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In 1940, stamps cost 3 cents, the first Social Security check was paid, the Cincinnati Reds won the World Series, psychologists Dr. Kenneth Clark and Mamie Clark conducted a “doll study” However, alarming results were obtained. A study of children ages 3 to 7 tested children's racial perceptions using four identical dolls except for their color. The majority of children expressed a preference for white dolls and considered it to have positive characteristics. The Clarks' husband-and-wife team concluded that “prejudice, discrimination, and segregation” created a sense of inferiority among black children, which negatively affected their self-esteem. Fourteen years later, Dr.…
Written by Elizabeth HowcroftLONDON (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency company Tether has invested $200 million in BlackRock Neurotech, taking a majority stake in the U.S. brain implant company, it said in a statement on Monday.BlackRock Neurotech makes brain-computer interfaces, including neural implants that allow people to control computers and prosthetic arms without moving, the company's website says. It has no relationship with the asset management company BlackRock.The deal, closed Friday after months of due diligence, values BlackRock Neurotech at about $350 million and makes it Tether's largest shareholder, Tether's chief executive officer ( CEO) Paolo Ardoino told Reuters.The $200 million from Tether…
Millions of healthcare workers around the world are calling on world governments to impose significant restrictions on the plastics industry. In an open letter on Monday, representatives of 900 medical civil society organizations called for caps on plastic production, limits on toxic chemicals, and full transparency about the ingredients contained in plastics. The letter was sent to national teams concluding the United Nations Environment Programme's fourth round of plastics negotiations in Ottawa, Canada, where the question of whether plastic pollution can be reduced without cutting plastic production is being discussed. Opinions among the delegates are divided on this issue. Health…
by derek hunterSometimes good parents raise bad children. Even if you do everything correctly, it is possible to produce a large amount of real food after digestion. It happens. It doesn't happen very often, so we see the mutant mob and professional protester class currently conducting mini-beer hall putsch hoping to weave it into a big real opportunity to kill a lot of people. It's very easy to be a white person, an ordinary person, a straight person, a non-conformist, and as possible a Jew. Fascists always have a serious problem with Jews. So where do the piles…
Columbia University's president said Monday that talks with student organizers have not resulted in an agreement and the university will not withdraw from Israel. The demands have sparked protests on college campuses across the United States. Minoush Shafik said the demonstrations had created “an unwelcoming environment for many Jewish students and faculty” and that “outsider actors” had contributed to a “hostile environment” around the university gates, adding that the campus He asked those holding camped demonstrations to voluntarily disperse. And it became a “noisy distraction” for students.”Nor do we want to deprive thousands of students, their families and friends of…
Katu A derailed train was seen leaning against a bridge in Portland, Oregon, on Monday. CNN — A historic bridge in Portland, Oregon, was closed Monday morning after a derailed train was seen leaning against the bridge's supports. Two Union Pacific Line cars were completely derailed on the east side of the 100-year-old railroad bridge. “One rail car is leaning against the bridge's structural support columns” Portland Fire Rescue listed in X. “The bridge has been closed and is now completely blocked to all train, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.” The Portland Fire and Rescue Department said the bridge will remain…
(Taylor Siebert/Yahoo Sports)Welcome to Monday's Leaderboard. Here are the weekend's top news from the great world of golf. Grab Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair, and gather your crew…1. The best moments of LIV golfThe LIV Golf was a very expensive punchline for most of its life. Many of the world's best players compete for millions of dollars while almost no one watches in person or on screen.Leave it to Australia to turn the whole company upside down. LIV Golf is incredibly popular Down Under, with an estimated 94,000 golf fans flocking to Adelaide to watch home country hero Cam…
image source, Getty Imagesimage caption, Manchester City have won four of the last five Premier League titles.1 hour agoPremier League clubs have voted in favor of drawing up plans to introduce spending caps.A majority of clubs voted in favor of the Premier League carrying out the final economic and legal analysis necessary to develop a spending cap model.The model will be presented to clubs at a general meeting in June and, if voted in favor, will replace the profit and sustainability rules currently in place from the 2025-26 season onwards. Manchester United, Manchester City and Aston Villa voted against introducing…
It's wine time. 30 beers. Happy hour. 5 o'clock somewhere.Maybe it's time to reconsider the way you drink alcohol?Moderate drinking was once thought to be good for the heart, but better research methods have put a damper on that idea. “Reducing the amount you drink is a great way to become healthier,” says Dr. Timothy Naimi, director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.Will drinking guidelines change?Guidelines vary widely from country to country, but the overall trend is to drink less. The UK, France, Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia recently lowered…
The Department was recognized for achieving its goals of creating opportunities for disadvantaged small businesses, women-owned businesses, historically underutilized business zones, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. I did. Washington – For fiscal year 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was proud to receive the highest annual Procurement Scorecard rating of “A+” from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The annual scorecard is an assessment tool that measures how well federal agencies are meeting small business and socio-economic prime and subcontract goals and reports on agency-specific progress. “This achievement confirms our unwavering commitment to promoting economic growth and…