Story Highlights No institution’s trust score has improved significantly over the past year Trust in four institutions is now at an all-time low Largest party gaps seen for presidency and public schools WASHINGTON, DC — Americans’ trust in major societal institutions has not improved over the past year, following a decline in public trust in 2022. Last year, Gallup recorded significant decline in public confidence in 11 of the 16 institutions it tracks each year, with the presidency and the Supreme Court suffering the most. The share of Americans expressing a lot or a fair amount of confidence in…
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The Amerigol LATAM Cup in South Florida, hosted by the Florida Panthers August 23-27, featured the Greek Heritage team. The highlight of the tournament was the 5-0 shutout victory over Team Mexico, an action-packed game that attracted hockey fans from across the country to watch the game. The Greek heritage team began accumulating a rapidly growing list of players interested in meeting the eligibility requirements to eventually play for the Greek national team. These requirements would include acquiring Greek citizenship and a Greek passport and participating in two seasons of hockey in a soon-to-be-restarted Greek hockey league over a period…
BROOKLYN, Ohio — The former Brooklyn high school head football coach tells News 5 he had no bad intentions when his team used the word “Nazi” as a call during a conference game with Beachwood High School.“It really bothered me when they said we had people and children who were offended and upset by this. That’s why I immediately apologized to their coach,” said coach Tim McFarland.Beachwood Bison players told their coaches they heard Brooklyn Hurricanes players use “Nazi” as a play call during their home game Friday night. McFarland said game officials made him aware that the term was…
Fuel storage facility near Stepanakert explodes (NKR InfoCenter, September 25) YEREVAN — Amid the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh and the nationwide policy of ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijan’s Armenian population, forcing thousands to flee their country, a powerful explosion ripped through a fuel storage facility near from Stepanakert. Hundreds of people lined up outside the fuel facility where the explosion occurred because they had been promised fuel – a shortage during more than nine months of blockade – for their cars so they could travel in Armenia. Following the explosion, 290 patients suffering from burns of varying degrees were admitted to…
Online services linked to the e-EFKA insurance platform will be unavailable from Friday, September 1 at 7:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 10 at 3:00 p.m., due to system upgrades, it was announced on Friday, reports ANA. The upgrades will affect services from several agencies and ministries drawing data from e-EFKA databases, including services related to taxation and insurance. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, The Greek Islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek Tourism Report
Earlier this month, West Virginia University confirmed its decision to cut 28 majors and more than 140 faculty positions. Today, more than 40 university professors, students and alumni from the ceramics, printmaking and sculpture departments are gathering at a local art gallery to present an exhibition of their work called “Deep Cuts.” Reporter Chris Schulz spoke with Eli Pollard, WVU professor and owner of Morgantown’s Galactic Panther art gallery, to discuss the exhibit and the effects of the university’s budget cuts. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Schulz: Can you tell me a little about your teaching at…
Yes they are. Dolls have been a source of “play” and ceremony since the beginning of history. The first doll was a spirit used in magical and religious rituals around the world. The first “doll” dates back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome. The first use of a doll as a toy dates back to Greece around 100 AD. They were crude in some cases and elaborate in others. The dolls were made from available materials such as clay, stone, wood, bone, ivory, leather and wax, which is considered the oldest known toy.Like children today, dolls were…
JEDDAH: Boeing is working with Saudi airlines to implement advanced aircraft and engine technologies that align with global sustainability goals, according to a senior executive at the US-based aerospace company. Speaking to Arab News, Randy Heisey, general manager of commercial marketing for Africa and the Middle East region at Boeing, said the future of flight would incorporate the latest digital design, test and production tools , airframe, propulsion and systems technology, keeping in mind Keep in mind global sustainability goals. He added that different power and energy solutions will apply to various market segments and aircraft sizes. “We continue to…
Story Highlights 38% say they are conservative on social issues, compared to 33% last year. Highest percentage saying they are socially conservative since 2012 44% say they are economically conservative, a figure also higher since 2012. WASHINGTON, DC — This year, more Americans (38%) say they are very conservative or conservative on social issues than in 2022 (33%) and 2021 (30%). At the same time, the percentage saying their social views are very liberal or liberal has dropped to 29%, from 34% in each of the last two years, while the proportion identifying as moderate (31%) remains close a…
When Claire Coutinho graduated from high school in 2002, she received a phone call from her grandmother in India. “She saw that I had not chosen medical subjects,” says Coutinho: she had opted for mathematics, art history and English – a problem in the matrix of a family which tends to choose medical school.