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By JEFF STEIN AND JEANNE WHALEN | The Washington Post | Published: March 10, 2021 WASHINGTON — As the White House continues to work on another major spending bill to follow the $1.9 trillion stimulus, momentum is beginning to gather for what might become Congress second big piece of legislation in the Biden era: a bill aimed at countering Chinas economic influence. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has been working on legislation that takes aim to counter Chinas rising global po...

Leading Athletes and Sports Influencers Join water4Her Campaign PLEDGE TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO EMPOWER 100,000 WOMEN THROUGH CLEAN WATER ACCESS Published 03-08-21 Submitted by Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF) WASHINGTON, March 8, 2021 /CSRwire/ – To mark International Women’s Day, leading female athletes and influencers from the sporting world are lending their support to the cause of empowering 100,000 East African women through clean water access.  water4...

Application Deadline: March 29th 2021 Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) seeks for brilliant and innovative undergraduate students willing to carry out their academic internship (SIWES) to join the organization as interns for the 2021 Cohort of 3D Africa Internship Program. The selected interns upon joining the YTF team will be among the prestigious 3D Africa Ambassadors. They will learn from the 3D Africa program manager and the entire YTF team on 21st-century engineering/technology skills...

SunStar THIRTY-FIVE years ago, a major historical event unfolded in the lives of the Filipino people. Unfortunately, today, the young do not seem to have any idea what that was all abouts. It looks that there is a lapse in our historical transfer and the political transparency so that those who came after Edsa will have a sense of history. I remember then, 35 years ago, the tension that was in our country when a sea of people filled Edsa and stopped the tanks from advancing, and that a pra...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday he will propose increasing funding for the National Science Foundation by billions to increase research in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and the manufacturing of semiconductor chips to make the nation more economically competitive with China.

Vanguard News Future of work: Ekiti, Coderina lift 12 schools with robotic kits On By Prince Osuagwu Ekiti State says it is preparing its youths towards acquiring skills that will make them employable in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Towards this end, the State Government has launched Coding, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Education in public schools. Twelve schools from a mix of urban and underserved communities have been carefully selected by the government to participate in tra...

stock up with plenty of enthusiasm for school this year, and all the challenges it will bring, whether it’s at the dining-room table or back in the classroom. (iStock) "If there’s one thing 2020 taught us, it’s to be wary of planning too far ahead," says Philippa Brinkmann, head of learning support at Rustenburg Girls Junior School in Cape Town. It’s a worrying wrinkle in what should be a time of excitement and anticipation, as children prepare for the 2021 academi...

Advice to parents for a tough academic year ahead By MaryAnne Isaac Share The year 2020 will forever be remembered as the great disruptor of plans, with 2021 looking no different. Last year forced us out of our comfort zones and had us adapt quickly to a new normal of wearing masks and social distancing. The education sector knows all too well about disruptions and uncertainty, and according to Philippa Brinkmann, head of learning support at Rustenburg Girls Junior School in Cape Town, parents ...

CNY Community Foundation announces more than $500,000 for local organizations Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 29, 2021 A free and family-friendly outdoor game night gathered about 50 people on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, to celebrate the addition of four new permanent chess tables in Hanover Square. The Downtown Committee of Syracuse received a $8,125 grant from the Central New York Community Foundation to purchase and install the tables in the Square. The foundation announced its 2021 grants ...

Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation Seeks Nominations for Leading Women in IT Woman of the Year in Technology to be recognized at MCWTs 2021 Executive Connection Summit News provided by Share this article SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its fifth Woman of the Year in Technology award. The nonprofit organization will recognize a woman in Michigan leading or driving change for women...