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Mayor Eric Adams’s Crises Stir Hope for Delayed Street Projects

Mayor Eric Adams has stalled plans to build bus and bicycle lanes. With his leadership under threat, the projects’ supporters see an opening.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Translation tech tackles health language barriers

A new device is helping to improve communication between patients who do not speak English.

London’s endangered language communities to be mapped in new project

London may be second only to New York in the number of at-risk languages spoken. Life in London has been mapped according to its health, wealth, land ownership, politics and transport at key points ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Does Changing the Language of DEI Protect Companies?

Many executives have changed – or are changing — their language around DEI efforts. But one expert says these changes aren’t likely to provide any legal protection.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Indonesian Tribe Adopts Korean Hangul to Preserve Ancient Cia-Cia Language

The Cia-Cia language has been passed down orally for centuries. Now the tribe’s children are learning to write it in Hangul, the Korean script.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Morning Report — Trump, Harris stir doubts about rival’s fitness

In today’s issue: There are three weeks to go in a presidential contest so close, the result will depend on whether former President Trump or Vice President Harris does the superior job of getting ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Newcastle end 25-match losing run with stirring win over Exeter

Newcastle Falcons end a 25-match losing run in the Premiership as Jamie Blamire scores two tries in their victory over Exeter Chiefs.

Why are Labour volunteers causing a stir in the US election race?

Call for canvassers prompted Trump to allege ‘foreign interference’ – but practice has been going on for decades. . It is usually just a week, but sometimes longer. The hours are long, the ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Two hurricanes stir up voter backlash to Florida Republicans’ climate denialism

Destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton bring climate crisis to top of mind, especially for young voters. The climate emergency was already a hot-button political issue in Florida long ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Giant hand's removal from top of building is stirring controversy

The removal of a highly controversial giant hand from the roof of a Wellington, New Zealand building is itself proving controversial.

Radical Plans for Public Housing Stir Up Hope, and Doubt

A plan would demolish aged housing projects in Chelsea and build new homes and thousands of additional apartments. It could be a game changer.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Remote islands free the imagination – but they also stir up fear

Bestselling author Paula Hawkins set her new book on a fictional tidal island. Here she examines the power and appeal of islands. There is something about an island that stirs the imagination. Or, ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Trump Picked the Wrong Moment to Complain About a Language Barrier

But his description of the problems he sees with Haitian immigrants helps explain his monochrome vision of American life.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

Sweden and Finland plan to withdraw funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by Unesco. The Indigenous parliaments of Sweden, Finland and Norway have warned that some Sámi ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Nvidia doubles down on India with Hindi language model and major partnerships

Nvidia on Thursday announced a slew of partnerships with major Indian firms and launched a Hindi language model.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Cohere launches new AI models to bridge global language divide

Cohere released two new open weight AI models from its Aya initiative that looks to expand LLM performance for languages other than English.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 24

Amid Talk of Fascism, Trump’s Threats and Language Evoke a Grim Past

Plenty of presidents have been called dictators by their political opponents, but none until now has been publicly accused of being a “fascist” by his own handpicked advisers.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 27

Translators association honors English-language editions of Italian prose and French poetry

The English-language translators of an Italian collection of short stories and a French book of poetry have won awards from the American Literary Translators Association

Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

Donald Trump attacks Liz Cheney using violent language

Former President Trump is facing backlash for comments he made about former Rep. Liz Cheney where he appeared to suggest she should be shot. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.

How Irish-language trio Kneecap conquered hip-hop

With a sold-out tour, knockout album and Oscar-tipped movie, the group is unstoppable right now

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Harris and Trump Rally in Milwaukee as They Make Final Wisconsin Push

The presidential rivals campaigned in the battleground state’s largest city after Donald Trump tried to slightly soften his violent remarks about Liz Cheney, which Kamala Harris called ...

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

Runes prove Elfdalian is distinct ancient Nordic language, say researchers

Linguists argue language spoken by 2,500 people in central Sweden is more than an esoteric dialect. It is a distinct language that has survived against the odds for centuries in a tiny pocket of ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

The ‘mother-in-law’ of German coalitions

Leftist politician Sahra Wagenknecht has emerged as kingmaker in Germany’s eastern regional governments

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Simu Liu asks fans to stop 'bullying' bubble tea brand amid 'cultural appropriation' stir

While guest-starring on the Canadian show 'Dragon's Den,' Simu Liu criticized a bubble tea company he said risked 'cultural appropriation.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 14

New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes

Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’. Hugging your loved ones goodbye could land you in trouble at a New ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

$‘I’m not voting for either’: fracking’s return stirs fury in Pennsylvania town whose water turned toxic$

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