Comment on this storyCommentIt’s been more than a month since Laura Harshberger, a senior production editor at HarperCollins, stopped producing children’s books and went on strike with more than 200 colleagues in New York City.“We are not striking against our job, but for our jobs,” she told The Washington Post. “We want to work for HarperCollins, but we want to work for them with dignity, respect and fair wages.”The striking workers who are from editorial, sales, publicity, design, legal and marketing departments have three demands: HarperCollins should raise the minimum starting salary from $45,000 to $50,000; the company should address…
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Former South African captain Faf du Plessis has accused Steve Smith of “milking” his infamous on-field contact with Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada, which dominated headlines in 2018.Before the Test series became embroiled in a ball-tampering saga, Rabada found himself in hot water for his post-wicket celebration after dismissing Smith in the second Test at St George’s Park.Watch Australia v South Africa. Every test match live and ad-break in play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >After trapping Smith on the pads for 25 in Port Elizabeth, Rabada roared in the Australian captain’s direction before the pair…
DENVER – The City of Denver announced Wednesday it will open a second emergency shelter as migrants from Central and South America continue to arrive to the Mile High City.The city opened its first emergency shelter for migrants at an undisclosed recreation center on Dec. 6 and as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, that shelter was housing 271 Spanish-speaking people, with 62 others being housed at area churches.The second shelter will also be activated at another, undisclosed recreation center, officials said.Additionally, the city has designated a third recreation center to serve as a reception center for newly arriving migrants, where people…
Deakin University researchers will develop an app to support children’s mental health by giving their parents the tools to tackle challenging daily moments.Mental disorders affect almost half of Australian adults over their lifetime – and an even higher proportion of Indigenous Australians.The Daily Growth app radically reimagines mental health prevention. It will offer evidence-based parenting support that is targeted to specific situations parents of children aged two to four have recently encountered.Daily Growth will personalise support, offering a combination of three types of parenting advice to cater for different parents including First Nations perspectives of earth connection and reciprocity developed…
By Gordon Lambie Local Journalism Initiative The City of Sherbrooke confirmed Wednesday that it has received an official notice from the the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) that the Borough of Lennoxville no longer meets the conditions for maintaining its bilingual status based on the 2021 census data. According to the notice, which was sent in accordance with the changes to the Charter of the French Language implemented through Bill 96, only 44.5 per cent of the borough’s residents reported English as their first language, whereas bilingual status is granted when more than half of residents claim…
The UK will fund research grants for locally-led research, innovation and action, to help people and nature thrive. A new Nature Facility will enable the UK to deliver on commitments to ‘nature-proof’ aid. The UK has launched the implementation of a programme to fund research and innovation to develop bottom-up and locally-led approaches to protecting and restoring natural environments. The Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) programme will tackle the destruction of nature and biodiversity across sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and South Asia. Through in-country research and people-driven action, the programme will support work to improve the condition…
CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to Arizton’s latest research report, the Middle East and Africa green data center market will grow at a CAGR of 15% from 2021-2027. Major cloud service providers in the region expect to expand their presence during the forecast period, which enhances the demand for wholesale colocation services in the region. The Middle East and Africa green data center will witness investments from cloud service providers, such as Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Oracle, and Tencent. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Turkey, Israel, Qatar, South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria witnessed commercial investments…
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia School District is launching a new program to encourage third graders to read for fun and students will be going home with a supply of books. The district is encouraging all of its third graders to read 20 books over the next 20 weeks. Kids are getting a head start with a bag each of ten culturally-relevant children’s books. They’ll be asked to keep track of how many they finish. La Tanya Miller, the district’s executive director in the office of Academic Supports, says the kids are not being evaluated on how well they read,…
DAKAR, SENEGAL — The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced that the third BAL season will tip off on Saturday, March 11 and will once again feature the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing a total of 38 games in Dakar, Senegal; Cairo, Egypt and Kigali, Rwanda over three months in 2023. During the 2023 BAL season, the 12 club champions will be divided into two conferences. The Sahara Conference will play a 15-game group phase at the Dakar Arena in Dakar from March 11-21, and the Nile Conference will play a 15-game group phase at the…
A good death can take many forms. Because each person is unique, with different personal and cultural beliefs and expectations, there is not a single definition of a good death.