Both Schumanns are great Composers....

Both Schumanns are great Composers....

A beautiful 1947 film about Clara Schuman, Song of Love, starring Katharine Hepburn, ends without any reference to her as a composer. Apparently in 1947 the heroine was her husband's better-or-worse helper in life, and legacy guardian on his death, her musical compositions irrelevant. I was shocked

Here is a photograph of Robert Schumann circa 1850, just a few years before his death, always pondering, always deep in thoughts of music.

An Arctic cold front will bring below average temps to the Plains tonight. High temps in the teens & single digits over portions of the Northern/Central Plains & Upper Midwest will be 20-30 degrees below avg Sat. This frigid airmass will spread east into the Midwest and East Coast Sat PM into Sun.

A beautiful 1947 film about Clara Schuman, Song of Love, starring Katharine Hepburn, ends without any reference to her as a composer. Apparently in 1947 the heroine was her husband's better-or-worse helper in life, and legacy guardian on his death, her musical compositions irrelevant. I was shocked

Has it seemed particularly humid to you? See how your state felt in July. Dozens of states have experienced an unusually humid July. Find out where yours ranks and why it’s been so muggy.

The month is almost over, and the stats are staggering: 18 Central and Eastern states — from Arkansas to New Jersey — and D.C. have experienced a record-muggy July.

Find out where your state ranks and why it’s been so humid here:

Malcolm-Jamal Warner and the Lessons of Theo Huxtable The actor, who died last week, carried the burden of representing the meritocratic Black boy par excellence, and made it look easy.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died last week at the age of 54, was great at playing Theo Huxtable in “The Cosby Show,” “perhaps because he was genuinely a Theo at heart,” Vinson Cunningham writes.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who became America's son Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show,' dies at 54 Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the Emmy-nominated actor who played Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show,' has died during a family vacation in Costa Rica. He was 54.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who became America's son Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show,' dies at 54

In my career representing DC in Congress, I've rarely seen a DC appropriations bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the 700k+ DC residents as the one released today.
 
Statement: bit.ly/44F1VSd

Mayor Muriel Bowser

It's never too early to start getting ready for the 2025-26 school year. ✏️

Mark your calendars for the biggest Back to School event of the season—there will be free school supplies, haircuts, games, food, & fun for all ages:

🗓️Tues, Aug 19
⌚️11AM
📌Fields at RFK Campus

We’re building real pathways to high-wage, high-demand careers for DC youth.

That includes over 6,000 DC young people enrolled in free opportunity programs—including the DCPS Career and Technical Education program—gaining skills, mentorship, and purpose.

We're proud of our young people for making the most of their summer, including:

🧰13,000+ enrolled in MBSYEP
🎉Thousands attending Late Night Hype
🎬Hundreds at DPR's outdoor movies
🛟Dozens in DPR's Lifeguard Program

If DC youth want an opportunity, we've got one waiting.

🥂👏 Alexander Wei - Reasoning @OpenAI

We achieved gold medal-level performance 🥇on the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad with a general-purpose reasoning LLM!

Our model solved world-class math problems—at the level of top human contestants. A major milestone for AI and mathematics.

OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight An advisory board convened by OpenAI says it should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is “too consequential” to be governed by a ...

OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight

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Education Dept. funding released for after-school and summer programs - EUROPE SAYS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican

Education Dept. funding released for after-school and summer programs

https://www.europesays.com/2256950/

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs,…

Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA

What a journey! After 8.5 years, today I bid farewell to @unfpa.org & the UN family. I leave with confidence that a brighter future for women & girls is within reach. I'll be rooting from the sidelines as my amazing colleagues carry our march of progress forward

¡Adelante!

Changer le monde, une fille à la fois : l’héritage de Natalia Kanem à l’ONU Lorsqu’elle revient sur ses huit années à la tête de l’agence onusienne pour la santé sexuelle et reproductive, Natalia Kanem ne commence ni par les milliards de contraceptifs distribués, ni par les g...

Changer le monde, une fille à la fois : l’héritage de Natalia Kanem à l’ONU news.un.org/fr/story/202...

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Where are U.S. kids struggling the most? States facing the biggest challenges to children's well-being are largely in the South & Southwest: AL, AZ, AR, LA, MS, NV, NM, OK, TX & WX, says a new report from @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social

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Nationwide, >60% of children with special health care needs have conditions that regularly affect their ability to do the same things as other kids.

Our new @kidsdata.bsky.social blog provides crucial insights on daily life for #CSHCN & their families: bit.ly/3Gp9Rh2

PRB Event: Challenging the Low-Fertility Panic: A New Narrative for Reproductive Health We are witnessing an unprecedented and global shift to lower fertility. As panic over a world with fewer children grows, what are the implications for reproductive health and autonomy for women, couples, and families? PRB kicks off our virtual event series on a smaller world with a data-driven conversation on how fearful narratives around low fertility are shifting approaches to sexual and reproductive health and rights, even in countries with higher fertility. Join experts from across contexts to discuss the challenges and opportunities of this new reality—and to explore resilient, people-centered responses. Panelists: - Fadekemi (Kemi) Akinfaderin, Chief Global Advocacy Officer, Fòs Feminista - Traci L. Baird, President and CEO, EngenderHealth - Alessio Cangiano, Acting Chief, Population and Development Branch, UNFPA - Jessica Grose, Opinion Writer, The New York Times - Sanghamitra Singh, Chief of Programs, Population Foundation of India - Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center Moderators: - Apoorva Jadhav, Demographer, Incoming PRB Senior Fellow (July 2025) - Jennifer Sciubba, President and CEO, PRB

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On #WorldPopulationDay, watch our powerful session on the ways fearful narratives around low fertility are shifting approaches to sexual & reproductive health & rights across the globe: bit.ly/4l0qfnd

Home - State of Access : A Contraceptive Policy Scorecard

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Explore the scorecard here: stateofaccess.prb.org

PRB Introducing State of Access, a New Scorecard for Contraceptive Policy Across the U.S.

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A group of Nobel laureates and nuclear experts is meeting at the University of Chicago today, on the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test, to discuss the risk of nuclear war. "We now have thousands of these weapons," says physics professor Daniel Holz. "Within an hour, civilization could end."

Palantir CEO Alex Karp: Everything you learned in school about the world is intellectually incorrect CNEC CNBC Television • Subscribe 3.15M subscribers 4 444K views 4 months ago #CNBC #CNBCTV Palantir co-founder and CEO and 'The Technological Republic' co-author Alex Karp joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his new book, why he believes the West has lost its way, Germany's political environment, resetting U.S.-Russia relations, his thoughts on President Trump, Elon Musk's influence in Washington, and more.

The reporters who had Alex Karp on had no idea what he was talking about so it's 8+ minutes of unabashed rambling about Western superiority, 'the pagan religion' of wokeism, university academics and the UN undermining America 'or anyone who is Jewish', how America is Calvinist etc

Three sommeliers tried Meghan’s new rosé. Here’s what they thought - EUROPE SAYS The Duchess of Sussex has made her first foray into winemaking with the release of her Napa Valley rosé, released under her lifestyle brand As Ever.

Three sommeliers tried Meghan’s new rosé. Here’s what they thought

https://www.europesays.com/2255295/

The Duchess of Sussex has made her first foray into winemaking with the release of her Napa Valley…

Graphic shows photo of Mandela against the South Africa Flag. Text reads: "#MandelaDay2025 From anti-apartheid activist to political prisoner and South Africa’s first democratically elected President, Mandela’s transformational legacy continues to inspire the world and our group, The Elders, whom he founded. “Support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where there is conflict and inspire hope where there is despair.”"

Today is #MandelaDay.

18 years ago, Nelson Mandela gave his powerful mandate to The Elders.

Much has changed since Madiba first brought The Elders together - but his vision and message of hope remain as urgent and inspiring as ever.

A photo of Mary Robinson and Nelson Mandela smiling and shaking hands in Johannesburg, 2010

“The mandate Mandela gave our group continues to be a responsibility to not look away from crisis, but to stand up and speak out. Just like Madiba, we will never lose hope.” - Mary Robinson, founding member and former Chair of The Elders

A photo of The Elders together with their founder, Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg, 2010

“Mandela’s legacy was inimitable, and the grace of his leadership was unparalleled... He believed that it was possible to address the greatest threats facing the world, if only we all work together.” - Gro Harlem Brundtland, founding member of The Elders