Frances Conley, Neurosurgeon Who Protested Sexism, Dies at 83
Dr. Frances Conley made national headlines in 1991 when she resigned from her position at Stanford University School of Medicine, saying that sexism had made her job untenable. At the time, she was a tenured professor and one of the country’s only female neurosurgeons. For decades, she had played along as male colleagues fondled her […]
Gold prices advance past CPI data; Copper surges with China stimulus in focus – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices rose in Asian trading on Friday, extending their overnight gains as solid U.S. inflation data was offset somewhat by a soft outlook for the labor market. Among industrial metals, copper prices soared on hopes of further stimulus from China's fiscal stimulus. A weaker dollar, off a two-month high, lifted broad metal […]
Texas Pemex Deer Park oil refinery chemical release kills two
A chemical release at Pemex's 312,500 barrels per day Deer Park refinery in Texas has killed two people, the county sheriff said. Up to 35 people at the refinery were treated at the plant or taken to area hospitals for exposure to potentially deadly hydrogen sulfide gas, county emergency officials said. A state highway adjacent […]
Alsobrooks backs court-packing as Hogan fights GOP, McConnell, Trump associations
Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and former Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan faced off in a debate Thursday night ahead of the Maryland Senate race. In a particularly notable response, Alsobrooks joined some of the more progressive members of the Democratic Party in telling the host that he supported packing the Supreme Court. “I […]
Box containing human head reportedly found on sidewalk of Chicago’s West Side: report
A witness called police Thursday night and reported finding a human head in a box on a sidewalk on Chicago's West Side. Fox 32 Chicago first reported. The incident happened Thursday when officers were called to the 2600 block of West Taylor Street just before 6 p.m. Witnesses told officers they were walking on the […]
‘The Senate Is Most Likely Going Republican’
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said Thursday on “The Source” that Republicans are likely to win the Senate majority in the November elections. Host Caitlan Collins said: “One of the second most important things we're going to learn from this election is which party is going to control the Senate based on the numbers […]
'My position is the campaign's position,' Walz now says about Electoral College
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) endorsed the Harris-Waltz campaign's position on the electoral system after the Democratic vice presidential candidate voiced support for abolishing the system earlier this week. “That's not the camp's position. And what I'm saying is, there are people who feel that every vote has to be counted in every state. And […]
Death toll from Hurricane Milton rises as Florida picks up the pieces from the storm’s destruction
Power and other utilities are slowly being restored across Florida after Hurricane Milton tore through the state for less than 12 hours, leaving more than 4 million people without power and flooding neighborhoods at its peak. Milton is believed to be responsible for the deaths of at least 17 people in eight Florida counties. Hurricane […]
Harris campaign distances itself from CBS’ controversial edits
Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is fighting to distance itself from CBS News' controversial move to air edited responses to questions she asked in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired this week. are. In Sunday's preview of CBS' “Face the Nation,” the vice president meandered into correspondent Bill Whitaker's question about how much control the United […]
I Have a Record, Will Push Path to Citizenship ‘for Hardworking People’
In a town hall with Univision on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, answered a question about how she differs from President Joe Biden on the border issue, saying, “She's the top law enforcement officer in America's largest state.” He was an enforcement officer.” This country, California. ” and “I intend […]