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The United States will not send any high-level federal officials to the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, in Brazil — which officially starts next week — but dozens of governors, mayors, and other local leaders say they will attend to represent U.S. interests at the subnational level. The decision comes as President Donald Trump, who […]
The Texas race for a vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives will feature a number of Black Catholics, including former Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards and Democratic consultant Isaiah Martin. The heavily Democratic 18th congressional district was represented by former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner for just two months before his unexpected death in Washington on March […]
The Texas race for a vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives will feature a number of Black Catholics, including former Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards and Democratic consultant Isaiah Martin. The heavily Democratic 18th congressional district was represented by former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner for just two months before his unexpected death in Washington on March […]
As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations. It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap? Last year, the United States contributed about $12 billion to global […]
85% of US contractors can’t find skilled workers: Women and Black Americans could fill the gap The Times of India Source link
BBC Weather presenter Elizabeth Rizzini with the US forecast for the Thanksgiving weekend Parts of the US face a “significant Arctic outbreak” for the Thanksgiving holiday, which includes some of the country’s busiest travel days of the year. “Dangerously cold wind chills” are anticipated over the northern Plains on Thursday by the National Weather Service […]
Majorities of U.S. registered voters say immigrants – both undocumented and legal – mostly fill jobs American citizens don’t want, as opposed to jobs citizens would like to have. Three-quarters of voters say undocumented immigrants fill jobs citizens don’t want, while a lower share (61%) say the same of legal immigrants, according to a Pew Research […]
Obstetricians are more likely to give Black women unnecessary cesarean sections, putting those women at higher risk for serious complications like ruptured surgical wounds. That’s the conclusion of a new report of nearly one million births in 68 hospitals in New Jersey, one of the largest studies to tackle the subject. Even if a Black […]
“When I say, ‘because’, you say: ‘Black people invented it,’” Renee Scott Best told a class of predominantly Black students one Monday last month. The call and response from the kids grew louder as they read a fictional story about a dystopian world without African Americans and their inventions. A folding bed, tricycle, clock, toilet, […]
Airports devolved into scenes of chaos early Friday after ground stops were issued because of a massive IT outage felt across the globe. Long lines, crowded gates and agitated passengers became common scenes at major airports. At John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Los Angeles International Airport, monitors usually displaying flight departure […]