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2 photos of chef drizzling frosting on pastry and posing with baked goods (© Chelsea Eldon)

How a chef in The Bahamas empowers others

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs alumna Chanté Basden is passing business skills along to others while also expanding her bakery.
Illustration of woman with wind-up key in her back and Russian flag in background (State Dept./M. Gregory. Images: © AtlasbyAtlas Studio/Shutterstock.com)

Faces of Kremlin propaganda: Margarita Simonyan

This installment in a series looks at Margarita Simonyan. She leads a Russian state-funded media outlet because of her loyalty to Putin.
Woman and man sitting next to bags of eggplants in field (Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II/Solina Kong)

Helping Cambodian farmers grow their businesses

Learn more about a U.S. government program that helps Cambodians increase crop yields and create new markets.
Graphic with photos of men and women representing workers in different fields (Photos: © Shutterstock.com. Graphic: State Dept./B. Insley)

It’s Labor Day, and unions are having a moment

Labor unions are seeing landmark victories as U.S. workers in warehouses, restaurants and coffee shops vote to unionize. What's going on?
Wind turbines over rolling hills (© Christine Birch Ferrelli)

What’s in the biggest U.S. climate legislation ever passed?

On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, taking giant leaps to combat the climate crisis.
Woman standing in cargo plane with pallets of cargo (©  Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Expanding international partnerships delivered baby formula to U.S. shelves

Bubs Australia and other producers rushed baby formula to the United States. Learn how partnerships are easing this critical shortage.
Farmer holding harvested wheat (USAID/Syria)

Helping farmers in Syria tackle the food crisis

USAID is helping tackle a food crisis in northeast Syria by providing high-quality seeds to wheat farmers in the region.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin standing in front of Palais des Nations building (State Dept.)

Working to deliver a truly worldwide web

With decades of experience, Doreen Bogdan-Martin would lead the U.N. International Telecommunication Union with integrity and accountability.
June Huh smiling while holding up medal (© Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. medal winner transforms study of higher mathematics

June Huh became the first person of Korean descent to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' top award, this year. Learn more.