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Variety 

Quavo’s ‘Huncho Farms’ Event Provides Food to 500 Atlanta Families

On Thursday, Quavo and the team at Quavo Cares hosted their second annual Huncho Farms in partnership with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Atlanta City Council. Supporting seniors who are raising their grandchildren, Quavo Cares continues to pursue its mission to support communities facing food scarcity. The marketplace offered live music and holiday-themed […]

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Missouri’s governor has commuted the sentence of a white Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man. Gov. Mike Parson decided Friday to free Eric DeValkenaere as he prepares to leave office. DeValkenaere was serving a six-year prison sentence after he was convicted in 2021 of killing 26-year-old Cameron Lamb. At trial, DeValkenaere testified he fired after Lamb pointed a gun at another detective. Prosecutors have argued, however,... Читать дальше...

BangkokPost.com 

Loan growth to be minimal in 2025 as banks restrict supply

SCB EIC, the research centre of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), expects the banking sector to tighten loan growth to its highest level in a decade in 2025, amid rising credit risk and weaker economic growth.

The Hindu 

Shock and awe in the world of Jatra

In Odisha’s Ganjam district, villagers compete for prestige by staging epic Ramayana performances. To sustain the interest of the audience, they have begun resorting to extreme measures, such as playing with cobras on stage, smashing coconuts on their heads, or even killing pigs and chickens. Satyasundar Barik reports on the radical transformation of Jatra, a traditional form of folk theatre