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Thursday November 14th, 2024 day edition

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Now Parton’s Dollywood Foundation, home of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, has made a $4.5 million investment to help launch the Nashville Public Library’s new early literacy program, called Begin Bright.

According to the Nashville Public Library Foundation, the $4.5 million investment marks “the most significant gift” in the foundation’s 27-year history.

Begin Bright will help ensure that every Nashville child starts kindergarten reading early, by delivering a Little Library filled with Parton’s Imagination Library books and a slate of Nashville Public Library resources to every childcare center in the county.

The Foundation initially aims to raise $20 million for Begin Bright’s implementation and to build an endowment that sustains the program.

Nashville Public Library Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that raises private support for Nashville Public Library (NPL).

Interim Library Director Terri Luke said, “We are honored to join Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in this first-in-the-nation partnership.

Nashville Public Library is committed to setting our city’s young children on a pathway to reading success. »

‘Black Day for Russia’ – Ukraine Crushes Moscow Offensive in Kursk, Destroying Battalion and Over 200 Soldiers

Authored by kyivpost.com

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Three enemy BTRs were blown up by mines, while the rest of the equipment was destroyed using FPV drones and Stugna anti-tank systems.

Ukraine’s Support Forces Command also announced that in October alone, Russian forces in the Kursk region reportedly lost 20 military vehicles due to Ukrainian-laid minefields. »

14-year-old dies by suicide after Santa Clara schoolmates bully him about being homeless: father

Authored by ktvu.com

And now, Jose Bautista wants to share his son's story to raise awareness about his 14-year-old son, Jose Zamora, who started school at Santa Clara High just three months ago.

The grieving, single dad said the teen was the victim of bullying at his high school where he was a freshman.

Dad said he would pick up Jose from football practice at Santa Clara High where he was a member of the junior varsity team. »

Matt Gaetz just resigned from Congress, ending a probe into sexual misconduct and drug use

Authored by fortune.com

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress, ending an ethics probe into allegations of sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general.

Trump also announced that he had tapped Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as his nominee for secretary of state.

And he selected Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and presidential candidate, to serve as his director of national intelligence. »

These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids

Authored by wired.com

“We’ve got a huge amount of interest from folks in India who have these AirPods or whose grandparents need them and they’ve not been able to use them,” Jayasimha says.

The researchers demonstrated that they could bypass Apple’s geographic restrictions with a set of AirPods Pro 2 connected to a 10th generation Wi-Fi-only iPad.

To find the workaround, the researchers first looked at the different ways that iOS establishes where a device is in the world. »