American gymnast Simone Biles has made it to the list of the top 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2023 by Sportico. The four-time Olympic gymnast attained the ninth position in the list, with $8.5 million as her tentative payout. The list was topped by tennis player Coco Gauff with $22.7 million. Biles is the most … Read more
Amini, a Kenya-based climate-tech startup bridging the environmental data gap in Africa, has raised $4 million seed funding in a round led by Salesforce Ventures and the Female Founders Fund. Climate-tech VC Satgana also participated alongside other investors, including Pale Blue Dot and Superorganism, who had previously backed the startup in its $2 million pre-seed … Read more
PARIS — French authorities arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organization Tuesday on suspicion of indoctrinating female followers for sexual exploitation. The Romanian guru at the heart of the Atman Yoga Federation was detained during a massive morning police operation across the Paris region, according to a French judicial official, who wasn’t authorized … Read more
November 25, 2023 12:44 PM EST Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Italy’s biggest cities to voice outrage at violence against women days after the violent murder of a young student stunned the nation. Italians gathered in Rome, Milan and other cities in support of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against … Read more
The Miami Marlins are parting ways with GM Kim Ng, who was the first-ever female general manager in Major League Baseball. Following a disappointing end to the 2023 campaign that saw the team earn a Wild Card, she and the team will be going in a new direction in the front office. Kim Ng was … Read more
Rachael Rodgers is a photographer who documents her road trips on Instagram. But her travel companions aren’t family members or friends — they’re dogs without permanent homes. Rodgers, who lives in the small hamlet of Exshaw in Alberta, Canada, said she has traveled with hundreds of dogs across Canada, plus three U.S. states — Washington, … Read more
Senator Dianne Feinstein has sadly passed away. On Friday (September 29), CNN reported that the Democratic Senator from California had died at the age of 90. Sen. Feinstein was the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history and the oldest sitting member of Congress. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 and during her Congressional … Read more
Voice actors are among the most versatile kinds of performers. Since the characters they are playing are brought to life by computers, pencil sketches, and clay, they have to work hard to sound believable and match the movements created by the animators. Some of the best can even make themselves sound like the opposite sex. … Read more
Jann Wenner has been faraway from the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame Basis’s Board of Administrators, a consultant for the Corridor of Fame confirmed to Pitchfork. The Rolling Stone founder has confronted criticism for feedback he made about Black and feminine musicians in an interview revealed yesterday in The New York Occasions, whereby he … Read more
Police in Madrid have arrested a person on suspicion of sexually assaulting a Spanish journalist whereas she was reporting stay on TV. Isa Balado, a reporter for Spanish broadcaster Cuatro, was reporting stay on an armed theft in Madrid Tuesday when a person walked up behind her and appeared to the touch her backside. Isa Balado, … Read more