Comment on this storyCommentHow do Latino people — the largest ethnic minority group in the United States — use social media to get their political and public health information? With Twitter now owned by the wealthiest man in the world and voting about to end in the 2022 midterms, the answers to that question have consequences. The news Latino people encounter online would probably be quite different from what White people encounter, since many Latino people consume news in Spanish: 30 percent of U.S. Latinos consider themselves bilingual, and 40 percent communicate primarily in Spanish. Some social media platforms, including…
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HarperCollins Children’s BooksGrieving the death of her mother and an outcast at school, thirteen-year-old Mei finds solace in cooking and computer games. When her friend’s grandmother falls ill, Mei seeks out her father, a doctor, for help, and discovers the hospital is overcrowded. As the virus spreads, Mei finds herself alone in a locked-down city trying to find a way to help.Weaving in the tastes and sounds of the historic city, Wuhan’s comforting and distinctive cuisine comes to life as the reader follows 13-year-old Mei who, through her love for cooking, makes a difference in her community. My 9 year…
Foreign Secretary announces fresh finance to support African countries to adapt to the impacts of climate change The UK funding pledged at COP27 in Egypt will help deal with severe drought and floods across the continent James Cleverly said the funding will go, via the African Development Bank, to “those most affected by the impacts of climate change” The Foreign Secretary has announced a significant increase in the UK’s financial support to African countries on the frontline of climate change. Speaking alongside African leaders at an event at COP27, the Foreign Secretary confirmed the UK will provide £200 million to…
EGYPT: Carbon markets offer an incredible opportunity to unlock billions for the climate finance needs of African economies while expanding energy access, creating jobs, protecting biodiversity, and driving climate action. However, Africa currently produces only a tiny percentage of its carbon credit potential. Led by a 13-member steering committee of African leaders, CEOs, and carbon credit experts, the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) was launched on Tuesday with the aim of dramatically expanding Africa’s participation in voluntary carbon markets. The initiative was inaugurated at COP 27 in collaboration with The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), Sustainable Energy…
Ten African countries have accused the EU of jeopardising the survival of the common hippopotamus by not supporting a proposed commercial trade ban, in documents seen by the Guardian.Illegal hunting for meat and ivory is thought to have wiped out hippo populations in five African states: Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Liberia and Mauritania. But Brussels is planning to oppose a bid to ban the global trade in hippo products at a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) conference in Panama from 14 November.That in turn has sparked “grave concerns about the future of this…
The Super Target at 4313 Ambassador Caffery Parkway remodel is near completion. It’s all part of 150 store revamp nationwide. Target calls the revamp a “glow-up” as the updates are subtle yet noticeable.Most of the work is complete, the finishing touches will be completed after the holidays.The enhanced shopping experience starts when you enter the parking lot. The entire storefront has a new look.Super Target on Ambassador CafferyStaff Photo The upgrade includes modern lighting and fixtures, revamped order pickup and drive-up areas, touchless bathroom fixtures and more spaces between checkout lanes. The dressing rooms have also been completely remodeled to look…
Bilingual Baby: “Daddy, today I got to watch Daniel Tiger.” Daddy: “Oh, cool. In what language?” Bilingual baby looked at me inquisitively. But I shrugged and let her answer. She replied confidently, “In English!” I scrunched up my face, and Bilingual Baby’s dad said, “Are you sure?” Bilingual Baby was sure, “Yeah! English!” Finally I chimed in and let her know that she’d actually watched two episodes of Daniel Tiger back-to-back in Spanish. “But,” I told her, “you didn’t even notice because you understand it just as well as you understand it in English.” But she wasn’t convinced. “No!” she…
Editor’s note: This is the second of two-parts discussing popular read-aloud books for children. By Steve FlairtyNKyTribune columnist In last week’s column, I shared, with joy, several of the children’s read-aloud books I read to my students during a 28-year teaching career. I soon discovered that a whole lot of others valued read-aloud time, too, and I was bombarded from Kentuckians with selections that worked for them. Some read-alouds touch emotionally to the point of tears. “I always read Where the Red Fern Grows aloud to my fifth-grade students,” said Lydia Jacobs, of Pippa Passes. “The students loved the story…
The Newmont Akyem mines in partnership with PYXERA Global, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has launched a Women Economic Resiliency Programme (WERP) in Birim North District of Eastern Region. The gesture formed part of Newmont Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic support programme that seek to target local female businesses and to improve their economic resilience and enhance their business skills. With the introduction of the programme, 25 women in the district have been selected to be enrolled in tailoring and to empower them improve in their businesses. Beneficiaries were to undergo a six-month training in business management skills, managing inventory, entrepreneurship, and product…
suppliedThe Joy Store, operated by The Kindness Collective, allows parents who need a bit of help to choose Christmas presents for their children at no cost.At this time last year Shona was spending her nights lying awake, fretting about money. Like so many other New Zealanders, the foster grandmother’s family was struggling in the aftermath of lockdowns and the soaring costs of, well, everything. Christmas was looking bleak and the thought of her children going without presents was awful. When she was told everything would be OK, that there would be a Christmas, Shona wept in relief. “The Joy Store…