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15+ min ago (344+ words) Volunteers organize food packs for distribution during the Lakbay Dunong Outreach, ensuring Subanen families receive essential support for food security and nutrition. Lakbay Dunong, which translates to "journey of knowledge" or "travel of wisdom," combines the Filipino words "lakbay" (journey/travel) and "dunong" (knowledge/wisdom). True to its name, the program embodied both movement and learning by extending help, compassion, and empowerment to communities often left behind. This year's outreach centered on food waste recovery, food giving, and food security, and included the distribution of school supplies to help address challenges linked to food insecurity and malnutrition. The initiative reaffirmed FSMMI's mission to reach "the last, the least, and the lost." Volunteers and riders mobilize packed food and school supplies for delivery to the Subanen community as part of the Lakbay Dunong Outreach mission in Zamboanga del Norte. Community leaders…...

15+ min ago (402+ words) Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the federal government to settle the Trump administration's allegations of discrimination and restore nearly $790 million in frozen research funding. The agreement, announced Friday, ends federal investigations into the university's compliance with antidiscrimination laws and requires Northwestern to adhere to those... Northwestern Will Pay $75M to Restore Federal Funding Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the federal government to settle the Trump administration's allegations of discrimination and restore nearly $790 million in frozen research funding. The agreement, announced Friday, ends federal investigations into the university's compliance with antidiscrimination laws and requires Northwestern to adhere to those laws going forward. It also closes out what the school's interim president called "a deeply painful and disruptive period in our university's history," per the New York Times. The funding freeze had halted hundreds of scientific projects,…...

25+ min ago (168+ words) Donald Trump's "scathing" Truth Social rant in defense of his age and physical capabilities just made his problems worse, according to an analyst. He replied, "I think that if you are pushing 80 and unwilling to admit, yes, I am aging. Yes, I am slowing down. Yes, some things may take me longer, but I'm doing it the best I can, that I think, and just pretending it's not happening, that is a hit to your credibility." Brown went on to tie it all together, saying Trump is the victim and the cause of his own version of a "Streisand effect." "So in trying to deny the fact that he is getting older, Trump is I feel like drawing more attention to those moments where it's obvious, like it's almost a Streisand effect, you know what I'm saying?" he said Saturday....

33+ min ago (258+ words) Yet another Republican congressman announced he will be retiring, leading to speculation running rampant online. Congressman Troy E. Nehls Saturday made his announcement on social media, following the lead of another recent departure from the GOP side of things: Marjorie Taylor Greene. But a lot of commenters weren't buying the lawmaker's reasoning. Shea Jordan Smith, a popular user formerly associated with Empower Project, responded with, "Troy, it's cute that you're wrapping this up like some noble farewell, but let's be real here: this ain't about 'family time.'" "This is about clocking out the second your congressional pension fully vests and your lifetime taxpayer-funded healthcare kicks in," Smith added. Author Timothy Peterson agreed, writing simply, "Pension fully vested and lifetime taxpayer funded healthcare secured => got what you came for, time to leave." A purported constituent of Nehls, Dawn Morrow, replied with, "This…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (202+ words) A Republican lawmaker bucked the administration on Saturday, citing the conservative Wall Street Journal's new report on Donald Trump allies who are cashing in on ending the Russia-Ukraine war. The Journal's piece ahead of the weekend, Make Money Not War: Trump's Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine, claims that, "The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe's dismay, the president and his envoy are on board." That report caught the attention of at least one Republican congressman. Rep. Don Bacon, who recently issued an unrelated warning to Trump, chimed in on the report over the weekend. The lawmaker said, "WSJ today. Multi-billion $ business deals between Russian & American billionaires that forces Ukraine to give Russia more land, & make Ukraine a Russian vassal state. Greed trumps Ukrainian sovereignty. Churchill & Reagan are turning in their graves." "Putin's worth is…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (1523+ words) As German-American socialite Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck said during her 2023 debut, "Le Bal is the Met Gala for teenagers," and the 2025 Le Bal des D'butantes lineup could certainly find themselves on the Met steps in years to come. On Saturday, November 28, the annual Le Bal des D'butantes welcomed 19 young women with ties to Hollywood royalty, fashion royalty, and actual royalty to the Shangri-La Paris hotel for an evening of waltzing in haute couture as they made their society debut in a setting fit for an episode of Bridgerton. Related story I Love LA's Nepo Baby True Whitaker Knows All About Having a Famous Dad Stars from Margaret Qualley to Lily Collins, and Apple Martin to Lori Harvey have attended in the past, and this year is just as A-list-filled. Meet the young women making their debut at the…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (201+ words) Artists take on branches of government, a CAPTCHA test, and more Cartoons Saturday's political cartoons include Kash Patel's travel perks, believing in Congress, and more Talking Point Farage's denials have been "slippery', but should claims from Reform leader's schooldays be on the news agenda? In Depth European leaders succeeded in bringing themselves in from the cold and softening Moscow's terms, but Kyiv still faces an unenviable choice Cartoons Wednesday's political cartoons include a peace deal for Ukraine, constitutional oaths, and the I.R.S. explained Cartoons Tuesday's political cartoons include the cost of housing, the DOJ's house of cards, and spotting seditious behavior Cartoons Monday's political cartoons include vaccine falsehoods, agreement on Epstein, and comedy with James Comey Cartoons Sunday's political cartoons include a Thanksgiving horn of plenty, the naughty list, and more Cartoon Artists take on the affordability crisis, 'things happen', and…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (110+ words) The Digitalization of the City An information booth for Palestine activists Personal and collective growth The research is conducted on Sundays at a charming caf, where we set up our laptops at a large square table, surrounded by cups of tea and tasty pastries, and immerse ourselves in a labyrinthine network of institutional websites and online publications. Here too, we work on a shared platform that mirrors the group system of the digitalized city. This specific research is part of the AIPACout! campaign, which aims to impose, through a sort of popular plebiscite, the exclusion of the Israel lobby from American politics. I've already discussed it in this article....

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (262+ words) I just said, "I can't do my best work or be sure that I'm going to be fit for work every day. I gotta stop,'" The Terminator" actress says Linda Hamilton, best known for her iconic role as Sarah Connor in the Terminator" franchise, revealed she was on the verge of retiring from acting before the Duffer Brothers cast her in Stranger Things." Hamilton admitted Stranger Things" was not even on her radar before the show's creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, approached her about the role of Dr. Kay. She said that it doesn't happen often enough" but that they contacted her agent and asked if she'd be interested. Cut to "Stranger Things'calls him three months later," she continued. There's been no further discussion about retirement. We've left it on the table. They said, "Is Linda Hamilton available from June…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (1420+ words) But he has to find the fortitude to stand up to the Europeans and the neocons he appointed. Donald Trump made some revealing remarks to the media as he flew to Florida for Thanksgiving on Wednesday. Asked if he thought Ukraine is being asked to give too much land to Russia in his proposal to end the war, Trump responded: "It's clearly up to the Russians. It's moving in one direction. " That's land that over the next couple of months might be gotten by Russia anyway. So, do you want to fight and loose another 50,000 or 60,000 people? Or do something now? They are negotiating; they are trying to get it done." That's the same realistic approach Trump's new special envoy to Ukraine, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, took with the Ukrainians and Europe's so-called "coalition of the willing" during a visit…...