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The public image of President Biden's Union Joe persona rests largely on his longtime affiliations with labor unions representing police officers, firefighters and building-trade workers.But the modern labor movement that is gathering Saturday in Philadelphia to endorse Mr. Biden's 2024 re-election campaign is younger, more diverse and has far more women than the union stereotype Mr. Biden has embraced during the decades he was building his political identity.

Traditional wire braces were once an adolescent rite of passage.(The colorful rubber bands!The poking wires!The ill-fated flirtations with popcorn, apples, and chewing gum!)These days, kids have another option: clear aligners, removable plastic "trays" fitted to the teeth and swapped out every one to two weeks to advance treatment.

Swedish ultrarunner Ida Nilsson has been a household name in ultra-trail running since her tour de force season of 2016, which saw her win the Transvulcania Ultramarathon, the Mont-Blanc Marathon, the Run the Rut 50k, and The North Face 50 Mile Championships - to name but a few.A lifelong athlete, at that point in her career she had already won two NCAA Division I titles in American collegiate athletics, competed in the European Athletics Championships and the World Athletics Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and competed at ski mountaineering.

Just before the official start to Pride Month, The North Face announced it had teamed up with drag performer Pattie Gonia for its second annual Summer of Pride tour."Hi, it's me, Pattie Gonia, a real-life homosexual," the performer introduced herself in a video promoting the outdoor clothing and gear company's campaign.

NASCAR's first-ever street race will come to Chicago during the first days of July, bringing with it questions and apprehension from community members and city leaders about a deal made by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.Concerns about traffic and public safety - and skepticism of the street race's economic benefit to the city - were among the issues aldermen raised Wednesday at the City Council's Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee, where they questioned Chicago street race President Julie Giese, staff from the emergency management office and other city leaders.

Nottingham is preparing for another vigil after the heartbroken families of the two students killed in the knife and van attack in the city were joined by thousands of people in their grief at the university's main campus.Relatives of medical student Grace O'Malley-Kumar and history student Barnaby Webber could be seen embracing at the vigil on Wednesday.

Residencies from the likes of HE.SHE.THEY, Paradise, Metamorfosi, elrow, Pyramid & more are all taking place at Amnesia this Summer
The world's most renowned club has completed its weekly residencies for what is set to be the most forward-thinking and diverse summer season yet.There is a mix of retiring icons, Ibiza mainstays and brand new parties all covering the freshest house, deepest techno and everything in between.

June 13, 2023 - Before arriving at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Michael Dillon, MPH '23, spent more than three decades managing mergers and acquisitions at PricewaterhouseCoopers.He discussed how he combined his previous work experience with his Harvard Chan School education to launch a "second act"-advancing health equity for the LGBTQ community.

On another front, Zelman & Associates, per news reports, estimates that institutional investors as of yearend 2022 had dedicated some $110 billion to acquire or build SFR homes, a sign there is still plenty of money available for dealmaking ahead.Brandon Lwowski, director of research at proptech firm HouseCanary, said the slowdown in SFR home purchases by large investors started to show up in the third quarter of last year and escalated from there into the first quarter of 2023.

We need to talk about a problem in the arts.There are not enough opportunities for creatives from diverse backgrounds.It's a problem Adobe and the V&A in London (and MoMA in New York) are aiming to solve with a 'multi-year (and multi-million dollar)' residency programme to give underrepresented, emerging creatives a platform to get noticed and support the next generation of artists.

S adiq Khan has announced funding to enable an unprecedented 100,000 young Londoners will have a mentor by the end of 2024, as part of a drive to reduce youth violence in the city.The Mayor says that a 10 million funding boost will allow a further 50,000 young people in the capital access to mentoring support.

I will never lose interest in experts, but sometimes, understandably, experts lose interest in talking to the press.I saw someone on Twitter once, describing the experience of dealing with journalists: Dear X, sorry it's taken me seven months to reply.I can't do anything with your project, unfortunately, but could I interview you about this other thing must be within the next 20 minutes?

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA community, and today we look at those represented by the "I" which stands for "intersex."In a broadcast exclusive, we are joined by the filmmaker and three stars of a new documentary, Every Body, which follows their work as intersex activists who share childhoods marked by shame, secrecy and nonconsensual surgeries.

At the tender age of 15, Adam Siska and his pop-punk bandmates in The Academy Is were on the cusp of making the big time.The group received an offer from then-independent record label Fueled by Ramen.While a future as rock stars interested the teens, they didn't sign their contract at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

More young people might be tuning into the Tony Awards this weekend thanks to the work of Michael Presser, the founder of Inside Broadway, a nonprofit organization that brings Broadway musicals to New York City schools and New York City schoolchildren to Broadway musicals.What started in the early 1980s as a free ticket program for local students to see Cats now reaches 75,000 students in 90 schools every year with its own touring productions and educational programs.

Trees burned by the 2017 Sprague Creek Fire stand along the steep Mount Brown Lookout Trail on September 17, 2019 in Glacier National Park, Montana.Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images In a case that could have far-reaching implications for the struggle against the climate crisis, the trial in a lawsuit brought by a group of youth plaintiffs will begin in Montana on June 12.

Abortion rights activists protest in front of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado, on June 27, 2022, four days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the right to abortion.Jason Connolly / AFP via Getty Images
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CLIMATEWIRE | A landmark trial unfolding next week in a small Montana courtroom could have outsize influence on U.S. climate policy even if the case has little immediate effect in the Treasure State.In the first U.S. youth-led climate case to go to trial, 16 young people are putting Montana's energy policies on the stand, accusing state agencies and the governor of violating their right to a stable climate by embracing fossil fuels.

Puberty blockers will not routinely be offered to children treated at new regional gender identity clinics in England, the NHS has confirmed.New centres are expected to open later this year, in place of the London-based Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) clinic.It was announced last July that the capital's Gids clinic would be shutting down.

The mother of a 15-year-old boy who died when his e-bike collided with an ambulance after he was followed by police has said he was the sweetest, kindest boy ever.Saul Cookson was riding the bike in Salford, Greater Manchester on Thursday when traffic officers began following him.He was pursued along Fitzwarren Street and Lower Seedley Road at about 2pm before the police vehicle was blocked by bollards, Greater Manchester Police said.