
'You're not, you can't, and I was always, I can, and I will': Isha Johansen on rise to FIFA's corridors of power
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For Isha Johansen, a journey that began by helping to give kids displaced by war a semblance of a normal childhood, has led her to become the first West African woman elected to soccer's world governing body's FIFA council.
"The narrative about Sierra Leone was child soldiers," Johansen tells CNN Sport's Alex Thomas. "Really gruesome details about what happened during the war. "I thought that through the language of football and the power of football, I could possibly change that narrative."
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











