Serena Williams speaks out after New York Times publishes an article about her with a photo of her sister Venus
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Tennis star Serena Williams is speaking out after the New York Times published an article about her but mistakenly used a photo of her sister, Venus Williams. The Times has since apologized.
The article, published in the March 2 print version of The Times, discussed Serena's newest capital venture fund aimed at backing ideas from diverse creators. Titled "Tennis Star's Venture Firm Has Raised $111 Million," the article appeared in print with a photo of Venus Williams mistakenly labeled as Serena.
"No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it's not enough. This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures.To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases," Williams wrote in a Twitter post Wednesday. "Because even I am overlooked. You can do better, @nytimes ."
Rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife are making end-of-life preparations for their 3-year-old son after he was found unconscious in a creek, a close family friend said in updates posted on social media and confirmed to CBS affiliate KUTV. The boy had been playing on his tractor before he ended up in the water and a mile downstream.
The launch of Boeing's star-crossed Starliner spacecraft on its first piloted test flight is slipping to at least June 1 to give engineers more time to assess a small-but-persistent helium leak in the capsule's propulsion system, and its potential impact across all phases of flight, NASA announced Wednesday.
Washington — As former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial in New York proceeds to closing arguments next week, the legal focus is moving south. His attorneys and longtime aide Walt Nauta appeared before Florida federal Judge Aileen Cannon, where they sparred with prosecutors during two contentious, day-long hearings on Wednesday.