‘Activist, feminist, icon’
A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
Gloria Steinem, who died at 92, was an “activist, feminist, icon,” the New York Daily News says on Friday’s front page. “Author, activist was trailblazer in women’s movement,” says the Austin American-Statesman. “Her voice, pen and vigor lifted countless women,” The New York Times says. “Trump targets private schools’ tax-exempt status” in “push to end help for minority students,” the Los Angeles Times says.
“Despite outrage, Tarrant County OKs 30% cut to voting sites,” says the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “GOP fears Trump will not share super PAC money” as “window for spending on midterms is starting to shrink,” The Washington Post says. “ICE owes millions for medical care,” says the San Francisco Chronicle. “ICE agent federally charged in shooting,” The Minnesota Star Tribune says. “Officials request record” with “details on ICE killing” be “sealed,” the Houston Chronicle says. “Economies across Mideast face poor outlook as war drags on,” The Wall Street Journal says. “Iran foils defenses with new missile,” raising “risks to U.S. bases,” says USA Today. “One juror holding out” as Lindsay Clancy “trial goes on,” says The Boston Globe.
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