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The Hoosier Hills Food Bank sent the following press release to the Bloomingtonian: “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 27, 2022 Contact:  Julio Alonso, 812-334-8374, [email protected] HHFB HOSTS 38TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR The Community Book Fair returns to the Monroe County Fairgrounds this fall with over a hundred thousand books, DVDs, CDs, record albums, puzzles, games and other miscellaneous items at bargain prices to support the work of Hoosier Hills Food Bank. This year’s book fair will run from October 13 through 18 with the following schedule: Thursday, 10/13, 9am-7pm – $10 Admission, Veterans Appreciation Day, veterans are free and…

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September 27, 2022 5:53 PM Posted: September 27, 2022 5:53 PM Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin Courtesy: Children’s Wisconsin   MILWAUKEE — A group of Green Bay Packers rookies spent some time putting smiles on the faces of kids at Children’s Wisconsin Tuesday. As part of the organization’s Packers vs. Cancer initiative, linebacker Quay Walker, wide receiver Romeo Doubs, defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt and offensive lineman Zach Tom played…

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Mayor’s Office Press Release Mayor Sylvester Turner Honoring Outstanding Houstonians During Hispanic Heritage Month September 27, 2022 — In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board are honoring eight exemplary Houstonians in the Houston Hispanic community. Community members nominated individuals for consideration, and the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Awards (MHHA) Committee selected the honorees for their outstanding contributions toward improving the quality of life within the Houston Hispanic community. Hispanic Heritage Month is being observed this year from Thursday, September 15, to Saturday, October 15. Starting September 27, Mayor Turner will recognize each honoree with proclamations…

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Scotland fans made a donation to Ukrainian children with Down’s syndrome before the Nations League match between the two countries in Krakow on Tuesday.The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal raised £4,000 with fans also donating writing materials and various toys and games for Bebiko, a non-profit organisation from the Ukrainian city of Ternopil.The charity was set up in 2010 and offers assistance to 60 children aged two to five years old who are affected with the condition.Scotland’s final Group B1 fixture is taking place in Poland due to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.The presentation from the centre of Krakow was live…

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“Brown in Warm, Black is Bright” by Sarah L. Thomson, illustrated by Keith Mallett (Little, Brown and Company, ages 4 – 8)This is a goosebump-inducing beauty of a book. It takes negative color associations and turns them upside down in a sweet melody of words and pictures, giving all children a rich appreciation of Black joy.“Amara’s Farm” by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Samara Hardy (Peachtree Books, ages 3 – 7)Find the pumpkins (and all the other items) on Amara’s Farm and then cozy up with a slice of Molasses Pumpkin Bread made from the recipe in the book – a…

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The home of the Sacred Circles Center in Whittier is inside a small white structure with blue trim. The building doesn’t have a sign in front, but co-founder Jerry Tello says “the people that need to be here, will be here.”The center was created to be a place for people to come together and heal through presentations by Indigenous elders, culturally based healing and meditation circles, life coaching and family counseling. The intimate space hasn’t been used since the onset of the pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped Tello and co-founder Susanna Armijo from continuing their mission of helping their community…

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By Neil Hodge2022-09-26T15:55:00 The U.K.’s data privacy regulator warned social media platform TikTok it could be fined 27 million pounds (U.S. $29 million) for failing to protect children’s data. An investigation opened by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2019 found the company might have breached the U.K.’s version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding privacy protections for children using TikTok between May 2018 and July 2020, the regulator announced Monday. The ICO issued TikTok’s U.K. subsidiary and parent company with a “notice of intent,” a provisional warning informing them it believes the platform might have processed…

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