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How Climate and Redevelopment are Changing Liberty Square. A Film Captures the Tension.
BY C. ISAIAH SMALLS II UPDATED JANUARY 19, 2024 8:42 AM Valencia Gunder still gets emotional every time she watches “Razing Liberty Square.”She has seen it half a dozen times at film festivals across the country. Yet between the unkeptpromises from elected officials, the displacement of the families who lived in Liberty Square andthe frustration…
USCIS Updates Guidance on Untimely Filed Extension of Stay and Change of Status Requests
Release Date 01/24/2024 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced an update to its Policy Manual providing that USCIS, in our discretion and under certain conditions, may excuse a nonimmigrant’s failure to timely file an extension of stay or change of status request if the delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the applicant or…
3 Ways to Escape the Perils of Everyday Ageism
With ageism in the news, it’s time to take control of its effects on you. Written by: Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD, ABPP Posted January 20, 2024 KEY POINTS You only have to listen to news stories, political advertisements, and debates about the qualifications of candidates in the 2024 election cycle to be aware that age, along…
How Old is too Old to Join Ireland’s Police Force?
By: Eimear Flanagan 21st January 2024, 01:29 CST The Irish police force, An Garda Síochána, announced this week it is raising its upper age limit for recruits from 35 to 50. People on the cusp of half a century can now compete for a place at the Garda College, alongside candidates as young as 18.…
Yes, Employers Can Set a Mandatory Retirement Age. What You Need to Know.
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Published 12:00 PM EST, Sun January 21, 2024 New YorkCNN — Former US Vice President Al Gore, 75, is stepping down from Apple’s board because of the company’s age-based restrictions for its directors, and it raises the question of ageism in Corporate America. By no means is age 75 — or any age over…
Texas Ranks Among the Worst States for Good Brain Health in Recent Study
KERA | By Sam Baker Published January 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM CST The study from the health science company, Life Extension.com ranked all 50 states for good brain health based on seven metrics: Texas: No. 43 (overall) Dr. Donna Newsome, a neurologist with Texas Health Presbyterian Plano, told KERA’s Sam Baker how the metrics used contribute to brain…
North Texas Bus Company Sues Chicago Over Migrant Transportation Restrictions
KERA | By Megan Cardona Published January 17, 2024 at 12:19 PM CST A North Texas bus company is suing the city of Chicago over an ordinance restricting when and where intercity buses can drop off migrants. Wynne Transportation, based in Irving, is one of the companies contracted to transport migrants to Chicago as part of Gov.…
Proposed Bill in Colorado Would Give People Leaving Prison $3,000 to Restart Life, Could Save State Money
By Michael Abeyta Updated on: January 22, 2024 / 3:02 AM MST / CBS Colorado Colorado state Sen. James Coleman knows times are tough for a lot of Coloradans. Especially if they have been convicted of a crime and served their sentence. “There’s a real high possibility of them being able to go back on the streets…
NYC Mayor Vetoes Bills Banning Solitary Confinement in Jails and Expanding Reporting of Police Stops
BY PHILIP MARCELO Updated 1:25 PM CST, January 19, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor vetoed bills Friday aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails and requiring more transparency in police encounters with civilians, setting up a faceoff with the City Council, which says it has enough votes to override him. Democratic Mayor Eric…