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By: Lillian Rizzo Netflix announced Friday that it has reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount, Skydance, and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets. The transaction is comprised of cash and stock and is valued at $27.75 per WBD […]
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By Lexx Thornton Independent Women applauds today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) affirming that parents—not bureaucracies, schools, or medical professionals—hold the primary authority over their children’s medical care. This announcement comes after a troubling complaint that a Midwestern school district illegally vaccinated a minor student without parental consent. HHS
Written By Lexx Thornton AT&T has formally committed to eliminating its corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, confirming the move in a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week. The decision, which follows similar actions by competitors like Verizon and T-Mobile, is widely viewed by analysts as a strategic move to
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Written By Lexx Thornton Federal and state labor policies have failed to keep pace with modern work arrangements, leaving over 74 million self-employed professionals, freelancers, and gig workers nationwide unable to access workplace benefits without jeopardizing their independent status. As states grapple with how to regulate America’s evolving modern workforce, Independent Women today unveiled its
Written By Lexx Thornton Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch today condemned the Trump administration’s decision to halt all asylum decisions nationwide following last week’s deadly shooting of two National Guard members near the White House. “Nothing about this crime is made safer or more just by freezing thousands of unrelated asylum cases,” Lincoln-Goldfinch said. “We honor
Written By Lexx Thornton The mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, an incident that has immediately drawn national attention and highlighted the intensely personal stakes of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies. Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazilian national who has lived
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Written By Lexx Thornton Governor Josh Shapiro has officially signed the CROWN Act into law, making Pennsylvania the 28th state in the nation to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on natural hair texture and protective hairstyles associated with racial and cultural identity. The landmark legislation, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural
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Written By Lexx Thornton The New Orleans Saints have announced a new official collaboration with a local, Black-owned streetwear label, marking a significant move to deepen the team’s connection to the city’s vibrant cultural and entrepreneurial community. While the partnership has been hinted at through early collection drops, the formal announcement cements a powerful alignment
Written By Lexx Thornton Microsoft has inaugurated a new class of hyperscale infrastructure with the launch of its second Fairwater AI datacenter in Atlanta. This facility is not a conventional, isolated server farm; it is a critical component in a dedicated, high-speed network designed to function as an AI Superfactory. This revolutionary, distributed architecture is
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Written By Lexx Thornton The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is moving forward with a regulatory framework that has alarmed major nursing organizations, as it threatens to severely restrict federal loan access for students pursuing advanced nursing degrees. The changes, stemming from the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), seek to simplify the
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