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Happenings: A book on Black relationships; a new leader for Hub City Writers Project

The Post and Courier 26 Mar 2023
Hub City Press Director Meg Reid will assume the role of executive director and publisher on April 1. Reid joined Hub City Writers Project in 2013 as assistant director, and in 2017 became director of Hub City Press and programs. She has played an important role in Hub City Press’ rise in the publishing world.
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Martina Navratilova says decision by World Athletics to ban trans athletes from competing in women's ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2023
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova called World Athletics' ban on transgender women competing in the female category a 'step in the right direction' to creating a level playing field. The 66-year-old, who recently confirmed she had beaten breast and throat cancer, said the world is 'finally waking up' and hopes that other sports will follow suit.
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Ibero-American Summit reaches consensus on four major objectives

La Prensa Latina 26 Mar 2023
In the final press conference, summit host and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader said that they also reached commitments on international law, including the principle of sovereignty, non-intervention in affairs between States and their legal equality ... press conference.
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Taiwan: Taipei will 'terminate diplomatic relations with the Republic of Honduras' - FM

Ruptly 26 Mar 2023
On Saturday, the Foreign Ministry of Honduras issued a statement saying "The government of the Republic of Honduras recognizes the existence of only one China in the world.”. Later in the press briefing, Wu claimed Honduras had been misled by China and its promises of financial assistance ... .
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Late Joselu double helps Spain beat Norway 3-0 in Euro qualifier

Reuters 26 Mar 2023
Spain, rebuilding with 61-year-old De la Fuente following a last-16 World Cup exit to eventual semi-finalists Morocco, continued to press as they were less focused on possession and much more on going straight for the opposing goal ... Gallery ... Figure skatingJapan's Uno retains world title to delight home crowd, article with galleryMarch 25, 2023.
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Keeping the Past Alive: Malayalam writer Anand

Indian Express 26 Mar 2023
His fiction has since been recognised as among the finest in Malayalam and Anand now is celebrated as a writer and public intellectual in the Malayalam speaking world ... Indira Gandhi; \u201cIndia can save the world from catastrophe\u201d. Jagjivan Ram; \u201cEven today our press freedom is one of the best in the world\u201d.
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The Military-Intelligentsia Complex: How Higher Education Enables US Militarism

GlobalResearch 26 Mar 2023
As part of its 2014 Covenant with the Mod, Plymouth University that “we are an armed-forces friendly organization.” Perhaps that’s why the small University Press has 10 titles on Britannia Naval Histories of World War II and initially accepted and then rejected without explanation my book, later titled Britain’s Secret Wars?.
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AP Sports SummaryBrief at 12:44 a.m. EDT

Caledonian Record 26 Mar 2023
FAU holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four. NEW YORK (AP) — Alijah Martin, Vladislav Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four ... GREENVILLE, S.C ... Michael Porter Jr ... 25 ... +7 ... +4. Argentina beats Panama in 1st match after World Cup title. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press.
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Pakistan in "critically water insecure" category: UN report

Beijing News 25 Mar 2023
In a press release announcing the report, it was stated that the most recent assessment of the world's water resources, conducted by United Nations water experts, revealed that access to managed drinking water and sanitation was "still a pipe dream for more than half of the ...
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Canada's Eliot Grondin strikes World Cup gold in snowboard cross

Moosejaw Today 25 Mar 2023
Canada's Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold on home snow in the men's snowboard cross event on Saturday ... The Canadian Press.
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Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel and a philanthropist who donated billions, dies

Mountain View Voice 25 Mar 2023
The co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, Moore's seminal contributions to the early technology industry included helping to create and manufacture silicon transistors and then produce a complete circuit of planar transistors on a single piece of silicon, the world's first microchip.
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Anti-Homosexuality Bill is bigger than Uganda

The Grio 25 Mar 2023
Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington, D.C ... White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre notably opened Wednesday’s briefing by denouncing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which she called “one of the most extreme anti-LGBTQI+ laws in the world.” ... Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Ringside view by Tushar Bhaduri: Most bankable match-winner

Financial Express 25 Mar 2023
There is a pressing case to be made for Ravindra Jadeja being the most valuable player for India, across conditions and formats ... These are some of the key personnel in a busy year in which India has two chances of winning a major ICC trophy after a decade – the World Test Championship and the 50-over World Cup.
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US VP Kamala Harris 'deeply saddened' by ban on Afghan girls' schooling

Beijing News 25 Mar 2023
... women", Khaama Press reported. "We will never stop championing the rights of women and girls around the world," Harris said on Twitter ... The world needs to understand to counter the narrative, that the situation of Afghan women is hopeless," she said, according to Khaama Press.
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Natural History Museums Join Forces To Produce Global Digital Inventory

Slashdot 25 Mar 2023
The survey's organizers, who described the effort in the journal Science, said they hoped the survey would help museums join forces to answer pressing questions, such as how quickly species are becoming extinct and how climate change is altering the natural world ... The survey revealed important gaps in the world's collections.
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