Author: Amnewsworld

From Pennsylvania to Florida to Texas, areas with high numbers of Hispanics often had little in common on Election Day other than backing Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris for president. Trump, the president-elect, made inroads in heavily Puerto Rican areas of eastern Pennsylvania where the vice president spent the last full day of her campaign. Trump turned South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, a decadeslong Democratic stronghold populated both by newer immigrants and Tejanos who trace their roots in the state for several generations. He also improved his standing with Hispanic voters along Florida’s Interstate 4 corridor linking the Tampa Bay area…

For Ghanaian language preservation and digital inclusion, Google Research Africa, in partnership with the University of Ghana (UG), University College of London’s (UCL) Global Disability Innovation has launched a project to develop speech recognition technology for indigenous Ghanaian languages. The initiative, named Tekyerema Pa, aims to enhance communications for individuals with non-standard speech patterns due to conditions such us Down Syndrome, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, and Parkinson’s Diseases. The project, Tekyerema Pa focuses on creating a robust language database for popular Ghanaian languages such as Asante (twi), Ewe, Dagaare and Dagbani. Speech recognition technology enables computers and devices to understand…

Erykah Badu has been given the fashion icon award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She accepted the title in Manhattan earlier this week, and says she’s honoured. “It means a lot to be celebrated as a fashion icon because I expressed myself most clearly through the way I dress. The way I approach life has a lot to do with what I’ve chosen to wear or how I’ve chosen to show up. Yeah. And that expression is sometimes very contagious to others, ” she said. Badu will feature in the upcoming film, the piano lesson, alongside Samuel…

Bad weather and poor roads can make getting life-saving drugs to remote parts of Kenya a challenge. Now, a company is taking to the skies with drones to deliver medical supplies to those in need and doing it more quickly. “Rains actually make access to these facilities via traditional modes of delivery very daunting,” said Samuel Sineka, pharmacist and Partnership Director of Zipline. “We are able to overcome these barriers, leveraging aerial logistics to serve people, even when they are not able to access essential commodities via traditional ground transport.” In Kisumu County, a drone carrying HIV drugs and…

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has won the majority of his £11-million claim for unpaid wages against the four-time reigning English champions. Mendy took City to a two-day employment tribunal in Manchester last month, claiming the club had wrongly stopped his £500,000 a month salary when he was remanded in custody in August 2021 after being charged with sex offences. Tribunal judge Joanne Dunlop ruled on Wednesday that Mendy is entitled to a multi-million pound payout for unauthorized deductions from his wages by the club. Judge Dunlop concluded that a suspension the France international received from the Football…

American presidential elections are a moment when the nation holds up a mirror to look at itself. They are a reflection of values and dreams, of grievances and scores to be settled. The results say much about a country’s character, future and core beliefs. On Tuesday, America looked into that mirror and more voters saw former president Donald Trump, delivering him a far-reaching victory in the most contested states. He won for many reasons. One of them was that a formidable number of Americans, from different angles, said the state of democracy was a prime concern. The candidate they chose…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says he looks forward to working with Trump “to advance peace through strength” as the former president closes in on the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. “We face a growing number of challenges globally, from a more aggressive Russia, to terrorism, to strategic competition with China, as well the increasing alignment of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran,” Rutte said. “Working together through NATO helps to deter aggression, protect our collective security and support our economies,” he added. Rutte also praised Trump for his work during his first term to persuade…

North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state. Early in-person voting, which ended Saturday, has become increasingly popular in the presidential battleground state over several election cycles. People can simultaneously register to vote and cast ballots at early voting sites. Four years ago, a record 3.63 million people voted at hundreds of sites in all 100 counties during the…

Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast. In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. We know there are seven battleground states that will decide the outcome, barring a major surprise. But major questions persist about the timing of the results, the makeup of the electorate, the influx of misinformation — even the possibility of political violence. At the same time, both sides are prepared for a protracted legal battle that could complicate things further. Here’s what to watch…

At Tennessee, they are adding a ‘talent fee’ to the price of sports tickets. At Arkansas, they will charge 3% more at the concessions stands. At Michigan and Michigan State, athletic directors sent letters alerting boosters that winning is going to start costing more. And, in a first, Clemson is going to start adding an athletic surcharge to tuition bills. Winning at big-time college sports has never been free, but in a rapidly changing era in which players are allowed to earn money and be paid by their own schools, it has never been clearer that fans will be picking up a bigger…