In India, old tires are being transformed into fun and safe playground equipment
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Pooja Rai believes all children should have access to a playground where they can let their imaginations run wild, and through Anthill Creations, she s helping make this happen at schools across India.
Rai is the founder and CEO of Anthill Creations, based in Bengaluru. In 2014, while still an architecture student, Rai went with a friend to donate food at an orphanage. She was shocked to see the kids playing with trash, like pipes they pretended were swords and old shoes they used as badminton rackets. Play shouldn t just be part of a rich, privileged kid s lifestyle, Rai told
Texas investigating 3 reports of abuse at federal facility for migrant teens, governor says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Wednesday evening that state child welfare officials have received three reports of neglect and abuse at a San Antonio coliseum being used by the federal government to house more than 1,300 migrant teens who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. This facility should shut down immediately, Abbott said at a hastily arranged news conference outside San Antonio s Freeman Expo Center. The children should be moved to better staffed and better secured locations.
Abbott said he did not have many details about the alleged abuse, reported early Wednesday, but he believes the reports came from somebody who had been inside the facility. One of the allegations included sexual abuse, he said, and he also heard reports of children not eating and not being separated after testing positive for COVID-19. Abbott, a frequent critic of President Biden s border policies, acknowledged
Wayne LaPierre says he didn t warn NRA before bankruptcy or disclose postâmass shooting security retreats on luxury yacht
National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre acknowledged in court Wednesday that he did not inform most of the NRA s board before he pushed the gun organization into bankruptcy protection in January. LaPierre also conceded he should have disclosed his several free trips on a 108-foot luxury yacht owned by David McKenzie, a Hollywood producer closely tied to four vendors the NRA paid $100 million in recent years, according to
The NRA is facing off in bankruptcy court against New York Attorney General Letitia James and the gun group s largest creditor, estranged longtime advertising firm Ackerman McQueen. James filed a broad lawsuit against the NRA last summer, seeking its dissolution over alleged self-dealing by LaPierre and other top NRA executives, plus other financial malfeasance. New York and Ackerman McQueen are trying to block the NRA s Chapter
A new mesh mat makes iconic Venice Beach accessible for visitors using wheelchairs
Southern California s famous Venice Beach will soon be more inclusive, ensuring that all visitors can enjoy the sand and surf.
It can be hard to navigate wheelchairs through sand, but a new mesh mat set to be installed at Venice Beach next Tuesday will make it much easier. The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors is installing an access mat that is semi-permanent and made of a firm nylon mesh, so anyone who needs a harder surface will be able to move across the sand. The mat will be available for use every year, spring through fall.