• Associated Press Finance

    US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years

    For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage. The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ethnicity, announced Thursday by the Office of Management and Budget, are the latest effort to label and define the people of the United States. This evolving process often reflects changes in social attitudes and immigration, as well as a wish for people in an increasingly diverse society to see themselves in the numbers produced by the federal government.

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Bro Fest to bring healthy male relationships to forefront

    An upcoming breakfast for men and boys will be an opportunity to help campaign for increased awareness of violence in the home and in the community – and for local men to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Miami at the same time. The breakfast – to be called Bro Fest – will take on April 7 at the Two O Seven Steakhouse on Route 207 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The free buffet breakfast will be hosted by Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services’ (KSCS) Family Violence Action Group. “The idea is t

  • Reuters

    Israeli firm C2A to supply cybersecurity platform for Daimler Trucks

    C2A Security will supply a cybersecurity platform to Daimler Trucks, the Israeli start-up said on Thursday, marking its latest deal with automakers facing strict European regulations. The contract for its EVSec platform was signed in 2023 but C2A has now made it public. Jerusalem-based C2A, founded in 2016, did not disclose the value of the Daimler deal but CEO Roy Fridman told Reuters it was "one of the most significant product security deals that was done in the industry".