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Damning report calls on Plaid Cymru to detoxify' culture of harassment

The Welsh political party Plaid Cymru has apologised after a damning report found a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny.Victims have felt there was little point in reporting unacceptable behaviour by elected members because it had been tolerated for so long, the report said.It went on to decry a lack of leadership, which it said meant the problems have worsened over the last few years, and made 82 recommendations needed to detoxify the party's culture.

Four departures from Piedmont schools planned for year's end

PIEDMONT Two top administrators have decided to leave the Piedmont Unified School District even though their jobs were not targeted for cutbacks due to budget problems in the district.Brian Killgore's job as director of communications is targeted for now, however, to be eliminated.Announcing their departure at the end of this school year are PUSD Assistant Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Wozniak and Dr. Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, who was hired in December 2021 to serve the district in its efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the school district.

Here's How Much Late-Night TV Hosts Will Pay Their Staffs During the Strike

The writers strike means late-night TV hosts will again carry payroll - and a lot of it.When the 2007 WGA strike lasted 100 days, many Hollywood staffers - not just the writers - went without.An exception was the staffs of broadcast television's late-night talk shows, thanks to their generous (and yes, well compensated) hosts.

Historic chairs to be reused for the coronation service

The King has recycled royal coats of arms that decorated a chair used during King George VI's coronation for his own enthronement.After Charles is crowned he will move to a throne chair used by his grandfather and now re-upholstered but featuring the original embroidered coats of arms on the front and back that have been conserved.

Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale struggled to cope with friend's death prior to massacre

Audrey Hale was left reeling by the recent death of a friend just months before the Nashville school shooter unleashed violence and bloodshed inside the private Christian school she once attended, according to a new report.Hale struggled to cope with the loss of her friend, Sydney Sims, who died in a car crash back in August, NBC News reported.

Texas Observer Says It Will Shut Down After 68 Years

The Texas Observer, a small but deep blue bastion of liberal opinion and muckraking journalism in the most populous red state, said this week that its nonprofit owner planned to lay off its staff and stop publication on Friday after 68 years.But The Observer's former and current staff members are fighting the shutdown and hope to avert layoffs with a last-minute online fund-raising campaign.

Damning report calls on Plaid Cymru to detoxify' culture of harassment

The Welsh political party Plaid Cymru has apologised after a damning report found a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny.Victims have felt there was little point in reporting unacceptable behaviour by elected members because it had been tolerated for so long, the report said.It went on to decry a lack of leadership, which it said meant the problems have worsened over the last few years, and made 82 recommendations needed to detoxify the party's culture.

Four departures from Piedmont schools planned for year's end

PIEDMONT Two top administrators have decided to leave the Piedmont Unified School District even though their jobs were not targeted for cutbacks due to budget problems in the district.Brian Killgore's job as director of communications is targeted for now, however, to be eliminated.Announcing their departure at the end of this school year are PUSD Assistant Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Wozniak and Dr. Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, who was hired in December 2021 to serve the district in its efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the school district.

Here's How Much Late-Night TV Hosts Will Pay Their Staffs During the Strike

The writers strike means late-night TV hosts will again carry payroll - and a lot of it.When the 2007 WGA strike lasted 100 days, many Hollywood staffers - not just the writers - went without.An exception was the staffs of broadcast television's late-night talk shows, thanks to their generous (and yes, well compensated) hosts.

Historic chairs to be reused for the coronation service

The King has recycled royal coats of arms that decorated a chair used during King George VI's coronation for his own enthronement.After Charles is crowned he will move to a throne chair used by his grandfather and now re-upholstered but featuring the original embroidered coats of arms on the front and back that have been conserved.

Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale struggled to cope with friend's death prior to massacre

Audrey Hale was left reeling by the recent death of a friend just months before the Nashville school shooter unleashed violence and bloodshed inside the private Christian school she once attended, according to a new report.Hale struggled to cope with the loss of her friend, Sydney Sims, who died in a car crash back in August, NBC News reported.

Texas Observer Says It Will Shut Down After 68 Years

The Texas Observer, a small but deep blue bastion of liberal opinion and muckraking journalism in the most populous red state, said this week that its nonprofit owner planned to lay off its staff and stop publication on Friday after 68 years.But The Observer's former and current staff members are fighting the shutdown and hope to avert layoffs with a last-minute online fund-raising campaign.
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Florida Legislature Moves to Shield DeSantis's Travel Records

The Florida Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday that would shield the travel records of Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top elected officials from public view, a significant change to the state's vaunted sunshine laws as Mr. DeSantis explores a potential presidential campaign.Though the law purports to shield Mr. DeSantis's and other top officials' travel records under the umbrella of increasing threats and operational security, it also includes a sweeping retroactive clause that would block the release of many records of trips already taken by Mr. DeSantis and other officials, as well as those taken by their families and staff members.

A complete surprise': Bear scares principal by jumping out of bin at US school

The principal at a primary school in West Virginia was given a shock when a bear leapt out of the bin he was unlocking.James Marsh, 58, head of Zela Elementary School, ran for his life when a sizeable bear emerged from the bin he was standing by at around 7.15am on Monday.Mr Marsh can be seen in the video unlocking the bin before a bear pokes its head out from under the lid, with the principal running one way while the bear leaps out and scarpers in the opposite direction.
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Tornado Strikes Near Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

A severe storm system that spawned tornadoes tore through an area near Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping cars, according to officials and witness accounts.James Ippolito, the deputy fire chief in Palm Beach Gardens, which is about a dozen miles north of West Palm Beach, said the area had been hit by a storm that left a man trapped between a boat and a concrete piling.

Melissa Joan Hart says she helped kids "trying to escape" Nashville school shooting

Melissa Joan Hart has emotionally revealed that she was able to help a kindergarten class and their teachers flee from the recent shooting at Nashville's Covenant School on March 27th."My kids go to school right next to a school where there was a shooting today," the Sabrina the Teenage Witch actor said in an Instagram video.

The Nashville school shooter had a manifesto' and maps, police say.

The attacker who fatally shot three children and three staff members at a Nashville school on Monday was identified as a former student at the school who the police said appeared to have written a manifesto about the attack and drawn maps of the campus.The shooter, identified as Audrey E. Hale, was killed by police officers who responded to the shooting at the Covenant School, a small, private Christian school that is attached to a church and serves children from pre-school through sixth grade.

The shooting occurred at a Christian school that serves students up to 6th grade.

Video A Twitter user filmed law enforcement responding to a shooting at a private Christian school.CreditCredit...Metro Nashville Police Department A heavily armed assailant entered a Christian school in Nashville on Monday morning and fatally shot three children and three staff members before she was shot and killed by the police, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.

Tornado Strikes Near Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

A severe storm system that spawned tornadoes tore through an area near Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping cars, according to officials and witness accounts.James Ippolito, the deputy fire chief in Palm Beach Gardens, which is about a dozen miles north of West Palm Beach, said the area had been hit by a storm that left a man trapped between a boat and a concrete piling.

Melissa Joan Hart says she helped kids "trying to escape" Nashville school shooting

Melissa Joan Hart has emotionally revealed that she was able to help a kindergarten class and their teachers flee from the recent shooting at Nashville's Covenant School on March 27th."My kids go to school right next to a school where there was a shooting today," the Sabrina the Teenage Witch actor said in an Instagram video.

The Nashville school shooter had a manifesto' and maps, police say.

The attacker who fatally shot three children and three staff members at a Nashville school on Monday was identified as a former student at the school who the police said appeared to have written a manifesto about the attack and drawn maps of the campus.The shooter, identified as Audrey E. Hale, was killed by police officers who responded to the shooting at the Covenant School, a small, private Christian school that is attached to a church and serves children from pre-school through sixth grade.

The shooting occurred at a Christian school that serves students up to 6th grade.

Video A Twitter user filmed law enforcement responding to a shooting at a private Christian school.CreditCredit...Metro Nashville Police Department A heavily armed assailant entered a Christian school in Nashville on Monday morning and fatally shot three children and three staff members before she was shot and killed by the police, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.
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OMSI Employees Push For Living Wage As Museum Plans Massive Expansion

On a Monday in mid-March, a group of operational employees at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) sent an email to the museum's senior leaders asking for a pay raise."Presently, the floor staff at OMSI are struggling to meet living expenses in Portland," the email read."Our dedication to the museum does not help us pay for rent, groceries, and other basic needs.

Unreleased Report Finds Faults in Amnesty International's Criticism of Ukraine

WASHINGTON Amnesty International's board has sat for months on a report critical of the group after it accused Ukrainian forces of illegally endangering civilians while fighting Russia, according to documents and a person familiar with the matter.The 18-page report, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times, underscores the complexity of applying international law to aspects of the conflict in Ukraine and the continuing sensitivity of a matter that prompted a fierce and swift backlash to the human rights group.

Leaders Need to Get Comfortable Collaborating on Strategy

Through most of the 20th century, business strategy was usually developed by a small executive team who sat down to work out solutions to "strategic issues."Typically, this team was composed of the CEO and his or her direct reports.They analyzed trends and changes, reviewed competitor activity, examined financials, and devised solutions, which they captured in a strategic plan.

OMSI Employees Push For Living Wage As Museum Plans Massive Expansion

On a Monday in mid-March, a group of operational employees at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) sent an email to the museum's senior leaders asking for a pay raise."Presently, the floor staff at OMSI are struggling to meet living expenses in Portland," the email read."Our dedication to the museum does not help us pay for rent, groceries, and other basic needs.

Unreleased Report Finds Faults in Amnesty International's Criticism of Ukraine

WASHINGTON Amnesty International's board has sat for months on a report critical of the group after it accused Ukrainian forces of illegally endangering civilians while fighting Russia, according to documents and a person familiar with the matter.The 18-page report, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times, underscores the complexity of applying international law to aspects of the conflict in Ukraine and the continuing sensitivity of a matter that prompted a fierce and swift backlash to the human rights group.

Leaders Need to Get Comfortable Collaborating on Strategy

Through most of the 20th century, business strategy was usually developed by a small executive team who sat down to work out solutions to "strategic issues."Typically, this team was composed of the CEO and his or her direct reports.They analyzed trends and changes, reviewed competitor activity, examined financials, and devised solutions, which they captured in a strategic plan.
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Mass. middle school evacuated after student sprayed mace near library

A Milford middle school was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a student sprayed mace near the library.School officials said the evacuation was ordered as a precaution because when the incident occurred, it was not clear what the substance was that had been sprayed.The fire department cleared the building, and all activities at the school, Stacey Middle School, were canceled for the afternoon.

Pioneering Black economist celebrated with university building after long campaign

A leading university has renamed one of its buildings after a pioneering Black economist.The London School of Economics (LSE) unveiled the Sir Arthur Lewis Building on Thursday in a ceremony attended by the late luminary's daughter and granddaughter; High Commissioner for St. Lucia and alumni of the university.

Mass. middle school evacuated after student sprayed mace near library

A Milford middle school was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a student sprayed mace near the library.School officials said the evacuation was ordered as a precaution because when the incident occurred, it was not clear what the substance was that had been sprayed.The fire department cleared the building, and all activities at the school, Stacey Middle School, were canceled for the afternoon.

Pioneering Black economist celebrated with university building after long campaign

A leading university has renamed one of its buildings after a pioneering Black economist.The London School of Economics (LSE) unveiled the Sir Arthur Lewis Building on Thursday in a ceremony attended by the late luminary's daughter and granddaughter; High Commissioner for St. Lucia and alumni of the university.
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Famous Paris tourist attraction closed by protesters as FCDO issues France advisory

French unions have called for an 11th day of national strikes on 6 April, which could spill over into the Easter weekend.The Louvre was forced to close its doors on Monday (27 March), after dozens of staff members blocked the entrance as part of the wider strikes, prompting museum officials to close the building to visitors.
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Melissa Joan Hart breaks down describing helping children run from Nashville school shooting

Melissa Joan Hart is sharing her experience guiding frightened students to safety after the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.In an emotional Instagram video, Nashville resident Hart said that she and her husband, Mark Wilkerson, were driving to parent-teacher conferences at her children's nearby school when they noticed children sprinting away from The Covenant School.

Residents treated in dismissive ways at Awaab Ishak housing association report

Refugees were considered lucky to have a roof over their heads at a housing association where a young boy died after exposure to mould, a report has found.Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) had a culture of othering which saw staff hold prejudices and lazy assumptions about asylum seekers and refugees, the Housing Ombudsman said.

Social landlord where Awaab Ishak died said mould was acceptable' in refugees' homes

A social landlord responsible for the home where toddler Awaab Ishak died following severe mould exposure claimed mould was acceptable in refugee tenants' homes.A damning report by the housing ombudsman for England, Richard Blakeway, found that Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) tenants were judged by staff members with prejudices, lazy assumptions and an attitude towards asylum seekers and refugees that is wholly unacceptable.

Melissa Joan Hart breaks down describing helping children run from Nashville school shooting

Melissa Joan Hart is sharing her experience guiding frightened students to safety after the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.In an emotional Instagram video, Nashville resident Hart said that she and her husband, Mark Wilkerson, were driving to parent-teacher conferences at her children's nearby school when they noticed children sprinting away from The Covenant School.

Residents treated in dismissive ways at Awaab Ishak housing association report

Refugees were considered lucky to have a roof over their heads at a housing association where a young boy died after exposure to mould, a report has found.Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) had a culture of othering which saw staff hold prejudices and lazy assumptions about asylum seekers and refugees, the Housing Ombudsman said.

Social landlord where Awaab Ishak died said mould was acceptable' in refugees' homes

A social landlord responsible for the home where toddler Awaab Ishak died following severe mould exposure claimed mould was acceptable in refugee tenants' homes.A damning report by the housing ombudsman for England, Richard Blakeway, found that Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) tenants were judged by staff members with prejudices, lazy assumptions and an attitude towards asylum seekers and refugees that is wholly unacceptable.
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Racism commonplace' in journalism with more senior Black staff needed, report warns

Racism is commonplace in the UK journalism industry, which needs more Black people in senior positions and more race correspondents to improve diversity of coverage, a new study has found.Published on Tuesday by the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), the report lays bare the stark challenges faced by Black journalists in the British news media.
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Biden signs executive order restricting use of commercial spyware

The decision comes as governments around the world face accusations of using spyware to target dissidents.United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order restricting the government's use of commercial spyware technology that has been utilised to target political dissent around the globe.

Swedish military bans TikTok on work phones

Sweden's military said on Monday it was banning staff members from using Chinese-owned TikTok on work devices due to security concerns, following a slew of similar decisions from authorities in Western countries.Published: 27 March 2023 15:16 CEST The Swedish military is banning use of TikTok on work phones.

Biden signs executive order restricting use of commercial spyware

The decision comes as governments around the world face accusations of using spyware to target dissidents.United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order restricting the government's use of commercial spyware technology that has been utilised to target political dissent around the globe.

Swedish military bans TikTok on work phones

Sweden's military said on Monday it was banning staff members from using Chinese-owned TikTok on work devices due to security concerns, following a slew of similar decisions from authorities in Western countries.Published: 27 March 2023 15:16 CEST The Swedish military is banning use of TikTok on work phones.
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