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Sasha Gallant is making US foreign aid spending smarter
Last year, the US spent about $69 billion in foreign aid trying to make the world outside its borders a better place. While that’s just above 1 percent of the US government’s budget, it makes the US the single largest provider of foreign aid in the world by total dollars spent, focusing on areas like…
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Geoffrey Hinton: “It’s Far Too Late” to Stop Artificial Intelligence
The Political Scene Podcast Geoffrey Hinton: “It’s Far Too Late” to Stop Artificial Intelligence Save this storySave this story Save this storySave this story Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our twice-weekly News & Politics newsletter. The American public’s increasing fascination with artificial intelligence—its rapid…
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How Black Nerd Mafia is making space for Black, marginalized creatives in Columbia
In spaces across Columbia, Black creatives aren’t showcased as often as their White counterparts, said Kwasi Brown, who describes seeing this problem for years in his hometown. Persons of color who are musicians, spoken-word poets and artists are routinely pushed the city’s edges, far from the downtown core. A few years ago, with a little…
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Lifelong Learning Collaborative announces classes
PROVIDENCE – The Lifelong Learning Collaborative LLC announces the release of its Winter Session Catalog with 20 courses open to all adults interested in learning in a friendly, collaborative environment. Classes range from history to the arts, from politics to community issues, from the sciences to the social sciences, and more. In-person classes meet at…
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Board approves liquor license for J’s Brothers, entertainment at Ordway Cafe
PAWTUCKET – J’s Brothers Restaurant, which has served breakfast and lunch in the former Don’s Lunch location at 169 Benefit St. for the past year, now has a liquor license and will stay open until 9 p.m. Owner Jose Jacome Morales presented his plan, telling the City Council, acting as the Board of License Commissioners…
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Holiday bazaars and craft fairs
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2 The Friends of the East Smithfield Library will host a Holiday Bazaar fundraiser on Friday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the East Smithfield Library, 50 Esmond St., Smithfield. There will be a penny social raffle featuring themed baskets, a bike,…
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Country Christmas Train features more than 1 million lights
Bright light illuminating the southern part of Davidson County comes from more than 1 million Christmas lights at the Denton FarmPark’s annual Country Christmas train. The Loflin and Miller families, the children and grandchildren of creator Brown Loflin who died in September 2019, are maintaining their loved one’s vision of a holiday event that focused…
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Celebrating diversity through music
It’s always interesting to hear from Hutchinson graduates. While they may have grown up in small-town Minnesota, they’ve spread their wings to far-flung places around the globe. Most recently, Kim Strand, a member of the Hutchinson High School Class of 1977, reached out. Strand makes her home in California where she has built a multi-disciplinary…
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Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program has record year in southeast Ohio
Buckeye Hills Regional Council served a record number of individuals through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program in 2023. A collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Department of Aging, and area agencies on aging like Buckeye Hills Regional Council, the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides income-eligible seniors the opportunity to enjoy…
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Estado libera R$ 34 milhões para fomento de ecossistemas de tecnologia e inovação
O Governo do Estado anunciou recursos da ordem de R$ 34 milhões para o fomento de ambientes promotores de inovação de todas as regiões do Paraná. O anúncio aconteceu durante o 5º Encontro de Parques Tecnológicos do Paraná, em Guarapuava. A ação governamental prevê duas chamadas públicas que serão publicadas até o início de dezembro.…