In a significant development, the California State University system and the union representing professors and lecturers have come to a tentative agreement to increase wages. This marks the conclusion of the largest strike by university faculty members in the history of the United States. In a recent development, an agreement has been reached between the two parties involved. This announcement comes shortly after the California Faculty Association, which represents a significant number of educators and staff members, initiated a planned five-day strike across multiple campuses. These campuses cater to a substantial student population. Union officials have announced that faculty at...

There was a huge, well-lit collection of American souvenirs in a busy area of City Hall in Tainan, Taiwan, that showed decades of eager courtship. On the maps, sister towns in Ohio and Arizona stood out. At a baseball party, an American flag was spread out on a table. A card sent to the US seemed to show what people in Tainan, a city of 1.8 million, and most of Taiwan were thinking in the middle of it all. It said, “Together, stronger.” “Solidarity wins over everything.” The message was inspiring, and it showed very clearly how deeply insecure people...

People in Washington, D.C., who wanted to see what the Franklin D. Reeves Center would look like after it was redeveloped didn’t have to wait long. They only had to read a QR code on the sidewalk with their phones and look up at the huge building. With the help of 3D graphics and augmented reality (AR), they could see a sleek building with a glass front that would eventually be home to the national offices of the NAACP, a dance theater, a restaurant, and other things. The builder for the new building, Michael Marshall, said, “This tool lets you...

In a curious blend of consumer craze and criminal behavior, a 23-year-old woman in California was arrested for a grand theft involving a large quantity of Stanley cups, a popular line of water bottles and tumblers. This incident, which unfolded in Roseville, near Sacramento, highlights the lengths to which individuals may go to partake in trendy consumer goods, raising questions about societal values, marketing influences, and legal repercussions. Background of the Incident The theft occurred at a store in Roseville, where the woman allegedly took a shopping cart full of Stanley water bottles, valued at nearly $2,500, without paying for...

Tou Ger Xiong loved going back to Colombia. “He talked about the happy people…” “He’s just having fun,” his brother Eh Xiong told BBC News. “He learned Spanish too.” “It never, ever even crossed his mind that he would end up in a tragic incident this way.” Tou Ger was a Hmong-American community organizer and comedian from Minnesota who was 50 years old. Before his last trip to Medellin, he was talking to a woman on the internet. In mid-December, a few weeks into his two-month visit, he called his brother and asked for $2,000 without saying what it was...

Are you experiencing any itchiness? A new report has been released by a national pest control company, highlighting the cities in the United States that are facing the most severe bed bug problems. Orkin has released its findings on the metro areas with the highest number of bed bug treatments conducted between Dec. 1, 2022, and Nov. 30, 2023. Orkin reports that bed bugs have small, flat, oval-shaped bodies and are wingless. Adult bed bugs have a brown coloration, but their bodies may take on a reddish hue after they have fed. These creatures have a unique feeding habit –...

California architecture studio AO and developer Matteson Capital have recently revealed their intentions to modify the height of a proposed skyscraper in Oklahoma City. If the changes are approved, this ambitious project would surpass all other buildings in the United States, becoming the tallest one in the country. AO and Matteson Capital have issued a joint statement revealing their intention to seek a variance from Oklahoma City. This variance would allow them to raise the height of their supertall skyscraper from the initially proposed 1,750 feet (533 meters) to an impressive 1,907 feet (581 meters). The team claimed today that...