UVI Bulletin Board for March and April UVI Closed for Good Friday Holiday The University of the Virgin Islands will be closed on Friday, March 29, in commemoration of the Good Friday holiday. Administrative offices will re-open, and ... 03/28/2024 - 3:27 pm | View Link
Good Friday and Easter 2024: What’s open and closed in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo As Good Friday and Easter approach, here's a roundup of what's open and closed over the holiday weekend in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo. 03/28/2024 - 7:53 am | View Link
What’s open and closed Good Friday, Easter Monday in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region Here’s a list of some things that will and won't be operating in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region Good Friday and Easter Monday. 03/28/2024 - 1:18 am | View Link
Pussy Riot Member Gets 6 Years In Absentia A self-exiled member of the Pussy Riot protest group, Lyusya Shtein, has been sentenced in absentia to six years in prison over her online posts about Russian armed forces involved in the war in ... 03/27/2024 - 1:30 pm | View Link
Latvia Expels Russian Diplomat For 'Unacceptable' Actions Latvia has declared one employee of the Russian Embassy persona non grata and expelled him from the country. At the request of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, the diplomat must leave by April 10. 03/27/2024 - 8:45 am | View Link
Giddy up! Beyoncé’s new album is out March 29, and the Grammy Award-winning artist released on Instagram what appeared to be a tracklist on March 27 that includes a reference to the chitlin circuit, a network of venues where Black musicians could perform safely between the 1930s and the 1960s.
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The heading for the Instagram post is “Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit,” and it pays homage to the unsung and pioneering Black performers who came before her, who paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll.
NEW YORK — The number of U. S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.
Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More than 9,600 cases were reported, a 16% increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013.
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Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
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NEW YORK — U. S. health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses than can lead to meningitis and possible death.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to U. S. doctors on Thursday about an increase in cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease, most of it due to a specific strain of bacteria.
Last year, 422 cases of it were reported in the U.
I was held prisoner in Syria for two years by a group that included both Al Qaeda and ISIS, though one of the things I learned in my captivity was that there’s no real difference between them. Another thing I learned was the purpose of the violence the jihad inflicts on those who live within it.