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White House Correspondents’ dinner cancels comedian Amber Ruffin’s appearance : NPR

Comedian, writer and actress Amber Ruffin was scheduled to perform at the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 26 in Washington, D.C., but the group that runs the event has canceled her appearance. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP In a break with tradition, this year’s White House Correspondents dinner will not […]

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How Climate-Resilient Chickens Could Help Fight Poverty

“How old do you think these chickens are?” Levy Phiri asked the crowd, after scooping four multicolored birds out of a crate and setting them down in the courtyard outside the primary school in Kambvumbe, a village in Zambia’s rural Eastern Province. The roughly 200 people who came out in the midafternoon heat for this […]

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The Financial Fallout of Being Deactivated from Delivery Work

Steve McDougall earned about $900 a week delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash, whizzing through the heavy traffic of Gloucester, Mass., on an e-bike. The flexible hours allowed him to tend to his 15-year-old daughter and two parents with disabilities. “It’s not great money, but it’s freedom,” said Mr. McDougall, 40. “I get to come […]

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Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash

In the past few months, some of the largest banks and asset managers in the United States have quit net zero networks, the climate groups that encourage their members to set ambitious carbon reduction targets and collaborate internationally on sustainability efforts. But the week after Donald J. Trump won re-election in November, NYCERS, a pension […]

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Rangers may get ‘realistic’ £10m for Raskin – gossip

Rangers “might have to settle” for a fee close to £10m if in-form midfielder Nico Raskin is sold this summer, reckons former Ibrox favourite Scott Arfield, who tells fans to “get realistic” about a potential price. (Daily Record), external Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd is “unconvinced” a deal will be done to keep on-loan winger […]

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