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Queen’s top 3 worldwide in 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

Queen’s University has once again claimed a top ten spot among universities vying to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were created by UN member nations in 2015 in an effort to guide global action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure shared peace and prosperity for all people by 2030.Times Higher Education (THE) began tracking universities for their own Impact Rankings in 2019 and in 2023 tallied 1,591 universities from 112 different countries. Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane said being named third place globally, and for the first time top spot in Canada, is gratifying. Deane said Queen’s ability to remain in the top ten for three consecutive years is a testament to their commitment to the SDGs. “That feels to me like a very, very solid performance from the university in a global context,” Deane said.“And it’s a sign that we’re not only just holding our own and continuing ...

2 escaped inmates from Adams County jail taken into custody

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Authorities said two inmates escaped from the Adams County jail in Brighton on Thursday afternoon.Brighton Police initially alerted the public to one escaped inmate, 39-year-old Jared Sheppard. He was later taken into custody, the Adams County Sheriff's Office said after 5 p.m.Police were searching Thursday afternoon for an inmate who escaped from the Adams County jail in Brighton. (Credit: Brighton Police Department)A second inmate initially escaped too."The first inmate was taken into custody shortly after the escape and the second was captured after a search of the area," the Sheriff's Office said. 1 person injured in Aurora police shooting No further information was immediately released about the second inmate.Sheppard was being held on counts related to motor vehicle theft and narcotics, a police spokesperson said.

Phil Neville fired as Miami’s coach in MLS after 2 1/2 seasons

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Phil Neville was fired Thursday halfway through his third season as coach of David Beckham’s Inter Miami with the team last in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference.Miami also fired assistant coach Jason Kreis and promoted Javier Morales, another assistant, to interim head coach.“I have watched him work incredibly hard and with real commitment towards the ambitions we set out for the club,” Beckham said in a statement. “Sometimes in this game we have to make the toughest decisions and sadly we feel the time is right to make a change.”The 46-year-old Neville is a former teammate of Beckham’s on Manchester United and England’s national team, making 56 international appearances from 1996-2007. He coached England’s women’s national team from 2018 until he was hired by Miami in January 2021.“I’m grateful to have played a part in the growth of this club,” Neville said in a statement released by the team.Miami had 12 wins...

Food truck Soulfly Chicken opens Wynwood location, bringing ‘taste of the South’ to Magic City

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

When it comes to food, everyone loves it hot and fast, but really great Southern-style food is better when it isn’t rushed. Or so we thought.Soulfly Chicken is known for its fantastic flavors, and they’re opening up their first brick-and-mortar location right in Wynwood.It’s gluten-free fried chicken for your soul.Troy Tingling: “When you eat any of our chicken, you’ll notice the difference. It’s not heavy, it’s very light, it’s not oily. It’s just good, natural, Southern comfort cooking.”You’ll also notice there are no cashiers. Everything is high-tech.Here’s how it works.Troy Tingling: “When you come into the store, you’re ordering from a kiosk. Then from there, your order comes out to a locker. It’s like fast-paced; the food comes out in under 10 minutes, and it’s just an experience. You come, grab food, and you go.”The team behind the food truck-turned-restaurant knows what make...

Senate launches late-night votes to stave off US default, wrap up Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Rushing to prevent a U.S. debt default, the Senate pressed ahead Thursday night to give final passage to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a late-night floor schedule with nearly a dozen amendments up for debate to the package Biden negotiated with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, though none was expected to be approved or change the overall deal.“Let’s finish the job,” Schumer implored his colleagues.Passage in the Senate will require cooperation between Democrats and Republicans, much the way the narrowly divided House was able to approve the compromise late Wednesday night. Fast action is vital if Washington is to meet next Monday’s deadline, when Treasury has said the U.S. will start running short of cash to p...

Meet of Champions: St. John’s Prep’s Nathan Lopez breaks long-standing two mile record

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

FITCHBURG — The two mile run is a grueling event that can sometimes lack the excitement of a sprinting race or the pole vault. Despite this, it was the event to watch at opening day of the MIAA Meet of Champions.That’s because St. John Prep’s Nathan Lopez, the two-time defending champ at the meet, came in with a chance to break a meet record that’s stood since 2004. That is exactly what the senior, a University of Michigan commit, did in a time of 8:59.29.“Just to have my name in the record books, even if it’s just for a little bit, is something special,” Lopez said. “It definitely doesn’t outweigh the emotion that comes with winning this title for the third time. That was something that was super, super big on my list of things I wanted to accomplish to close out my senior year.”As Lopez approached the finish line, he saved room for theatrics. The crowd was up from the start, and as Lopez approached the home stretch, a few fist bumps to the crowd preceded the final steps.“I d...

Red Sox notebook: The unbeatable NL Central

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

The National League Central is the Red Sox’s inexplicable kryptonite this season.Entering Thursday night’s series finale against the Cincinnati Reds, Boston was 0-8 against that division.In their second series of the season, they allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to sweep them at Fenway Park for the first time in franchise history.But in Boston’s defense, their May series against the St. Louis Cardinals could’ve easily gone very differently. They carried a lead into the ninth inning in the series opener, only to have Kenley Jansen blow the save and complete a loss. Likewise in the second game, when Chris Sale’s eight-inning, one-run gem fell apart when Jansen again struggled.The Cards came to town 13-25, and left with a new lease on life; the Red Sox haven’t exactly been the same since. Now, they were two games in the hole against the Reds, who entered this series 24-29.Why can’t the Red Sox, who’ve been a winning team for most of the sea...

New details of Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn’t stop running.Epstein was agitated and unable to sleep, jail officials observed in records newly obtained by The Associated Press. He called himself a “coward” and complained he was struggling to adapt to life behind bars following his July 2019 arrest on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges — his life of luxury reduced to a concrete and steel cage.The disgraced financier was under psychological observation at the time for a suicide attempt just days earlier that left his neck bruised and scraped. Yet, even after a 31-hour stint on suicide watch, Epstein insisted he wasn’t suicidal, telling a jail psychologist he had a “wonderful life” and “would be crazy” to end it.On Aug. 10, 2019, Epstein was dead.Nearly four years later, the AP has obtained more than 4,000 pages of docum...

Journalists to strike June 5 at the largest US newspaper chain

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

Journalists across the U.S. will walk off their jobs next week at roughly two dozen newsrooms run by Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the U.S., their union said Thursday.The mostly one-day strike, which will start June 5, aims to protest Gannett’s leadership and cost-cutting measures imposed since its 2019 merger with GateHouse Media.According to the NewsGuild, the union representing workers at more than 50 Gannett newsrooms, those measures include job cuts and the shuttering of dozens of newsrooms; squeezed pay and benefits; and a failure to negotiate pay and working conditions in good faith.In a statement, Gannett Chief Communications Officer Lark-Marie Anton said the company “strives to provide competitive wages, benefits, and meaningful opportunities for all our valued employees.” She added that “there will be no disruption to our content or ability to deliver trusted news” as a result of the expected work stoppage.The walkout will coincide with Gannett’s annual sharehold...

Bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths in Louisiana resurrected

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:54:51 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid mounting pressure from Republicans, a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana that was narrowly killed by a legislative committee last week has been resurrected.In a rare occurrence, the Senate voted to recommit the controversial bill to a different committee, giving it a second chance at life. The measure, which was rejected by the Senate Health & Welfare Committee last week, received statewide and national attention after a Republican cast the tie-breaking vote to kill the bill.Sen. Fred Mills, the Republican chairman of the Health & Welfare Committee who cast last week’s decisive vote, told his colleagues on the chamber floor Thursday that he opposed reviving the bill, adding that if lawmakers respect the vote of the majority of the committee, they will uphold the decision. But the Senate voted 26-11 — along party lines, with the exception of Mills – to recommit the bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee,...