By Victoria Falk
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September of 2018 – the lowest it’s been since 1969. However, the same studies also show that fewer new jobs have been created. At a time when you have more highly skilled, well educated people are competing for […]
By Angela Fritz & Luis Velarde , MSN Elizabeth Iraheta was passing the Koch Foods processing plant in Morton, Miss., on Wednesday when she saw immigration officials swarming outside and a helicopter overhead. Big silver buses lined the driveway and agents blocked the entrance gates. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were sweeping through the […]
The education department acknowledged Wednesday that nearly 1,000 city classrooms in schools built before 1985 that serve students in pre-K and kindergarten have deteriorating lead paint that could potentially harm children, particularly those under 6.
By Alex Zimmerman, THE CITY In their first communication to parents since revealing last week that nearly 900 city classrooms have peeling lead paint, education officials said they are working to quickly address the problem, but stopped short of giving direct advice about whether students should receive blood lead testing. “We are sparing no effort to ensure […]
Photo Source: Facebook By Xavier Murphy, jamaicans.com Jamaica’s swim sensation and Olympian, Alia Atkinson took first place gold in the 50-meter breaststroke competition on Sunday, August 4 at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, adding another gold medal to her expanding collection. Atkinson, who holds the short course world record in this event, made […]
Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. Her family confirmed “with profound sadness” that Morrison had died “following a short illness”. Author of 11 novels, she won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, having published her first novel, The Bluest Eye, in 1970. Her 1987 book Beloved told […]
Landlords are turning away students, or looking to startup apps to get around security deposit limits
By Georgia Kromrei (therealdeal.com) Brokers are sounding the alarm on one unintended potential consequence of the new rent law— and it most acutely affects those new to New York. Since apartment owners are no longer allowed to charge more than one month’s rent as a security deposit, landlords may not be able to rent to […]
Stories are Instagram’s latest sensation. With this new feature, users can broadcast doodle-overlaid, slideshow-formatted videos or photos that automatically disappear after 24 hours, contributing to the ephemeral feel of Instagram’s newest launch. How can you organically increase the number of views on your Instagram stories? Make Use of Hashtags Use hashtags on your Instagram stories. […]
(jamaicaobserver.com)
WASHINGTON DC, United States — The 57th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence is in the spotlight with Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica celebrating across the United States the island’s milestone of gaining independence from Britain on August 6, 1962. For the Jamaicans residing in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, several Jamaica Independence events will be held, endorsed by […]