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When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania, they were buried there without notice. After it opened in 1879 in an old Army barracks, thousands of Native American children were sent by train and stagecoach to Carlisle. In 1990, Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or NAGPRA. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American Cabinet secretary, has pushed the government to reckon with its role in Native American boarding schools. At least 500 children died at some of the schools, including Carlisle.

Persons: Samuel Gilbert, Edward Hensley, Samuel, Edward, weren't, Jan, ”, Greg Werkheiser, Richard Henry Pratt, Jim Thorpe, —, Deb Haaland, “, Beth Wright Organizations: Nebraska, Army, Carlisle Indian Industrial School, “, Cultural Heritage Partners, Department of Interior, War Department, Medical Field Service School, American, Protection, United States Congress, Interior, Native American, Native American Rights Fund Locations: Pennsylvania, Winnebago, Carlisle, Nebraska, Servicemembers, Lake, Washoe, Umpqua, Ute, Rosebud Sioux, Northern Arapaho, Blackfeet, Oglala Sioux, Oneida, Omaha, Modoc , Iowa

☆ 53% of Gen Z see high cost of living as a barrier to financial success. They're 'buckling down,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gen Z faces unique financial challenges compared to older generations. watch nowHigh inflation — and affordability concerns among Gen Zers — extend beyond U.S. borders. Yet, they show less confidence when it comes to saving for retirement or investing in the stock market, the results found. Experts say these three tips can help members of Gen Z learn to manage their money wisely. Make saving a habitUte Grabowsky | Photothek | Getty ImagesMore than half of Gen Z, 56%, do not have enough emergency savings to cover three months' worth of expenses, Bank of America's survey found.

Persons: Martin, Gen Zers, Gen, Gen Z, Douglas Boneparth, Boneparth, It's, it's, Barkley, Young, Roth Organizations: College, Deloitte, Bank of, Bone, CNBC, Experts, Photothek, Getty Locations: U.S, New York

☆ Affordable Housing Crisis in US West: Why It's Hard to Build New Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kyle Paoletta | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The solution to keep prices under control seems fairly simple: Just build more housing. For a time, sprawl boosted housing supply and accommodated newcomers to the West: Nearly 60 million more people live in the region now compared with the 1950s. Running out of landWhen the economy crashed in 2008, housing construction screeched to a halt. All this red tape has caused a serious slowdown in much-needed housing construction. Build, build, buildDespite the unique challenges of building in the paradoxically wide-open West, some cities have been able to break through.

Persons: Mike Segrest, Megan Lawson, Kyle Stevens, Carrier Johnson, “, Lawson, Land Management . Nevada Sen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Kyle Roerink, Hillary Schieve, Schieve, Howard Blackson, Kyle Paoletta's Organizations: Forest Service, Southern Ute, Marin Headlands, Bureau, Land Management ., Water Network, Biggest, Biggest Little City, Housing Administration, Harper's Magazine, New York Magazine, Oasis Locations: Colorado, Durango ., it's, Animas, San Juan Mountains, Durango, Las Vegas, Montana, Houston, Minneapolis, Rocky, Phoenix, Denver, Mississippi, San Diego, San Jose , California, Marin County, San Francisco, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Jackson , Wyoming, California, Land Management . Nevada, Vegas, Reno , Nevada, Reno, Cumulatively, Biggest Little, Summit, Washington

☆ Chibuike Ifedilichukwu: Nigerian upcycling artist creates portraits from waste
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Aneta Felix | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But where others see trash, 37-year-old Nigerian artist Chibuike Ifedilichukwu sees opportunity. He creates portraits of celebrities from discarded aluminum cans, making a bold statement about waste management in the country. One day in 2021, while accompanying his wife to an antenatal clinic, Ifedilichukwu says he stumbled upon a pile of dumped plastic strips. I found that nobody does this pattern of art,” Ifedilichukwu told CNN. Although he wears gloves when he works, he says he’s been cut many times by sharp-edged cans, craft knives, scissors, needles and steel wire.

Persons: Chibuike Ifedilichukwu, Ifedilichukwu, “, ” Ifedilichukwu, Chibuike, ”, Cardi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Don Jazzy, Greta Thunberg, Leonardo di Caprio, Davido, Ifedilichukwu Ifedilichukwu, he’s, “ It’s Organizations: CNN —, CNN, Ifedilichukwu Locations: Nigeria, Anambra, Awka

They are to be built on some of the 33,000 hectares (330 square km) of former coal mines in Lusatia by 2030. The plans are emblematic of the drive by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to accelerate the phase-out of coal power towards a carbon neutral economy by as early as 2030 versus the agreed target of 2038. Many of LEAG's 8,000 coal workers are expected to retire by 2030 or retrain in renewable energy. Only 18% of locals believe politicians are doing enough to counteract the consequences of the coal phase-out, a survey published in May by broadcaster rbb showed, while 70% worry electricity could become expensive. "It is fundamentally unrealistic that the coal phase-out can be achieved in 2030," Christine Herntier, mayor of the town of Spremberg, told Reuters.

Persons: LEAG, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's, Ute Liebsch, Liebsch, Knut Abraham, Abraham, rbb, Christine Herntier, Rainer Schiller, Schiller, Ben Schueppel, Ingolf Arnold, Matthias Williams Organizations: Green, Reuters, Park, Thomson Locations: Berlin, FORST, Germany, Czech, Lusatia, Brandenburg, Saxony, Spremberg, Herntier

☆ Why some college professors are adopting ChatGPT AI as quickly as students
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Carolyn Chun | Kevin Travers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In an analysis of professions "most exposed" to the latest advances in large language models like ChatGPT, eight of the top 10 are teaching positions. Post-secondary teachers in English language and literature, foreign language, and history topped the list among educators. Jobs most 'exposed' to generative AI Rank Profession 1 Telemarketers 2 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 3 Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Law Teachers, Postsecondary 6 Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 7 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 10 SociologistsSource: "How will Language Modelers like ChatGPT Affect Occupations and Industries?" But affected jobs – or as the study officially describes it, jobs most "exposed to AI" – does not necessarily mean the human positions will be replaced. And for topics that are very dense, "ChatGPT can even help educators translate some of those lessons or takeaways in simpler language," he said.

November marks Native American Heritage Month, and the following 10 LGBTQ+ Indigenous trailblazers are bringing important representation to TV, challenging traditional gender expectations at powwows and elevating issues affecting Indigenous people, such as the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call via AP fileRep. Sharice Davids, a member of the Ho-Chunk nation, became the first LGBTQ Native American elected to Congress and one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress after winning her race for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District in 2018. Scott, of Aurora, Colorado, who uses she and they pronouns, leverages her platform to highlight issues affecting the queer Indigenous community. “I just want to flood the industry with Indigenous people, Indigenous models, Indigenous stories, and Indigenous designers.”Kali Reis (KO)Kali Reis, who is Seaconke Wampanaak and Cape Verdean, is a trailblazing Indigenous two-spirit athlete who wears many hats. Native American Heritage Month invites non-Native folks in joining us in recognizing our histories and celebrating our communities.

☆ Masato Kudo: Former Japanese international and MLS soccer player dies aged 32
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Japanese football club Tegevajaro Miyazaki has announced the death of striker Masato Kudo at age 32, the Japan Times reports. “From his achievements in the J1 to being selected for the Samurai Blue, Kudo was an incredibly accomplished player. But in spite of that he was never arrogant and cherished his teammates, the club and our supporters. The Japanese Professional Football League confirmed his passing on Twitter:“Along with the entire Japanese football community, we mourn the passing of Masato Kudo and wish to express our most heartfelt condolences to his family and friends,” the statement read. “Football Australia is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Japanese forward Masato Kudo,” Football Australia, the sport’s governing body in Australia, also tweeted.

☆ Participă online la lansarea de carte „Pe contrasens” de Oleg Serebrian
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Marți, 29 iunie, ora 19.00, vă invităm la lansarea online a romanului Pe contrasens, de Oleg Serebrian, apărut la Editura Cartier, colecția Rotonda. Evenimentul este organizat de Librăriile Cărturești, Editura Cartier și ICR Berlin. În 2010-2015 a fost Ambasador al Republicii Moldova în Franța și pe lângă UNESCO, iar din 2015 este Ambasador al Republicii Moldova în Germania. Cartier, 2011), a fost distins cu premiul special al Uniunii Scriitorilor din Republica Moldova. Preț: 49 RON/ 199 MDLCartea poate fi cumpărată în toate librăriile bune din România și Republica Moldova.

Persons: Oleg Serebrian, Claudiu Florian, ., . dr . Otilia Hedeșan, Ute, Emilian, Păun, Oleg, Oleg SEREBRIAN, Ion Creangă, Emil Constantinescu, francez François Hollande Organizations: Facebook, ICR, ICR Berlin, Universitatea de Vest, Cartier, YouTube, Universității Pedagogice, Administrație, MAE, Universității Libere, UNESCO, Uniunii Scriitorilor, Steaua, I, Scriitorilor Locations: ICR Berlin, Timișoara, Berlin, Sachsenhausen, Chișinău, Nisa, Paris, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, Europa de Vest, SUA, Franța, Germania, Republica Moldova, francez, Cluj, Rusia, răspântie, România

☆ Germania a raportat peste 23.000 de cazuri noi de COVID-19: „Situaţia s-a înrăutăţit în ultima săptămână”
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

„Situaţia continuă să fie foarte gravă şi s-a înrăutăţit în ultima săptămână”, a subliniat Lothar Wieler, în contextul în care Germania a înregistrat joi o creştere a numărului de cazuri de infectare cu noul coronavirus, de 23.679 în 24 de ore şi 440 de decese. „În prezent, asistăm la o creştere a numărului infecţiilor”, a adăugat Wieler. Infecţiile cu coronavirus şi decesele asociate în Germania se vor înmulţi probabil în săptămânile următoare, a declarat joi Wieler. Ute Rexroth, directoarea departamentului de control epidemiologic al RKI, a declarat că această creştere a numărului de cazuri, în special în landurile Turingia, Brandenburg şi Saxonia-Anhalt, este îngrijorătoare. Numărul cazurilor, de la prima contagiere raportată în această ţară la sfârşitul lunii ianuarie, a ajuns la 1.242.203, potrivit datelor Institutului Robert Koch (RKI) actualizate la ora 12.00 noaptea.

Persons: Lothar Wieler, Wieler, Ute, Robert Koch Locations: Germania, landurile Turingia, Brandenburg, Saxonia - Anhalt

☆ Optimism în Germania, deşi numărul pacienţilor internaţi crește de la o zi la alta
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

"Ceea ce mă face să mă simt optimist, dar totodată precaut este faptul că noile contagieri din ultimele zile au crescut mai puţin vertiginos, astfel încât curba este mai puţin ascuţită", a declarat joi Lothar Wieler într-o conferinţă de presă, subliniind totuşi că încă nu se ştie dacă este vorba despre "o evoluţie stabilă".El a precizat că "situaţia continuă să fie serioasă" şi a reamintit că doar după mai multe săptămâni de la intrarea în vigoare la 2 noiembrie a unui nou lockdown în Germania - mai blând decât cel decretat în primăvară - eficienţa acestuia va putea fi evaluată în mod real, scrie agerpres.ro Potrivit lui Ute Rexroth, directoarea departamentului de control epidemiologic al RKI, noile contagieri care nu mai cresc atât de vertiginos s-ar putea datora faptului că restricţiile introduse la începutul lui noiembrie încep să aibă efect, dar şi laboratoarelor, care încep "lent" să atingă capacitatea lor maximală de realizare a testelor.Lothar Wieler s-a referit astfel la situaţia limită a laboratoarelor şi la necesitatea unei schimbări a strategiei în realizarea testelor, rezervate grupurilor de risc şi simptomatologiilor grave, astfel încât un mare număr de cazuri de contagiere - uşoare sau asimptomatice - nu sunt depistate.Experta germană a precizat că numărul pacienţilor de la ATI s-a dublat în ultimele două săptămâni, ajungând la 3.127 - dintre care 1.787 conectaţi la ventilatoare -, depăşind astfel recordul din aprilie. Potrivit ei, jumătate dintre spitalele germane au "o disponibilitate limitată sau lipsă de disponibilitate" pentru îngrijirea pacienţilor în stare gravă.Potrivit datelor ATI, 21.787 de paturi sunt în prezent ocupate în Germania, iar 6.715 sunt libere.Germania a înregistrat 21.866 noi contagieri în ultimele 24 de ore, cu 1.900 mai multe decât săptămâna trecută, dar sub recordul de 23.399 de cazuri raportate sâmbăta trecută. Numărul total al contagierilor a ajuns la 727.553, iar cel al deceselor la 11.982, dintre care 215 au fost înregistrate în ultimele 24 de ore.

Persons: Lothar Wieler, Ute Rexroth Locations: Germania

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