The Olympics have shared that millions of people and businesses have benefitted from the Games initiatives. 181,100 people are employed in Games-related jobs, boosting the local job market. With a strong focus on social impact, Paris 2024 is set to redefine what it means to host the Olympic Games, creating a better future for generations […]
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Just days after an assassination attempt at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, the Republican candidate has unveiled his choice for Vice President to run alongside him. Trump said on his social platform, Truth Social Network: “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the
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Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O’Connor died this morning in Phoenix, Arizona, of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness. She was 93 years old. Justice O’Connor was appointed to the Court by President Reagan in 1981 and retired in 2006, after serving
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Dr. Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home in Connecticut. Henry Kissinger was born in southern Germany in 1923, where his father was a teacher. His family fled Nazi Germany and came to America in 1938. After he became an American citizen in 1943, Dr. Kissinger served in the 84th Army Division from 1943 to 1946.
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On Wednesday evening, President Biden spoke with leaders from the American Jewish community at the White House to pledge his full and continued support for the Government and people of Israel. In his remarks, the President reiterated his deep sympathy for all those missing, wounded, and killed in the unprecedented and appalling assault by Hamas
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On October 11th, 2021 President Joe Biden proclaimed Indigenous Peoples’ Day which falls on the previously celebrated Columbus Day. “On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today,” Biden said in his initial proclamation. Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built
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On Sunday, Los Angeles weather had a party. Gone are the days when Angelenos could say “All we have are forest fires, mudslides and earthquakes. At least we don’t have hurricanes.” Hurricane Hilary turned tropical storm hit Southern California. Governor Gavin Newsom issued a State of Emergency, urging residents from San Diego to the greater
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A new study reveals that Alaska is the state with the most credit card debt. California ranks tenth with an average of $3,870 per borrower. Money experts Moneywise analyzed household debt statistics released in May 2023 by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to reveal which states have the highest amount of credit card
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Roseanne Barr posts a throwback photo on Instagram. She’s gracing a 1994 cover of Vanity Fair in a corset and lingerie. The caption reads: “When is @lizzobeeating going to thank me for paving the way.” Barr is referring to Grammy Award-winning singer Lizzo, who has served as the poster child for “Big Girls” for the
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Another day, another release in the tech world. We can’t keep up. Meta launched Threads, a new app built by the Instagram team, for sharing text updates and joining public conversations. So What Is Meta’s New Threads App? You log in using your Instagram account. Posts can be up to 500 characters long and include links,
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President Joe Biden said that he “strongly disagrees” with the Supreme Court’s decision to reject Affirmative Action. What does this mean? The move rejects the use of race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Essentially, Affirmative Action paved a way for minorities, who may have
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Did you know that Satoshi Tajiri’s Pokémon is currently the top grossing media franchise in the world, with an estimated total revenue of $76.4 billion? Multiplayer card game experts at World of Card Games have analyzed Google search volumes from the past year to find out which of the 1,010 total monsters have captured the
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The holiday commemorates the end of slavery fully across the United States; specifically in Texas. During the American Civil War (1861–1865), emancipation came at different times to various places in the Southern states. Celebrations of emancipation often called a Jubilee (recalling the biblical Jubilee in which slaves were freed) occurred on September 22, July 4, August 1, April 6, and November 1, among other dates. On September 22, 1862, President
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If you can believe it, it’s almost been three years since the death of George Floyd: May 25th, 2020. The controversial case caused nationwide protests and kick-started the Black Lives Matter movement. On the 3rd anniversary, George Floyd’s family is declaring May 25th: George Floyd Forever Day Protests took place around the world and former
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Writers in every industry, from music to TV and film are fearful of ChatGPT and the future of AI. The big question is, will AI take jobs from human? Best Sports Betting Canada put ChatGPT to the test, prompting the AI software to write a hypothetical song. Not just any song, but a song for Eurovision
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When did we start celebrating Mother’s Day in the United States? Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1907, when Anna Jarvis held the first Mother’s Day service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Her campaign to make Mother’s Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. In
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As the WGA (Writer’s Guild of America) mark Day 3 of their strike, creatives of all roles in Hollywood are picketing for higher pay, residuals, rights against artificial intelligence and more. The Guild wrote, “We have not reached an agreement with the studios and streamers. We will be on strike after the contract expires at
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Bruce Springsteen‘s fans are furious at the prices being asked for tickets. There were understandable eruptions of anger when fans logged on for the first day of sales for the opening shows on his 2023 arena tour and found tickets going for as as $4,000-5,000 for mid-range floor seats, and into the four-figures for other,
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