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Amjad Abu Dhaka, one of the top students at his school in Khan Yunis, excels in math and English, and when war broke out in the Gaza Strip last October, he decided to study in the United States. I was applying for a scholarship.Teachers rewarded students with good grades with trips to local historical sites and piers, where they watched boats and took photos of the sunset. He dreamed of pursuing a career in medicine, like his older sister Nagam, who studied dentistry in Gaza City.But his old life and old dreams now feel far away. His school was bombed,…

LEMOORE, Calif. — National Nurses Week is an annual event that recognizes and celebrates the contributions of nurses within Naval Health Clinic Lemoore (NHCL) and around the world. Nursing Week begins on May 6th and continues until May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. Nightingale is credited with founding the world's first nursing school on July 9, 1860. Today, May 6, the clinic kicked off Nursing Week with a blessing of hands. This small, nondenominational ceremony involves a pastor or spiritual leader blessing or anointing the hands of each nurse. This year, Lt. Kurt Hagestuen, a chaplain with the 17th Carrier Wing…

On Monday evening, UAW members at Stellantis' Warren Stamping Plant voted to authorize a strike over issues ranging from malfunctioning fans to restroom sanitation, according to the union.A vote by Local 869 members to authorize a strike does not mean more than 1,000 members will go on strike, but it will significantly increase pressure as grievance negotiations proceed. Warren Stamping supplies multiple plants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, producing Dodge Durango, Chrysler Pacifica, and Ram light and heavy trucks, as well as Jeep Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer. We are producing.The union did not release…

Allie Schneider couldn't believe it. Schneider, a four-year season ticket holder, was at Target Center on Friday for the Lynx's preseason opener against Chicago. It was a promising start to the season for the Lynx, and also marked the professional debut of three players taken in the top eight of the WNBA draft: Chicago's Angel Reese and Camila Cardoso, and Minnesota's Alyssa Pirri. It was also a litmus test of how rapidly interest in women's basketball, and women's sports, is growing. Unlike Caitlin Clark's preseason debut against Dallas that night, this game was not televised or available for streaming. So…

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials are considering whether to ban the use of derivatives to bet on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Derivatives are investments based on the value of an underlying security, asset group, or benchmark, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, index funds, and cryptocurrencies.CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnum sat with Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi, Akiko Fujita and others at the 2024 Milken Conference to discuss fraud and manipulation that his agency could jeopardize the election. We will discuss this proposal as we aim to prevent this.“We obviously have issues surrounding election integrity, and those allegations have…

flash sale Don't miss this deal standard digital access $6 for 1 year Already a subscriber? Login Scholarship recipients from the Hispanic Education Foundation Longmont pose at the annual awards banquet on May 2 (provided photo) The Hispanic Education Foundation Longmont held its annual scholarship awards banquet on Thursday. The banquet recognized 15 St. Vrain Valley School District graduates and 25 returning students who received scholarships to support their continued education after high school. The foundation will also hold its annual scholarship fundraising tournament on June 14 at Ute Creek Golf Club. To sign up as a player or sponsor,…

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – It opened on May 7, 1964, and one of Mary Mahoney's first guests wrote in the guestbook, “The only way this place goes is up.”Bob Mahoney, Mary Mahoney's son, said the door to this location opened because another door closed.”My mother had a bit of a chill at the Tivoli Hotel, but she spent 11 years there and learned quite a bit about: She didn't serve food. She just served alcohol. But ownership… The people changed and they kicked her out,'' Bob Mahoney said. “My mom thought getting kicked out of the lounge was the worst…

RENO, Nev. (COLO) – Business owners who recently left the Reno Public Market say they were forced out by the property's high rents. Sara Reynosa, owner of Fuego Street Tacos, said that when she raised her concerns with RPM management here, she was told that the business was being mismanaged. She says that's not the case.Reynosa said, “The rent is too high and I can no longer make ends meet, so I'm moving out.'' “We're here 24/7. We've laid off staff. We're finding and shopping the best deals on groceries. We're doing everything we can to keep costs down. ”Reynosa…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, IOC president Thomas BachFlying discs & overhead kicks – the next Olympic sports?Article informationAuthor, Alexis JamesRole, BBC Sport41 minutes ago“Change or be changed.”After succeeding Jacques Rogge as IOC president in 2013, Thomas Bach was forthright in his assessment of what the Olympic Games needed to do to stay relevant.For all that London 2012 reached a record-breaking global audience of 3.6 billion, the IOC had concerns. Interest from the 18-24 demographic was waning. It was a trend that could not be ignored.In December 2014, Bach launched his Agenda 2020, outlining 40 proposed reforms for the Games.…

Global investment giant Franklin Templeton predicts that Solana’s SOL will soon be poised to establish itself as a top-three crypto asset.new analysisThe company's digital assets division suggests that SOL is on its way to becoming the “third major crypto asset” after Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), thanks to the growth of the SOLANA network. According to Templeton analysts, Solana Network has seen significant increases in total fees and decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume over the past year. At the time of writing, SOL is trading at $151, up 11% over the past week. Franklin Templeton's analysis predicts the immediate future…