine story is about to shift into a new phase. President Biden announced on Tuesday that by the end of May, the US will have a large enough supply to vaccinate every American. Which is to say, stories about limited doses and the need for new approvals of

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Chair of Council of Economic Advisers nominee Cecilia Rouse speaks after US President-elect Joe Biden announced his economic team at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. (Photo by Chandan KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Cecilia Rouse confirmed as Biden’s top White House economist

By Alex Rogers, CNN The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Cecilia Rouse to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. The vote on Tuesday was 95-4. Rouse, a labor economist and dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, will be the first Black person to serve as the President’s top economist.

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Regaining control and calm during the Covid-19 pandemic

By Allison Hope, CNN On a recent trip to the supermarket, I was trying and failing miserably to open a plastic bag to tuck my broccoli into — without licking my fingers for some much-needed traction because, well, pandemic — when I nearly lost it. My frustration only increased when all the huffing and puffing

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