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A car drives on the road to Roswell, New Mexico, as smoke from a wildfire partially blocks the sun near the village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Tuesday, June 18. Thousands of residents in southern New Mexico have been evacuated from mountain villages after wildfires fanned by strong winds destroyed homes and other structures. Andres Leighton/AP Hide caption Toggle caption Andres Leighton/AP Numerous wildfires are burning in New Mexico and California, forcing evacuations as fierce flames spread quickly, making it difficult for local authorities to assess the damage. The South Fork Fire, which was first reported Monday morning in the…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. The exterior of Maman Cafe in New York in 2021. Alexi Rosenfeld – Getty The owner of the popular cafe chain Maman made about $50 million last year.They risked everything, including their savings, to do it.In a recent CNBC article, the couple explained how they did it. What was once just a pipe dream of opening a cafe has grown into a multi-million dollar business and brand for the New York couple.Known for its pastries, French-inspired cuisine, and Instagram-worthy aesthetic, Maman cafe opened its first location in Manhattan in…

London police said on Wednesday they had arrested an officer from the Special Constabulary Unit on suspicion of betting on the timing of next month’s British general election. of BBC The officer was reported to have worked as part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s bodyguard team. The Metropolitan police said it had been contacted on Friday by the Gambling Commission, the UK’s gambling regulator, about an investigation into “alleged bets made by constables from the Metropolitan police’s Royal and Specialist Policing Command in relation to the time of the general election.” The Metropolitan police’s Professional Standards Office has launched an investigation…

In just under a month, college football fans will get their hands on EA Sports College Football 25. Until the game actually releases, people will continue to speculate on who the top rated players in the game will be, especially as they wait with bated breath to see who the top QBs in each conference will be.Expectations are pretty high for Fresno State’s Mikey Keene, who was a strong contender out West in 2023 after transferring from UCF.Related: Wyoming Football: Bet365 projects Cowboys as 2-score underdogs in season opener against Arizona StateRecently, the College Football Network projected the ratings of…

Open enrolment numbers are growing in the US, but what about Canada?Allison RogersOn April 1, like a laughable April Fool’s joke for the general public, an article titled “How Gen Z is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation” was published in the Wall Street Journal. Author Teping Chen wrote that “rising wages and new technologies are reshaping the image of apprenticeship as a profession, helping to shed its image as a dirty, low-level job.” This, combined with “growing skepticism about the rewards of a college education,” is creating an opportunity for apprenticeship to blossom in the United States.Chin said the number of…

Flip phones are becoming more and more popular.It’s true: People are snapping up those basic clamshell throwbacks from the early 2000s faster than you can buy a bag of discounted Reese’s the day after Halloween.The reason is simple: we’re so consumed by smartphones and social media that we waste years of our lives mindlessly glued to our screens. According to the latest statistics, the average person spends around five hours per day on their smartphone, which equates to six days per month and a staggering 12 years over their lifetime. LAUSD bans cell phones:Los Angeles school district bans students from…

This article is an onsite version of the Disrupted Times newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to receive the newsletter three times a week. All of our newsletters can be found here.Today’s Top NewsFor the latest news, LIVE BLOGGood evening.US tech companies are stepping up security screening of employees and potential hires due to concerns about Chinese espionage, the latest development in simmering tensions between the two countries, the Financial Times revealed today.The moves, from giant companies like Google to well-known startups like OpenAI, come amid concerns that foreign governments are using compromised workers to access intellectual property and corporate…

With France’s early elections fast approaching, France’s footballers, like many prominent figures during their country’s election campaign, have called on people to get out and vote.But among the calls was a rare sight: France striker Marcus Thuram and his future captain and global star, Kylian Mbappe, calling on French people to vote “so that the Rally National will not succeed.”Footballers at the peak of their careers rarely take a political stance. They have shown their support for causes such as Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ+ movement, but are unwilling to jeopardize their careers by openly supporting a political ideology,…

The 911 emergency reporting system was down across the state. Two hours on a Tuesday afternoon in Massachusetts. State officials notified the public at 3:49 p.m., about two hours after the outage began, that the problem had been resolved and the 911 system had been restored. The Massachusetts 911 department said Wednesday that the outage was caused by a firewall, a safety feature that provides protection against cyberattacks and hacks.The statewide power outage began at 1.15pm on Tuesday, with police working with 911 services provider Comtech to deal with the problem.A preliminary investigation determined that the outage was caused by…

It’s well-known that Florida has a shortage of mental health professionals, and the state wants to do something about it: With $5 million in ongoing state funding, the University of South Florida has been selected to be the site of the Florida Behavioral Health Workforce Center, whose goal is to bolster efforts to recruit and retain behavioral health professionals. “We’re facing a growing crisis of a shortage of behavioral health professionals, including mental health counselors and social workers,” said Julie Cerovich, dean of the USF School of Behavioral and Community Sciences. More than half of Americans live in areas with…