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Al Jazeera has won a record nine Shorty awards during a virtual rollout of winners that concluded on Friday night. The jury conferred three Winner prizes and one Gold second place to brands that demonstrated excellence in digital innovation. The English and Arabic teams for Al Jazeera’s Digital Division also transferred five jury finalist nods into Audience Honor awards, beating out competition from a wide variety of finalists. A jury Winner prize was awarded for Best Instructional Video to S...

The Digital Division has won three Jury Grand Prizes, a Second Place Gold and Five Audience Honors at the 2021 Shorty Awards on social media and marke

ablokhin/iStock (NEW YORK) — Sue Choi and her husband own several Korean restaurants in New York City. For their latest venture, Rib No. 7, they’ve been trying to hire servers, kitchen staff and hostesses — but have had few bites so far. “I don’t even get one single phone call, even for the whole week,” Choi told ABC News recently. Upping the pay hasn’t helped either, she said. Pre-pandemic, Choi said they would offer $20 an hour for an experienced hostess and get “hundreds and ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Boosted unemployment benefits could be one of several reasons. • 8 min read Pennsylvania restaurant owner struggles to find workers Dino DeCario is struggling to find people to work at his two restaurants, now he’s being forced to limit the eatery’s hours.Mary Altaffer/AP Sue Choi and her husband own several Korean restaurants in New York City. For their latest venture, Rib No. 7, theyve been trying to hire...

Last week, Emerald Fennells film Promising Young Woman starring Carey Mulligan became available on streaming services in the Republic of Ireland after receiving rave reviews internationally, including being nominated for multiple Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Upon its release, the filmmakers partnered with RAINN, the United States’ largest anti-sexual violence organization, to make free screenings available on US college campuses the same week, some including talkbacks with Mulligan and ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn It falls now on Biden to heal and advance policy in tense, still-uncertain times • 8 min read Biden and Harris speak on Derek Chauvin verdict Vice President Kamala Harris said, "We have a long way to go” with the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The scenes from the aftermath were of celebration, emotion, relief -- a sudden and decisive end to a searing chapt...

For Craig Press In a world filled with a seemingly endless number of troubling headlines, it can be harder than ever to live in the here and now with our families. Amid the 2020 global pandemic, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Colorado Department of Human Services launched the Forward Together campaign. This project, which has resources for both youth and their adults, was created with the goal of helping adults and youth feel more connected and strengthen relations...

By Danielle Gibson-01 April 2021 15:00pm Find out whos a finalist of The Drum Awards for Online Media 2021 The Drum Awards for Online Media reward original, clever and thought-provoking work across the best platforms. This year’s jury brought together global experts with Anna Doble, digital editor of the BBC World Service English, leading the helm as chair of the judging panel. Following the virtual judging day, where our jury deliberated the top media platforms and campaigns...

Start Here: Five New Comics for March 17th Mar 16, 2021 Kaiju action, Five Beasts, and more headline this weeks new #1s you can find at your local comic shop on Wednesday, March 10th. Whether youre looking to add a new series to your pullbox or you want to get in on a hit comic before its cool, these new first issues are the best place to start when youre looking for new comics this Wednesday. All you have to do is Start Here. The Trials of Ultraman #1 (of 5) (JAN210591) Ultraman narrowly avert...

This article, “The Long Goodbye,” originally appeared in the March/April issue of ESSENCE magazine, available on newsstands now. After completing four overnight shifts in a row at the hospital where she worked as an emergency-room technician, Breonna Taylor was ready for date night with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. The plan was dinner at a steakhouse, followed by watching a movie at the small, well-appointed apartment Taylor shared with her younger sister Ju’Niyah Palmer. Privacy wouldn...