NOT THE ENEMY

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During any conflict, journalists and news media support services are considered civilians under international humanitarian law.

Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news should also be respected as civilian structures. 

A GREAT BOOMER

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I’m a proud boomer and a member of the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X, baby!

ELECTRONIC RECORDS DAY

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October 10 is Electronic Records Day and the National Archives has enabled researchers to access federal records with computer applications.

The Federal Records Act of 1950 offers the legal framework for managing federal records, including their creation, upkeep, and disposition. Since the National Archives started collecting electronic data in the 1970s, these records have become invaluable tools for archive research.

PEACE PLEASE

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Positivity is often looked down upon as an irritating personality quirk. However, it’s not what we are, it is something we do.

On this World Mental Health Day, we remind everyone to embrace positivity. “The practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude.”

NOBEL

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Presenting all the Noblest and still the greatest of all kind on earth. Meet the 2023 Nobel Prize winners and their specialties.

This year’s Nobel laureates include the scientists behind mRNA vaccine technology and quantum dots, along with an Iranian human rights activist.  https://www.popsci.com/science/nobel-prize-winners-2023/

Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel's fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the intentions of Nobel's will.
 

STANDING WITH ISRAEL

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A phrase heard in statements by politicians and organizations: “Stand With Israel.” This is salient as liberal and progressive American Jewish groups have grown increasingly critical of the Israeli government, both for its proposed judicial overhaul and for Israel’s treatment of Palestinians by far-right politicians from the governing coalition. POTUS statements expressed straightforward support for Israel.

MULTILINGUAL

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Half the world uses more than one language to go about their everyday life, which means based on the Linguist Society https://www.linguisticsociety.org/ definition, over half the world is multilingual.

INDEPENDENT KENNEDY

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No way Tocayo... Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he's ending his Democratic primary campaign to run as an independent.

Some political polls show far more Republicans than Democrats have a favorable opinion of Kennedy. He has also gained support from some far-right conservatives for his fringe views, including his vocal distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, which studies have shown are safe and effective against severe disease and death.

OCTOBER 12, 1492

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The arrival of humans in the Americas has been somewhat of a debate about the age of ancient footprints and it continues.