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Since 1988, a deaf president has presided over Gallaudet University, a private Washington, D.C., institution for the deaf and hard of hearing, founded in 1864. That triumph can be credited to four alumni whose rejection of the March 6, 1988, appointment of Elisabeth Zinser, who would’ve become the university’s seventh hearing president, is documented in Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim’s Deaf President Now! “I didn’t understand how a deaf institution was made for deaf students and had never had a deaf president,” says DiMarco, whose parents — who, like him, are deaf, as are his grandparents and great-grandparents — told…

9 Java House, one of East Africa’s biggest coffee-led restaurant brands, has reached a historic milestone with the launch of its 100th store, located in Rubaga, Kampala. The new branch marks a major step in the brand’s journey from a single coffee shop in Nairobi in 1999 to becoming a household name across Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. Executives of the chain described the Rubaga opening as more than just another business expansion. They said it was a celebration of customer loyalty, community support, and the company’s steady commitment to quality service. By situating the landmark outlet in Rubaga, Java House…

In an era where pharmacy shelves and health stores offer thousands of dietary supplements, the question arises whether functional foods – enriched or natural foods with special health properties – are still relevant. The question becomes more complex when we understand that functional foods and dietary supplements don’t necessarily compete with each other, but can complement each other in sophisticated ways. In the world of personalized medicine and precision nutrition, the growing understanding is that an integrated approach may be more effective than any one-dimensional solution. What Are Functional Foods and How Are They Different? Functional foods are foods that…

Wayne Rooney says Yoane Wissa removing everything associated with Brentford from his Instagram account is “very disrespectful”.Newcastle have had a £40m bid rejected for Wissa, while the Magpies are also in the midst of drama surrounding their striker Alexander Isak’s future.Speaking on his new BBC podcast, The Wayne Rooney Show, Rooney said: “If I’m a Newcastle player I don’t want Isak back.”He added: “I think if players leave football clubs – and that happens all the time – there’s a way to go about it.”You can’t go on strike, can’t not turn up for training and train with your team-mates.…

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesHundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results – seemingly without users’ knowledge.Unique links are created when Grok users press a button to share a transcript of their conversation – but as well as sharing the chat with the intended recipient, the button also appears to have made the chats searchable online.A Google search on Thursday revealed it had indexed nearly 300,000 Grok conversations.It has led one expert to describe AI chatbots as a “privacy disaster in progress”.The BBC has approached X for comment.The…

“Game of Thrones” actor Kristian Nairn has dropped out as a contestant on U.K. competition series “Strictly Come Dancing” due to “unexpected medical reasons.” Best known for playing the seven-foot House of Stark servant Hodor on the HBO series, Nairn revealed that he would no longer be able to participate in a statement issued on Thursday. “With a heavy heart, I have to step back from this season of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ due to unexpected medical reasons,” Nairn said, according to BBC News. “I was truly looking forward to the journey, and I’m deeply sorry to disappoint anyone who was…

Pressure is mounting on the Tanzanian government to release a woman with severe intellectual disabilities who has been in prison awaiting execution for 13 years.Lemi Limbu, who is now in her early 30s, was convicted of the murder of her daughter in 2015. A survivor of brutal and repeated sexual and domestic violence, she has the developmental age of a child.Limbu’s legal team is now worried about her deteriorating health. On a visit to the prison in June, one of her lawyers found that Limbu required assistance to walk, her stomach was swollen and her mental health had worsened. “She…

Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the main political and economic goal of ‘Medemer State’ is to hand over Ethiopia and its aspirations to Ethiopians, not to a few groups or individuals. The writer, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, stated that his new fourth book aims to hand over Ethiopia’s political and economic goals and dreams to the Ethiopian people. “It is about putting Ethiopia’s aspirations in the right place and ensure comprehensive prosperity,” the premier noted in his interview with Fana Media Corporation conducted regarding the newly released the ‘Medemer State’ book. First, the Medemer State believes…

The newly built Obrachere CHPS Compound located in the Central Region, which has long struggled with low patient attendance, recorded an unprecedented turnout on Wednesday, when the Telecel Ghana Foundation brought its flagship Healthfest and Rural Ultrasound Scan initiatives to the community. For months, health workers at the facility had been concerned about the low turnout of patients seeking care, with most residents from Obrachere and nearby communities only visiting when illnesses became severe. The Foundation’s intervention changed that dynamic, attracting residents from 10 neighboring communities for a day of accessible, cost-free healthcare. In total, 575 residents were screened for…

The demo of All Will Rise begins with a win for lawyer Kuyili. She has just successfully argued in front of a court that a river running through the fictional version of the Indian city of Muziris should have the same rights as a person. According to Kuyili, this has precedent – after all, companies can argue in court similarly to individual people.The excitement over this historic win doesn’t last long as, soon after, the river is polluted by a large oil spill, which catches fire, the toxic smoke enveloping several neighbourhoods. Pollution on this scale has devastating effects, so…