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Journalists across NPR are now tracking the demographics of their sources in real time thanks to a new piece of software that launched last month. Dubbed Dex (after Rolodex), the tool is attached to NPRs content management system. For each story, reporters, producers, correspondents and editors submit information about their…
All B.C. long-term care and assisted living workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 12 as a condition of their employment, health officials announced on Thursday (Aug. 12). Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said this will be enforced by an incoming public health order, noting that while B.C.…
Amara La Negra has a magnetic quality that’s followed her from her days as a child performer on the famed Spanish-language variety show Sábado Gigante to VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Miami, where she quickly became a breakout star. When she talks, people tend to listen — and she’s continually…
More than half of Americans say more attention to the history of slavery and racism in the U.S. is a good thing but only 25% of GOP-leaning voters agree, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center published Thursday. Why it matters: The survey reveals deep partisan and racial…
Dr. Thomas Piggott will be the next medical officer of health for Peterborough Public Health, officials announced Wednesday night. Piggott will assume the role on Dec. 1, replacing Dr. Rosana Salvaterra who is retiring in late September, the health unit’s board announced on Wednesday during its regular meeting. The ministry…
Supporters of wearing masks in schools protest before the special called school board workshop at the Pinellas County Schools Administration Building in Largo, Florida, U.S., August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that having children wear masks is not about…
Seattle Seahawks running back Josh Johnson reaches for the ball during an NFL football practice in Renton, Wash., Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Canadians can legally bet on single sporting events beginning Aug. 27, ending the countrys long-standing requirement for wagers to be spread across multiple games and…
Researchers have known from several lines of evidence that the ancient hominins known as the Denisovans interbred with modern humans in the distant past. Now researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on August 12 have discovered that the Philippine Negrito ethnic group known as the Ayta Magbukon have the…
A demographic study shows that the Ayta Magbukuna Philippine ethnic grouphas the highest known level of Denisovan ancestry in the world. The finding shows that the history of archaic and modern humans living on the islands of southeast Asia during the Pleistocene is more complex than we imagined. New research…
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released on Monday was a shock reminder of what we already knew: the world is burning, and its only going to get worse. From devastating wildfires in California, Greece, and Turkey, to heatwaves in Siberia and Canada, and mass flooding on a…
