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LORTON, Virginia – Sean Miller quiets the stereo blasting Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” and begins his lessons for the day, a journey through centuries with improvisational stops along the way.He kicks off with a discussion on Black joy. Today’s focus: Olympic gymnast and fellow Virginian Gabby Douglas. Then his roughly two dozen students move on to another topic: Black History Month. Has the yearly event outlived its relevance? Miller asks after playing a video clip about the month’s origins. No, some say. A teen proposes legislation to mandate its observance.Next the discussion veers to distinctions between “slave” and “enslaved…
CNN — Tornadoes caused damage in Oklahoma and prompted calls for evacuations as severe tornado-bearing storms threatened to bring more twisters, heavy rain and large hail from Missouri to Texas. Multiple large and extremely dangerous tornadoes were reported in some parts of Oklahoma overnight, according to the National Weather Service. There were reports of injuries, property damage, flooding, downed power lines and trees in multiple counties Saturday night, according to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Agency. The extent of the damage was unclear early Sunday. Sulfur, more than 130 miles from Oklahoma City, suffered damage and impact from what appeared to…
Imagine that Amazon decides to ship a product from a warehouse in Northern Nevada to a sorting facility in Sacramento and then onto a truck for final delivery somewhere in Reno. If such a delivery route seems unnecessarily complicated, ridiculously inefficient, and patently illogical, it's because of all those reasons, and that's exactly why Amazon doesn't do it that way. The reason is. Meanwhile, the federal government appears to believe that a similar route for domestic mail processing is somehow a successful business strategy. Last week, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it would move forward with plans to…
CNN — Jim Wallis was a long-haired student activist in the early 1970s who read Marx, marched against the Vietnam War and had little use for evangelical Christianity. But one day he conducted an unusual theological experiment that would change his life. Wallis and several friends wanted to know how many scriptures in the Bible dealt with issues such as poverty, oppression and justice. So they took a pair of scissors and cut out every biblical verse mentioning the poor. “When we were done, all of those verses had fallen to the floor — about two thousand verses in total,” Wallis recalled. “We were…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an investigation to determine the actual composition of blends from two Indian spice manufacturers that allegedly contain high levels of carcinogenic pesticides. Earlier this month, Hong Kong suspended (and banned) MDH's three spice mixes (Madras Curry Powder, Sambar Masala Powder, Curry Powder) and Everest Spice Blend Fish Curry Masala due to the presence of dangerous amounts of ethylene oxide. did. . File photo: Boxes of Everest Fish Curry Masala are stacked on the shelves of a market shop in Srinagar, April 23, 2024. Reuters/Sharafat Ali/File photo (Reuters) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}}…
Written by Mike WendlingBBC News, Royal Oak, Michigan9 hours agoimage caption, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has support across political lines.Mike Panza showed up early at a comedy charity event to support the Kennedy presidential campaign.Wearing a Star Wars-themed shirt and lining up outside the Royal Oak Theater in this Detroit suburb, he was drawn to RFK Jr., the only candidate in the 2024 election identified only by his initials. I talked about the reason.”I'd like to get back to the middle,” said Panza, 44. “His stance on health care is really appealing. President Kennedy wants…
India's e-commerce market is expected to grow significantly to over USD 300 billion by 2030. digital economy It is expected to reach a whopping US$1 billion by the same year. according to invest in india, India's online shopper base is expected to be the second largest in the world by 2030, with nearly 500-600 million shoppers. Even today, India boasts the second largest internet user base in the world with 881 million users. India is on track to become the dominant force in global e-commerce by 2030, driven by a growing digital economy and expanding internet user base. Data from…
There are not many assets that are outperforming. Bitcoin (Cryptocurrency: BTC). It has soared more than 1,100% (as of April 23) over the past five years.it far exceeded Nasdaq Composite For example index.Let me be clear: I Still bullish on top cryptocurrencies. Currently priced at approximately $66,700, which is 10% off from peak prices, it's a smart buying opportunity.However, I believe it is always good for investors to understand the bear case for the assets they own or are considering. government interventionThe most obvious thing that could pose a bearish headwind to this fast-growing cryptocurrency would be for governments to…
New Delhi: Foreign e-commerce companies like Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart are relentlessly pursuing the Indian market by circumventing rules and laws, often resorting to unethical business practices. said Praveen Khandelwal, general secretary of Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). The Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary candidate said on Saturday.Reacting to a television media report that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had found possible irregularities in its probe into the relationship between e-commerce companies such as Amazon and Flipkart and mobile phone manufacturers, Khandelwal said IANS Regarding this “connection'' between electronic commerce, he said the following. Giant corporations and mobile phone…
image source, Getty Imagesimage caption, The Miami Grand Prix attracts many celebrities, with actor Tom Cruise and singer Shakira also taking part in last year's race.1 hour agoThe sixth race of the season will be littered with stardust as F1 heads to Florida for the Miami Grand Prix from May 3-5.The race weekend will be filled with the rich and famous as Max Verstappen aims to continue his dominant start to 2024.The world champions won in China last time out and now have four wins in five matches this season.The Miami Grand Prix will also be Verstappen's second sprint race…