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Activists Asian Americans United is trying to stop a basketball arena for the Philadelphia 76ers at the edge of Chinatown. Vivian Chang works on a narrow Philadelphia street that would have been consumed by a Phillies stadium had Chinatown activists not rallied to defeat the plan in the early 2000s. Instead of 40,000 cheering fans, the squeals of young children now fill the playground at Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School, which opened in 2007.“We’re standing right where the baseball stadium would have been,” Chang said in late September.

Black and Latina women are starting to land top positions at some of the biggest unions in the U. S. Women make up roughly half of U. S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated industries and particularly for women of color.

As states make it harder for young people to access gender-affirming care, new research highlights a greater need for community-based support. In 2023, the number of anti-transgender state laws increased by 300% compared to 2022. These laws are having a devastating impact.

“Veneer techs” often promote themselves on Instagram and TikTok, promising a full set of veneers for less than half of what dentists typically charge. If you have stained or chipped teeth, you might be considering veneers, customized teeth coverings that can restore a photogenic smile without more extensive dental work. But dentists warn that these pricey cosmetic enhancements are at the center of a worrisome online trend: unlicensed practitioners without proper training or supervision offering low-cost veneers.

One of the more far-fetched rumors is that Helene was an engineered storm to allow corporations to mine regional lithium deposits. In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the United States this week, a new storm emerged on social media — false rumors about how disaster funds have been used, and even claims that officials control the weather.

The laureates discovered a new class of tiny RNA molecules, which play a crucial role in gene regulation. U. S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live, the award-giving body said on Monday.