Yosemite Sequoia Fire Grows Threatening Giant Grove
The Washburn Fire near Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size as crews fought steep terrain to safeguard the Mariposa Grove sequoias and nearby Wawona community. Evacuations affected campers and residents while park trails stayed open amid smoky skies and rising temperatures.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
U.S
California
Nancy Phillipe
Yosemite Fire Information
Mariposa Grove
Phillipe
Washburn
Wawona
Jeffrey Barlow
National Weather Service
Hanford
Sierra Nevada Range
National Park
Rhode Island
Washburn Trail
Elders recall boarding school trauma at Riverside
Anadarko Oklahoma native elders from Kiowa Standing Rock and other tribes testified about brutal punishments forced haircuts and sexual assaults at government run Indian boarding schools. They described lye in the mouth beatings and loss of language as Secretary Haaland listened during Riverside School visit and a broader federal review of the schools.
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Anadarko
Okla
Donald Neconie
U.S
Riverside Indian School
Oklahoma City
Deb Haaland
Laguna Pueblo
New Mexico
Riverside
Neconie
Plenty
Dallas
South Dakota
Interior Department
Dorothy White Horse
White Horse
Ray Doyah
Oklahoma
Reentry Programs Help Former Inmates Find Jobs in Mississippi
Employers face pressure to hire convicted individuals, with programs like Hinds County Reentry and MageCar pairing ex-prisoners with skills training and jobs. McGowan, a recent recruit, earns 15 per hour at Upchurch Services while Hayden transitions to a mental health role at the Center for Reentry. Mentorship from Cynetta Freeman supports job prospects, as Mississippi lacks a state minimum wage and many wages rise in new job opportunities.
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Hinds County Reentry
MageCar
Inter
McGowan
Upchurch Services
Beamon
Jackson
Waffle House
Amazon
Columbus
Lyle Machinery
Mississippi
Savannah Hayden
Cynetta Freeman
Freeman
Mississippi Center For
Hayden
The
Public pensions show small crypto stake shifts across states
CalPERS began with a minor Riot Blockchain stake in 2017 rising to 1.9 million by 2020 and 5.4 million before exiting in early 2021. Wisconsin, New Jersey and other funds expanded crypto related holdings with Coinbase Riot Marathon across 2021 and 2022, amid pensioners' uncertain risk. Harris, Houston retiree, warns pension losses could endanger retirees lacking Social Security.
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California Public Employees’ Retirement System
Calpers
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Coinbase
Marathon
Riot
New Jersey
Riot Blockchain
Treasury
Utah Retirement Systems
Pennsylvania Public School Employees
Harris
Houston
U.S
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Sierra Foothills
Yosemite
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Utah
Tooele County
Salt Lake City
Jacob City
Halfway Hill
Filmore
National Interagency Fire Center
Haaland
Bureau of Indian Education
Bureau
Arizona
Society For Human Resource Management, Or
SHRM
Shrm Foundation
Charles Koch Institute
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