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CINCINNATI — A group of 14 high school students waited nervously for their team to pitch. They had spent the last three weeks learning how to design shoes and apparel and creating a cohesive business strategy around their clothing line at the Bigger Than Sneakers (BTS) Academy. Now they had to present their ideas to a panel of judges.“I’m a little emotional because I spent three weeks with a group of teenagers and we all got along, it was really fun,” said Mariam Barry, 15, after her presentation. “It was probably the most fun three weeks of my summer.”Barry will…
Panamanian Cristian Martinez placed the ball exactly where Jose Fajardo could have been most dangerous. It took just one smart touch and quick movement for the forward to effortlessly slot the ball past the Bolivian goalkeeper, bringing the 12,933 Orlando fans to their feet.”That goal gave me confidence,” Fajardo said. It gave him “more security.”It was also what allowed Panama to open the scoring against Bolivia, setting the tone for what would be a thrilling performance by the Central Americans. With a 3-1 victory over Bolivia, Panama secured their ticket to the last 16 of the Copa America for the…
A recent series of cyberattacks has exposed vulnerabilities in key digital platforms and national infrastructure, sparking discussions about the importance of robust cybersecurity measures. Earlier this month, TikTok suffered a major hack that compromised several high-profile accounts, including those of Paris Hilton and CNN. According to Christian Rebernik, co-founder and co-CEO of Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences, the breach underscores the need for responsible technology. “The reality is that we will continue to see large-scale cyberattacks unless organizations take all the necessary steps to ensure their technology is secure, responsible, and sustainable. If all it takes to compromise accounts is…
The Biden administration on Tuesday awarded $504 million to a dozen projects across the country aimed at transforming communities that had been neglected in the past into tech powerhouses.The grants will fund “technology hubs” that aim to boost production of critical technologies in regions such as western Montana, central Indiana, southern Florida and upstate New York. These hubs are expected to accelerate the growth of cutting-edge industries in the United States, such as biomanufacturing, clean energy, artificial intelligence and personalized medicine.The program is part of a federal effort to expand funding for U.S. science and technology beyond Silicon Valley and…
Palestinians are streaming out of eastern Khan Younis, the second-largest city in Gaza, as an Israeli evacuation order affects roughly 250,000 people, the United Nations said Tuesday.Although the exact number of people fleeing was not immediately known, Sigrid Kaag, the top U.N. humanitarian official for Gaza, said more than 1.9 million people are displaced inside the war-torn enclave. Israel’s military estimated that about the same number of people — around 80% of all Palestinians in the Gaza Strip — are now clustered into the territory’s central region.Israel’s military on Monday instructed Palestinians to evacuate a wide swath of Khan Younis…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, became the first sitting Democrat in Congress to call for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, citing his poor debate performance and the fact that Biden “has trailed Donald Trump” all year in surveys.“Our overriding consideration must be who has the best hope of saving our democracy from an authoritarian takeover by a criminal and his gang. Too much is at stake to risk a Trump victory—too great a risk to assume that what could not be turned around in a year, what was not turned around in the debate, can be…
Workers’ concerns took center stage at the recent Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health hosted by the Center for Rural Health Dr. Nizar Wehbi, state health officer for the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, delivers a keynote address at the North Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, held at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks on June 5. Photo courtesy of the UND Center for Rural Health. By Jena Pierce If there was a theme for the 39th Dakota Annual Conference on Rural and Public HealthIt would…
Adrienne Oglesby and Channing King 20 minutes ago DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — If you’re one of the roughly 25 percent of Americans who head out of town for the Fourth of July, be prepared. Whether it’s a flight, train, car or cruise ship, holiday travel is back. “The recovery in travel finally seems to be happening, but it took us nearly four years to get there,” said AAA’s Andrew Gross. Semi-truck overturns on I-75 NB, causing lane closures Since the vast majority of Ohio’s 3.3 million residents spending the holidays away from home will be traveling by car, you can…
Nicolas Guyonnet/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images Voters cast their ballots at the polling station at the Kergomard nursery school in Valence in southeastern France on June 30, 2024. CNN — As the French prepare to vote in the second round of legislative elections on Sunday, hundreds of candidates have withdrawn in an attempt to prevent the far-right party from gaining power. More than 200 candidates from the centrist camp and President Emmanuel Macron’s left-wing alliance have decided to withdraw to avoid a split in the vote. They have put aside their differences with a single goal in mind: to keep the far…
A lawsuit filed Tuesday against Northwestern University opened a new front in the legal battle over affirmative action, alleging that its law school hires people of color and less-qualified women over white men for faculty positions, in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws.The complaint, filed by a group called Faculty, Alumni and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences, targets Northwestern’s law school. But the allegations are a widespread criticism of American universities as being more concerned with diversity than with merit or compliance with federal law.The complaint alleges that racial and gender preferences at Northwestern Law School are widespread and constitute pervasive…