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Keck Hospital of USC nurses demand improved safety measures amid coronavirus pandemic2h ago ( January 27, 2021 at 7:13 PM ) A group of nurses delivered a letter to USC president Carol L. Folt on Wednesday, Jan. 27, asking the Keck Hospital of USC administration to host a virtual Town Hall to address safety concerns and answer questions about how the hospital is handling the pandemic.
The USC rally was part of a nationwide action held by National Nurses United on Wednesday in 19 states nationwide, urging hospitals and government officials to protect healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The demonstrations,...Tags: Health, Business, News, California, Government, Sport, Soccer, National Nurses United, Community, Disneyland, UCS, Usc, PTO, Town Hall, LA County, San Fernando Valley 12 people like this. Like How the Parsis Shaped Theatre in Colonial BombayJanuary 12, 2021 at 9:43 AM Flops, frauds or community disapproval did not prove obstacles to the growth of the theatre enterprise.
Elphinstone Circle in Bombay in the 1870s. Photo: Lee-Warner Collection/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
When one thinks of Horniman Circle – the ring of elegant old buildings in south Mumbai – today, several associations spring to mind: the glossy storefronts of Starbucks and Hermes – the temples of neoliberal globalism; men snoozing on the garden’s shaded benches – a respite from...Tags: Life, China, Wikipedia, India, Turkey, Iran, Starbucks, Victoria, Theater, Hermès, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Bombay, Madras, Town Hall 148 people like this. Like Who Is a Legal Information Specialist in 2021?January 5, 2021 at 1:55 PM About a million years ago…wait, that was just 2020.
Back in 2011-2012 I was invited to collaborate with colleagues on Legal Information Specialists: A Guide to Launching and Building Your Career with colleagues from the Canadian Association of Law Libraries. At the time, Annette Demers asked contributors to gather some quotes from our colleagues about the value they considered in having a Legal Information Specialist team member. As uncomfortable as it was, I asked colleagues to write something....Tags: Technology, Law, Jim, Town Hall, Practice of Law: Future of Practice, Canadian Association of Law Libraries, Legal Information: Libraries & Research, Annette Demers, James T Casey QC 41 people like this. Like Women & Literature: Lorraine HansberryDecember 30, 2020 at 5:30 AM Lorraine Hansberry (image via Wikimedia Commons) Lorraine Hansberry (19 May 1930-12 January 1965) was a celebrated black playwright who was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in New York City at the age of thirty-four after a scant six years in the professional theater. Her first produced play, A Raisin in the Sun, has become an American classic, enjoying numerous productions since its original presentation in 1959 and many professional revivals during its twenty-fifth anniversary year in 198...Tags: Books, New York, Featured, Nbc, Mississippi, Congress, New York City, America, Chicago, United States, Harry Belafonte, Washington Dc, Tennessee, Sun, Broadway, Literature 84 people like this. Like Increasing diversity in tech hiring requires a common-ground approachDecember 17, 2020 at 1:38 PM Michelle Ferguson
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Michelle Ferguson is National Community Relations Director at Dream Corps.
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Kasheef Wyzard is National Programming Initiatives Director for Dream Corps TECH.
The pandemic is surging in America once more. If this past year is any indication, it will hur...Tags: Startups, Column, Labor, Opinion, America, Tech, Diversity, Automation, Diversity In Technology, Mckinsey, Town Hall, Dream Corps, Big Tech, Tech Town Hall, Michelle Ferguson, AhBmd5F7Z6 Dream Corps 37 people like this. Like Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, Dec. 14-21December 14, 2020 at 9:00 AM
Los Angeles City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield hosts an online town hall on Dec. 14 to discuss “cabin communities” for the homeless. Council District 3 office, closed now during the pandemic, is on Vanowen Street in Reseda. (Google Street View)
Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences plus the potential for positive personal, change and community enrichment.
Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans of all services and their supporters meet on...Tags: Facebook, Gardening, Sport, Homelessness, Soccer, Veterans, Community, Book Club, Local News, Council, Southern California, Wendy, Los Angeles City, Town Hall, LA County, San Fernando Valley 1 people like this. Like Paris illuminates in teal for cervical cancer eliminationNovember 24, 2020 at 9:17 AM Paris, the City of Lights, celebrated the world's historic commitment to eliminate cervical cancer by illuminating in teal on November 17th. Standing in solidarity with over 100 landmarks across the globe, Town Hall glimmered like a beacon of hope for a cervical cancer-free future.Tags: Health, Paris, Town Hall 47 people like this. Like Dream Corps TECH Town Hall powered by TGSNovember 20, 2020 at 4:40 PM December 7th, 2020 7 PM EST/6 PM CSTAs the economy continues to go digital and high-tech, Black and Latinx communities are slowly tracking to gain equity in the tech space. At the same time, high-tech and Fortune 500 companies are struggling to hire and retain talented people of color.What if we could solve both problems at the same time? That is what Dream Corps TECH is all about, and it is also the focus of their inaugural TECH Town Hall powered by TGS on Dec 7 @ 7 PM EST/6 PM CST. Join this ...Tags: Startups, Events, Tech, Maxine Williams, Town-hall, Van Jones, TGS, Austin Startups, Diversity-and-inclusion, Bryan Michael Cox, Silicon-valley, Tech Town Hall, Dream Corps TECH Town Hall, Dream Corps TECH, Facebook Tune, Corps TECH Town Hall 112 people like this. Like Retired Navy SEAL William McRaven says bin Laden conspiracy theory Trump boosted is as 'crazy' as denying the moon landingOctober 20, 2020 at 9:55 PM Ret. Adm. William McRaven
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Retired US Navy Adm. William McRaven said the Osama bin Laden conspiracy theory boosted by President Donald Trump was as crazy as denying the moon landing.
"I didn't even think it was worth addressing because it was so crazy," the former head of US Special Operations Command said during a CNN interview Tuesday.
McRaven added that he was glad to see that Robert O'Neill, a fellow former Navy SEAL and ...Tags: Politics, Nbc, Obama, Navy, Washington Post, Osama Bin Laden, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, New York Times, Biden, Donald Trump, US Navy, Bin Laden 106 people like this. Like Yuuuup.October 18, 2020 at 11:11 AM On Friday, I mentioned to Bobbi that, taken together, the optics on Thursday night's "Town Halls" looked terrible. After the goat rope of the first debate, Trump's bout with the 'Rona, and the refusal of the administration to accede to a virtual debate where a third party could presumably control the mics, I initially feared that Thursday night would feature both candidates retreating to private hugboxes. It somehow managed to be worse.NBC sent law school grad, former NBC legal reporter and Whi...Tags: Politics, Nbc, Guns, Abc, White House, Joe Biden, Google Analytics, Wwf, George Stephanopoulos, Clinton, Trump, Tam, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd, Town Hall, Democratic White House 13 people like this. Like FactChecking Bidens Town HallOctober 16, 2020 at 9:20 PM At a televised town hall in Philadelphia, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made false and misleading claims on COVID-19, health insurance, the 1994 crime bill and more:
-Biden falsely claimed all members of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team in China came home before the coronavirus pandemic. The staff was cut, but not eliminated.
-He claimed the Trump administration stopped providing masks for schools. One agency did stop, but another intends to distribute up to 125 ...Tags: China, Joe Biden, Philadelphia, Weapon, Biden, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Political News and Discussion, Trump, Town Hall, FactChecking Biden 17 people like this. Like How Savannah Guthrie Helped Salvage NBC’s Risky Bet on Town HallOctober 16, 2020 at 3:28 PM Executives at NBCUniversal, NBC News and the NBC broadcast network are not-so-quietly thanking an employee who has only limited command over the Comcast-owned company’s corporate direction: Savannah Guthrie. Guthrie’s handling of President Donald Trump during a town-hall broadcast organized in last-minute fashion by NBC News helped blunt waves of criticism of the media conglomerate, which […]Tags: News, Nbc, Nbc News, Comcast, Donald Trump, Savannah Guthrie, Town Hall, Cesar Conde, Savannah Guthrie Guthrie, NBCUniversal NBC News 3 people like this. Like Town Hall Attendee Who Kept Nodding Behind Trump Was Pro-Trump Candidate In ’18October 16, 2020 at 12:40 PM The woman who went viral for repeatedly nodding at President Donald Trump’s remarks in the background during his town hall on Thursday turns out to be a former congressional candidate who ran on a pro-Trump platform in 2018.
The Miami Herald identified her as Mayra Joli, an immigration lawyer and former beauty queen who ran against Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) two years ago as an independent who strongly supported Trump.
Joli was seated behind Trump and could be seen nodding approvingly multiple...Tags: Facebook, News, Jonathan Capehart, Donald Trump, Trump, Katie Couric, Miami Herald, Town Hall, Joli, Cristina Cabrera, Donna Shalala, Mayra Joli, Trump Joli, Allison Harris 95 people like this. Like TikTok Users Watched Biden's Town Hall on Multiple Devices to Try and Beat Trump's RatingsOctober 16, 2020 at 10:04 AM The social media users came up with a plan to try and prevent Trump from bragging about his town hall ratings.Tags: Biden, Trump, Town Hall 21 people like this. Like Who Is Mayra Joli? Nodding Woman Behind Trump at Town HallOctober 16, 2020 at 7:59 AM The woman dubbed the "Nodding Lady" on social media is an immigration attorney in Florida who ran for Congress in 2018.Tags: Florida, Congress, Town Hall, Mayra Joli 25 people like this. Like Watch Trump's reaction when a voter tells him he has a 'great smile' during NBC News town hallOctober 16, 2020 at 12:30 AM President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an NBC News town hall event moderated by Savannah Guthrie at the Perez Art Museum in Miami on October 15, 2020.
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One voter took President Donald Trump by surprise with a compliment on his appearance during an NBC News town hall Thursday evening.
"I have to say, you have a great smile," said Paulette Dale, a Florida voter. "You're so handsome when you smile."
She then asked Trump an immigration-relate...Tags: Florida, Politics, News, Supreme Court, Obama, Mexico, Nbc News, Trends, Joe Biden, Dhs, Hillary Clinton, Miami, Biden, Donald Trump, Department Of Homeland Security, Trump 122 people like this. Like Trump refuses to say if he was tested for COVID-19 before his debate with Joe BidenOctober 15, 2020 at 8:29 PM President Donald Trump speaks during an NBC News town hall
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During his town hall on NBC News on Thursday night, President Donald Trump wouldn't say when he last tested negative for COVID-19 before he contracted the virus earlier this month
Trump said he takes coronavirus tests "all the time," but not every day.
He said he "probably" took a test on the day of the first presidential debate on September 29, but he couldn't say for sure.
"Possibly I did, possibly I didn't,...Tags: Politics, News, White House, Nbc News, Trends, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Savannah Guthrie, Town Hall, Face Mask, President Donald Trump, Walter Reed Medical Center, Eliza Relman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 54 people like this. Like 'You're not someone's crazy uncle:' Savannah Guthrie slams Trump over his promotion of conspiracy theories during the NBC News town hallOctober 15, 2020 at 9:07 PM President Donald Trump defended tweeting out conspiracy theories during Thursday night's town hall.
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NBC News host Savannah Guthrie challenged President Donald Trump's decision to retweet a baseless conspiracy theory about Joe Biden's involvement in Osama bin Laden's death.
When Trump defended his decision to promote the outrageous conspiracy theory, Guthrie admonished him, saying, "You're the president, you're not like someone's crazy uncle who can just retweet wha...Tags: Twitter, Politics, News, Navy, Osama Bin Laden, Nbc News, Trends, Joe Biden, Conspiracy Theories, Msnbc, Donald Trump, Bin Laden, Trump, Savannah Guthrie, Guthrie, Town Hall 74 people like this. Like 'You're not, like, someone's crazy uncle': Savannah Guthrie slams Trump at the NBC town hall over his promotion of conspiracy theoriesOctober 15, 2020 at 9:07 PM President Donald Trump defended tweeting out conspiracy theories during Thursday night's town hall.
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The NBC News host Savannah Guthrie challenged President Donald Trump's decision to retweet a baseless conspiracy theory about Joe Biden's involvement in Osama bin Laden's death.
When Trump defended his decision to promote the outrageous conspiracy theory, Guthrie admonished him, saying, "You're the president — you're not, like, someone's crazy uncle who can just retwe...Tags: Twitter, Politics, News, Nbc, Navy, Osama Bin Laden, Nbc News, Trends, Joe Biden, Conspiracy Theories, Msnbc, Donald Trump, Bin Laden, Trump, Savannah Guthrie, Guthrie 129 people like this. Like Biden Says He’ll Clarify Court-Packing Stance before Election — with a CatchOctober 15, 2020 at 9:24 PM Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would clarify his stance on court packing ahead of the November 3 election, contingent upon how Republicans "handle" Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation process.Biden's comments came during an ABC News Town Hall, during which host George Stephanopoulos pressed the former vice president on his increasingly elusive stance on the topic.The Democrat said he is "not a fan" of court packing but it "depends on...Tags: News, Supreme Court, Joe Biden, Biden, Abc News, George Stephanopoulos, Barrett, Town Hall, Stephanopoulos, Amy Coney Barrett 115 people like this. Like Biden says he's 'not a fan of court packing' and promised to reveal his position on the issue before Election DayOctober 15, 2020 at 9:48 PM Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden during Thursday night's town hall on ABC.
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Democratic nominee Joe Biden was pressed on whether he is in favor of "court packing" during a town hall on ABC Thursday night.
Biden said he is personally not in favor of adding justices to the Supreme Court, but warned Republicans may force his hand.
"It depends on how this turns out," Biden said of the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
"If ...Tags: Politics, Supreme Court, Abc, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Abc News, Barrett, Town Hall, 2020 Election, Sen Kamala Harris, Amy Coney Barrett, Jake Lahut, ABC Chip Somodevilla Getty Images Democratic 113 people like this. Like Trump and Biden will participate in separate town halls at the same time instead of 2nd presidential debateOctober 14, 2020 at 10:50 AM President Donald Trump and former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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President Donald Trump will participate in an NBC News town hall on Thursday evening, the network announced on Wednesday.
The town hall will take place at the same time as his 2020 Democratic opponent's Joe Biden's on ABC News, which was announced last week.
The change of schedule ca...Tags: Florida, Politics, News, Nbc, Abc, Nbc News, Trends, Joe Biden, Commission, Miami, Philadelphia, Debate, Biden, Donald Trump, Abc News, George Stephanopoulos 54 people like this. Like Trump To Hold Competing Town Hall During Biden’s On Thursday After Debate CancellationOctober 14, 2020 at 8:40 AM NBC News announced on Wednesday morning that the network will be hosting a town hall with President Donald Trump on the same day and time Democratic candidate Joe Biden is scheduled to hold a town hall of his own on Thursday.
The town hall will be held outdoors in Miami, Florida, where Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden were slated to hold a town hall together before the President abruptly announced last week that he would not participate.
“TODAY” anchor Savannah Guthrie will be the mod...Tags: News, Nbc News, Joe Biden, Philadelphia, Biden, Donald Trump, Abc News, Anthony Fauci, Trump, Savannah Guthrie, Miami Florida, National Institutes of Health NIH, Town Hall, CPD, Cristina Cabrera, Clifford Lane 73 people like this. Like Joe Biden says he will hold a solo town hall after Trump backed out of the next debateOctober 8, 2020 at 12:48 PM Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper in Moosic, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign team on Thursday said he is going to do a solo town hall after President Donald Trump backed out of the next debate.
After the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the next debate, originally slated for Oct. 15, would be held virtually, Trump sa...Tags: Politics, Science, News, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Anderson Cooper, Biden, Donald Trump, Fox Business Network, Trump, Presidential Debates, Town Hall, CPD, Carolyn Kaster, Presidential Debate 80 people like this. Like Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, Sept. 28-Oct. 5September 28, 2020 at 9:00 AM
L.A. Street Services employees work on trimming trees along Ingomar Street in Canoga Park. L.A. Controller Ron Galperin released a report on how the City of Los Angeles cares for its trees on Feb. 21, 2019. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences plus the potential for positive personal and community enrichment. Here is a sampling of upcoming online meetings.
Burbank Airport...Tags: Cooking, Gardening, Movies, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Veterans, Bill Clinton, Community, Red Cross, Lausd, Voters, Book Club, Local News, Faa, James Patterson 20 people like this. Like Trump was caught off guard by voter questions at the ABC News town hall, which could spell trouble for the presidential debatesSeptember 16, 2020 at 1:02 PM President Donald Trump at Tuesday night's town hall hosted by ABC.
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After President Donald Trump was unable to answer basic questions from undecided voters at an ABC town hall event Wednesday night, his debate prep strategy — or lack thereof — became apparent.
Asked on "Fox & Friends" how he's getting ready for the first presidential debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Sept. 29, Trump said, "I sort of prepare every day, by just doing what I'm ...Tags: Politics, News, Obama, Abc, China, Barack Obama, Trends, Reagan, Joe Biden, Analysis, Hillary Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Paul ryan, Republican, Biden 82 people like this. Like Watch the entire CNN/'Sesame Street' 'ABCs of Back to School' town hallSeptember 12, 2020 at 2:19 PM Big Bird of "Sesame Street" joins CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Erica Hill to tackle issues around going back to school. Watch the entire CNN/"Sesame Street" "ABCs of Back to School: A Town Hall for Families" below.Tags: Cnn, Sanjay Gupta, Town Hall, Erica Hill 12 people like this. Like The richest people in America, rankedSeptember 1, 2020 at 3:43 PM Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
The 16 richest Americans in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes Billionaires List are collectively worth more than $1 trillion. While tech moguls continue to dominate the top ranks, inherited wealth, like in the Walton family, also makes a strong appearance in the list.The four richest people in America are also the richest people in the world.On August 31, Elon Musk became the third-richest person in the world after Tesla stock split, causing shares to sha...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Spacex, Elon Musk, Texas, Board of Directors, Money, Microsoft, Washington Post, Life, Stanford, India, Satya Nadella 113 people like this. Like 5 essential takeaways from Ad Age's Town Hall on RacismAugust 20, 2020 at 5:15 AM Black business leaders from across the advertising spectrum answer your questions on equity, microaggressions, D&I initiatives and more.Tags: Advertising, Town Hall 20 people like this. Like |