Author: THE CONNECTING NEWSPAPER

Trump made record gains with Latino vote Donald Trump made record gains with Latino vote. OAKLAND, Calif. – One of the big drivers in President-Elect Donald Trump’s victory was the Latino vote. Trump received 46% of the Latino vote compared to 35% four years ago, an Associated Press poll shows – the most support Latinos have ever shown a Republican presidential candidate. And that’s despite repeated calls for mass deportations and falsely calling Mexicans “in many cases, criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc.” He has also said that immigrants “poison the blood” of this country.  California has nearly 16 million Hispanic…

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COTE D’IVOIRE, Africa – The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of €24.63 million to Côte d’Ivoire to boost the development of fisheries and aquaculture value chains. This funding will enable the country, which has been undergoing rapid growth, to increase the sector’s contribution to the blue economy, both nationally and locally. “The bank’s involvement in this project will facilitate the establishment of aquaculture and fisheries-related infrastructure, improve skills within the fisheries sector, contribute to improved governance of sea, lagoon and inland fisheries, and promote the development of commercial aquaculture through training and the…

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  Earlier this year, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) published a report highlighting several business opportunities in Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector. 1. Fruits and vegetables Zimbabwe’s horticultural output aligns well with seasonal gaps in Western markets. Crops like blueberries and mangetout, for example, reach global export markets during prime windows, giving Zimbabwean producers a first-mover advantage over competitors and allowing them to capture slightly higher prices during the Western off-season. Zimbabwe also has a competitive edge in floriculture, thanks to its diverse and highly suitable climate, which supports a wider range of floral varieties than can be grown as successfully in…

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From left, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Speaker of the House of Lords, Lord McFall, Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, DUP leader Gavin Robinson, NP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, former prime minister Theresa May, former prime minister Lord David Cameron, former prime minister Gordon Brown, former prime minister Tony Blair, and former prime minister John Major, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph (Jordan Pettitt/PA)PA Wire Source link

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What a difference a year makes.In 2023, the Florida State Seminoles were one of the best teams in college football. They went 12-0 during the regular season, won the ACC, and probably would have been in the four-team College Football Playoff if starting quarterback Jordan Travis had not been injured. Despite missing out on the playoffs, and then getting blown out in their bowl game, the Seminoles still entered 2024 as a preseason top-10 team with ACC championship expectations.  They are not going to come close to matching them, and with Saturday’s 52-3 loss at No. 10 Notre Dame, their season…

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At least 30 Palestinians have been killed, including 13 children, after Israel bombed a building housing displaced people in the Jabalia refugee camp, as the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned of “famine” in northern Gaza” after more than a month of bombardment and military siege. The bombing of the Alloush family home, which was packed with residents and displaced people, resulted in “the complete destruction” of the building, the Wafa news agency reported on Sunday. The wounded are being transferred to the Baptist Hospital, it added. Witnesses said the multistorey building was destroyed in the attack, with…

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DETROIT (FOX 2) – Multiple women in the Detroit area contacted FOX 2 this week after getting racist and harmful texts telling them they have been selected to ‘pick cotton at the nearest plantation’. FOX 2 first received a call from a Detroit area woman we’re identifying only by her first name of Renee on Wednesday night around 9:50 p.m. Renee contacted FOX 2 after getting the message about an hour earlier that said she was chosen to pick cotton and to be ready at 10 a.m. “Good afternoon Renee! You have been chosen to pick cotton at your nearest…

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GENEVA, Switzerland – Alcohol consumption is draining economies in the WHO European Region, costing billions annually in health care, early deaths and lost productivity, as well as social harm. Harms from alcohol affect entire populations, impacting both individuals who consume alcohol and those who do not. In 2019 alcohol was responsible for almost 1 in every 3 injury deaths in the region, 42 percent of all homicides, 37 percent of suicides and 35 percent of road deaths. Despite this enormous social and financial burden, the true costs of alcohol are often obscured by profit-driven narratives. Today, WHO/Europe launches the Alcohol…

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Why go to St. Kitts? It’s just a tiny speck in the Caribbean Sea – less than half the size of the Isle of Wight – and over 4,000 miles from the UK.Well, good things come in small packages, they say, and that’s certainly true of this little jewel of an island, the larger part of the twin-island federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. It has an 18-mile-long spine of green mountains stretching down to beaches that shade from golden to dramatic black volcanic sands. If lazing on a beach doesn’t appeal, how about a rainforest adventure, a rum-tasting tour,…

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America’s tennis player, Coco Guaff defeated Zheng Qinwen of China 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) to clinch the WTA Finals trophy, which is her first year-ending championship title of her career.Coco Guaff came into the competition with mixed feelings as she had failed to reach the expectations of her supporters in every Grand Slam that she had participated in throughout this season. She is the first American to win the WTA trophy since Serena Williams in 2014.She had to come back from a breakdown in the second set, and she was twice down a break in the third set, where Zheng served…

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