Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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President Trump said on Sunday night that he had ordered the Treasury secretary to stop producing new pennies, a move that he said would help reduce unnecessary government spending. "Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time," he said in a post on Truth Social. He characterized the production of pennies, which "literally cost us more than 2 cents" each, as wasteful. The United States Mint has not officially announced plans to stop...
Shouting that "America has never been great," a group of Santa Monica High School students protested against Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the end of Diversity Equity and Inclusion policies, the deportation of illegal migrants, and other issues on 2.6.25. The event drew about 250 Participants carrying Mexican flags and signs that said "Trans Rights are Human Rights," "Elect a clown, expect a circus," and "No one is illegal on stolen land." Santa Monica High School students...
21 pm PST: A crashed plane with three deceased individuals was found in Alaska, but the search for the remaining seven people is ongoing. The aircraft was reported missing while carrying ten people, including a pilot, during a flight from Unalakleet to Nome. The flight departed Unalakleet around 2:37 p.m. local time (537 pm PST), and was expected to reach Nome by 4:20 p.m. However, the aircraft, identified as a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX with the registration N321BA, c...
A 17-year-old male protestor was stabbed by another boy, during an immigration protest in downtown Los Angeles Friday. He was hospitalized in critical condition following the incident. The LAPD was attacked when they tried to take the injured boy to the hospital. Neither victim nor perpetrator was identified. On Friday morning, high school students organized a protest that started at Los Angeles City Hall. They marched through the streets and gathered in Grand Park. Around...
Halfway through director Doug Liman's 1996 buddy comedy "Swingers," Mike (Jon Favreau) meets Nikki (Brooke Langton) while ordering a drink at a local dance bar. Fresh out of a six-year relationship, he makes awkward small talk with her, procures her number, and calls her later that night. When he gets Nikki's answering machine, it takes him a few tries to ask her out and leave his number. Soon, his intrusive, self-conscious thoughts sabotage his courtship. He redials numerous...
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit American cities, many people wanted rapid access to information on a crisis that was constantly changing. Cooped up in their homes, the public wanted a real-time look at how coronavirus spread, how cases were stacking up from week to week, and where COVID hotspots were forming. The demand for online information on its impact on people's lives skyrocketed. Public health agencies and other research organizations took note. Alongside spikes...
Lucian O'Donnell sat curled up in the lower bunk in a friend's house, a two-story clapboard in a neighborhood crowded with other faded homes in Southwest Detroit. Spring was sprucing up the trees lining the narrow one-way street. But on that day in March 2023, in the bedroom where Lucian was crashing, the blinds were drawn, draining the color from the pale blue walls. In the previous years, he had hustled at long shifts in two restaurants and taken night classes after...
A recent study by the University of California, Los Angeles revealed Gen Z's top concern is feeling secure in an uncertain world, LA Post reports. Young people overwhelmingly reported that safety was their number one priority. This also indicated how young people are still more inclined to prioritize empathy and compassion over gaining attention. When asked about their goals, most of the 1,644 young Americans surveyed put safety at the top of their list. Other high-ranking goa...
Amid growing political polarization and ongoing national crises, politics has become a significant source of stress for many Americans. In fact, a national survey on stressors conducted by the American Psychological Association, or APA, in 2024 found that the future of the nation was the leading cause of significant stress among adults, with nearly eight in 10 (77%) reporting it as a major source of anxiety. The same study found that the increasingly strained political...
When Las Vegas resident Maureen Romito was nearing retirement, she knew she wanted to give more money to good causes. But there were two problems. First, she was not wealthy: "I couldn't become who I think of as a typical philanthropist in the United States—someone with the last name of Gates or Buffett or Musk, somebody that makes a lot of money." Second, it was hard to know who to give to. "There were so many different causes, so much need out there," she says. "If I give $...
More than 900 incarcerated firefighters were responding to the fires in Southern California, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials. In a written statement earlier in the week, CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber called the incarcerated workers an "essential" part of the state's response. "Their commitment to protecting lives and property during these emergencies cannot be overstated," Macomber said. Generally, incarcerated firefighters work...
A single Corpus Christi City Council seat drew five contenders in November's election, a level of interest that ultimately prolonged the final outcome until early January—and at some points left officials scratching their heads as they were forced to dig through archaic rules to figure out how to determine the winner. After the November votes were counted, incumbent Everett Roy and former council member Billy Lerma earned the most support. But since neither got a majority o...
ATF urges police to stop reselling used guns Federal officials are cautioning state and local law enforcement against reselling their used guns to the public, saying the practice has sent tens of thousands of old police weapons into the hands of criminals. The warning was the first in a series of recommendations made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in its fourth and final installment of a multiyear gun trafficking assessment requested by President...
This Valentine's Day, consider asking your partner, "What's your love language?" The 5 Love Languages®—gift giving, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service, and physical touch—were developed by Gary Chapman to help people strengthen connection in relationships. Some people want to hear kind words, others want physical affection, and then there's those who just want a great gift (who says you can't buy love?). The problem is, oftentimes we speak in our own love...
While prices at the pump are lower than they were at this time last year, fuel costs are still up by about 7 cents per gallon compared to this time last month, per AAA data. The national average gas price sits at $3.14, with states in the South seeing the lowest prices in the nation. At $2.68 per gallon, Mississippi currently has the lowest average fuel price, while Hawai'i has the highest at $4.55. While President Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on imposing 25% tariffs for...
