US women football players reached a landmark agreement with the sport’s American governing body to end a six-year legal battle over equal pay, a deal in which they are promised $24 million plus bonuses that match those of the men. “That’s what it’s all about because, to be honest, there is no justice in all of this if we don’t …
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Cindy Blackstock was sitting in stunned silence, watching Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defend his record. “But you don’t have the right to lie about it.” For nearly 15 years, Blackstock has been fighting for something extraordinarily simple: she wants Indigenous children in Canada, who all too often end up in state care, to receive the same access to services, support, …
The senator’s support of filling the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before election gives Republicans needed votes. Foreign actors and cybercriminals could exploit the time required to certify and announce elections’ results by disseminating disinformation that includes reports of voter suppression, cyberattacks targeting election infrastructure, voter or ballot fraud, and other problems intended to convince the public of the …