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Valley City Public Schools (VCPS) is excited to partner with Essentia Health and Medica to start the new school year with additional services dedicated to student health and well-being.For the first time, VCPS will provide a Virtual Visit Access Point at Valley City High School, allowing students to connect virtually with health care providers in an environment that reduces barriers to care, such as travel time, and provides immediate access to care.”As a leader in rural health care, Essentia understands the challenges rural communities face, including access to the right level of medical care at the right time and as…

Riverside Luxury Cruises and Jerne have announced a partnership to streamline the management of tour trips for travel advisors. The partnership aims to simplify the process of organizing hosted and self-guided river cruise experiences for hundreds of travel professionals.The partnership will enable travel advisors to sign up for guided experiences on over 500 voyages on European rivers by December 2025. Advisors can use Jerne’s platform to create a business profile, search for suitable fam opportunities and manage the content they create during their trips. “Our research of hundreds of top travel advisors shows that their priority is new product experiences…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) — Surveillance cameras at Sun Bliss Cafe in Anaheim Hills captured thieves using what appeared to be a saw gun to smash the business’s front door just after 1 a.m. Tuesday.”These people are professionals. I’ve never seen anything like this,” owner Taniya Ahmed said.The masked suspects targeted the cash register but fled within minutes with an undisclosed amount of cash and other items.”Though nothing like this has ever happened before, it is our understanding within the community that this is something that happens continually,” Ahmed said.Sara Nepple, operations manager at Saint Bliss, added that she was a…

Bingzhen Hong/iStock.comA Deloitte survey estimates that parents will spend $31.3 billion on back-to-school expenses this fall. Rising costs may lead parents to pay more for school supplies and other expenses, such as extracurricular activities. One in three parents surveyed said they can’t afford back-to-school shopping and plan to cut back on the cost of groceries and other everyday items. Some parents plan to go into debt.One way parents can save money on back-to-school shopping is to check out warehouse stores like Costco. Warehouse stores offer great deals on a variety of everyday items, but they also have some great deals…

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He was speaking from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, where he and his family took refuge in an apartment during Israel’s months-long offensive in the Palestinian-owned territory.Abu al-Khomsan said he was initially told only that his wife and children were at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. But the worst was to come when he found out: the children he and his wife had welcomed into the world just four days earlier were murdered, along with their mother, Dr. Jumana Arafa, and the twins’ maternal grandmother.Video footage shared on social media showed the father collapsing crying into the arms of a carer, clutching…

Puerto Rico remained under a tropical storm warning as Ernesto became a Category 1 hurricane late Wednesday morning.Alerts began sounding in the city of Toa Baja on Wednesday morning, warning residents in the west of town to evacuate their homes as persistent rains from Ernesto caused the city’s main river to overflow, putting more households at risk of dangerous flooding.The National Weather Service in San Juan warned that although Ernesto Island is located north of Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory “will continue to be affected by heavy rains and strong winds.” Tourists sit on La Paredo Beach as Tropical Storm…

Puerto Rico remained under a tropical storm warning as Ernesto became a Category 1 hurricane late Wednesday morning.Alerts began sounding in the city of Toa Baja on Wednesday morning, warning residents in the west of town to evacuate their homes as persistent rains from Ernesto caused the city’s main river to overflow, putting more households at risk of dangerous flooding.The National Weather Service in San Juan warned that although Ernesto Island is located north of Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory “will continue to be affected by heavy rains and strong winds.” Tourists sit on La Paredo Beach as Tropical Storm…

The Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners has approved a construction contract for the first phase of improvements to Clarence Hicks Memorial Sports Park, located at 2004 Ogilvie Road in Rockford.Clarence Hicks Memorial Sports Park is a destination for thousands of youth, teens and families. The park hosts youth sports programs such as NFL Flag Football, NFL Cheer, Rockford FIRE Track & Field, Youth Sports Outreach, Rockford Wolves Youth Football, Chicago Bears Outreach Camp, AAU Northern Cross Country National Championships and AAU Cross County District Qualifiers.At this time, the on-site amenities do not meet the needs of all athletes, and…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens Emergency Nursing Team Receives Prestigious Lantern Award from Emergency Nurses Association The Lantern Award recognizes emergency department achievements in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care. August 14, 2024 the emergency nursing team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens; The emergency nursing team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens has been named the recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2024 Lantern Award for outstanding achievement in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research achievement. The Lantern Award recognizes emergency department achievements that incorporate evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care. Through collaboration and teamwork, the…