knoxvilletimes.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for knoxvilletimes.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page knoxvilletimes.com http://www.knoxvilletimes.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:17:10 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:17:10 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[More than 190,000 women in U.S. are behind bars]]> Women are treated much differently than men by the criminal justice system, according to a new report detailing how and why mass incarceration is harmful to women in the U.S.

The report said nationwide, more than 190,000 women are behind bars, with the vast majority serving time in local jails.

Mike Wessler, communications director for t]]>
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<![CDATA[Push for more support for farmers of color]]> The Rural Advancement Foundation International is taking action against food injustices impacting farmers of color and rural communities through its Farm and Faith Partnerships Project.

In North Carolina, about 1.2 million people face food insecurity, and 394,000 of them are children.
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<![CDATA[US labor board rule making unionization easier blocked by Texas judge]]> AUSTIN, Texas: A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would have helped millions of workers at major companies to form unions.

The rule, which was due to go into effect this week, would have set new standards for determining when two companies should be considered "joint employers" in labor negotiations.

Under the current NLRB rule, passed in 2020]]> http://www.knoxvilletimes.com/news/274170526/us-labor-board-rule-making-unionization-easier-blocked-by-texas-judge 274170526 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:59:04 GMT http://www.knoxvilletimes.com/news/274170526/us-labor-board-rule-making-unionization-easier-blocked-by-texas-judge <![CDATA[Former Vice President Mike Pence Says He's Not Endorsing Trump]]> new york - Former Vice President Mike Pence says he will not be backing Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

'It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,' Pence said Friday in an interview with Fox News, weighing in for the first time since the former president became the presumptive GOP nominee. Pence ran against Trump for their party's nomination but dropped his bid before v]]> http://www.knoxvilletimes.com/news/274169721/former-vice-president-mike-pence-says-he-not-endorsing-trump 274169721 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:05:06 GMT http://www.knoxvilletimes.com/news/274169721/former-vice-president-mike-pence-says-he-not-endorsing-trump <![CDATA[Biden and Trump secure nominations]]> Both candidates swept their respective primaries on Tuesday to guarantee a rematch in November

US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both won enough primary contests to clinch their respective parties' nominations for this year's presidential election. The upcoming faceoff will be the first rematch between candidates since 1956.]]> http://www.knoxvilletimes.com/news/274155858/biden-and-trump-secure-nominations 274155858 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:32:41 GMT http://www.knoxvilletimes.com/news/274155858/biden-and-trump-secure-nominations