Warwick volunteer questions why school district is retiring educational equity policy

When: Warwick school board meeting, Oct. 7. What happened: Resident Jonathan Walker, who serves on the school board’s Education Committee, asked why the school board is retiring its educational equity policy. Background: The equity policy, which...

Ombudsperson and employment policies and procedures council

Dear Faculty, Staff, and G&P Students, I write to share two pieces of news related to strengthening the support system for our campus community. First, Yale University is creating an ombudsperson position, and I have formed a search advisory...

Google to build $15B AI hub in India, add undersea cables

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Google announced it will invest $15 billion to build an AI hub in India, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian announced Tuesday. The hub will be in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, in southeastern India, and will reportedly be a...

Salt Lake City Council District 1 election: Victoria Petro running against Stephen Otterstrom, Yussuf Abdi

Candidates for Salt Lake City Council District 1, from left: Stephen Otterstrom; Victoria Petro and Yussuf Abdi. Three candidates are running for the Salt Lake City Council’s District 1 seat, which encompasses Rose Park, Westpointe, Jordan...

AP&S, Citizens Bank, and United Way of RI Team Up for 2nd Annual Pro Bono Clinic

For the second consecutive year, attorneys from Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. and Citizens Bank have partnered to host a Pro Bono Legal Clinic, offering free legal guidance to nonprofit organizations across Rhode Island. The clinic was made...

GE Aerospace launches $30 million investment in line with Trump order

EXCLUSIVE — GE Aerospace is launching a new $30 million initiative to bolster the industry’s workforce in alignment with an April executive order signed by President Donald Trump.Trump’s order, titled “Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled...

How Many Jobs Will AI Eliminate? C-Suite Executives Make Their Predictions

Will AI create jobs or destroy them? Ask two tech titans and you'll get radically different answers. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says “many new jobs will be created,” while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts it will eliminate half of white-collar...

UAE to Use AI-Powered Cars to Trace Visit and Work Permit Violaters

The UAE is set to roll out a fleet of intelligent inspection vehicles capable of identifying residency and visa violators using advanced artificial intelligence systems. The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Ports Security...

30 Forensic Engineering Announces the Promotion of Claire Miller B.E.SC., P.Eng. to Practice Lead of Building & Fire Code Group

TORONTO, ON, OCTOBER 13, 2025/insPRESS/ – 30 Forensic Engineering, Canada’s leading multidisciplinary forensic firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Claire Miller B.E.SC., P.Eng. to Practice Lead of our Building & Fire Code group. Since...

Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hires

NEW YORK — Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs is forcing retailers to pull back or delay plans to hire seasonal workers who pack orders at distribution centers, serve shoppers at stores and build holiday displays during the most important...

‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

More than a thousand employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received notice that they were losing their jobs on Friday in a move that erased entire offices and was partially reversed over the weekend. It caused...

Baltimore city employee paid while in jail latest OIG report uncovers

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — A Baltimore Department of Transportation employee who was arrested and jailed for an attempted carjacking and second-degree assault received about $2,000 in paid leave while they were incarcerated, according to the latest...

The State Department’s CIO On Aiding Diplomacy By Modernizing Using AI

The entrance of the main offices of the United States Department of State in Washington, DC Getty Images As Chief Information Officer of the US Department of State and assistant secretary level head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, Dr....

Archive360 teams with Microsoft to deliver AI-powered eDiscovery and compliance solutions

Information archiving and management platform company Archive360 Inc. today announced a new collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to deliver artificial intelligence-powered eDiscovery and compliance solutions. The collaboration sees Archive360’s...

China economy to stay growing, IMF forecasts

A view of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., US, Nov 24, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] The International Monetary Fund has predicted that China's economy will grow 4.8 percent this year, up 0.3 percentage...

'Invest in Dubai' platform unveiled at GITEX Global 2025

The Dubai Business Registration and Licensing Corporation (DBLC), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), has launched the next-generation version of the Invest in Dubai (IID) platform during GITEX Global 2025 at the Dubai World...

Teacher vacancies: How does Brevard compare to other districts?

Brevard Public Schools had 124 instructional job openings as of early October. Brevard had the highest number of instructional vacancies compared to four surrounding Florida counties. Teacher union leadership cites heavy workloads, student...

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw criticises Bengaluru roads, garbage; Priyank Kharge responds

Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has reignited the debate over Bengaluru's infrastructure by publicly sharing the critical comments of a visiting overseas business executive on the city's roads and garbage, prompting a response from the Karnataka...

No Clean Slate: For Employers, Ex-Cons Still ‘Risky’ Hires

It’s 8 a.m. on Sept. 17, and 25-year-old Lin Yong is milling about outside the headquarters of Pangdonglai, a retail company that operates dozens of malls and grocery stores across China’s central Henan province. He’s among 30 ex-convicts who have...

Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met Oct. 14

Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met Oct. 14. Here is the agenda provided by the board: CALL TO ORDER CALL FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board of Education will meet in Closed Executive Session to conduct an employee discipline...