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Ghanian girl cuts through jargon, delivers message at COP27
Read full article: Ghanian girl cuts through jargon, delivers message at COP27During a session at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt, 10-year-old Nakeeyat Dramani Sam told attendees that rich nations should compensate developing countries' climate impacts.
As Texas targets trans kids, their families scramble to find lawyers
Read full article: As Texas targets trans kids, their families scramble to find lawyersEver since Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children, LGBTQ-affirming family lawyers statewide have been deluged with calls.
Sam Transitions To A Powerful Post-Tropical Cyclone Over The Far North Atlantic Between Newfoundland And Iceland
Read full article: Sam Transitions To A Powerful Post-Tropical Cyclone Over The Far North Atlantic Between Newfoundland And IcelandAt 900 AM GMT (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Sam was located near latitude 51.0 North, longitude 39.4 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 23 mph (37 km/h),...
Some Texas students with disabilities thrived on remote learning, but have few options this fall
Read full article: Some Texas students with disabilities thrived on remote learning, but have few options this fallLegislation that would have funded remote learning at Texas schools failed to pass, leaving families of students who preferred distance learning with months to figure out their options before the fall semester.
First generation college great graduate determined to make her late mother proud
Read full article: First generation college great graduate determined to make her late mother proudCollege can be tough for a student, especially when you work full time, lose a loved one and have to learn during a pandemic.
US consumer confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels
Read full article: US consumer confidence returns to pre-pandemic levelsU.S. consumer confidence rose sharply for a second straight month in April, hitting the highest level in more than a year as consumer sentiment was boosted by a more rapid rollout of the vaccines and another round of support payments.
Consumer confidence surges in March to highest point in year
Read full article: Consumer confidence surges in March to highest point in yearU.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest reading in a year, helped by increased vaccinations and more government economic support. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest reading in a year, helped by increased vaccinations and more government economic support. The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index rose to 109.7 in March, the best showing since it stood at 118.8 in March of last year as the pandemic was beginning to hit the United States. Most economists are forecasting strong growth in coming quarters, powered by a surge in consumer confidence and consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of economic activity. “This should support hearty consumer spending and pave the way for a mini-boom in economic activity this spring and summer.”
Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies
Read full article: Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years diesIn this 2018 photo provided by Duke University, Sam Hammond, university carillonneur, plays the Duke Chapel carillon at the university in Durham, North Carolina. Hammond, who retired as university carillonneur in 2018 after playing the bells at Duke Chapel for five decades, died Thursday at age 73 in Durham, the university said in a news release. When the basketball team played its archrival from the University of North Carolina, he played the Duke fight song. The university said he played music on the bells an average of 300 times a year, estimating his performances exceeded 15,000. In 1986, he was named university carillonneur, becoming the second person to hold that position.
The Latest: Longtime Penguins announcer out as precaution
Read full article: The Latest: Longtime Penguins announcer out as precaution___The Atlantic Coast Conference says Virginia’s women’s basketball game Tuesday against Wake Forest has been postponed and it has rescheduled the previously postponed Syracuse-North Carolina men’s basketball game for Tuesday. 19 Clemson has postponed men’s basketball games at North Carolina on Saturday and at Syracuse on Tuesday. LSU will visit Mississippi on Saturday night after both teams had their originally scheduled games postponed. ___The Washington women’s basketball team has postponed games scheduled at No. ___The Georgia State men’s basketball team postponed games against Troy on Friday and Saturday and paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 tests.
Dallas mother joins search for son who disappeared days before his new soldier Army orientation
Read full article: Dallas mother joins search for son who disappeared days before his new soldier Army orientationSAN ANTONIO – A Dallas mother is desperate to find her son who disappeared while with family in San Antonio days before his new soldier Army orientation. “He was supposed to go to New Soldier Orientation on Dec. 14 and then on the 15th, I couldn’t reach him,” Cohen said. He is just gone!”Cohen said they filed a police report with the San Antonio Police Department. “He told me he was looking forward to going into the army and he would let me know how orientation went,” Cohen said. Call anyone to let us know you are okay.”If you have any information that can help investigators, call Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500 or San Antonio police at 210-207-7660.
Britney Spears and Boyfriend Sam Asghari Enjoy Beach Day With Masks
Read full article: Britney Spears and Boyfriend Sam Asghari Enjoy Beach Day With MasksBritney Spears and Sam Asghari are having some fun in the sun! The couple took to Instagram on Monday to share pics from their day at the beach. In one of the sweet shots, Spears, 38, and Asghari, 26, hold hands as they walk in the sand. However, Asghari told ET in September that he does see wedding bells in his future. Britney Spears Wishes Boyfriend Sam Asghari a Happy Birthday With Sexy Couple PhotosBritney Spears and Boyfriend Sam Asghari Share a Sweet Kiss in Throwback Video