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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Rotary Club of Ending Child Abuse unveils DEI Little Free Library in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, N.C. (WNCT) — The Rotary Club of Ending Child Abuse announces the completion of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Little Free Library project in Jacksonville. This is a community literacy initiative that hopes to foster inclusion and prevent child abuse through access to diverse educational resources. It was funded by Rotary District 7730 DEI Committee and Club fundraising efforts and supports over 90 Little Free Libraries across Onslow County. The project ran from December 1, 2024, to May 15, 2025. A highlight of the project was the installation of a new Little Free Library at Plaza ManorApartments in Jacksonville, N.C. where many books focused on diversity were supplied. 'This project has deepened our club's understanding of the importance of equitable access to literature,' Club President Taylor Alphin said. Books are shown to boost literacy and long-term educational success, so it's important to offer inclusive titles in areas where children might otherwise lack reading materials. LaWanna Wooden, President-Elect and project leader, added, 'Books that reflect all families help plant the seeds ofempathy, curiosity, and acceptance—tools that can prevent abuse and strengthencommunities.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
STV News
3 days ago
- Politics
- STV News
Nigel Farage: ‘Labour is terrified of Reform'
Nigel Farage has claimed Labour is 'terrified of Reform' as he announced his party's plans to back a full reversal of the two-child benefit cap, restore winter fuel payments, and grant tax breaks to married couples. At a press conference on Tuesday, the Reform party leader accused Starmer of having 'no connection with working people or communities'. 'Reform really are now the party of working people,' Farage said. Reform also believes that people should not start paying tax until they earn £20,000 a year, a policy that Farage said is 'wildly popular'. If Reform gets into power, he also promised to cut 'excessive' government costs, scrap net-zero goals, end asylum hotels, scrap Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes, and crack down on 'mass migration'. It's Farage's latest attempt to gain ground from other political parties. He accused the Tories of being 'irrelevant' in both Scotland and Wales, and said a Conservative vote in both countries – as well as in 'many parts of England' – would be a 'wasted vote' to help keep Labour in power. Chairman of Reform UK, Zia Yusuf, claimed the party has had the 'greatest political acceleration in British history'. He said the party has gone from having zero MPs, a handful of councillors, and polling at 10% a year ago to having five MPs at Westminster, approximately 700 councillors across the country, and polling 'north of 30%' today. Yusuf said the party's membership had grown by eightfold – from 28,000 member last June to over 235,000 today. Farage accused Starmer's Labour party of being 'terrified' of Reform. 'It's clear to me that Starmer doesn't believe in anything,' Farage said. Accusing the Prime Minister of 'daily veering off', Farage said Labour is 'terrified of what Reform is doing to the Labour vote'. Farage outlined Reform UK's platform, values, and plans for the country on Tuesday just weeks after the party made major gains in local English elections in early May. The party picked up a new Reform UK MP at an English by-election as well as gained control of ten English councils and won more than 600 council seats at the polls. In the wake of Farage's success in England, Scottish First Minister John Swinney said there is a 'very real possibility' that Nigel Farage could by the UK's next prime minister – adding he is 'fearful of what lies ahead' if that comes to pass. Swinney also accused both Labour and Tories of 'cosying up to Farage' to avoid losing voters. Polls have suggested Reform UK could win a dozen or more MSPs at Holyrood in next May's Scottish Parliament elections, despite currently having no representatives there. The first battle between Scottish Labour, SNP and Reform UK will come in just two weeks at the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. There are ten candidates standing for the MSP seat at Holyrood. SNP candidate Katy Loudon is attempting to hold the seat for her party. Scottish Labour candidate Davy Russell was expected to be Loudon's biggest competition, but Reform candidate Ross Lambie appears to be gaining ground with just weeks to go. Farage is due in Scotland to campaign ahead of the by-election. Candidate name Party Collette Bradley Scottish Socialist Party Andy Brady Scottish Family Party Ross Alexander Lambie Reform UK Katy Loudon Scottish National Party (SNP) Janice Elizabeth Mackay UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ann McGuinness Scottish Green Party Aisha Jawaid Mir Scottish Liberal Democrats Richard Nelson Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Davy Russell Scottish Labour Party Marc Wilkinson Independent Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Black America Web
4 days ago
- Politics
- Black America Web
Trump Administration Launches Civil Fraud Unit Targeting DEI Initiatives at Colleges
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty I love living under an administration that straight up doesn't care about the country's actual problems. Sure we've got a cost of living crisis, an incoherent job market, and devastating climate events occurring more and more frequently, but at least we can rest easy knowing the Trump administration created a unit this week to tackle the biggest problem facing everyday, working class Americans: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives on college campuses. We live in such a stupid timeline, y'all. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the 'Civil Rights Fraud Initiative' on Monday, Reuters reports. Despite having 'Civil Rights' in the title, this initiative isn't designed to protect vulnerable and underrepresented students from having their rights violated. Instead, it does quite the opposite by threatening to pull federal funding from schools that offer protections or considerations for non-white, non-straight, non-cis gender students. 'A university that accepts federal funds could violate the False Claims Act when it encourages antisemitism, refuses to protect Jewish students, allows men to intrude into women's bathrooms or requires women to compete against men in athletic competitions,' Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in the memo announcing the initiative. Blanche added that all 93 of the U.S Attorneys' offices are required to assign at least one prosecutor to help with the effort, because I'm sure they had nothing else better to do with their time. The False Claims Act is a federal civil law that grants the government the ability to recover funds from people or organizations who have defrauded it. I'm no legal scholar, but I can't for the life of me figure out how DEI initiatives equate to defrauding the government. The DOJ has already taken action against Harvard, launching a False Claims Act investigation against the school last week to see if the school's admissions standards adhere to the Supreme Court's ruling that effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions. To Harvard's credit, it's not taking the attacks lying down. From Reuters: Harvard is currently suing the government, after the Trump administration canceled its federal grants in what the university alleges is a bid to 'coerce and control' it. In a statement on the False Claims Act inquiry, a Harvard spokesperson said the school is committed to following the law. The investigation represents 'yet another abusive and retaliatory action – the latest of many – that the administration has initiated against Harvard since the University was forced to defend itself from harmful overreach against higher education,' the university said. This is just the latest of several steps the Trump administration has taken over the last four months to crack down on DEI initiatives and silence free speech on college campuses. The Department of Education has launched an investigation into 45 colleges whose DEI practices they deem as 'race-exclusionary practices.' (For folks who say we have a victim mentality, white folks sure seem to love painting themselves as the victim.) We've also seen schools like Columbia outright cancel courses that focus on race and the role it plays in our daily lives. This assault on DEI isn't simply removing considerations for Black and brown students, but is also an outright attack on our history. This crackdown has had wide-ranging consequences beyond canceled classes and DEI initiatives. Hundreds of millions of federal dollars meant to fund medical research at several universities are being withheld from schools whose DEI practices offend the Trump Administration. Research funding was even withheld from Ohio State University, Vice President J.D. Vance's alma mater, despite the school completely shuttering its Office of Diversity and Inclusion as a result of the Trump administration's crackdown. I guess saving the lives of cancer patients is far less important than ensuring Black and brown students aren't given the same opportunities as their white peers. SEE ALSO: Target Messed Around And Found Out, Reports 1st Quarter Sales Slump California Teen Spurs Outrage With Racist Promposal SEE ALSO Trump Administration Launches Civil Fraud Unit Targeting DEI Initiatives at Colleges was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tucker Carlson, one of Donald Trump's biggest allies, says the president's deal to build a hotel in the Middle East seems like corruption
Tucker Carlson is a former Fox News host. He usually supports Donald Trump , but now he's questioning Trump's actions in the Middle East. Carlson said Trump's new business deals in the Middle East 'seem like corruption.' The Trump Organization has signed deals to build several luxury projects. According to the NBC news report the projects are as follows: Trump International Hotel and Tower in Dubai Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Trump Tower in Jeddah Golf resort in Doha Hotel under construction in Muscat by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Top 25 Most Beautiful Women In The World Articles Vally Undo Earlier this month, Trump visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE for four days. Carlson talked about this on his show while speaking with Shawn Ryan, a former Navy SEAL, as per the Tucker Carlson show mentioned in the reports. Ryan said he was 'losing hope' in Trump's administration and that it needs 'a lot of work.' Ryan liked Trump's actions to stop DEI initiatives which are Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and to protect the southern border. But Ryan criticized the government for failing to release the Epstein Files properly and also for its Middle East deals. Live Events Ryan said he noticed a lot of negotiations happening in the Middle East and then suddenly saw new Trump hotels being built in places like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha. Ryan asked if the hotel deals were made at the same time as those political negotiations. Carlson replied that he didn't know and said, 'I've not made one dollar in the Middle East. Ryan said Carlson might know more about what's really happening. Carlson said no, he's just a 'visitor, traveler, and watcher.'Ryan admitted that the whole situation 'worries' him. Carlson agreed and said, 'Well it seems like corruption, yeah.' FAQs Q1. What did Tucker Carlson think about Trump's new hotels? He said the Middle East deals "seem like corruption." Q2. Where is Trump building new hotels? Dubai, Jeddah, Doha, and Muscat are the places where Trump is building new hotels.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Walmart follows Costco's lead on gas stations
Walmart (WMT) is taking a page out of Costco's (COST) playbook by ramping up its fuel station operations. The retail giant plans to open or remodel over 45 fuel and convenience stations across 34 U.S. states by the end of 2025. Costco, by comparison, operates more than 700 gas stations, according to its latest annual report. Walmart and Costco did not immediately respond to Quartz's request for comment. This move could be one way Walmart aims to compete with Costco's popular fuel program, which made up about 12% of total sales in 2024. While Costco keeps its gas stations exclusive to members, Walmart's stations are open to everyone, potentially providing a larger customer base and a profit boost. In addition, Walmart is offering a new perk for loyalty members: a 10-cent discount per gallon at Walmart stations, as well as at participating Exxon (XOM), Mobil, and Murphy (MUSA) stations. Meanwhile, Costco has been expanding its fuel business. Recently, the warehouse only retailer said it would extend hours at its stations to boost usage, as it tries to recover from a slight dip in gas station sales last year. With Walmart's aggressive push into the fuel space, the company is banking on convenience to help it compete with Costco. This expansion comes after Costco reportedly followed Walmart's lead on U.S. tariffs. Earlier this week, Costco asked its Chinese suppliers to absorb the cost of new tariffs – similar to Walmart's move. This has sparked pushback from suppliers, who claim the added burden could further squeeze already razor thin margins. Previously, Walmart has said it would pass tariff costs onto consumers, while Costco has stated it would phase out items in lieu of more popular items. On the other hand, Walmart and Costco diverge when it comes to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Costco is sticking firmly to its DEI plans, while Walmart has said it plans to scale back its efforts. Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the number of fuel and convenience stations Walmart plans to open or remodel by the end of 2025. It is 45, not 450. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
