Working to revitalize Africatown
Family of the man who commissioned the Clotilda, the last known slave ship, has begun efforts to make amends, including selling a plot of land to the city which is now the site of a new food bank. | Date: | |
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The revitalizing of Africatown
Since the discovery of the Clotilda, approximately $10 million has gone into the Alabama community where the slave ship was found. (Includes video from Alabama Historical Commission/Daniel Fiore, Photographer)Nov. 19, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com -
Disneyland just revitalized one of its most underrated attractions
The recently reopened Adventureland Treehouse Inspired by Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson places its focus on old-fashioned theme park trickery.Nov. 16, 2023 - latimes.com - Entertainment & Arts -
Cricket World Cup: The changes needed to revitalise the tournament - Steven Finn column
Forty overs, one ball rather than two and more knockout matches - former England bowler Steven Finn maps out his plan to improve the World Cup.Nov. 13, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home -
11/19/2023: Disappeared; The Stand; The Underboss; Africatown
First, Rescuing Ukraine’s abducted children. Then, hear from Maui firefighters on surviving the wildfire. Next, Steven Van Zandt: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, descendants of the enslaved Africans brought to Alabama on the Clotilda slave ship ...Nov. 19, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com -
60 Minutes visits Africatown
In tonight's expanded edition of 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper reports from Africatown, where descendants of the last known slave ship are meeting with the descendants of the ship’s commissioner.Nov. 19, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com -
Africatown | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Anderson Cooper returns to Africatown to witness a historic meeting between the descendants of the enslaved Africans and the descendants of Timothy Meaher, the man who commissioned the Clotilda. Africatown is a community founded by the formerly ...Nov. 16, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com -
Benefit claimants not seeking work to face mandatory work placements
It is part of a plan to get people back to work, with more investment in career support also promised.Nov. 16, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home -
Work near home: The co-working hubs for locals
The decline of WeWork may not spell the end of co-working spaces, as local hubs seek to grow.Nov. 9, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home -
Working it out: Is hybrid the future of work?
As the pandemic eased, you might have expected employees who'd been working from home would head back to the office fulltime. That never happened! Instead, a blend of commuting and working remotely is becoming the new normal.Nov. 5, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com -
U.S. Navy Works to Salvage Plane From Fragile Hawaiian Bay
The maritime patrol aircraft overshot a runway at a U.S. Marine Corps base and landed in the water. The Navy plans to haul it out on Saturday.6 hr ago - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories -
California officers work to crack down on organized retail crime
In the past four years, the California Highway Patrol's Retail Crime Task Force has recovered over $33 million in stolen goods.17 hr ago - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com - California -
Economic Report: Construction spending climbs again, fueled by commercial investment and public works
Construction spending rose in October for the 10th month in a row, largely because of work on commercial buildings and government-funded public projects.17 hr ago - marketwatch.com - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories -
Kissinger’s Dirty Work Abroad Hurt America at Home, Too
He thought nothing of the democratic aspirations of most people on this planet, Americans more or less included.17 hr ago - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories -
Watch: Did Musk's window-smashing stunt work?
The pickup truck - Tesla’s latest offering - had its windows smashed during a demonstration in 2019.Dec. 1, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home -
When and How to Curse at Work
Elon Musk's crude language notwithstanding, there's a right way to say f--k, according to science.Nov. 30, 2023 - inc.com - Inc.com -
Why Work-From-Home Could Be the Key Ingredient for Revenue Growth
Public companies with flexible work arrangements outpaced their peers with in-office work requirements, according to new data.Nov. 30, 2023 - inc.com - Inc.com -
OpenAI says white men ‘Bret, Larry and Adam’ will work hard to build diverse board
OpenAI said yesterday that Bret Taylor, Larry Summers and Adam D'Angelo will build a diverse board after two female members were removed.Nov. 30, 2023 - venturebeat.com - VentureBeat -
Henry Kissinger’s Life and Work in Photos
The U.S. diplomat rose from a bookish childhood in Germany to become a power player in the halls of American politics.Nov. 30, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > World News -
Next generation of billionaires collect more wealth from inheritance than from work, says UBS
Swiss bank favoured by super-rich says 1,000 billionaires are likely to pass on $5.2tn to their children over next 20 years. Newly minted billionaires have collected more of their wealth from the deaths of relatives than through their own work and ...Nov. 30, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian -
Gwyneth Paltrow: is her life a work of performance art?
How else do you explain the $15,000 vibrator, rectal ozone therapy and vaginal steaming? Perhaps the actor is giving her greatest performance yet .... Ripping to shreds Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop gift list has been a media preoccupation for years now, ...Nov. 30, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian -
‘No work and no olives’: harvest rots as West Bank farmers cut off from trees
With olives the largest single agricultural product on the West Bank, Palestinians say Israeli restrictions and settler violence are losing them $70m. Shaadi, Isa and Mahmud Saleh look out across the valley, bite their nails, wring their hands and ...Nov. 30, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian -
MLB Relievers of the Year: Orioles' Félix Bautista, Brewers' Devin Williams honored for 2023 bullpen work
Both closers dominated for their respective teamsNov. 29, 2023 - cbssports.com - CBSSports.com Headlines - MLB -
Britain's Parliament honors Elton John for his work fighting HIV in the UK and beyond
Elton John has addressed Britain’s Parliament at an event honoring his dedication to fighting HIV in the U.K. and beyondNov. 29, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Entertainment - United Kingdom -
Britain's Parliament honors Elton John for his work fighting HIV in the UK and beyond
Elton John has addressed Britain’s Parliament at an event honoring his dedication to fighting HIV in the U.K. and beyondNov. 29, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Health - United Kingdom -
Kamala Harris Defends Biden Policies, but Says ‘More Work’ Needed to Reach Voters
The vice president, speaking at The Times’s DealBook Summit, said record-low unemployment and stable wages were not enough to “connect” with struggling Americans.Nov. 29, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Business - Joe Biden