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Introducing the 22nd annual Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women: https://t.co/90Seih1ZRM
These 100 #PowerWomen—including 17 newcomers—command a collective $37 trillion in economic power and influence more than 1 billion people.
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— Forbes (@Forbes) December 10, 2025
Revolving Door: MS NOW announced new additions to its on-air reporting team, with three joining from ABC News, including Ines de La Cuetara, who is joining as a London-based international reporter. Will McDuffie is joining as a New York-based reporter, and Josh Einiger, who was with ABC News’ New York affiliate, WABT-TV, is becoming a senior transportation and aviation reporter based in New York. Also joining MS NOW are Nick McCool and Britt Miller, who were named overnight anchors and reporters. McCool and Miller were from NBC News, with McCool previously serving as a segment producer at the network and Miller joining from NBC 4 New York, where she was a member of the news team.
New Hero: CNN named Quilen Blackwell its 2025 Hero of the Year during its 19th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute. The award recognizes everyday people who make extraordinary contributions to improving the lives of others. Blackwell, who received $100,000, was named for his work with his organization, Southside Blooms, which turns vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into eco-friendly flower farms, employing local young people to grow, harvest, arrange, and sell flowers at his group’s nonprofit flower shop.
Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit, featured on ABC7, transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year. https://t.co/kRQ4tF90RI
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) December 7, 2025