Amy Held
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-22-2024 9PM EST
The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly fired on and hit an F-18. Forcing two U.S. Navy pilots to eject safely, according to U.S. Central Command, one pilot suffered from minor injuries. For more than a year, the U.S.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-22-2024 9PM EST
military has been operating Navy warships in the region, conducting strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who are targeting international ships in the Red Sea, and disrupting commerce in one of the world's busiest waterways. Also this weekend, CENTCOM says they shot down drones and a guided missile operated by Houthis and conducted strikes on a Houthi missile storage facility in Yemen.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-11-2024 3PM EST
Here's NPR's Amy Held. Thirteen women will serve as governors next year, breaking the record of 12 set two years ago. After Kelly Ayotte won the governor's race in New Hampshire, the new record was inevitable with two women running in that race.
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NPR News: 11-11-2024 3PM EST
And while the increased visibility is helping normalize seeing women in high office, the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers finds women remain underrepresented in political leadership. with money, family responsibilities, and party influence among the persistent barriers against increasing their political power.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-11-2024 3PM EST
Through history, 49 women have served in their state's chief executive office. 18 states have never had a female governor. Amy Held, NPR News.