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Women's News: UN Calls On France To Withdraw Burkini Ban

KUNM | By Megan Kamerick
Published September 17, 2016 at 2:52 PM MDT
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September 17, 2016: UN calls on France to withdraw burkini bans; Indian girls attacked with acid after man sentenced to death in murder; Egyptian activists hail law cracking down on FGM; women in Saudi Arabia protest restrictions on Twitter; first female governor of Arizona dies; California lawmakers pass law in response to Brock Turner's lenient sentence; more teens resorting to sex work to afford food; Tennessee lawmakers vote to expel lawmaker after sexual harassment allegations; constitutional amendment in New Mexico likely overturns law designed to block women from participating in politics.

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Megan Kamerick
Megan has been a journalist for 25 years and worked at business weeklies in San Antonio, New Orleans and Albuquerque. She first came to KUNM as a phone volunteer on the pledge drive in 2005. That led to volunteering on Women’s Focus, Weekend Edition and the Global Music Show. She was then hired as Morning Edition host in 2015, then the All Things Considered host in 2018. Megan was hired as News Director in 2021.
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