Campus Chronicles - November 27, 2024
Aldine Independent School District’s Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Department teamed up with Equality Health Foundation and Community Health Choice to host the fourth annual Healthy Fall Festival on November 16. Held at the M.O. Campbell Educational Center, the event provided critical resources to district families, including food and health services.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Holiday Traditions from Kwanzaa to Watch Night in December Programming
Kwanzaa Celebrations, Culinary Historian Jessica B. Harris, and New Exhibition Opening
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) invites visitors to celebrate Kwanzaa this December with a series of healing and uplifting events, including an event with renowned culinary historian Jessica B. Harris sharing culinary connections to Kwanzaa. Additionally, on Dec. 13, NMAAHC will unveil its newest exhibition, “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” in the Bank of America Special Exhibitions Gallery. On the evening of Dec. 13, visitors are invited to the first public program related to this exhibition, with an evening screening of the “Unfinished Conversations” documentary film. For more details about upcoming museum events, visit nmaahc.si.edu/events.
What to do if your luggage is lost, delayed, stolen or damaged
It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about how to handle possible flight delays and cancellations yet another reason to pop an antacid or two: the prospect of delayed, lost, stolen or damaged baggage.
Egg prices are going even higher. This time it’s avian flu and the holidays
Egg prices have risen steadily over the past two years. A spike in avian flu and the approaching holiday season are combining to make the problem even worse.
A disruptive Thanksgiving winter storm is coming with a side of the coldest air in months
A storm and the first punch of winterlike chill will combine to cause Thanksgiving travel headaches across the eastern half of the United States as Mother Nature serves up a smorgasbord of sloppy weather.
Don’t put your bare feet on another passenger’s armrest — and more etiquette tips for a smoother flight
Planes are going to be crowded. Patience will be tried. Some level of aggravation is all but inevitable. Throw in a seat-kicker, a tipsy stranger and someone who’s blissfully barefoot, and the holiday odyssey becomes a little more challenging.
Drake accuses record company of using bots to ‘artificially inflate’ Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Not Like Us’ on Spotify
Musician Drake alleges that Universal Music Group “conspired” to artificially boost Kendrick Lamar’s searing diss track “Not Like Us” on Spotify, according to a pre-action petition submitted to a New York court on Monday.
Astronauts had to shut down a Russian space station module due to ‘unusual odor’ from spacecraft
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station were forced to briefly lock down a segment of the orbiting laboratory this weekend after finding an “unusual odor” emanating from a visiting cargo spacecraft called Progress 90, NASA said Sunday.
Alcohol use increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new study shows that it’s still high
A surge of stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic in the US has not tapered off the way Dr. Brian Lee, a transplant hepatologist at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, had hoped.
China’s hottest new tourist attraction is 5,000 feet in the air
China has 3.7 million square miles of land to explore. But more and more young Chinese travelers are opting to see their country from the sky.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in North Carolina, neighbors unite to ensure no one spends Thanksgiving hungry
For weeks, David Burke couldn’t shake the haunting images of small mountain communities in western North Carolina unexpectedly pummeled by a historic storm.
Dictionary.com has named its word of the year, and it isn’t ‘brat’
“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.”
I was stunned by how movingly cinematic ‘Wicked’ is. I shouldn’t be, and here’s why
Over the weekend, I came upon a hilarious post from a good ol’ social media influencer titled “Before Wicked vs After Wicked,” showing him doubting all the initial praise for the new movie – with people telling him, “It’s going to win best picture!” and him exclaiming, “Can we all just calm down please?” – only to find him in tears in the theater at the film’s end, shocked and even annoyed by how much he enjoyed it.
Huawei seals post-Android comeback by unveiling new phone with its own software
Huawei has unveiled a new flagship phone boasting entirely homegrown software that aims to give users an alternative to Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS, in another effort by the Chinese tech giant to defend against possible further sanctions by Washington.
Warren Buffett just shared his most detailed plan yet for his fortune when he dies
Warren Buffett shared on Monday his most detailed plan yet for his fortunes after death, while announcing he will continue to give away his staggering wealth.
Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software
A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its employees get paid properly, a Starbucks spokesperson said Monday.
Kohl’s CEO will step down. He’ll be replaced by the head of Michaels
Ashley Buchanan, the next Kohl’s CEO, has been CEO of Michaels since 2020 and was a senior executive at Walmart and Walmart-owned Sam’s Club for 13 years.
Bird flu virus detected in raw milk in California
Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw milk sold in California, and consumers should not drink it, the state Department of Public Health warned Sunday.
7.4 million Americans could gain Medicare or Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs under Biden proposal
Millions more senior citizens and lower-income Americans could obtain coverage for costly anti-obesity drugs under a proposal being unveiled Tuesday by the Biden administration.
Couple accused of stealing nearly $1 million from Lululemon in elaborate shoplifting plot
A Connecticut couple is accused of running an elaborate theft ring at Lululemon stores in multiple states, stealing nearly a million dollars from the company. Jadion Anthony Richards and Akwele Nickeisha Lawes-Richards are both charged with organized retail theft under a Minnesota law signed by Gov. Tim Walz only last year.
