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Dozens of women across the Haudenosaunee Confederacy have helped sew ribbon skirts as a part of exchange between communities to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The exchange occurs around Red Dress Day, which is observed on May 5. Some of the women who contributed skirts are family members of MMIWG, or have experienced violence themselves. Others just love to sew, or wanted to learn.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo News Canada

In 2021-22, Indigenous women aged 15 and over were 33 times more likely to be hospitalised due to family violence. Similar numbers of non-Indigenous Australians were hospitalised by family violence, but Indigenous Australians represent just 3.8% of the population. Hospitalisation rates are higher in remote and very remote areas, and Indigenous families risk having their children removed by the state.
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1 year ago Read more at The Guardian

Ronnie O’Sullivan was leading 6-5 in the best-of-25 contest, and down 14 points in the 12th frame. Referee Desislava Bozhilova attempted to re-spot the black ball. Bozhailova felt the black was on its spot but O’Connor was unconvinced.
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1 year ago Read more at The Independent

Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed some referees have “got it in for me” after his bid to capture a record eighth world snooker title was crushed by Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals. Bingham, the 2015 champion, came through 13-10 and will face Welsh qualifier Jak Jones for a place in the final.
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1 year ago Read more at Fox Sports

Hawke’s Bay Turkeys gobbled-up third place in indoor cricket’s Club World Series. Played 8, Won 7, Lost 1 (the semi-final) The Turkeys won the playoff for third and fourth at the club World Series indoor cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. A new season starts with some involved in NZ team trials being played this weekend.
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1 year ago Read more at New Zealand Herald

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) CEO Andrew Witty appeared before Congress on Wednesday to testify on the cyberattack that targeted Change Healthcare. Witty made the executive decision to pay a ransom after hackers made off with a substantial amount of confidential user data.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

University of Virginia Health is working to improve its services in response to higher demand in the communities it serves. Wednesday, May 1, the health system hosted its weekly medical center hour to discuss the future of UVA Health and its four hospitals spread across Virginia.
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1 year ago Read more at 29 News

Experts say intermittent fasting and intense exercise can get better results than doing either one alone. They say people who combined the diet and exercise routines saw more pronounced changes in body composition and cardiometabolic parameters than people who did only diet or exercise. Researchers from the University of Sfax in Tunisia released a study today saying that combining time-restricted eating with high-intensity functional training may improve body composition.
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1 year ago Read more at Medical News Today

Congress passed a budget for Fiscal Year 2024 that cut NASA Science for the first time in a decade. This cut comes after five years of stagnant budgets that have not kept pace with inflation, leading to a $1 billion deficit from the agency’s peak funding year in 2020. The requested budget also proposes the delay and cancellation of various space science missions that are part of the roadmap laid out by the Decadal Surveys.
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1 year ago Read more at The Planetary Society

The Advocate Program offers professional development and support to educators around the country to support their efforts to provide opportunities to students in STEM. As part of this unique professional development opportunity, Advocates receive training and support from Society staff, peer mentorship, a stipend and a paid trip to Washington, D.C. Loree Harvey is now in her third year of the Advocate Program.
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1 year ago Read more at Science News for Students