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Listen to this article OKLAHOMA CITY – Hospitals are experiencing a significant increase in violence against health care workers, prosecutors reported Thursday. “We're reaching kind of a tipping point,” said Maggie Martin, chief legal officer for the Oklahoma Hospital Association. Her remarks were made to attendees at a District Attorneys' Council meeting in Oklahoma City. Martin said there had been a 63 percent increase in violence against health workers in recent years. Martin said two nurses are assaulted every hour at the hospital. Assault or battery on a health care worker remains a felony, she said. Hospitals can certainly remove…

CAIRO, Egypt (17 August 2024) — The 43rd World Scout Congress officially opened in Cairo, Egypt on 17 August, bringing together over 2,000 scouts from 176 countries. The seven-day event was organized by World Scouting and hosted by the Egyptian Scouts and Girl Guides Federation. The General Assembly marks a historic moment for World Scouting as it celebrates recent achievements, including reaching a record 57 million members, the highest number in Scouting's 117-year history. World Scouting will also adopt a visionary roadmap for the next decade, focused on addressing the defining issues facing young people. “Hosting this conference allows us…

Unlike a tutor or nanny, these companions are deeply involved in the children's daily lives and emotions.Their duties include taking children to doctors, helping with homework, traveling with children, and managing children's emotional needs, which are traditionally the responsibilities of parents.Hours vary depending on the family, and work includes both on-site and live-in services.The “children's buddies” are often educated at elite universities in China and abroad. Photo: ShutterstockSong Siyu, a child care worker from the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, said she works from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekdays, during which she helps her children with their homework…

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to visit Taiwan for the automation-focused event Intelligent Asia 2024. NVIDIA considers Taiwan an integral part of its business and continues to be closely involved with local companies and activities. There's been a lot of hype around “humanoid” robots lately, with companies like NVIDIA being very optimistic about the growth of this sector. We recently talked about the automation market heading towards a $50 trillion valuation, and in the midst of all of this, Team Green is once again poised to grab their fair share of the revenue, if only because they're ahead of…

Islas Cíes, Galicia, SpainGaze west from one of the crows-nest hilltops on Monteagudo (“Sharp Mount”) island, and you can just about imagine the rooftops of Atlantis beneath the Atlantic swell. One of the three islands that comprise the Islas Cíes archipelago, about nine miles off the Galician coast, it is where Captain Nemo, hero of Jules Verne’s 1871 novel Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, salvaged the treasure that funded his adventures.Verne’s choice of location makes sense. Everything about this collection of islands carries a hint of myth and magic, from its coastal caves and high cliffs to its secret coves…

A new study has revealed why cats scratch and hide under furniture. Veterinary researcher Yasemin Sargiri Demirbas from Ankara University said factors such as whether there are children in the home, the cat's personality and activity level play a big role in how much a cat scratches.Scratching is a natural behavior for cats, but it can become problematic when it leads to damage to furniture. Demirbas and her team of researchers from Portugal, Canada, and France found that stress plays a major role in increasing this behavior. When owners get angry at their cats, it can increase social tensions in…

With the 2024-25 Premier League season fast approaching, it's time to predict how the nine-month marathon will unfold.( Read more: Premier League 2024-25 schedule, how to watch live )That's right, the staff at Pro Soccer Talk have predicted what the Premier League table will look like at the end of the 2024-25 season and picked 1st to 20th place. Who will win the title? Which teams will compete for European places? Who will be relegated? All will be revealed below. Please be kind to us. Predictions for the Premier League position for 2024-25Nick Mendola1. Manchester City 2. Arsenal3. Liverpool4. Newcastle…

At least two countries outside Africa have reported cases of MPOX since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a “public health emergency” earlier this week. A relatively new strain of the virus, known as clade 1, has been spreading in African countries since 2022. Earlier this year, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced its largest outbreak on record, with tens of thousands of people reportedly infected as of June. The DRC government has declared an outbreak in December 2022. Last week, the Africa CDC reported that MPOX had been detected in at least 13 African countries. It…

Ukrainian military operations in Russia's Kursk region began with several days of air strikes in late July, after which Kiev's ground forces rapidly advanced several miles deep into Russian territory on August 6, 2024. Since then, according to various reports, they have established a base covering up to 1,000 square kilometers, destroyed a large amount of Russian equipment, and inflicted heavy losses on Russian troops. The Kremlin has rushed troops to the region but has so far been unable to stop the Ukrainian military advance, much less drive them from Russian territory. Now, unconfirmed but credible reports indicate that Putin…