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ČEZ podepsal dohodu s Rolls-Royce SMR o výstavbě prvního malého modulárního jaderného reaktoru v ČR. Plánují mít všechny potřebné povolení do roku 2030. Tento reaktor bude na místě stávající jaderné elektrárny Temelín. #jadernáenergie #ČEZ #očesku
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Czech power company ČEZ signs deal with Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for first small nuclear reactor
PRAGUE (AP) -- The Czech power company ČEZ signed a deal on Friday with Rolls-Royce SMR on preparatory work for the British company to build the first small modular nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure and calls for his resignation after appointing scandal-ridden politician Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. despite security clearance issues, igniting tensions within his Labour Party and raising concerns over his leadership ahead of upcoming elections. #UKPolitics #LeadershipCrisis #DiplomaticScandals
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Allies back Starmer as Mandelson and Epstein leave the UK leader fighting for his job
LONDON (AP) -- Senior Cabinet ministers on Sunday rallied around U. K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose leadership is teetering over his decision to give Britain's most important diplomatic job to Peter Mandelson, a scandal-tarnished politician and friend of Jeffrey Epstein.
#HigherEducation #BudgetCuts #UniversityNews
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University of North Texas to cut more than 70 programs and minors to trim $45 million deficit
The University of North Texas is cutting or consolidating more than 70 academic programs, minors and certificates as it works to close a projected $45 million budget shortfall, including phasing out its linguistics degrees and eliminating a women's and gender studies master's program.
#FarmworkerRights #MeToo #SexualViolenceAwareness
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Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers.
#GovernmentShutdown #SupportTSA #NonprofitAid
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Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags
Across the country, collections are popping up to help Transportation Security Administration officers who have been without full pay for more than a month due to the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.
#SolarEnergy #Africa #RenewableEnergy
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Africa's solar boom faces higher costs as China cuts export subsidies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- China's decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports and phase out incentives for making battery storage equipment could push up the cost of solar installations in Africa, which relies heavily on imported Chinese technology.
#VitaminK #ChildHealth #VaccinationAwareness
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It's not just vaccines -- parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding.
#WomenInFitness #StrengthTraining #Empowerment
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Doctors want more women lifting weights. Experts say welcoming gyms and education would help
During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time.
#StudentLoans #EducationPolicy #DebtManagement
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Student loans are headed to the Treasury Department. Here's what to know if you have student debt
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Treasury Department will take over the management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, according to a new agreement announced Thursday.
#Homeschooling #EducationPolicy #ConnecticutLegislation
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CT homeschool bill advances in split committee vote, despite vast opposition
A bill that would for the first time create requirements around homeschooling in Connecticut overcame bipartisan opposition to clear the Education Committee Wednesday.
#DataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #EnergyInnovation
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Trump officials announce 10-gigawatt data center, gas plants for former Ohio uranium site
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) -- The U. S. Department of Energy on Friday announced a public-private partnership to develop a major data center with its own power supply on the site of a decommissioned uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio, as it pushes commercial development of artificial intelligence technology.
#ChuckNorris #ArtesMarciales #CineDeAcción
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Falleció Chuck Norris, maestro de artes marciales y actor cuya dureza fue leyenda en internet
Chuck Norris, el gran maestro de artes marciales y estrella de acción cuyos papeles en "Walker, Texas Ranger" y otros programas de televisión y películas lo convirtieron en un tipo duro icónico -- lo que desató parodias en internet y la admiración de presidentes -- , murió a los 86 años.
#MedicationRecall #ChildHealth #ConsumerSafety
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Nearly 90,000 bottles of children's liquid pain medication recalled
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children's pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of black specs and other contaminants, according to federal regulators.
#ChuckNorris #MartialArts #ActionStar
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Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy -- sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents -- has died at 86.
#JehovahsWitnesses #BloodTransfusions #ReligiousBeliefs
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Jehovah's Witnesses ease policy on transfusions, allowing storage and use of one's own blood
Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and stored in advance for such things as a scheduled surgery with a risk of significant blood loss.
#NASA #ArtemisII #SpaceExploration
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NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- For the second time this year, NASA moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the pad Friday in hopes of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month.
#RenewableEnergy #FossilFuels #EnergyCrisis
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Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- The war in Iran is exposing the world's reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy.
#StudentLoans #EducationPolicy #DebtManagement
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Treasury Department taking over some student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U. S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump administration officials dismantle the federal education agency.
#Overdetention #CriminalJustice #PrisonReform
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Texas jails aren't meeting deadlines to free inmates, costing some counties thousands in settlements
Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating parole, but was credited time for two years she'd already served on a previous aggravated robbery sentence.
#SynagogueAttack #CommunityResilience #PublicSafety
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Michigan synagogue posts photos of fire damage a week after armed man plowed truck into building
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan synagogue on Thursday posted photos on social media of major fire damage that occurred when a man drove a pickup truck into the building last week before killing himself.
#Aviation #ClimateChange #ArtificialIntelligence
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American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.
#Macao #NationalSecurity #PoliticalExpression
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Macao lawmakers pass a bill allowing closed-door trials for national security reasons
HONG KONG (AP) -- Lawmakers in China's casino city of Macao unanimously passed a law Thursday that would allow closed-door trials in cases where authorities decide that public proceedings would harm national security.
#HealthCare #AffordableCareAct #DiabetesManagement
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What ACA enrollees are cutting back on to afford health care, according to a new poll
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car.
#HealthyEating #FoodIsMedicine #MentalHealth
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RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science
In the Trump administration's campaign to promote healthy eating, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not stopped at his slogan urging people to "eat real food" to prevent disease.
#EnergyPolicy #FossilFuels #RenewableEnergy
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Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance.
#Moldova #WaterCrisis #EnvironmentalImpact
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Thousands of Moldovans cut off from water after Russian strike on Ukrainian hydropower plant
BALTI, Moldova (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Moldovans have been left without water after a Russian strike on a hydroelectric plant in neighboring Ukraine resulted in oil polluting a major river that flows through both countries.
#TargetedKillings #MiddleEastConflict #Geopolitics
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Israel is rapidly killing Iran's top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire
Israel has killed one senior Iranian leader after another in airstrikes as it seeks to topple the Islamic Republic. But its past experience of targeting senior militants shows the strategy has limits and can sometimes backfire.
#MauiRecovery #CashAssistance #DisasterRelief
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Monthly cash payments could boost disaster survivors. A Maui nonprofit tries it out
Mari Younger cherished her life in West Maui. She worked hard at her career in the restaurant industry and was proudly self-sufficient, happily living in the same condo for 11 years, lovingly doting on her cat, Stella.
#Alaska #OilAndGas #Conservation
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First lease sale in Alaska petroleum reserve in years draws strong interest despite pending lawsuits
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- The first oil and gas lease sale held in years in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska was touted by officials Wednesday as the strongest to date, drawing hundreds of bids and interest from major oil companies despite pending legal challenges from environmentalists and some Indigenous groups.
#Basketball #NCAATournament #FosterCare
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Hodgson's NCAA Tournament homecoming filled with painful, uplifting memories for South Florida coach
BUFFALO, N. Y. (AP) -- Bryan Hodgson's celebrated homecoming comes with both deeply painful and joyously uplifting reminders of the South Florida's full-circle journey in preparing to make his NCAA Tournament coaching debut not far from his Jamestown, New York, roots.
#WealthManagement #FinancialEducation #AthleteFinance
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From NIL deals to retirement at 35: JPMorgan aims to help athletes avoid bad money habits
NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase said Wednesday that will start building wealth advising services that help athletes who come into money as a result of their talents make that money work for them a long time.
#PrimaryCare #HealthcareInvestment #PhysicianShortage
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Michigan can ease doctor shortage by raising pay for primary care, group says
Michigan should invest in primary care doctors to ease a severe shortage of physicians that has led to long wait times, higher costs and missed care, a new report says.
#Safety #FaithCommunities #HateCrimes
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As religious tensions rise, synagogues and other houses of worship in Maine look to beef up security
It's been seven years since Scott Nussinow became the chair of a new safety and security committee at Temple Shalom, a Jewish synagogue in Auburn, and started thinking of ways to make the congregation safer.
#WomenInPolitics #SexualHarassment #GenderEquality
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As Zambia nears election season, some warn against the 'sextortion' of female candidates
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) -- Politicians and women's rights activists in Zambia warned Wednesday of a trend of female election candidates being asked for sexual favors by senior male party officials in exchange for an endorsement.
#LaborRights #MeToo #FarmworkerMovement
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Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez
Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez amid reported allegations of abuse by others during his tenure as president of The United Farm Workers union.
#Afghanistan #Pakistan #Conflict
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Mass funeral held in Kabul for victims of strike on hospital that Afghanistan blames on Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Bulldozers dug pits in a cemetery in the Afghan capital ahead of a mass funeral Wednesday for some of the victims of what officials have said was a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul earlier this week.
