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Hisense Chess Tournament 2024 Kicks Off in Kampala

Happening at the Arirang Hotel & Restaurant is the 3rd edition of the Hisense Chess Tournament which has officially kicked off for the two days competition began. This will run until July 28th. The event, organized by Hisense Uganda, the...

Magnificent and humbling: the Paris opening ceremony was a tribute to witnessing superhuman feats of the extraordinary

EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK by Sarah Austin, The University of Melbourne There has never been an opening ceremony quite like it. For the first time in Olympic Games history, the ceremony took place outside a stadium arena. Despite a rainy and miserable Paris...

THE UNKIND LEADING THE BLIND: Big Ben was better than Russell Wilson? I don’t think so

When I was a young man growing up in Lawrenceville, I witnessed an incident I will never forget as long as I live. There was a corner store named Klotz’s. The husband-and-wife team of Al and Bernie Klotz owned the deli and butcher shop. One afternoon...

What’s the difference between ‘strep throat’ and a sore throat? We’re developing a vaccine for one of them

Prostock-studio/Shutterstock by Kim Davis, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Alma Fulurija, Telethon Kids Institute, and Myra Hardy, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute What’s the difference? is a new editorial product that explai...

RSLPF’s Rising Stars Head To Youth Camp In St. Vincent

On Sunday July 20, 2024, a group of thirty-one (31) members of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force’s (RSLPF) Rising Stars Police Youth Organization departed Saint Lucia, bound for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The contingent, headed by Sergeant No...

What GoFundMe conceals: The campaigns that fail

Faran Kaplan’s neighbor set up a GoFundMe page for him that raised over $100,000 after his wife was killed and other relatives injured in an accident. Pete Marovich/The Washington Post via Getty Images by Martin Lukk, University of Toronto and Erik...

‘White Women: Answer The Call’…Kamala Harris zoom event shatters records and raises over $2 million

Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is continuing to shatter records left and right. In an unprecedented display of support, White women across the nation gathered virtually to back VP Harris’ presidential campaign. The event, titled...

“White Women: Answer the Call" 164,000 People Attend Zoom Event For Kamala Harris And Raise Over 2 Million

Saint Lucia Bolsters Pig Production To Strengthen Food Security

Amidst the impacts of Hurricane Beryl on the island, some 25 pig farmers and technicians participated in the first series of a training programme on pig reproduction and breeding provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Jefferson County Micro Business Accelerator Launches as ‘Game-Changer’

This is Alabama The Central Alabama Redevelopment Alliance (CARA) recently announced the launch of the Jefferson County Micro Business Accelerator, an innovative initiative designed to propel small businesses toward growth and long-term success. The...

Information Empowerment Series Underway at Titusville Branch Library

Birmingham Public Library An Information Empowerment Series is underway at Titusville Branch Library, #2 6th Avenue SW. The bi-weekly series kicked off on July 11. On Thursday, July 25, the topic was “Getting and Keeping a Roof Over Your head.&...

‘SLP Celebrates Three Years Of Good Governance’

On the third anniversary of the Saint Lucia Labour Party’s overwhelming victory at the polls on 26th July 2021, Prime Minister and SLP Leader, Hon. Philip J. Pierre has thanked the people of Saint Lucia for placing their confidence in himself and his...

Ben Jealous: When silence is cowardice

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—When the stakes are high … when there is a real threat … should staying silent even be an option? Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot to say on the subject of silence. He said, “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” And, “Ou...

Three Meharry School of Medicine students selected for 2024 NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)—Meharry Medical College School of Medicine today announced that three of its students have been selected to participate in the 2024 NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. Fourth-year medical students Cara...

Martell Holt’s Legal Troubles Stir Mixed Reactions Among Fans

Martell Holt, one of the prominent stars of the popular reality TV show “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” has recently found himself in the spotlight for reasons beyond the drama of his personal life depicted on the show. Holt’s re...