Over 40 LGBTQ+ elected officials from around Ohio gathered at Columbus City Hall Friday, the day before many of them would march in the Columbus Pride Festival, to discuss hostile legislation and strategies to combat it. This is the second time in two years City Council President Shannon Hardin invited LGBTQ+ officials to gather before […]
MACKINAC ISLAND — For years, lawmakers in Michigan have tried and failed to expand the state’s Freedom of Information Act to cover the Legislature and the governor’s office. But some lawmakers advocating for transparency have said they see an opening this year for action. The Senate Oversight Committee recently held its first hearing on legislation […]
Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education struck down racial segregation of the nation’s public schools, Black students still face unequal opportunity and outcomes in California’s schools, according to new findings previewed this week in Sacramento. “Whether you’re a parent, a student or an educator, the promise of Brown v. Board has not been […]
Whether in healthcare or in industry – or something as trivial as crafting personalized birthday wishes – artificial intelligence (AI) is now a part of many people’s daily lives. What about higher education? Can AI in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as the chatbot ChatGPT be used to prepare for exams? And […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Spring and summer college graduates from the class of 2024 may face more challenges entering the workforce than previous years. That’s according to economists who say while the job market is favorable right now, there are a couple of obstacles new graduates may face. Tom Fullerton, an economics professor at […]
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – TC Energy’s planned oil pipeline spin-off is a bet that it can supply more Canadian crude to U.S. Gulf of Mexico refiners, but the venture faces stiff competition and will carry high debt when it starts up. The South Bow spin-off, which TC investors will vote on June […]
Joe Biden and Donald Trump swept to victory in states across the US on Super Tuesday, easily winning presidential primary elections from Maine to California as they all but solidified an unprecedented rematch in November. But the biggest night of the primary season exposed glaring weaknesses in both candidates’ electoral coalitions. Tens of thousands of […]
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala’s new leftist president, Bernardo Arevalo, took office on Monday after a tortuous delay that underlined the uphill struggle he faces to meet high expectations and enact a sweeping anti-graft agenda in opposition-controlled Congress. Arevalo, the Central American country’s most liberal leader in years, powered to victory in August, […]
Ukraine’s national postal operator Ukrposhta has devised a strategic logistical solution to navigate the challenges of blockaded border checkpoints and ensure the delivery of international parcels to Ukraine, in collaboration with Estonia’s Omniva and the Slovak company Interport. Rail freight transit is first for the postal service since 2002, according to Ukrposhta’s press service. The […]