Watch live: Biden joins meeting of state, local officials to discuss access to abortion on Women's Equality Day
President Biden on Friday morning is meeting with state and local officials to observe Women's Equality Day as the administration continues to address access to reproductive health services. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Watch the live video above. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreMore Americans are freelancing and taking on side hustles
Story at a glance McKinsey’s American Opportunity Survey (AOS) found that about 58 million Americans, or 38 percent of employed respondents, identify as independent workers. More than a third of respondents who identified as independent workers said they anticipate more economic opportunities in the next 12 months – showing more optimism than the average worker.
Read More76 percent of employees want companies to step up on abortion access
Shockwaves reverberated around the country following the Supreme Court’s vote to strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on 24th June this year. Two months on, abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 14 states. Around eight more states have laws in place that will pave the way to ban or severely restrict access to abortion, for example in Wyoming, where a near-total ban on abortion is currently delayed by court order. At the moment, 17 states have laws that protect the right to abortion, according to the
Read MoreHow an Iran nuclear deal can destabilize an already troubled Eastern Med
Israel and Turkey recently announced that, once again, they would upgrade their relations to full diplomatic status. The relationship between the two countries has never been particularly stable, but it reached a nadir after the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident in which an Israeli naval commando assault on the Turkish-operated ship seeking to enter Gaza led to the death of 10 Turkish citizens, with many more injured. Turkey broke off diplomatic relations but restored them in 2016; it broke them off again two years later. How long the current restoration will last is anyone’s guess.
Read MoreWatch live: Powell delivers keynote address on economy from Jackson Hole
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday will deliver a keynote address from the economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Watch the live video above. Source: TEST FEED1
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