Author: Dominic Washington

In 1908, Marie C Bolden, an African American teenager, became the first-ever spelling bee champion in the US, overcoming tricky words like ‘acquiesce’, ‘descendant’ and ‘millinery’ on her way to the top. But her achievement was quickly eclipsed by racial prejudice, and her story rarely told. More than a century later, a search for her long-lost medal has been launched in an effort to shed light on Ms Bolden’s triumph and to celebrate her win. Born in Ohio, Ms Bolden, 13, was one of 15 eighth graders selected to represent the city of Cleveland in what was the first national…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Amid national concern of a potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly through health care facilities, the state Department of Hawaii on Friday confirmed that Hawaii has had one confirmed case of what’s called Candida auris. DOH officials said the patient was first diagnosed in September 2022 and had acquired it in another state. A thorough investigation at the outpatient clinic, where the patient was diagnosed, did not find any evidence of hospital or health care facility spread. The fungus, also known as C. auris, is a form of yeast and can cause severe illness in those with weakened…

The number of victims as a result of avalanches in Tajikistan has increased to 15 people. More than 30 were injured. This was reported in the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of the country. MIR 24 correspondent Elena Shiryaeva spoke about the rescue operation. Stones and a twisted pile of metal are all that remains of buildings after avalanches in eastern Tajikistan. The most difficult situation is near the city of Khorog. The block completely demolished four residential buildings, partially destroyed 22. The avalanche descended on Wednesday morning. All because of warm weather and heavy rains. Under the snow was a bus with 10 passengers. People…

(Reuters) -Private equity giant KKR & Co will buy S&P Global’s engineering solutions business for $975 million, the financial services provider said on Tuesday. The move comes months after S&P Global said it would sell the unit, which serves more than 6,000 customers in the aerospace, defense, energy and architecture industries, among others. “The divestiture of Engineering Solutions to KKR allows us to further focus on driving growth in our core businesses,” S&P Global Chief Executive Officer Douglas Peterson said. Private equity firms, with billions of dollars of cash and a mandate to invest, have offered some respite in an…

United States has imposed sanctions on 10 Russian naval entities over Moscow’s operations against Ukrainian ports. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement, in the wake of Russian naval operations against Ukrainian ports, including those that are providing much-needed food and grain to the world, US is imposing sanctions. The US State Department said, it designated six of the entities targeted in move for operating or having operated in both the defense and related material sector and the marine sector of the Russian economy. Four additional entities were targeted for operating in the marine sector of Russia’s…