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ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election said Tuesday that she expects his trial will be underway through Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025. Trump and the remaining defendants — including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows — have all pleaded not guilty. And I don’t expect that we will conclude until the winter or the very early part of 2025,” Willis told the newspaper at the The Washington Post’s Global Women's Summit. Political Cartoons View All 1247 Images“I don’t, when making decisions about cases to bring, consider any election cycle or an election season. “The only salient and telling fact is that President Trump left the White House on January 20, 2021 and returned to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.”

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☆ 'Where are you?' - Israeli hostage families urge women's groups to speak up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Dozens of the hostages captured by Hamas gunmen during their Oct. 7 rampage through southern Israel are women and girls of all ages, from toddlers to the elderly. Their families, during a media event in Tel Aviv, urged women's groups, particularly those connected to the United Nations, to speak up and advocate for their release. They also presented some of the health issues that the female captives are dealing with: breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes, asthma. Reuma Tarshansky's teenage son was killed in the Hamas attack on their home in Kibbutz Be'eri and her daughter Gali, 13, was taken captive. The rights of Israeli women, she said, "must be equal to those of every woman in the world."

Persons: Ammar Awad, Yarden Gonen, Romi, Gali, Ruth Halperin, Kaddari, Kinneret Stern, Moran, Joseph Campbell, Ari Rabinovitch, Sandra Maler Organizations: United Nations, REUTERS, Women, UN, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, TEL AVIV, Gaza, Israel, Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Be'eri

DUBLIN (AP) — Rugby will use mouthguard technology as part of its efforts to detect brain injuries suffered by players on the field. World Rugby said it is investing 2 million euros ($2.1 million) in the technology to support unions, competitions and clubs. “The advances in smart mouthguard technology mean elite players will be better cared for than ever before. In community rugby, players should not return to play after a diagnosed brain injury for 21 days. The Rugby World Cup is taking place against the backdrop of a lawsuit filed by former international rugby players against governing bodies, including World Rugby, contending rugby authorities failed to take reasonable action to protect the players from repeated blows to the head during their careers.

Persons: Eanna Falvey Organizations: DUBLIN, —, Rugby, Elite, World Rugby, rugby, AP Rugby

☆ All eyes on Australia, New Zealand as co-hosts kick off Women's World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Previews - Perth, Australia - July 19, 2023 A general view of a sign outside the Perth Rectangular Stadium REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezAUCKLAND, July 20 (Reuters) - The ninth Women's World Cup and by far the biggest in the tournament's history kicks off on Thursday with co-hosts New Zealand and Australia in action, with record attendances expected at both their matches. What began as a 12-team tournament in 1991, the Women's World Cup has steadily grown in stature and expanded to 32 teams - the same as the men's tournament. New Zealand kick things off in Auckland against former champions Norway while Australia host Ireland, with both matches set to welcome more than 100,000 fans in total. "It will set the tone for a Women's World Cup that I expect to become a watershed moment in global women's sports," FIFA Chief Women's Football Officer Sarai Bareman said. The pressure is on New Zealand, however, not just as co-hosts but also because they have never won a match at the World Cup in five prior appearances.

Persons: Luisa Gonzalez AUCKLAND, Sarai Bareman, Ada Hegerberg, Sam Kerr, Kerr, Rohith Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, New Zealand, Norway, Australia, Ireland, Women's, Chelsea, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Perth, Australia, New, Auckland, Canada, Norway, Bengaluru

☆ Ireland embracing underdog role in Women's World Cup debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group B - Republic of Ireland Press Conference - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - July 19, 2023 Republic of Ireland's Katie McCabe during the press conference REUTERS/Carl Recine/File PhotoSYDNEY, July 19 (Reuters) - Underdog Republic of Ireland plan to approach their historic Women's World Cup debut as they have every victory in their improbable run to the global women's showcase - by "outbelieving" their opponents. Ireland clinched their World Cup berth with a nerve-jangling victory over Scotland in a playoff at Hampden Park. People in Ireland often reference the men's World Cup debut in Italy in 1990, McCabe said. She hopes people back home will recall the women's debut in similar fashion, that it will be their "Italia '90." "It's the first time that we at this world stage which is massive, the way we've come here is something to be really, really proud of.

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☆ BNY Mellon launches new ETF focused on women's opportunities
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Investing in women's empowerment and opportunities is something portfolio managers Julianne McHugh and Miki Behr have talked about doing for years. BNY Mellon Women's Opportunities ETF , the exchange-traded fund they manage, launched Wednesday, trading under the ticker BKWO. Investing for financial return while promoting gender diversity, known as gender lens or gender equity investing, isn't new. Assets in U.S. gender equity funds have doubled over the last three years, to $1.3 billion, as of the end of February, Morningstar found. Those funds represent less than 0.01% of total equity fund assets in the United States, according to the firm.

☆ UAE leader breaks with tradition, appoints son as crown prince
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE leader's eldest son, is now the oil-rich Middle Eastern country's crown prince, effectively next in line for its leadership. Sheikh Tahnoon was already named chair of the $790 billion Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the emirate's main sovereign wealth fund, earlier in March. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. He described the decision as "formalizing the leverage Abu Dhabi has over Dubai, and how little Dubai will be allowed to say in foreign policy." Prime Minister and Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum attends the Global Women's Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 16, 2020.

☆ Want to invest in companies that empower women? Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Known as gender lens or gender equity investing, the idea is to invest for financial return, while promoting gender diversity. Yet those funds represent less than 0.01% of total equity fund assets in the United States, according to the firm. Her women CEO and CFO clients were getting tremendous results, she said. In January, the asset management firm launched the Hypatia Women CEO exchange-traded fund (WCEO). Women in leadership matters, but we need a more robust scorecard to assess gender equity.

☆ World sport leaders champion women on IWD
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MANCHESTER, England, March 8 (Reuters) - FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura applauded the eight nations who are debuting at the Women's World Cup in celebration of International Women's Day on Wednesday, urging the players to take pride in their ability to inspire. Women they identify with, excelling on the pitch," Samoura said in a statement. "This will encourage a generation of young girls and women to aim high, to aim big. The ITF launched the Men as Allies programme, an element of the ITF Advantage All gender equality strategy. Sebastian Coe championed female leadership in a Twitter video, saying having women in positions of influence makes for a better organisation.

☆ Apple made a big move into women’s health just as startups go through a funding winter. 4 health investors and founders predict who’ll survive.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The tech giant's moves into women's health coincides with a funding winter for startups in the sector. Insider spoke to VCs about the challenges and opportunities this creates for women's health startups. When Apple rolled out the Apple Watch Series 8 in September this year, it cemented its growing footprint in the global women's health market. The aim is to give consumers a more consolidated view of their health data, an Apple representative said — but it's a step that could spell trouble for women's health startups. Funding into women's health has taken a dipThe tech giant's gradual monopoly over health data comes at a time when its apparent competitors — consumer women's health startups — are feeling the tech downturn.

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