Earth’s World: The Sanctuary At Harlem’s FCBC Becomes A Place For Artistic Expression
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By Eartha Watts Hicks When the New Heritage Theatre Group brought Love Warrior to Harlem’s First Corinthian Baptist Church, located at 1912 Adam Clayton Powell Junior Boulevard. The production transformed the sanctuary. Daniel Koa Beaty transfixed the congregation, guests of all ages, and would-be theater-goers. Directed by Jamal Joseph, this production of Love Warrior was…
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Massive NYC Crane Catches Fire And Collapses On Tenth Avenue
Smoke filled the air on the West Side of Manhattan this morning as a construction crane collapsed around 7:25am on Tenth Avenue. According to officials, six individuals have been injured: four civilians and two fire fighters.
FDNY units responded to the scene after getting a report of the fire in the engine compartment of the crane. The top part of the crane, the boom and a 16 ton load collapsed to the ground after crashing into the neighboring building.
According to Joseph Pfeifer, Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY, the crane operator had noticed the fire and tried to extinguish it, however, they eventually had to exit the crane due to the overwhelming fire.
FDNY worked to evacuate the surrounding buildings and stretch hose lines to the top floors. Using drones, FDNY was able to see whether or not most of the fire had been extinguished.
All injuries incurred are minor, assured Pfeifer. One of the fire fighters was experiencing chest pains and has been taken to the hospital.
Jimmy Oddo, Commissioner of Department of Buildings, explained that they will be looking into the people involved with the crane operation and the general contractor of the project to get to the bottom of this.
New Yorkers are currently advised to avoid 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue from West 41st Street to West 42 Street.
City officials emphasized how fortunate the circumstances were at the time of the collapse, being it wasn’t a busy commuter time, and that the situation could have been much worse.
In other news: Temperatures May Reach As High As 105° In NYC This Week
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What Are The Top 6 Must-Have Features In A Vacuum Cleaner?
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It’s no secret that cleaning your home or office takes a lot of time, effort, and work. The trick to keeping your house or home clean is finding the right cleaning products and using them the right way. The biggest enemy of any space is dust and the best way to get rid of it…
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Football great Jim Brown’s life and legacy to be celebrated as part of Hall of Fame weekend
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Jim Brown’s extraordinary life as a football giant and activist will be celebrated as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend activities.
Brown, long considered the standard of excellence for running backs, died in May at age 87. He did not want a funeral. His wife, Monique, has planned a private memorial for her husband on Aug. 3.
The invitation-only gathering will be held at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall near the Hall of Fame, which is hosting the event along with the Cleveland Browns and league. The induction ceremony is set for Aug. 5.
“We wanted to do something right after Jim died and for a variety of reasons — schedules, everybody, Monique wasn’t quite ready — it got put off,” Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam said. “I can’t really think of a better way to do it than do it in Canton.
“Jim Brown’s definitely the greatest Brown of all time and arguably the greatest in the NFL. To do it in Canton, a lot of the gold jackets will be there. I think it’s appropriate to honor his legacy. We’re honored to be part of that.”
The Browns also plan to celebrate Brown during the coming season. Co-owner Dee Haslam said those plans are still being finalized.
Brown rushed for 12,312 yards in nine seasons for Cleveland before retiring in 1965 — after winning his third MVP — to pursue an acting career.
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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prize
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after Tuesday night’s drawing produced no big winners, extending a stretch of bad luck dating back to April.
The numbers drawn were: 3, 5, 6, 44, 61 and the yellow ball 25
The absence of a winner for the estimated $820 million jackpot brings the count of fruitless drawings to 28, at least for the big prize.
The new $910 million prize is among the largest in U.S. lottery history and follows a $1.08 billion Powerball prize won by a player July 19 in Los Angeles. California lottery officials haven’t announced a winner for that jackpot, which was the sixth-largest in U.S. history.
The largest U.S. jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in November 2022.
Jackpots in the two lottery games grow so large because the steep odds make winning so unlikely, allowing the grand prize to roll over again and again. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
The game pays out many more smaller prizes, which start at $2. The overall odds of winning any prize is 1 in 24.
Two tickets for Tuesday’s drawing matched all five white balls to win the game’s second-tier prize. One, sold in Texas, is worth $4 million because it included the optional Megaplier (available in most states with an extra $1 purchase), which was 4X on Tuesday night. The other was sold in Maryland and wins the standard $1 million prize.
The $910 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a sole player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment and 29 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $464.2 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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UPS reaches contract with 340,000 unionized workers, averting potentially calamitous strike
UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike.
The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic” and “overwhelmingly lucrative.” It includes, among other benefits, higher wages and air conditioning in delivery trucks.
“Together we reached a win-win-win agreement on the issues that are important to Teamsters leadership, our employees and to UPS and our customers,” Carol Tomé, UPS chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement. “This agreement continues to reward UPS’s full- and part-time employees with industry-leading pay and benefits while retaining the flexibility we need to stay competitive, serve our customers and keep our business strong.”
The company said the five-year agreement covers U.S. Teamsters-represented employees in small-package roles and is subject to voting and ratification by union members.
Members of the Teamsters, angered by a contract they say was forced on them five years ago by union leadership, clashed with UPS over pay as profits for the delivery company soared in recent years. Union leadership was upended last year with the election of Sean O’Brien, a vocal critic of the union president who signed off on that contract, James Hoffa, the son of the famous Teamsters firebrand.
The two side reached a tentative agreement early on safety issues, including equipping more trucks with air conditioning equipment. Under the agreement, UPS said it would add air conditioning to U.S. small delivery vehicles purchased after January 1, 2024.
But a two-tier wage system remained a sticking point. The Teamsters called it “unfair,” and that is ended under the new agreement.
Profits at UPS have grown more than 140% since the last contract was signed as the arrival of a deadly pandemic drastically transformed the manner in which households get what they need.
Unionized workers argued that were the ones shouldering growth at the Atlanta company and appeared dead set on righting what they saw as a bad contract.
Member voting begins Aug. 3 and concludes Aug. 22.
UPS has the largest private-sector contract with workers in North America and the last breakdown in labor talks a quarter century ago led to a 15-day walkout by 185,000 workers that crippled the company.
Matt Ott reported from Washington, D.C., Haleluya Hadero reported from New York City.
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