Jamaica Committed To Protecting Human Rights In Fight Against AidsSANDY, Utah, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mountain America Credit Union has donated seven Pumper Cars—interactive personal transportation vehicles—to schools across its footprint. These donations are specifically targeted at supporting schools to ensure students with disabilities have access to resources that promote physical activity and well-being. The Pumper Cars aim to offer students a fun and engaging way to stay active, encouraging physical fitness and coordination through an innovative and enjoyable exercise method. A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. The Pumper Cars, provided by Mobility4Kids , are designed to offer a unique full-body workout through an innovative pump-action mechanism. Pumper Cars function similarly to a rowing machine on wheels, allowing children to propel themselves forward by pumping the handles back and forth. These vehicles are not only enjoyable but also promote physical fitness and coordination among children. “It is incredibly rewarding to see the positive impact these Pumper Cars provide for students’ physical health and overall well-being,” said Sterling Nielsen, president and CEO at Mountain America. “These cars provide a fun way for children to stay active, and we hope they bring joy and benefits to the communities we serve. Supporting our local schools is a key part of our commitment to fostering strong, healthy communities.” These donations are already being delivered to schools, and the process will continue in the coming weeks. Faculty members are as enthusiastic as the students, recognizing the positive impact these Pumper Cars will have on students' physical health and overall well-being. "These Pumper Cars will help build strength and increase confidence amongst our students, as they can use them just like their peers," said a teacher from the Madison School District in Rexburg, Idaho. "We've been using these Pumper Cars to enhance strength for children in our preschool, and they are also popular during indoor recess." To learn more about Mountain America, visit macu.com . About Mountain America Credit Union With more than 1 million members and $20 billion in assets, Mountain America Credit Union helps its members define and achieve their financial dreams. Mountain America provides consumers and businesses with a variety of convenient, flexible products and services, as well as sound, timely advice. Members enjoy access to secure, cutting-edge mobile banking technology, over 100 branches across multiple states; and more than 50,000 surcharge-free ATMs. Mountain America—guiding you forward. Learn more at macu.com .

(Reuters) - Reddit has resolved a problem with its website, the social media company said on Thursday, after an outage impacted thousands of users for about an hour. The outage began around 10 a.m. ET and affected more than 70,000 users in the United States at its peak, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including users. "An update we made caused some instability. We reverted and are seeing Reddit ramp back up," the company said in an emailed response, a day after announcing it had fixed a software bug that was preventing tens of thousands of people from accessing the platform. Reddit's status page confirmed the latest issue that affected its website at 10:51 a.m. ET. Co-founded by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in 2005, Reddit is a platform where users share links and participate in discussions within interest-based communities called subreddits. (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Devika Syamnath)Archaeology Don't miss out on the headlines from Archaeology. Followed categories will be added to My News. Nearly 2,000 bodies have been exhumed from a sports field at a Tasmania boarding school - with some buried six people deep - in what is believed to be Australia’s largest mass exhumation. Contractors working at the prestigious Hutchins School in Hobart – one of the oldest schools in Australia – discovered human graves buried underneath the hockey field while carrying out construction work in March. The site had previously formed part of the Queenborough Cemetery before the Hobart City Council took over ownership in the early 1900s. After nine months of evacuation, a total of 1,973 remains have now been exhumed, a notice published on the school’s website reads. 1,973 remains were exhumed at the site of Hutchins School in Hobart. Picture: Google Maps An archaeology team worked to identify 87 per cent of the deceased by piecing together information from Births Deaths and Marriage records, headstone transcripts, newspapers. incomplete burial registers and other evidence. However, the notice stated: “In many instances, it has not been possible to determine the separate identity of individuals within family plots.” The school has published a list of those identified on its website, with the deceased ranging from infants to 99 years old. Some remains are believed to date back to the 1800s. An archaeology team worked to identify 87 per cent of the remains. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Evacuation took place over the course of nine months. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Cemetery turned boarding school It’s believed up to 13,000 people were buried at the Queenborough Cemetery between 1873-1934, the ABC reports. Hobart City Council took over the site of the cemetery from a private company in 1917 before the school purchased the site in the 1960s as part of a deal which stipulated the council would fund the cost to exhume up to 1,900 bodies. Hutchins principal Rob McEwan said in a letter to parents earlier this year that the school had been aware that approximately 1900 exhumations had occurred at the site before 1961, The Mercury reports. “It has now become clear very few of the previous exhumations had occurred on the site of the current building works,” he said. Queenborough Memorial Reserve near the school site. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Historical archaeologist Brad Williams said the team were surprised to discover how many bodies were buried on the site. “I thought we could be dealing with a couple of hundred [people’s remains],” he told the ABC. “What we hadn’t expected was the amount of stacked burials that we found ... sometimes up to six people deep.” Hundreds of bodies are believed to still lie underneath the school, with archaeologists only exhuming about 15 per cent of the site of the cemetery. The school said the exhumed remains have been transferred into new coffins and will be reburied at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery in late January. A service will be held at a later time. Their identified names of the declasses will be included on new memorials at the Cornelian Bay and the Peel Street Memorial Reserve. More Coverage Ancient discovery answers big Bible question Jamie Seidel ‘Hidden in plain sight’: Pics reveal lost city Kate Schneider Originally published as Nearly 2000 bodies exhumed under Tasmanian school’s hockey field More related stories Archaeology Ancient discovery answers big Bible question A remarkable and “signficant” find from 1800 years ago has answered a huge question many of us have pondered about Jesus. Read more Archaeology New King Tut theory changes everything New evidence uncovered by archaeologists threatens to upturn everything we think we know about the famous boy-king Tutankhamun. Read more

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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston named an expanded 21-member cabinet Thursday during a ceremony in downtown Halifax that excluded reporters in a departure from a long-standing tradition of open coverage. In an address that was livestreamed, Houston said his newly re-elected government would continue to deal with issues that matter to Nova Scotians, including health care, housing and affordability. “This term will also be very focused on growing our economy and continuing to lower taxes,” the premier said. “We have to grow our economy to be better able to support the services that Nova Scotians have a right to expect.” Before the election, in which the Tories won 43 of the legislature’s 55 seats, Houston led a 17-member cabinet. The government allowed only one television outlet to have a pool camera at the ceremony held at the Halifax Convention Centre, citing “limited capacity” inside the building that occupies a full city block. Journalists who tried to enter Thursday were turned away by building security. Houston was asked by reporters as he arrived why the media were not being given access to the new cabinet members. “It’s all live streamed ... It’s a really exciting day, you guys have lots of access, and you guys know that,” he said. Reporters were allowed to attend the swearing-in ceremony held at the same venue after the Tories were first elected in 2021, although it was during the COVID-19 pandemic and they were placed in a separate room to monitor the event before interviewing ministers. In the new cabinet, Houston will be joined by veterans John Lohr, who becomes finance minister, Becky Druhan, who moves from education to justice, and Michelle Thompson, who continues as minister of health. There are five new members, including political newcomer Leah Martin as minister of Communications Nova Scotia and L’ nu affairs and Fred Tilley, a former Liberal who crossed the floor just before the Nov. 26 election and becomes minister of public works. The other new ministers are Dave Ritcey in the tourism portfolio, Nolan Young, who is minister of labour, and Scott Armstrong as minister of opportunities and social development — formerly the Department of Community Services. In another departmental change, veteran minister Colton LeBlanc will head the new Department of Growth and Development, which was formerly known as economic development and will now also oversee housing. Composed of 14 men and seven women, the cabinet will see Barbara Adams return as minister of seniors and long-term care and serve as deputy premier. Tim Halman retains the environment portfolio and Tory Rushton stays on in natural resources, while Kim Masland moves from public works to the Department of Emergency Management. The former community services minister, Brendan Maguire, takes over education and also assumes the duties of advanced education from Brian Wong, who was dropped from cabinet along with Susan Corkum-Greek, the former minister of economic development. Alex Marland, a political scientist at Acadia University, said the government could have found room for reporters had it wanted to. “This isn’t a new government, so there are some experienced hands who at a minimum could have been made available,” Marland said. He added that in general, there are governments that feel the need to control their message, and that also tend to be cautious with newer ministers who lack media training. “If this is a pattern and it persists, that’s going to be a problem for the Houston government,” he said. “But if this is a one off and by January things are a little different because people have gone through media training, then a lot of it will be forgotten.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2024. — With files from Lyndsay Armstrong

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Josh Dilling's 22 points helped Northern Kentucky defeat Norfolk State 71-62 on Sunday. Dilling also had five rebounds for the Norse (5-6, 1-0 Horizon League). Sam Vinson added 21 points while going 4 of 5 and 13 of 15 from the free-throw line while they also had five assists and three steals. LJ Wells finished 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 10 points. Brian Moore Jr. led the Spartans (6-6) in scoring, finishing with 12 points and two steals. Terrance Jones added 12 points for Norfolk State. Kuluel Mading also had 12 points. Northern Kentucky plays Wednesday against Detroit Mercy at home, and Norfolk State takes on Alabama State on Thursday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Nicolas Louis-Jacques' 17 points helped Colgate defeat Vermont 65-60 on Sunday. Louis-Jacques shot 7 for 13, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Raiders (3-9). Jalen Cox scored 14 points, going 6 of 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range). Brady Cummins shot 2 of 6 from the field and 7 for 10 from the line to finish with 11 points. The Raiders snapped a five-game slide. Nick Fiorillo finished with 23 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Catamounts (5-7). TJ Hurley added 19 points for Vermont. Shamir Bogues also had 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Colgate went into the half ahead of Vermont 28-26. Cox put up nine points in the half. Colgate used an 8-0 second-half run erase a three-point deficit and take the lead at 55-50 with 5:21 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Cummins scored nine second-half points. Colgate's next game is Sunday against Iona at home. Vermont hosts Miami (OH) on Wednesday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .How the adoption of AI transformed sports in 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Themus Fulks scored 23 points as Milwaukee beat Akron 100-81 on Sunday. Fulks had five rebounds and seven assists for the Panthers (8-4, 2-0 Horizon League). Kentrell Pullian added 19 points while shooting 7 for 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had six rebounds and five steals. Jamichael Stillwell had 17 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line. The Zips (6-3) were led by Tavari Johnson, who posted 22 points and two steals. Nate Johnson added 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals for Akron. Sharron Young had 11 points and three steals. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Zips. Milwaukee took the lead with 16:39 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 58-45 at halftime, with Erik Pratt racking up 14 points. Fulks scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as Milwaukee went on to secure a victory, outscoring Akron by six points in the second half. Milwaukee's next game is Sunday against North Central (IL) at home, and Akron squares off against Yale on Friday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soonThousands of people took to the streets of the Slovakia capital Thursday to protest against Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova who has dismissed several heads of major cultural institutions and halted projects steered by LGBT+ associations under the pretext of promoting "Slovak culture". Simkovicova, a 53-year-old former television anchor, has been a controversial figure since taking office in October 2023. "I am frustrated and very angry about the way culture is being destroyed and organizations are falling apart," Svetlana Fialova, a 39-year-old visual artist and lecturer, told AFP. "What is happening in Slovakia is ... what is happening in Georgia, Hungary and other countries, where people who collaborate and play to Russian tunes are coming to power and trying to suppress democracy and culture," she said. "The culture of the Slovaks should be Slovak -- Slovak and none else," Simkovicova said in one early speech. Nominated by the nationalist Slovak National Party (SNS), she has also slammed "LGBT+ ideology" for causing Europe to "die out". Her views have appealed to Prime Minister Robert Fico from the centrist Smer party, whose objections to liberal values echo Viktor Orban, the prime minister of neighbouring Hungary. Simkovicova had worked notably for the Slovan TV channel, known for spreading conspiracy theories, xenophobia and pro-Russian views. Slovak National Gallery director Alexandra Kusa lost her job in August in what opponents said was part of Simkovicova's purge. "Culture ministry staff accompanied by a lawyer showed up in my office one day with a bunch of flowers and a notice," she told AFP. Kusa, who has been reduced to the post of exhibition curator, said the ministry had launched a derogatory campaign against her. She says she was punished for backing Matej Drlicka, the National Theatre director, who was sacked a day earlier. The head of the country's heritage institute was dismissed this week. "We are not compatible with the ministry. Their idea of culture is completely different from ours," Kusa said. She accuses the ministry of launching "an era of bullying and intimidation". "It's pure destruction and demonstration of power. It's terrible." The ministry did not respond to AFP's request to comment. Simkovicova also targets public media. In June, she pushed through a law reforming the state-run RTVS broadcaster into a new company, STVR, which is under her control. Analyst Pavol Hardos told AFP that wielding political influence over cultural institutions had a precedent in Slovakia. "This is something we experienced in the 1990s during the illiberal regime of Vladimir Meciar, when there were ideological tests and tests ... of who is a good nationalist, a good Slovak, and who isn't," he said. What is new is the government's "commitment to purge cultural institutions from anyone who is in any way perceived as potentially a political enemy", Hardos said. Open-minded and liberal people are "being targeted as a potential troublemaker, and people who are often enough real experts in their areas are being sidelined or thrown out," he added. Hardos said that while it was premature to talk about "an illiberal regime", Fico is walking in Orban's footsteps. The government is also targeting LGBT+ rights organisations. Early this year, Simkovicova said they would not get "a cent" from her ministry. She has recently curbed public subsidies for LGBT+ groups. "This concerns any project with links to LGBT+," said Martin Macko, head of the Iniciativa Inakost NGO. He said attacks on the minority were growing, as were the number of people being treated by the NGO's therapists. The situation has incited protests among artists, cultural institution staff and the public, who turn their backs on directors named by Simkovicova or read protest statements on theatre stages. Large rallies were held this year, mobilising tens of thousands of people. Two petitions written by artists have solicited 400,000 signatures in the EU member country of 5.4 million people. In the Slovak parliament, the opposition initiated a vote to dismiss Simkovicova, but the attempt fell through. "No culture ministry employee prevents anyone from being creative or expressing themselves," Simkovicova told the press. sc-anb-frj-kym/tw

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said the country’s Supreme Council of Cyber Space made the decision in a meeting led by reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has vowed to remove restrictions on social media. Iran’s telecommunication minister Sattar Heshemi in a post on X called the decision a “first step” in removing restrictions and said “the path will continue" — indicating the possibility of unblocking other services. Many people reached by The Associated Press across the capital, Tehran, and other cities said they had access to the services on computers but not yet on mobile phones. WhatsApp has been the third most popular messaging platform in Iran after Instagram and Telegram. The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was put in place in 2022 during mass protests against the government over the death of a woman held by the country’s morality police for allegedly violating the strictly enforced dress code. The protests calmed in 2023 after a crackdown by police and security forces that led to the death of hundreds of people and the imprisonment of thousands. Iran has blocked access to various social media platforms over the years but many people in the country use proxies and VPNs to access them.Daily Post Nigeria Catholic priest raises alarm over deteriorating inter-tribal relations in Taraba Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News Catholic priest raises alarm over deteriorating inter-tribal relations in Taraba Published on November 30, 2024 By Great Ozozoyin A Roman Catholic priest, Very Rev. Father Simon Akuraga, has expressed concern over the deteriorating relations between the various ethnic groups in Taraba State, particularly between the Tiv and Jukun. Speaking during the Silver Jubilee celebration of the Tiv traditional leadership in Bali local government council at the weekend, he expressed deep concern over the increasing tensions that have led to lose of lives and destruction of property worth millions of naira. In his paper titled ‘Exploring the Frontiers of Peace and Security by Tiv of Taraba State’, the the clergyman who recalled a time when the Tiv people lived harmoniously with other tribes in the state. He attributed the worsening relationship between the Tiv and Jukun communities to events that occurred during the 1990s. According to him, the inter-tribal conflict resulted in the displacement of people and long-term suffering, with many residents being confined to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. While urging all parties involved in the conflict to prioritize peace and demonstrate love for one another, he called for the formation of peace committees, positive parenting, youth engagement, and economic empowerment as strategies to restore and sustain harmony in the state. “Peace is not just the absence of conflict but the presence of justice,” he emphasized. The clergyman who also highlighted the urgency of extending olive branches to displaced persons, stressed the need for the relevant authorities to work round the clock to unite the various ethnic groups in the state. “There is a need to extend our hands of fellowship to our displaced brethren both morally and physically. Faith-based organizations like the Catholic Church are doing their best, but the support of everyone is essential,” he said. “The inability of people to return to their homes and access their farmland not only threatens our livelihood but also weakens our identity and unity as a people.” He also cautioned journalists and social media influencers against spreading false information, urging them to leverage technology to foster development and promote peace and unity within the society. Related Topics: Catholic priest taraba Don't Miss NANS to deliberate on issues affecting student community at national convention You may like Taraba airport temporarily shutdown for upgrades Yamlak Moses: Taraba youths beg Gov Kefas to rescue exploited footballer in Serbia Brigade commander urges community collaboration to strengthen security in Taraba Clergy urges unity to tackle ethnic, religious conflicts in Taraba Troops nab suspected bandits informant in Taraba, clear camps Bandits kill farmer, abduct six in Taraba community Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media Ltd

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