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The suspect in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday is dead, officials said.

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Watch Malala Yousafzai Deftly Shut Down Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscar Bit

ABCIt turns out anything can happen on Hollywood’s biggest night, including hearing the phrase, “Cocaine Bear, leave Malala alone!”As if Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai hasn’t already experienced enough, the Pakistani activist found herself at the center of an awkward segment towards the end of this year’s ceremony thanks to host Jimmy Kimmel (and Cocaine Bear). And the internet is less than happy about her involvement.After a weirdly prolonged presentation featuring a hoarse Elizabeth

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Oscars fashion: Fan Bingbing, Angela Bassett regal in 2 ways

Fan Bingbing made a regal entrance in sparkling silver and emerald green as the champagne-colored carpet heated up Sunday at the 95th Academy Awards.

International Women's Day: Female activists that have made an impact around the world

In honor of International Women's Day, here are some of the most recognizable and powerful female advocates for human and gender rights over the last decade to.

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Elevate Prize expands to 12 winners in 2023 for strong field

The winners of this year’s Elevate Prize include social entrepreneurs who help Detroit children prepare for school, build technology labs in rural Kenya, and improve road safety in India.

Bomb blast at Kabul checkpoint kills and wounds several, Taliban says

A spokesman for the Taliban-led government says a bombing at a military airport checkpoint in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed and wounded several people.

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Activist Malala Yousafzai​: Women are being "erased from public life" as Taliban issues education ban

She was shot in the head in Pakistan in 2012 after being targeted by the Taliban for speaking out on education for young women.

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Chaka Khan tells stories through Apple's Time to Walk series

Chaka Khan wants people to walk with her while she tells inspirational stories.

Water.org unveils $1 billion plan for water access at CGI

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At UN, leaders confront COVID's impact on global education

With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit.

Bill Clinton: 'The world's on fire,' but teamwork can help

Former President Bill Clinton is calling on governments, businesses, philanthropies and other prominent institutions to draw together and help a world that is “on fire" as he reconvenes the Clinton Global Initiative, the meeting of international leaders, for the first time since 2016. Interest in the two-day meeting has been so intense that the Clinton Foundation had to turn away more than 1,000 potential attendees. It is convening a spectrum of luminaries, including Jordan’s Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and actor and water access activist Matt Damon.

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Clinton initiative's NYC return includes Andres, Queen Rania

World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres, Jordan’s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will help relaunch the Clinton Global Initiative in September.

Roger Goodell says NFL won't tolerate racism and discrimination following Brian Flores' accusations

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell faced reporters a week after former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores accused the league, the Dolphins and two other teams of racial discrimination.

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Man arrested for faking online sale of Indian Muslim women

Police in India have arrested a man alleged to be behind the offering for sale of prominent Muslim women through a fake online auction, in a case that has sparked outrage across the country.

Blinken faces global challenges in round-the-world trip

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will confront a number of daunting global challenges as he embarks this week on an around-the-world diplomatic tour that will test the Biden administration's resolve on various fronts.

Malala Yousafzai announces she's married: "Today marks a precious day in my life"

The Pakistani activist said she married partner Asser at a ceremony in Birmingham, England.

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Malala Yousafzai announces she's married: "Today marks a precious day in my life"

The Pakistani activist said she married Asser Malik at a ceremony in Birmingham, England.

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Malala Yousafzai Reveals She Got Married With Stunning Wedding Photos

“Today marks a precious day in my life,” the 24-year-old human rights and education activist posted with several photos of her and husband Asser.

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Malala Yousafzai announces her marriage on Twitter

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage.

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and girls' education champion, gets married

The 24-year-old recent Oxford graduate called it "a precious day in my life" and shared a few photos of the intimate ceremony.

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Activists, WHO in the frame as Nobel Peace guessing starts

The annual Nobel Peace Prize, to be announced Oct. 8, shines the brightest of lights on the person or group thought to have done most to promote peace.

To protect Afghan girls, UN panel urges conditions on aid

A panel sponsored by the United Nations said aid to Afghanistan should be made conditional to ensure women’s rights are protected under its new Taliban rulers.

Its relevance at stake, UN reaches toward a new generation

At the United Nations this week, the pandemic-era rules of engagement for General Assembly week are strict for kings, presidents and other “excellencies.”.

The Latest: Islamic State militants claim attacks on Taliban

The extremist Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly bombings targeting Taliban vehicles in eastern Afghanistan. The claim, published late Sunday on the militant group's media arm, the Aamaq news agency, signals a growing threat to the Taliban by their long-time rivals. At least eight people, including several Taliban fighters, were killed in the attacks on Sunday and Saturday in the provincial city of Jalalabad, an IS stronghold.

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Malala Yousafzai says Biden has "huge responsibility" to Afghan women

Yousafzai said the president should "stand up and support the rights of women in Afghanistan."

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Indian police rescue 17 children employed illegally

Indian police accompanied by activists from a children’s rights group have raided automobile repair shops on the edge of New Delhi and removed 17 children who were employed illegally.

Malala Yousafzai urges countries to open borders to Afghan refugees as Taliban take over

Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban as a teenager because she advocated for educating girls.

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Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was shot in the face by the Taliban, calls on the international community to protect Afghanistan's women and children

Yousafzai said she was "deeply worried about women, minorities, and human rights advocates," and asked for urgent humanitarian aid for Afghanistan.

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Malala Yousafzai urges countries to open borders to Afghan refugees as Taliban take over

Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban as a teenager because she advocated for educating girls.

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Chelsea Clinton plans full year of ‘She Persisted’ books

Chelsea Clinton has a full schedule of books coming in 2022.

Pakistani police arrests cleric over threats to kill Malala

Pakistani police have arrested a cleric after a video of him went viral on social media, in which he threatens Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai over her recent comments about marriage, officials said Thursday. The cleric, Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani, was arrested in Lakki Marwat, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday, said Waseem Sajjad, a local police chief.

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Malala Yousafzai's Interview In 'British Vogue' Sparks Anger In Her Native Pakistan

The Nobel prize winner posed for a cover portait and spoke openly in an interview. One of her remarks about marriage has prompted vitriolic responses on social media in her homeland.

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Father of Londoner found dead in Pakistan demands justice

The father of a British woman of Pakistani origin who was found dead at a home in the eastern city of Lahore this month is dissatisfied with the police probe into her murder.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai hopes new partnership with Apple TV+ will "reach young women and girls"

In 2014, Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls education who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in Pakistan, became – at age 17 – the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Girls education advocate and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. And I am really excited for this part of my journey, because it will help me to reach young women and girls." "I have met Tim Cook in person, and I know how passionate he is for women's rights, equality and education," Yousafzai said. "Hard work, Malala, does not seem to scare you," King said.

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Malala Yousafzai to produce content for Apple streaming service

Malala Yousafzai to produce content for Apple streaming service Malala Yousafzai and Apple are announcing a new partnership. The 23-year-old advocate for girls' education will be producing content exclusively for Apple TV+. First on “CBS This Morning,” Yousafzai opens up about her love of comedy and how the fight for women's equality starts at home. Gayle King has the story.

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Malala takes her passions to the small screen with Apple

FILE - Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner, appears at the Cricket World Cup opening party along The Mall in London, on May 29, 2019. In her home country, Pakistan, she was outspoken in insisting that girls have a right to an education. You know, I’m still at the stage where I’m exploring ideas. We are often told that you have to grow older and get a PhD or something, and then once you are 50 or 40, then you can change things. Follow that path if you want, but you can change things now as well.

Bangladeshi wins children's prize for fighting cyberbullying

THE HAGUE – A 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Friday for his work combating cyberbullying in his country, and he vowed to keep fighting online abuse until it is eradicated. The award is accompanied by a fund of 100,000 euros ($118,225), which is invested by the KidsRights Foundation in projects that are closely linked to the winner’s work. After Yousafzai won the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2013, she went on to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize a year later for campaigning for girls to have a universal right to education even after she survived being shot by Taliban militants. Addressing Friday's award ceremony via a video link, Yousafzai praised Rahman's work for contributing to internet safety. “Cyberbullying is a violation of that right.”

Harry, Meghan, team with Malala Yousafzai on girls' rights

LONDON – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are joining activist Malala Yousafzai in a video chat about the challenges girls face in accessing education amid the coronavirus pandemic. The video chat covers how the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on young women’s access to education. Yousafzai, who survived a shot in the head after being targeted for campaigning for girls’ education in Pakistan, went on to become the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2014. Meghan, now based in California with Harry to seek financial independence from the British monarchy, has campaigned on education for girls for some time. In 2011 the United Nations declared Oct. 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to promote girls’ rights and address the challenges girls face around the world.

Mission accomplished: Malala gets Oxford degree

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for daring to want an education, has completed her degree at Oxford University. The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner, now 22, posted images on Twitter of her celebration early Friday upon completing a degree in philosophy, politics and economics. Hard to express my joy and gratitude right now as I completed my Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at Oxford, she tweeted. She went back to school as soon as she could but kept campaigning for the right to an education for others. Her Twitter feed was flooded with expressions of goodwill, including one from NASA astronaut Anne McClain, who studied in England.

Beyoncé to give graduation speech alongside the Obamas

NEW YORK – Beyoncé has been added to the list of guest speakers for YouTube's virtual commencement ceremony that will also feature the Obamas. YouTube announced Tuesday that Beyoncé will deliver an inspirational message to the 2020 class for its “Dear Class of 2020" event, which will take place June 6 at 3 p.m. EDT and will stream on YouTube. Barack and Michelle Obama will also speak at the virtual celebration, which will include appearances from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Porter, Malala Yousafzai, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Zendaya, Alicia Keys, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Demi Lovato, Hasan Minhaj and more. “Dear Class of 2020" will include music performances from BTS, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Chloe x Halle, Maluma, CNCO and Camila Cabello.

Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo former President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a ceremony in New York. On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Obama plans to speak during Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition, a two-hour livestreaming event for historically black colleges and universities broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. His remarks were unexpectedly political, given the venue, and touched on current events beyond the virus and its social and economic impacts. Obama did not name President Donald Trump or any other federal or state officials in either of his appearances. The commencement remarks were the latest sign that Obama intends to play an increasingly active role in the coming election.

Barack Obama will headline televised prime-time commencement

NEW YORK – Former President Barack Obama will deliver a televised prime-time commencement address for the high school Class of 2020 during an hour-long event that will also feature LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai and Ben Platt, among others. Several high school students from Chicago public schools and the Obama Youth Jobs Corps will join, as will the Jonas Brothers, Yara Shahidi, Bad Bunny, Lena Waithe, Pharrell Williams, Megan Rapinoe and H.E.R. The event is titled “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020.” It's hosted by the education advocacy group XQ Institute, The LeBron James Family Foundation and The Entertainment Industry Foundation. Obama will reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of school life, especially for seniors who have missed out on their milestone rites of passage. “We are grateful to President Obama for giving this gift to our nation’s three million high school seniors as they #GraduateTogether,” she added.

Artist Paints Famous Pakistani Women Through History to Empower Others

Maliha Abidi honors famous Pakistani women by painting their likenesses. She's gathered those portraits in a book, "Pakistan for Women," hoping to inspire others to pursue their dreams. I need to do something with that and that's where the initial idea for 'Pakistan for Women' came about.Reaction to the book has been overwhelmingly positive. I think it's more amazing to me that it's not just people of Pakistan, said Abidi. RELATED STORIESPig Named Pigcasso Paints $1,600 Artworks After Rescue From Slaughterhouse71-Year-Old Retiree Paints Stunning Replicas of Renaissance ArtworksAncient Artwork Found Under 2,000-Year-Old Volcanic Ash

Calendar: Week of July 11

Charles Osgood reports on some of the coming week's most notable events, from the 19th birthday of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize-winner, to the Tuskegee Airmen's annual convention.

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Stanford demands Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai take SATs

Despite her accolades as a Nobel laureate, 18-year-old Malala Yousafzai will have to take the SAT before she can apply to Stanford University. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has more on the freedom fighter's educational prospects.

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Malala Yousafzai pushes for $39 billion annual investment for free education

The Nobel Peace Prize winner is calling for 12 years of free education available to all children worldwide. At the summit in Norway, Yousafzai also discussed how her time as a child is winding down. Norah O'Donnell reports.

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Suspects in Malala Yousafzai attack secretly released

Eight men suspected of being linked to the Taliban and the shooting of teen activist Malala Yousafzai have been released from custody.

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Malala Yousafzai on deadly Pakistan school attack: "We will never be defeated"

Malala Yousafzai on deadly Pakistan school attack: "We will never be defeated" The Nobel Peace Prize winner is speaking out about the latest Taliban attack on a school that killed at least 126 people. A Taliban gunman shot her in the head two years ago for advocating for girls' education in Pakistan. Norah O'Donnell reports.

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Malala Yousafzai awarded 2014 Liberty Medal

Malala Yousafzai awarded 2014 Liberty Medal At 17 years old, Malala Yousafzai - the youngest Nobel Prize winner - received the 2014 Liberty Medal for her fight for children's right to education. KYW’s Diana Rocco reports.

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Malala Yousafzai becomes youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner

Malala Yousafzai becomes youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner Pakistan teen Malala Yousafzai, 17, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to empower young women. Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating for women's education rights, continues to fight against those who would deny opportunities to girls. Norah O'Donnell reports.

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Malala Yousafzai urges action to save abducted girls

Malala Yousafzai urges action to save abducted girls Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who became a global symbol of girls' rights after the Taliban tried to kill her, is calling the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls her sisters.

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