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What Exactly is and is Not Cultural Appropriation? (Community Matters)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Is it admirable or a violation of architectural principles. Kevin Nute of the School at Architecture at UH Manoa, will help us understand the phenomenon of cultural misappropriation in architecture, where we see it, where it came from and whether we […]

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- Katie Benner and Ernesto Londoño
Tornadoes and Storms Leave 23 Dead as East Coast Faces Severe Weather

The weather disrupted flights at airports from Atlanta to Boston on Monday after powerful winds and rain battered towns across the South over the weekend. [...]

- Bret Schulte and Katie Benner
Tornado Devastates Arkansas Town

Rogers, Ark., was one of many places hit hard by the rash of storms over Memorial Day weekend across the South. [...]

- Isabel Kershner
Facing Global Outrage, Netanyahu Calls Civilian Deaths in Rafah Strike ‘Tragic Accident’

The strike on Sunday, which Israeli officials said targeted two Hamas leaders taking cover near a civilian encampment, ignited a fire that killed 45 people, according to the Gazan authorities. [...]

- Hiba Yazbek, Abu Bakr Bashir, Christiaan Triebert and Arijeta Lajka
Charred bodies and screams: Witnesses describe scenes of horror after an airstrike at a camp.
- Richard Sandomir
Bill Walton, N.B.A. Hall of Famer and Broadcasting Star, Dies at 71

He won championships in high school, college (U.C.L.A.) and the pros (Trail Blazers and Celtics) before turning to TV as a talkative game analyst in the college ranks. [...]

Netanyahu vows to continue war amid air strike condemnation

At least 45 people were killed in a strike on Rafah, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. [...]

Pension and economy pledges as PM and Reeves head to Midlands

The Tories promise a tax cut for pensioners, while Labour gets support from 120 business leaders. [...]

Tories promise tax cut for pensioners with 'triple lock plus'

The Conservatives pledge to raise the tax-free pension allowance by at least 2.5% a year if they win the election. [...]

121 business chiefs sign letter backing Labour

More than 120 bosses endorse Labour's economic plans ahead of the election saying it is “time for a change”. [...]

Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds

The BBC witnessed children picking jasmine in Egypt, a major exporter of the flowers’ oil. [...]

Some 7,900 people in Papua New Guinea have been ordered to evacuate the path of what authorities say is a still active landslide that has already buried an estimated 2,000 [...]

Basketball icon and former MVP Bill Walton has died after a prolonged battle with cancer. Tributes from his friends and former colleagues poured in on social media. [...]

Diplomats say the UN Security Council scheduled an emergency closed meeting after an Israeli strike killed dozens of displaced people in a Rafah camp. DW has the latest. [...]

US President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by reminding Americans that "freedom has never been guaranteed." Donald Trump used the day to blast political rivals. [...]

Police said the suspect had been harassing residents in the city of Azusa, near Los Angeles, for nearly a decade. [...]

- Dave Mistich
After severe weather across the South, East Coast braces for potential flooding, tornadoes

A swath of the eastern U.S. braced for more severe weather after deadly storms knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across the South and disrupted airport travel in the [...]

- Bill Chappell
After ‘whites only’ job posting, tech staffing firm settles with DOJ, Labor

The company, which is a minority-owned federal contractor, will pay a penalty and be monitored to ensure compliance with U.S. anti-discrimination laws.  [...]

Israeli airstrike kills dozens in Rafah; raw milk under scrutiny

At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured in an Israeli airstrike on an encampment in Rafah. As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle herds, raw milk is [...]

- Hadeel Al-Shalchi
An Israeli airstrike killed 45 Palestinians in an encampment for displaced people

The Israeli military said it killed two Hamas militant leaders in the strike but Palestinian health officials say dozens of civilians who had sought shelter in an encampment were killed [...]

- The Associated Press
Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than 2,000 people

The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation's interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred. [...]

- Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Lee Keath | AP

Over the past three weeks, Israel’s offensive in Rafah has sent nearly a million Palestinians fleeing the southern Gaza city and scattering across a wide area [...]

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Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick midway through the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead [...]

- Tim Booth | AP

Bryce Miller allowed two runs over six innings to pick up his first win since April 17, and Seattle used a big first inning against Houston starter Framber Valdez to [...]

- Risdel Kasasira | AP

Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard its population against the mosquito-borne disease that has long posed a threat [...]

- MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez | AP

Ahead of upcoming presidential elections, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum have strongly rejected any criticism of the governing party’s security strategies [...]

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