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网页Awareness of 'Latinx' increases among U.S. Latinos, and 'Latine' emerges as an alternative. While “Hispanic” and “Latino” remain the most prominent, “Latinx” has become de-facto as a gender-neutral alternative. Yet only 4% or 1.9 million people use the term to describe themselves according to a Pew Research Center Study.
How FEMA tries to combat rumors and conspiracy theories about …
网页1 天前 · With a second massive hurricane set to hit the United States in less than two weeks, the Federal Emergency Management Agency also has to contend with a deluge of rumors and conspiracy theories about its response and policies.. Baseless stories have swirled on social media since Hurricane Helene made landfall in late September, many framing FEMA’s actions as an instrument of a tyrannical ...
Why Tampa Bay is at such high risk for hurricane damage
网页1 天前 · Flooding and winds damaged thousands of homes, according to member station WUSF. At least 12 people near Tampa in Pinellas County died because of Helene. Lingering debris and damage caused by Helene is also a major concern ahead of Milton’s landfall. More than 1,200 truckloads of debris have been removed from barrier islands in Pinellas ...
Researchers work to make pitch-perfect turf for the 2026 World Cup
网页1 天前 · Now with dollars from FIFA, there’s work underway to make sure the grass is just right for the 48 soccer teams playing in the 2026 World Cup. "The pitch is everything,” said Alan Ferguson, FIFA’s head of pitches. “It's the stage on which the players perform, and we are the guys that give them that stage.”. So, Rogers and Sorochan, who ...
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on proteins
网页1 天前 · STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins. Baker works at the University of Washington in Seattle, while Hassabis and Jumper both work at Google Deepmind in London. Hans Ellegren, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences that ...
No Signal? No Problem: Satellite Texting for Emergencies
网页1 天前 · Texting emergency services via satellite with iPhone. Most local emergency numbers require iOS 16.4 or later to connect to emergency services via satellite. Tap “Emergency Text via Satellite.”. Tap “Report emergency.”. Answer the emergency questions (again, using taps) to best describe your situation. Choose if you want to notify your ...
What about Grandmas? Global thinkers assess the U.N. 'Summit of …
网页6 天之前 · Published October 4, 2024 at 3:24 PM CDT. Andie Wang for NPR. Kudos to the United Nations for convening a “Summit of the Future.”. At this fall’s General Assembly, the summit brought together great minds to discuss issues that bedevil the world. The summit boldly pledged to consider: “peace and security, sustainable development, climate ...
Climate Solutions Week: The future of food | WUWF
网页2024年9月10日 · Climate Solutions Week: The future of food. Published September 10, 2024 at 2:45 PM CDT. Jackie Lay. /. NPR. Updated September 13, 2024 at 15:41 PM ET. Climate experts say when it comes to global warming, pay attention to what we eat. Food and agriculture make up more than 25% of the pollution that heats our planet.
China offers money and jobs to African nations at this week's …
网页Published September 5, 2024 at 3:22 PM CDT. Listen • 1:46. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Money and jobs. That's part of what China has offered African nations at a summit in Beijing this week - that and a vision of a united Global South led by China and free of Western pressure. NPR's John Ruwitch reports. JOHN RUWITCH, BYLINE: Dozens of African leaders ...
Whatever happened to ... the global effort to wipe out cervical …
网页2024年9月12日 · AFP. A schoolgirl receives a vaccine injection during a vaccination campaign against the papillomavirus (HPV infection) at the Jean Moulin Middle School in Le Bouscat, southwestern France, on October 5, 2023. The French government has implemented a "generalized" free vaccination campaign in middle schools for fifth graders in order to curb the ...