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Via Teleconference  3:09 P.M. EST MODERATOR:  Great.  Thank you, everyone, for joining.  As a reminder, this call is on background.  It’s attributable to senior administration officials.  And the contents of the call are embargoed until the call ends. We wanted to take an opportunity to give you guys some thoughts on the coming travel and then also take some questions. As you guys know, we’re going to have more information to share with you on other bilats and events as we get closer to the trip, but just wanted to be able to start the conversation sooner rather than later. So, for your awareness…

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Join The Cleveland Police Department as they host their annual holiday party at Tower City’s Skylight Park on Sunday, December 4 from NOON- 4:00 PM! All are welcome to attend this free event which features face painting, magicians, mascots, games and the Cleveland Police K9 Unit and Mounted Unit. For more information about this event click HERE! Source link

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Republican Cory Mills has won the Congress District 7 seat.Democrat Karen Green and Republican Cory Mills had been vying for a seat that was laid open by Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who chose not to seek reelection. The district covers all of Seminole County, a small portion of Orange and southern Volusia counties. The 7th Congressional District was previously neutral to slightly Democrat in voter registration. After redistricting under DeSantis, the district now leans Republican.Green and Mills shared their respective focus issues with WESH 2 in October. Green said she hopes to tackle transportation concerns immediately.”We want to make sure we…

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African countries, which are the least responsible for the global climate crisis, face seeing their GDP growth rate fall by up to 64% by the end of the century, according to research – even if the world succeeds in limiting global heating to 1.5C.As world leaders hustle over climate action at the UN summit in Egypt, a study commissioned by Christian Aid has found that burning fossil fuels at the current rate will have a huge impact on the finances of African countries. The average hit to GDP per capita could be as much as 34%, finds the report, while…

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MATJIESFONTEIN, South Africa Nov 8 (Reuters) – A new deep-space ground station being built in South Africa’s semi-desert Karoo region will come online by 2025 to help track history-making NASA missions to the moon and beyond, space agency officials said Tuesday.Through its Artemis programme, which aims to land the first woman or person of colour on the moon by 2025, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is targeting this month for an inaugural launch of its next-generation rocket ship, delayed for weeks by technical setbacks and foul weather.”Next week we should expect to launch the first flight of…

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A search is underway for an Australian missing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.Louis Mark Ciavarella, known as Mark Ciavarella, had been living and working in the capital city of Brazzaville as an English teacher.The 56-year-old did not arrive to a function with colleagues on October 27, and has not been seen since.Australian man Mark Ciavarella is believed missing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Facebook)His co-workers went to check his apartment, and his laptop and passport were still there.He last made contact with his family on October 26.Ciavarella is originally from Leeton in New South…

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A herd of Grevy’s Zebra in Buffalo Springs National Reserve.Photo: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP (Getty Images)More than one thousand of some of Kenya’s most endangered animals have died this year because of a devastating drought gripping the region.A report released Friday from Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage takes stock of how the drought in East Africa is affecting some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife. In all, the report finds, the drought has led to the deaths of more than 500 wildebeest, more than 400 zebra, and more than 200 elephants between February and October of this year. Photos show some…

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UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Community College Strategic Gaming Club is participating in its 10th year of Extra Life, a 24-hour gaming marathon to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network and Mohawk Valley Health System Foundation, from 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12. They will be gaming and streaming from Wilcox Hall at the college’s Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive. The public is invited to join the fun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Wilcox Hall room 225. A variety of games will be available for visitors to try out or jump…

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