Author: Paul E.

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Students in Wake County are getting the chance to learn more about a historically black college or university.The district hosted an HBCU career and admissions fair on Saturday in partnership with First Baptist Church of Wendell.Students had the opportunity to meet with representatives from local universities to learn about programs and scholarship opportunities.Wake County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Taylor was the guest speaker.”It’s a fantastic opportunity for students to get involved and have the chance to engage with the university who have come together to share a fantastic experience,” he said.Wake County Librarian Ava…

As senior U.S. officials met with their Chinese counterparts last week to discuss the impact of China’s manufacturing “overcapacity” on the U.S. economy, it’s worth pausing to consider both the significant benefits and concerns posed by Beijing’s massive and unprecedented expansion of clean energy technologies. China’s leadership in all aspects of decarbonization, including research and development, investment, manufacturing, and deployment, is delivering extraordinary economic outcomes at home. According to an analysis published by the Helsinki-based Center for Energy and Clean Air Research, 40% of China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2023 will be driven by the clean energy industry,…

For the second time in as many months, someone has allegedly launched a plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump. I wanted to read the news reports carefully before writing about this, but unfortunately my suspicions have been confirmed. The incident on a Florida golf course where a man was arrested after pointing a rifle at Trump doesn’t seem to be as big a deal to people as the last time. The first assassination attempt in July, when a gunman opened fire at President Trump’s reelection rally in Pennsylvania, leaving him bleeding from his ear, appears to have desensitized people…

Daisy started working as a crisis counselor for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline because she was personally affected by the loss of loved ones who’d taken their own lives, and wanted to help people avoid that outcome. She and other crisis counselors talk to people facing a mental health emergency, and in some cases, in the process of dying by suicide. It is a difficult role, but Daisy said she felt the training at PATH Crisis Center in Bloomington, Ill. prepared her for it. Then, she started getting what she described as “bogus sex calls.” A man telling the…

CNN  —  Weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a then-little-known Republican congressman from Louisiana introduced a short bill that proposed amending the Social Security Act to ensure child support payments be made for an “unborn child.” “The Unborn Child Support Act” has gone nowhere. But the congressman has. He’s Mike Johnson, now the speaker of the House. More than two years after the Dobbs decision and nearly a year into a job that gives him control over which legislation get debated and voted on, Johnson hasn’t touched the bill or any of its provisions. That’s far from unique. CNN’s review of…

Rabbi Coutinho took a photo of himself on May 22, 2023, to mark the beginning of his recovery from alcohol use disorder. Webber Coutinho’s family hides caption Toggle caption Weber Coutinho Family For people with the most serious mental illnesses, the lack of treatment can be devastating. Rabbi Coutinho fought hard to find treatment for depression, anxiety and alcohol use disorder. He tried to find a mental health care provider that would accept his insurance but was thwarted at every turn because of what seemed to be an adequate network. NPR’s Ritu Chatterjee interviewed Coutinho’s mother, Barbara Weber, and Chatterjee…

In 2003, single, childless Carrie Bradshaw was tired of the number of gifts she had to buy for baby showers and weddings. The Sex and the City character created a controversial gift list to celebrate herself. She questioned why birth and marriage were the only milestones worth celebrating as an adult. The premise was groundbreaking at the time, but not much changed in the years following the episode. But now, more than two decades later, a new trend for celebrating career milestones is taking off: More and more people are celebrating professional milestones by throwing career showers. “Career showers are…

Mario Garcia thought his love of technology would lead him to a degree in computer engineering, but the 23-year-old is instead using it to open a gym that brings the science used by professional athletes to the masses.”I was good at coding. I was good at fixing computer software and anything on the engineering side of things,” Garcia said.But during the COVID-19 pandemic, Garcia began taking fitness more seriously and found herself “just typing all day” while studying.”I saw how health and fitness really impacted me, so I thought maybe I could do the same thing with other people during…

(Cory Cleary/US TDOAY Network)Welcome back, Denver Broncos football!The Broncos continue their 2024 schedule with a road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3.Denver will play eight home games at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium and nine on the road this year. Because of the league’s lopsided 17-game schedule, the NFC and AFC will alternate between playing an extra home game. This year, the NFC will get its ninth home game.The highlight of the Broncos’ schedule is an away game against Sean Payton’s former team, the New Orleans Saints, on Thursday Night Football in Week 7. See the…

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 16: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on as the APEC CEO Summit unfolds at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The APEC Summit is taking place in San Francisco and runs through November 17. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty Images Here are five things that happened in tech this week and how they might affect your business. Did you miss anything? 1 – OpenAI issues a warning. OpenAI’s latest model, o1, was rated as a “medium” risk by the company due to concerns over its potential misuse in the field of…