What’s in a name? Blyk, quite a lot, if you live in the Austrian village of F**king.
Colombia’s FARC party is changing its name to ‘Comunes’
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Colombia's FARC political party, formed after the guerilla group with the same acronym was disbanded, has announced that it is is changing its name to "Comunes," of "Commons" in English. "I want to inform Colombia a...
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have a new baby — and we know his name
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Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel have a new baby. Confirming the good news in a video call with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, the singer and actor revealed that his new son's name is Phineas. The former N...
Biden intends to name Jaime Harrison as his pick for DNC chair
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President-elect Joe Biden intends to name Jaime Harrison, the former South Carolina Democratic Party chair and 2020 Senaatskandidaat, to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, Democrats familiar wit...
Anne Hathaway reveals we’ve all been calling her the wrong name
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Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway wants everybody to start calling her by her nickname, Annie. Wegbreek, whose most recent movie "Toegesluit" premieres on HBO Max on Thursday, told Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Sh...
NYC officials announce changes to admissions to improve fairness
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New York City officials announced changes to middle and high school admissions to improve fairness and balance inequities across the system. New York City elementary students are back in schools. But older studen...
Utah university board votes to drop ‘Dixie’ from name after recent grads worried it affected job prospects
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Dixie State University in Utah is considering a name change after a recent study found the school's name had negative connotations and affected students and alumni looking for job opportunities outside the state. T ...
Biden om Gina McCarthy te benoem as die beste plaaslike klimaatswerk
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Verkose president Joe Biden sal Gina McCarthy as sy klimaats-tsar in die Withuis benoem, vertel 'n bron wat vertroud is met die besluit aan CNN, wat die voormalige hoof van die Agentskap vir Omgewingsbeskerming tot sy beste plaaslike klimaat maak..
Cleveland se planne om 'Indians’ van die span se naam is 'n welkome verandering, maar dit is lankal nie meer nodig nie, Inheemse Amerikaners sê
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Die besluit om 'n baseball-span van die Major League te verwyder "Indiërs" van sy naam word as histories beskou, inheemse Amerikaanse voorspraakgroepe hou vol dat hul stryd om alle rassistiese sportgelukbringers te verwyder nog lank nie verby is nie. Phi ...
Cleveland MLB team to drop ‘Indians’ from its name
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The Major League Baseball team in Cleveland, Ohio, will drop "Indiërs" from its name, according to a report from The New York Times and later confirmed by other news outlets. The team declined to comment on the sit...
'Weg agter die kurwe': Die boodskappe mislukking rondom die verspreiding van koronavirus-entstof
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Terwyl die wêreld toekyk hoe die eerste Brit hierdie week haar koronavirus-entstof ontvang, Die amptenare van die Operasie Warp Speed het verbouereerd voorgekom oor die vraag of so 'n prominente uitrol vir die eerste dosis beplan is ...
Biden told civil rights leaders in private meeting that progressives’ hopes for executive actions are ‘way beyond the bounds’ of his presidential authority
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President-elect Joe Biden expressed skepticism about his powers to implement his agenda by executive action Tuesday in a private virtual meeting with civil rights leaders, according to a recording reported Thursday ...
Indian village schoolteacher wins $1 million global prize — and gives half to the runners-up
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An Indian schoolteacher has been awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Prize -- and has vowed to give half of the $ 1 million prize money to the runners-up. The award, which is run by the Varkey Foundation in partnershi...