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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering womens rights champion who became t
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates AP 鈥?Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of September in its effort to boost flagging energy prices.The Saudi reduction, which began in July, comes as the other OPEC+ producers have agreed to extend earlier production cuts through next year.The kingdom announced the extension in a statement on the state-run Saudi Press Agency, quoting an anonymous official in the kingdom Energy Ministry. The official added that the cut can be extended or deepened if the need arises.READ MORE: Russia cuts oil output in response to Western price caps This additional voluntary cut comes to reinforce the precautionary efforts made by OPEC+ countries with the aim of su
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As Americas first African-American president finishes his second term, his historic presidency could be followed by another one that of our first female president. There are regular references to Hillary Clintons gender on the campaign trail, but has the 2016 contest changed p
stanley cup olitics and the debates around gender Hillary Clintons historic nomination and possible presidency do not represent a new normal in our politics yet, but they are important chapters in a long-running story of womens progress in politics. We believe the 2016 campaign reveals more continuity than change. Yes, Hillary Clinton will make history if she is elected and finally shatters that glass ceiling. But opinions on women in politics and Clintons candidacy show the public does not think her nomination and possible victory have redefined t
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stanley cup e degree expected developments.FOLLOW: PBS NewsHour 2016 Democratic National Convention live blog Over the past 80 years, willingness to vote for a woman for president has increased dramatically. When Gallup first asked people about voting for a woman for president in 1937, only a third said they would do so. Since 1987, more than 80 percent of Americans have given that response. In June 2015, 92 percent did.The prospect of electing the first female president is unlikely to bring many people to the polls.More Americans express comfort with or indi Gseq WATCH: Biden designates his first new national monument in Colorado
TOPEKA, Kan. AP 鈥?A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness for an investigation into his conduct of withholding information from authorities.The single charge against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody alleges that he knowingly or intentionally influenced the witness to withhold information on the day of the raid of the Marion County Record and the home of its publisher or sometime
stanley cup within the following six days. The charge was filed Monday in state district court in Marion County and is not more specific about Cody alleged conduct.WATCH: Editor of Marion County Record discusses possible motives behind police raid of newsroomHowever, a report from two special prosecutors last week referenced text messages between Cody and the business owner after the raid. The business owner has said that Cody asked
asics her to delete text messages between them, fearing people could
af1 get the wrong idea about their relationship, which she said was professional and platonic.Cody justified the raid by saying he had evidence the newspaper, Publisher Eric Meyer and one of its reporters, Phyllis Zorn, had committed identity theft or other computer crimes in verifying the authenticity of a copy of the business owner state driving record provided to the newspaper by an acquaintance. The business owner was seeking Marion City Council approval fo