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‘World Famed’ Grambling State Marching Tigers Set Another Historic Record With Female Drum Major

The world-famous Tiger Marching Band of Grambling State University is about to make history — again. For only the second time in the school’s 120-year existence, a woman will join two other drum majors leading the storied band onto the field on Sunday. Grambling State will meet Tennessee State in the Black College Football Hall […]

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Indian Apex Court Orders No Disruption In Education Of Kids Who Lost Their Parents To Covid-19

NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court of India, the country’s apex court, on Aug. 26 stressed the need to support the children who have lost their parents during the Covid-19 pandemic and said education of such minors should continue without any disruption in the current academic year. A Bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Aniruddha […]

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India Gifts Medical Oxygen Plant To Nepal To Tackle Covid-19

KATHMANDU, Nepal — To support Nepal, on Aug. 26, India gifted a medical oxygen plant to the Himalayan nation to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. As per the Indian embassy in Nepal, the medical oxygen plant has been installed at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences is designed to provide 5 Liters Per Minute per person, amounting to a […]

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Guilt About Leisure Ups Stress And Depression

WASHINGTON — Research led by Ohio State University suggests that feeling like leisure is wasteful and unproductive may lead to less happiness and higher levels of stress and depression. The study “Viewing leisure as wasteful undermines enjoyment” is published in “the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.” In a series of studies, researchers examined the effects of a common […]

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International Air Transport Association Backs European Digital Certificate As Global Standard

GENEVA — The International Air Transport Association has commended the European Commission for its leadership and speed in delivering the European Union Digital Covid-19 Certificate (DCC) and urged states to make it their global standard for digital vaccine certificates. The International Air Transport Association is a trade association of the world’s airlines founded in 1945. It has been described as […]

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Common Air Pollutants Can Increase Risk Of Cardiac Arrest: Study

BRUSSELS — A new study has identified a dose-response relationship between the concentration of everyday pollutants and the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The study is presented at ESC Congress 2021. “We studied seven common pollutants and found that as the concentration of each rose, the risk of cardiac arrest increased,” said study author Francesca R. Gentile […]

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China Rejects Covid-19 Origins Report By US, Terms It ‘Political, Fake’

BEIJING — Refuting results of a US report tracing the origins of the Covid-19 virus, Beijing has lodged solemn representations with Washington terming the report as “completely political, and having no scientificity and credibility.” “China has lodged solemn representations with the US over a so-called virus origins tracing report by the US intelligence community,” said Chinese Vice Foreign […]

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Commonly-Used Pesticide Could Be Partly Responsible For Obesity Crisis: Study

HAMILTON, Ontario — An increased calorie intake or eating in larger quantities are the probable answers when considering the cause of obesity. However, research has found that it may also come down to whether one buys indigenously or locally grown food or picks imported vegetables at the store so long as the latter has been […]

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YouTube Premium Subscribers Can Now Use IOS Picture-in-Picture Feature

WASHINGTON — Video-sharing platform YouTube has rolled out picture-in-picture support as an experimental feature for its premium subscribers, allowing them to watch a video in a small window when the application is closed. YouTube announced the feature in June and said that it would be bringing picture-in-picture to iOS. Now, it seems the much-demanded feature is finally available, […]

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VIDEO: He’s More Hip Op Than Hiphop But Skateboarding Grandpa Wows Social Media

A 73-year-old Russian man proves you can wow people at any age. Known only as Igor on social media, he is seen on video demonstrating his skiing-style skateboarding. After 40 years of honing his ability, Igor, of Saint Petersburg, cruises along in serpentine fashion on an empty street. His video, posted on Instagram in early […]

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Kidney Transplants More Likely To Fail Sooner With Black Recipients Or Asian Donors: UK Study

Two groups are much more likely to have their kidney transplants fail sooner than their white counterparts: black recipients and recipients who received kidneys from Asian donors, according to new research presented at the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Congress 2021. The study of 20,304 kidneys transplanted between 2001 and 2015 from the U.K. […]

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Twitter Boosting ‘Spaces’ By Enabling Users To See Which One Of Their Friends Are Attending

WASHINGTON — Micro-blogging site Twitter has been experimenting with a way to make it easier to find “Spaces” that users might be interested in. “Spaces” is Twitter’s “Clubhouse”-like audio chat rooms feature to have live audio conversations. Right at the top of their timelines, some users on iOS or Android will now be able to see if […]

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St. Alphonsus Rock Church Provides a Safe Haven for the St. Louis Community for Over 150 Years

By Angelia Bills Ready to Serve: The St. Alphonsus Rock Church “Grillz to Glory volunteer team includes (back row) Lois Green, Helene LaBerte, Pat Pou, Father Steve Benden, Carol Powell, Lorenzo Poindexter, (front row) Clara Washington and  Veronica Poindexter. St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, affectionately known as “The Rock” Church, has served as a beacon […]

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A CULTURAL AWAKENING: International Decade for People of African Descent

Before Christopher Columbus changed the name to Puerto Rico, my island was named Boriquen, and Puerto Ricans call themselves Boricuas, in honor of our ancestors. Our roots are linked to Afrodecendientes aka Afro-Latinos, descendants of enslaved West Africans brought to the US, the Caribbean and South America during the diaspora of the Atlantic slave trade.

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Obtén obsequios del mundo real por ejercitarte con la aplicación Rumble

Alrededor del 61 por ciento de los estadounidenses informan que subieron de peso durante los confinamientos de COVID-19, dice Alon Silberberg, director ejecutivo de UVTAL Health. El primer producto de la startup israelí, Rumble, pretende tratar el sobrepeso mediante un software e incentivos. La aplicación Rumble rastrea cuántos pasos das y convierte esos datos en […]

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Indians Vaccinated In Saudi Arabia Can Now Skip Quarantine Upon Arrival

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Riyadh has done away with the quarantine requirement for returnees from India who have been vaccinated in Saudi Arabia, according to the Indian embassy. “Embassy is pleased to inform that Saudi Authorities have announced that Indian nationals who have traveled to India after receiving both doses of the vaccine in Saudi […]

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Indian Capital Preparing To Tackle Third Wave Of Covid-19: State Health Minister

NEW DELHI — Satyendar Jain, Health Minister of New Delhi, assured that the capital is preparing to tackle the third wave of Covid-19 if it arises, as Covid-19 cases continue to decline in Delhi. “Delhi government is making full preparations for the third corona wave,” he said. “We are arranging 37,000 beds, preparing 12,000 oxygen beds, […]

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Preocupa que plan de aplicar tercera vacuna en Estados Unidos signifique menos donaciones a países necesitados

El plan del presidente Joseph R. Biden Jr. para que los estadounidenses reciban una tercera vacuna COVID-19 como refuerzo a partir del próximo mes ha desatado un debate sobre los compromisos de Estados Unidos con los programas de vacunación global. La administración anunció el miércoles pasado que tiene la intención de poner las terceras inyecciones […]

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Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Tests Positive For Covid-19

WASHINGTON — Singer-songwriter Corey Taylor, the frontman of the American heavy metal band Slipknot, recently revealed that he had contracted Covid-19, which made him “very, very sick.” The musician was forced to call off his upcoming appearance at a Michigan pop culture convention this weekend after testing positive for Covid-19, as per reports. Taylor first shared the news […]