world news Glasgow soup kitchen Lights on G1 issues urgent appeal for donations By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:00:00 +0100 Lights On G1 are calling for donations of tinned food, washing powder and soap. Full Article
world news Coronavirus RECAP: More than 13,300 Scots test positive for Covid-19 By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:24:00 +0100 Follow along here for all the coronavirus developments in Glasgow, Scotland and further afield. Full Article
world news Four fined for 800 mile round trip from London to Motherwell By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:46:33 +0100 A family of four was caught flouting lockdown restrictions after attempting to travel to Motherwell for a mini-break. Full Article
world news Pat Cairns entertains audiences online as Kenny Rogers and Neil Diamond By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 +0100 A GLASWEGIAN who once reached the final of hit TV show Stars in their Eyes has been delighting lockdown audiences by putting on live tribute performances of two country music icons. Full Article
world news 'Unacceptable' for Glasgow University to sack teaching staff, says Labour MSP By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:00 +0100 James Kelly has hit out at the news Glasgow University teaching staff will lose their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis Full Article
world news Homeless Isolation Shelter In Colorado Springs Expects Coronavirus Testing Uptick By www.krcc.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:52:48 +0000 The isolation shelter at the Colorado Springs City Auditorium for people experiencing homelessness and COVID-19 symptoms has seen around 30 people since opening April 5. At this time, it's unknown if they were positive for the new coronavirus. Jennifer Mariano, director of homeless programs with Community Health Partnership , said the location recently received COVID-19 testing supplies, and will begin testing people this week. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado-Wed., April 29 Updates: El Paso County Backs State's Safer At Home Approach By www.krcc.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:46:22 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Update-4:15 p.m. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 14,758 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
world news Grow, Feed, Change Project Brings Fresh Fruits, Vegetables To Rural Southern Colorado Communities By www.krcc.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:07:29 +0000 The Grow Feed Change Project is a community relief effort in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project looks to provide starts of fruits and vegetable plants and seeds free of charge to rural residents in Pueblo and Huerfano counties, including the communities of Beulah, Cuchara, and La Veta. Full Article
world news Management Plan Adopted For Long-Awaited Arkansas Valley Conduit By www.krcc.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:44:07 +0000 The long-awaited Arkansas Valley Conduit has gained more traction. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District have adopted a management plan for the pipeline. It will eventually channel clean drinking water from Pueblo Reservoir to six counties in the lower Arkansas River Valley, serving an estimated 50,000 people. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado-Thurs., April 30 Updates By www.krcc.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:46:12 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 15,284 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
world news Leaders Urge Community To Avoid Overcrowding County And City Parks As Coronavirus Restrictions Ease By www.krcc.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:54:10 +0000 As Colorado Springs and El Paso County move into a safer-at-home model in line with state guidelines that eases some novel coronavirus-related restrictions, community officials are urging people to practice social distancing when using shared greenspaces. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado-Fri., May 1 Updates By www.krcc.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 12:52:57 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Update: 4:00 p.m. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 15,768 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
world news Lawmakers Will Soon Start The Grim Work Of Cutting Colorado's Coronavirus Wounded Budget By www.krcc.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 21:46:49 +0000 A clearer picture is starting to emerge of the deep budget cuts Colorado will likely face to backfill a possible $4 billion hole dug by COVID-19. It is likely to impact everything from affordable housing to health care, to oil and gas regulations, and schools, to transportation and water projects. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado, May 2 Updates: El Paso County Park Facilities Begin Opening Next Week By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 13:40:36 +0000 This post will be updated throughout the day. Updated 4:30 p.m. More Than 16,000 Known Positive Cases of Coronavirus In Colorado There are more than 16,000 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment . This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and exhibit symptoms. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado, May 3 Updates: Known Positive COVID-19 Cases Rise To 16,635 By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 14:48:05 +0000 This post will be updated throughout the day. Updated 4:30 p.m. Known Positive COVID-19 Cases Rise To 16,635 In Colorado There are 16,635 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment . This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and exhibit symptoms. That's an increase of 410 cases since yesterday. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado- Mon., May 4 Updates By www.krcc.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 13:47:03 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Updated 4:15 p.m. ---More Than 16,900 Known Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 In Colorado, According To The Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are more than 16,900 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colorado, according to the state Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms of the virus. Full Article
world news Colorado Springs Shares Proposed Changes To Historic Downtown Parks By www.krcc.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 16:18:29 +0000 The city of Colorado Springs has launched a digital survey and open house highlighting community response and future plans for three historic downtown parks. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado- Tues., May 5 Updates By www.krcc.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 13:48:57 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Updated- 4:15 p.m. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 17,364 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
world news Pet Food Delivery Helps The Animals Of High-Risk People In The Pikes Peak Region By www.krcc.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 13:52:44 +0000 Colorado Pet Pantry has 60 monthly pet food sites across the state to help pet owners access food and supplies. Executive Director Eileen Lambert said the organization's mission is even more essential as people's economic situations shift due to the new coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado- Wed., May 6 Updates: F-16s To Make Front Range Flyover By www.krcc.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:55:04 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Update: 4:15 p.m. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 17,830 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado- Thurs., May 7 Updates By www.krcc.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:52:20 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Update-4:40 p.m. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 18,371 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
world news Shortening The Distance: Staying Connected During Coronavirus Through Zoom Happy Hours By www.krcc.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:48:30 +0000 During this time of social distancing, finding ways to stay connected to the people in our lives is essential. Our project, "Shortening the Distance," focuses on how the people in our community are reaching out to their neighbors, friends and loved ones. Full Article
world news Shortening The Distance: Walsenburg Historian Reflects On The Great Depression And Today’s Pandemic By www.krcc.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:57:14 +0000 With all that's going on in the world right now, we wondered what life experience and family history might be able to tell us. As part of KRCC's Shortening the Distance project, producer Shanna Lewis got in touch with historian Carolyn Newman. She's 88 years old and has lived in the same house in Walsenburg for 60 years. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado-Fri., May 8 Updates By www.krcc.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:40:12 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Update: 4:20 p.m. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 18,827 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
world news Coronavirus In Colorado - Weekend Updates By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:40:36 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. ---Latest Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 18,827 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. 3,600 people have been hospitalized and 960 people have died thus far due to the novel coronavirus in Colorado. More than 96,772 people have been tested, though the number may not include all negative results. There are 184 known outbreaks reported at residential and non-hospital healthcare facilities, prisons or other facilities. This data is complete through Thurs., May 7. See Friday's updates here Full Article
world news City Visions: Keeping our eyes on the road towards Vision Zero By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000 What will it take to make San Francisco streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists? In 2014, the City adopted Vision Zero, an ambitious plan to end all traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2024. Full Article
world news City Visions: San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim on managing a boomtown By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000 How has the city of San Francisco changed in the last decade, and what will it look like in the future? Host Ethan Elkind sits down with retiring San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim. Full Article
world news City Visions: What's on the San Francisco ballot? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000 October 28, 2019: Next Tuesday, San Francisco voters go to the polls to vote on a slate of city officials -- many of whom are running unopposed -- and ballot measures that address housing, campaign finance, e-cigarettes and taxes on Uber and Lyft rides. Full Article
world news City Visions: Are sugary drinks a public health hazard? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Last week, researchers at UCSF published a study showing that a ban on sugary drinks at work has significant positive health effects, from a smaller waist size to improved insulin resistance to lower cholesterol. Full Article
world news City Visions: After the blackouts: The Bay Area's energy future By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:00:00 +0000 PG&E's decision to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers threw the Bay Area into disarray. Yet despite the blackouts, fires still raged, with people evacuating and in some cases losing homes. Full Article
world news City Visions: Are lawyers to blame for inequities in our criminal justice system? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:41:38 +0000 On tonight's show host Joseph Pace will examine the flaws in our legal system that have contributed to the mass incarceration of Americans, particularly impoverished Americans. The discussion will include San Mateo DA Steve Wagstaffe and lawyer Alec Karakatsanis, author of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System, whose ideas often challenge our assumptions about justice, poverty, and opportunity in our country. Guests: Steve Wagstaffe, District Attorney of San Mateo County. Alec Karakatsanis, Lawyer and Author of Usual Cruelty, The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System. You can join Alec for a lunch and talk about his book on Thursday, Dec 5 from 12:30-1:30 in the Google Community Space (188 Embarcadero). Sponsored by Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights . RSVP to Producer: Wendy Holcombe Full Article
world news City Visions: Therapy that's a click away By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:58:44 +0000 As affordable mental health care becomes harder to access, more people are downloading self-help and therapy apps to address problems as wide ranging as phobias, depression, procrastination, and anxiety. But do these apps actually work? In the brave new world of digitally delivered mental health care, will your next therapist be an algorithm? Guests: Elissa Chakoff, Clinical Implementation Manager, Recovery Record Christy Choy, Marriage and Family Therapist and Talkspace Provider C. Barr Taylor, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emeritus, Stanford University and Research Professor and Director of the Center for M2 Health at Palo Alto Universiy. Resources: Psyberguide VA App Store Full Article
world news City Visions: MacArthur 'Genius' sujatha baliga on the promise of restorative justice By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:10:00 +0000 Host Ethan Elkind sits down with sujatha baliga, director of the R estorative Justice Project at Oakland-based Impact Justice. sujatha is one of recipients of the 2019 MacArthur "genius" grants and joins us to discuss her work expanding access to survivor-centered restorative justice strategies. Full Article
world news San Francisco: The decade in architecture By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:04:56 +0000 San Francisco's urban landscape has evolved significantly over the last decade. City Visions host Joseph Pace and our panel review some of the decade's most notable - and controversial - development projects. Full Article
world news City Visions: Lessons from Japanese internment camps By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:13:00 +0000 Host Joseph Pace and guests explore the history of discrimination against Japanese Americans and immigrants in the first half of the 20th century. What parallels can be drawn between their experiences and today’s debate over immigration and national security? Full Article
world news City Visions: How do we pay for public education? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:56 +0000 In the 1970s, California ranked 7th out of all states in per pupil funding. Now it's 41st in the nation according to Governor Gavin Newsom. The education budget line is robust, but most Californians think it is not enough. How does the state pay for public education, K through college? Will the new Prop . 13 , a $15 billion bond measure, change the landscape? What about efforts to reform the old Prop 13 , which restricted property taxes that were used to pay for schools? Full Article
world news City Visions: E.J. Dionne: How progressives and moderates can unite America By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:31:00 +0000 Will progressives and moderates feud as the country burns? Or will they unite to defeat President Trump and usher in a new era of reform? Full Article
world news City Visions: Special Election Coverage By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 04:45:00 +0000 San Francisco heads to the polls Tuesday to choose the next Democratic nominee for President of the United States. Voters will also decide on important propositions ranging from funding renovations at City College and financing earthquake safety, to taxing vacant commercial properties. Full Article
world news City Visions: ‘Fight of the Century’ celebrates 100 years of the ACLU By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:05:00 +0000 This year marks the 100th birthday of the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization dedicated to preserving the rights and freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution. Host Grace Won celebrates this historic event with the ACLU of Northern California, as well as Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, local authors and the editors of the new book, Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases. Full Article
world news City Visions: What to Read, Watch and Listen to During Shelter-in-Place By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Every day brings an avalanche of anxiety-inducing news: The spread of novel coronavirus, the reaction of the markets, the stress on the healthcare system, and the pending November elections. Singularly, each event is worrying. Collectively, it is hard to take it all in. Where can we find a moment of respite from all the news? Host Grace Won talks with a group of authors, artists and experts to hear how they are using art, music and literature to cope in these challenging times. What are you listening to, reading or watching to calm your nerves? Guests: Skye Pillsbury, Editor and Podcaster, Inside Podcasting ; Gary Shteyngart , New York Times Bestselling Author of Lake Success, Super Sad True Love Story, Little Failure; David Talbot , Author, Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke and Season of the Witch; Founder of Salon.com; and, Martin West , Music Director and Principal Conductor, San Francisco Ballet Resources: San Francisco Shelter in Place FAQs: https://sf.gov/stay-home Full Article
world news City Visions: What Makes Communities Resilient in Crisis? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:43:44 +0000 Join us for a special edition of City Visions tonight from 9-10pm. We will have a brief update on the status of COVID-19 in the Bay Area from Erin Allday, health reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle. Then we will have a panel of experts discussing why some communities are especially resilient during crises and what we can learn from them. How is the Bay Area handling shelter-in-place? How is your community responding and how are you coping? How will we be changed by this experience? Host: Grace Won Producer : Wendy Holcombe Guests: Erin Allday, Health Reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle Huggy Rao , sociology professor at Stanford Business School and the Athol Bean Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources at Stanford. Dr. Elissa Eppel , Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF Resources: Resources to help you cope. How you can help others . Full Article
world news City Visions: Pandemic Takes Toll on Local Nonprofits By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 San Francisco Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday and UCSF infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong discuss the latest coronavirus-related news. In the second half of the program, a panel of nonprofit leaders explore how COVID-19 is impacting local nonprofits. How can you help -- from home? Full Article
world news City Visions: Schools Navigate Remote Learning; Novelist Vanessa Hua on Finding Joy in a Pandemic By www.kalw.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:37:00 +0000 Schools are closed, and Zoom is the new classroom for thousands of Bay Area students. We'll discuss how local school districts are handling distance learning, get tips from teachers and hear about what we can do to create equitable learning experiences for all. We'll also get a update on the lastest local pandemic developments and hear a specially composed reflection on life in the coronavirus era by Bay Area novelist Vanessa Hua. And we want to hear from you. Call us during the show with your questions and experiences: 866-798-TALK or send an email anytime to cityvisions@kalw.org . Wednesday, April 15 at 9 PM. Guests : Erin Allday , health reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Peter Chin-Hong , professor of medicine and infectious diseases specialist, UCSF JC Farr , principal, Tamalpais High School in Marin County Lisa Kelly , 6th grade English teacher at the Life Academy in Oakland Jill Tucker, K-12 education reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Vanessa Hua , novelist whose books include Full Article
world news City Visions: Author Bonnie Tsui and Why We Swim By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:24:06 +0000 Described as "a love letter to water," Berkeley author Bonnie Tsui's new book "Why We Swim" takes a deep dive into the history, science and pleasures of swimming and its impact on her life. Full Article
world news City Visions: What Does The COVID-19 Pandemic Mean For Our Mental Health? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Is COVID-19 impacting your mental health? You're not alone. Host Grace Won speaks to healthcare professionals about strategies to combat loneliness, anxiety and depression during this pandemic. Full Article
world news For One U.S. Bike-Maker, Tariffs Are A Mixed Bag By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sat, 18 May 2019 12:58:41 +0000 Zakary Pashak is a rare breed. His company, Detroit Bikes, is one of the very few American bicycle makers. Most bikes come from China. At times, Pashak endured ridicule at trade shows. "I'd get kind of surly bike mechanics coming up and telling me that my products stunk. There's definitely a fair bit of attitude in my industry," he says. But last September, the industry's tune abruptly changed. The first round of U.S. tariffs, or import taxes, upped the cost of Chinese-made bikes by 10%, and companies saw Detroit Bikes as a potential partner. "All of a sudden I felt like the belle of the ball or something," Pashak says. Now a new round of tariffs set at 25% is hitting imports from China. Like many other American companies, Detroit Bikes is poring over the 194-page list of imported Chinese goods subject to the levies. Companies like Detroit Bikes rely on those goods, and now they face choices that will ultimately determine the prices consumers will pay. Pashak started the company when Full Article
world news Mueller: Charging Trump Was 'Not An Option We Could Consider' By www.krcc.org Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2019 14:17:26 +0000 Updated at 4:12 p.m. ET Special counsel Robert Mueller shut down his Russia investigation on Wednesday in an unusual appearance in which he restated his findings and made clear that he never considered it an option to charge President Trump. "We are formally closing the special counsel's office," Mueller told reporters at the Justice Department on Wednesday morning. In his 10-minute statement, Mueller highlighted a few portions of his roughly 400-page report , including the section on whether President Trump obstructed justice. "If we had had confidence that the president did not commit a crime, we would have said so," he said. "We did not, however, make a determination as to whether the president did commit a crime." Mueller emphasized that Justice Department regulations do not permit the indictment of a sitting president. Accordingly, Mueller said, he never considered it an option to seek one no matter what he had uncovered. If Americans or members of Congress want to hold a Full Article
world news PHOTOS: The Powerful Faces Of Women Who Faced Danger By www.krcc.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:51:00 +0000 Fatima, now 17, was eating dinner with her family in Nigeria two years ago when she heard the gunshots. "Unknown to us, the village had been surrounded and was being invaded," she says. "We covered ourselves with [a] mattress and cried for help to no avail." Fatima and her mother fled into the bush, where they were separated; they didn't see each other again for 18 months. Fatima – and other women in conflict zones – are often perceived as victims. They may be in many cases, but they also hold multiple and sometimes conflicting identities: as fighters, breadwinners and leaders. Photographer Robin Hammond sought to capture the many roles they play in his series of portraits, "Making the Invisible Visible," which had its first public showing this past week at the Women Deliver 2019 Global Conference in Vancouver, Canada. Noraisa Macud, 52, fled the fighting between Philippine military forces and Islamic militants in Marawi, a predominantly Muslim city, in 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Full Article
world news Trump: U.S., Mexico Reach Deal To Avoid New Tariffs By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 11:43:03 +0000 Updated Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET A day after U.S. and Mexico officials announced an agreement to avert tariffs — set to begin on Monday — affecting billions of dollars in imports from Mexico, President Trump took a victory lap on Twitter. Under a joint agreement released by State Department officials, Mexico will assist the United States in curbing migration across the border by deploying its national guard troops through the country, especially its southern border. The deal also expands a new program called Migrant Protection Protocols, allowing U.S. immigration enforcement officials to send Central American migrants to Mexico as their asylum claims are pending Mexico says those migrants will be offered jobs, health care and education, though critics question how safe migrants will be as they await the conclusion of their claims. In addition, the agreement says Mexican authorities will work to dismantle human smuggling operations. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador praised Full Article
world news 8 Student-Made Podcasts That Made Us Smile By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 13:13:30 +0000 This year, NPR held its first Student Podcast Challenge — a podcast contest for students in grades 5 through 12. As we listened to the almost 6,000 entries , we smiled, laughed, and even cried. Students opened their lives to us with stories about their families, their schools and communities and their hopes for the future. We named our winners last month — the eighth graders of Bronx Prep Middle School in New York, and the eleventh graders of Elizabethton High School in Tennessee. But lots of other students blew us away. Here, for your listening pleasure, are just some of the many podcast entries that made us smile — and reminded us what it's like to be in middle and high school. A divisive subject: Tater tots How did tater tots come to rule the lunchroom? LA Johnson / NPR The title of this finalist was enough to get our judges' attention. In "Tater Tots and their Lasting Impact on Society," fifth-graders Jack Lazzarone and Kalvin Martinez interviewed their classmates in teacher Ryan Full Article