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A blow to Caribbean democracy as Stabroek News and Newsday papers fold after social media shift
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Carlon Augustus remembers reading the newspapers his grandparents bought daily. Now 32, he says he turns to social media for the latest news.
For him, it’s about getting news in real time.
“Everything is on social media now. Whatever happ ... (full story)
Poland is now among the world's 20 largest economies. How did it happen?
POZNAN, Poland (AP) — A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today its economy has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largest with over $1 trillion in annual output.
It’s a historic leap from the post-Communist ruins of 1 ... (full story)
Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington.
The National Museum ... (full story)
After years of growth, Georgia’s film industry hits a painful reset
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Ratledge used to make as much as $9,500 a week working on film sets around Atlanta. Now, he’s on food stamps.
The 48-year-old digital imaging technician moved from Indiana to Georgia in 2017 as studios — lured by generous tax credits — turned Atlanta into the “Hollywood of the S ... (full story)
In rural America, a teacher pipeline from abroad starts to dry up
Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries.
The superintendent praises the international educators — mostly from Jamaica and the Philippines — for their ... (full story)