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#GlobalSpotlight #aubreyshine💎 #middayparty #onairpersonality #105kjamz #105kjamzapp #losangeles #angels #mlb . . . #Repost @abcworldnewstonight with @get_repost ・・・ MYSTERY DEATH: Tyler Skaggs, a 27-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitcher who played this Saturday, was found dead in his hotel room in Texas, with the cause of death under investigation, an outpouring around Major League Baseball and tonight's game postponed; police do not suspect foul play. @evapilgrim reports #developing #la #angels #pitcher #mlb #baseball #player #dead #texas #hotel #room #rip #investigation #worldnewstonight https://www.instagram.com/p/BzazVSFheI9/?igshid=1ur2hkvm6iyxn

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PechaKucha Night Townsville Vol. 17 Poster design by Stefi Klein at The Turquoise Well 

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#OneDayOneActionCall Day 14 of the #16daysOfActivism CSOs should work together to amplify demand for an inclusive society. #OrangeTheWorld #SpotlightEndViolence #SpotlightNG @GlobalSpotlight @UN_Nigeria @unwomenNG @2weta @CWGL_Rutgers @16DaysCampaign (at Moniya, Oyo, Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIiGpGOsYNo/?igshid=f3coich2nn3p

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As COVID Shuts Schools, Girls Marry Out of Poverty 

Girls in developing countries are so afraid of dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, that they are considering marrying and having children sooner, according to new reports. 

CAMFED, an organization that focuses on the education of girls in sub-Saharan Africa, says because the pandemic has worsened poverty and food insecurity — and with most schools closed — some girls are prioritizing marriage and children over education.  

According to CAMFED association member Rose Alexander, who works to prevent and annul child marriages in Malawi, some people are saying, “Schools won’t reopen, so just marry.”  

In response to such sentiments, CAMFED members like Alexander have been reaching out to girls and describing the risks of child marriage and early pregnancy, while supporting girls in their studies. 

Seventy-eight percent of respondents to a survey sponsored by the Center for Global Development, (CGD), a Washington-based research group, also expressed concerns about school closures increasing gender-based violence. 

“Schools, and the wraparound social support they provide, can be a safe space for children, especially girls, where they can be supported to navigate issues they face at school and home,” said Faith Nkala, national director of CAMFED Zimbabwe. 

FILE - Children wearing face masks gather outside their classroom at a school in Attecoube, popular district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, May 25, 2020.

In its March COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Interim Technical Brief, the United Nations Population Fund pointed to heightened dangers girls might face during the pandemic. 

"Women and girls are at greater risk of experiencing gender-based violence and the threat of harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child, early, and forced marriages, especially for girls in disadvantaged and hard-to-reach areas,” the brief said. 

The United Nations called the global surge in gender-based violence the “shadow pandemic.”

The #COVID19 crisis is resulting in an increase in gender-based violence worldwide. @GlobalSpotlight is working to end violence against women & girls during the #coronavirus crisis and at all times. https://t.co/wyLkEsQH72pic.twitter.com/3KZi6H548Q

— United Nations (@UN) April 5, 2020

  The same CGD survey showed that girls will be disproportionately harmed by school closures related to COVID-19. 

Sixty-nine percent of respondents said they believed girls are more likely to be negatively affected by COVID-19 school closures than boys.  

Of the 69%, more than half cited increased household chores during the pandemic as hindering continued education, and 40% said early marriage and pregnancy as a result of school closures were a worry.  

The survey included responses from 82 organizations providing educational services in at least 32 countries. Half the participating organizations were from Sub-Saharan Africa. The rest dispersed across South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.  

FILE - Children attend an Arabic language lesson given by a Palestinian school girl Fajr Hmaid, 13, as Gaza schools are shut due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, May 19, 2020.

Other organizations detail similar issues. 

The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), echoed worries about the devaluing of girls’ education during the pandemic. 

“It takes time and work to gain acceptance for the value of girls' education in many remote areas, and I fear we will lose much of the ground that has been gained for this current generation of girls,” said Sakena Yacoobi, executive director of AIL, and founder of four private high schools in Afghanistan. 

Concerns about girls’ education and well-being during the current pandemic mirrors those during the 2014 to 2015 Ebola epidemic.  

A report  by the Malala Fund found that at the peak of the Ebola crisis, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone closed more than 10,000 schools, impacting the education of approximately 5 million school children.  

The enrollment of girls in these three countries, already lower than that of boys, did not return to pre-Ebola crisis levels.  

UNESCO reported an increase in adolescent pregnancies by up to 65% in some Sierra Leone communities during the Ebola epidemic — a situation most girls attributed to the direct result of being outside the protective environment provided by schools, another study revealed.  

To prevent similar outcomes during the coronavirus pandemic, UNESCO has asked governments to “protect progress made in favor of girls’ education.”  

For the educational service organizations that participated in CGD’s recent survey, however, budget cuts and a dip in funding from private and philanthropic donors as a result of the pandemic made continuing their missions difficult.  

Despite these hurdles, the majority of respondents reported plans to deliver additional vital interventions during the pandemic.    

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Children’s participation in issues that affect them is part of their fundamental rights; UNICEF Zimbabwe

Children’s participation in issues that affect them is part of their fundamental rights; UNICEF Zimbabwe

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#GlobalSpotlight #MiddayParty #aubreyshine💎 #105kjamz #Repost @balleralert with @get_repost ・・・ Sex Crimes Detective Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Raping Teen Sexual Assault Victim - Written by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, sex crimes detective, has been sentenced to three years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl in 2017 during his investigation into a previous sexual assault incident she reported. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten announced in a news release that Neil David Kimball, 46, pleaded guilty to a lewd act with a child and unlawful intercourse back in July. On Thursday, Kimball was sentenced to three years in prison, the maximum sentence for sexually assaulting the teen girl. In addition, Kimball was ordered to register as a sex offender and pay the victim $50,000 for her pain and suffering, Yahoo reports. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to a release from the district attorney, Kimball met the teen when he started working as a detective in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau. The release states that Kimball “befriended the victim” during his investigation. Totten explains in previous release that Kimball sexually assaulted the girl while she was bound and tied. The New York Times reports the incident took place in Kimball’s trailer in Camarillo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The girl’s father told another investigator about Kimball’s assault, who eventually took over the case about the sexual assault. Kimball was arrested in November 2018. Kimball, who worked for the department for 20 years, was initially charged with forcible rape. However, prosecutors were unable to confirm if the former detective had used force. On July 9, he pleaded guilty to committing a lewd act with a child and unlawful sexual intercourse as a part of his plea deal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kimball has been accused of sexual misconduct on more than one occasion by different women during his career with the force. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Jix-UhHF7/?igshid=ggewfkxr7cfw

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#GlobalSpotlight #krispykreme #delivery #105kjamzapp #aubreyshine💎 #middayparty . . . #Repost @theshaderoom with @get_repost ・・・ TSR STAFF: Danielle J! @prettyaries16 ________________ Get ready to wave goodbye to your waistline and throw your diet out the window because America’s favorite doughnut chain is planning to ensure you get all the doughnuts you can handle…right at your doorstep. ________________ As if you needed another reason to indulge in your sweet tooth, Krispy Kreme has decided to come through with a national doughnut delivery service. As reported by @ajcnews, the popular doughnut chain recently announced a new online ordering and delivery service to select locations across 24 states with plan to eventually go totally nationwide. ________________ You can enter your ZIP code and email address at krispykreme.com to be notified when your local store has been added to the delivery system. ________________ The states currently offering Krispy Kreme delivery are: Georgia Alabama California Florida Illinois Kentucky Kansas New York and-To Read More Click The Link In Bio! 📸: @gettyimages https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EaW-Kha66/?igshid=1r7bvqbi85gij

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#GlobalSpotlight #aubreyshine💎 #middayparty #105kjamz #105kjamzapp #russellwestbrook #houston #rockets #nba #trade https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0kBJrBT-z/?igshid=1t541dvulr0ef

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#GlobalSpotlight #aubreyshine💎 #onairpersonality #middayparty #105kjamzapp #jordynwoods #kuwtk #tristanthompson #kyliejenner #khloekardashian . . . #Repost @hollywoodunlocked with @get_repost ・・・ HU Staff: Kecia Gayle @Kecia.Kae Jordyn Woods is speaking out ahead of the explosive and highly anticipated two-part finale of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which will address her alleged affair with Khloe Kardashian’s baby’s father Tristan Thompson. ___________________________________________________ The former Kardashian/Jenner family friend spoke with Entertainment Tonight and said she hopes viewers will get to see the “real” her. “Everyone has their truth and their story, so you just go with it,” Jordyn, 21, said in the interview on Monday in response to the trailer. “Everyone has the right to speak their truth,” she added. Jordyn was also asked how she thinks she will be portrayed after the episode drops, the model explained, “Hopefully, like myself, and the real me will shine.” ___________________________________________________ Despite this big scandal and receiving a load of backlash from it, Jordyn is out here shining. Not only has she been slaying on the ‘gram, but she landed a gig on “Grown-ish” which comes out next month. Jordyn added that she is doing her best to stay focused on her future, but didn’t share if she plans to reconcile with the family anytime soon. However, she went on to say, “Life moves on, money doesn’t stop. The world doesn’t stop. And hopefully, everyone is just, you know, going forward.” ___________________________________________________ Read more at thehollywoodunlocked.com, link in bio! 📸: IG https://www.instagram.com/p/By3CnFrh0kJ/?igshid=14v2xw5h4tkmm

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#GlobalSpotlight #aubreyshine💎 #onairpersonality #middayparty #105kjamzapp #HappyFathersDay . . . #Repost @theshaderoom with @get_repost ・・・ TSR STAFF: Tanya P.! @tanyaxpayne ____________________________ #Roommates, do you remember when we shared a photo of a dad named #DontePalmer trying to change his son in a men’s restroom with no changing table? Well, since going viral it seems #Pampers is stepping in and stepping up for the fathers across the country! _____________________________ According to @abcnews Pampers is teaming up with Koala Kare through their campaign #LoveTheChange, and together they anticipate to have changing tables in men’s restrooms by 2021. __________________________ Pampers took to social media to reveal their upcoming plans with a video showing some—read more at theshaderoom.com (📸: @gettyimages) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byp5Tk1Bw-U/?igshid=mjts6nn9ozx6

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#GlobalSpotlight #Missouri #Abortion #Clinic #Ban #aubreyshine💎 #middayparty #onairpersonality #105kjamzapp . . . #Repost @theshaderoom with @get_repost ・・・ TSR STAFF: Christina C! @cdelafresh ________ Missouri’s only abortion clinic is expected to shut down later this week. The move would effectively end legal abortion in the state, @foxnews reports. ________ #PlannedParenthood failed to renew its license issued by the state’s health department for the last remaining abortion clinic in St. Louis. If the clinic does not become compliant by Friday, then Missouri will become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. ________ "This is not a drill. This is not a warning. This is a real public health crisis," said Dr. Leana Wen, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. ________ State officials were investigating “a large number of-read more at TheShadeRoom.com. 📸: @gettyimages (at 105.3 KJamz) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDSFFCh04g/?igshid=1bo29weagusxx

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#GLOBALSPOTLIGHT #aubreyshine💎 #onairpersonality #middayparty #105kjamzapp . . . #Repost @hollywoodunlocked with @get_repost ・・・ HU Staff: Kecia Gayle @Kecia.Kae Back in April, Washington made plans to become the first state to allow the environmentally friendly practice of “human composting” — which turns dead bodies into soil. On Tuesday, the state finally decided to move forward and legalize it. ___________________________________________________ The bill was signed into law by Governor Jay on Tuesday. Under the new law, people are now able to choose to have their body turned into soil after their death — an alternative move to cremations and burials, and a new option in cities where land for graveyards is scarce. Loved ones will be given the soil, which they can use in planting flowers, vegetables or trees. ___________________________________________________ Katrina Spade, who founded a company that could be the first to provide the service, broke down how it would work. Spade says the process for her company, Recompose, will place a body in a hexagonal steel container filled with alfalfa, wood chips and straw. The container is then shut, and the body decomposes naturally within 30 days, creating two wheelbarrows' worth of soil. #Socialites, how do you feel about this? Sound off! 👇🏾 ___________________________________________________ Read more at thehollywoodunlocked.com, link in bio! 📸: istock https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2cKFsh59e/?igshid=fhhqy2crnrc6

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#GLOBALSPOTLIGHT #aubreyshine💎 #onairpersonality #middayparty #105kjamzapp . . . #Repost @theshaderoom with @get_repost ・・・ TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94 _____________________________________ We are officially approaching #MemorialDay Weekend, and aside from remembering and honoring the men and women that have fought for our country, many people also like to fire up their grills during the holiday weekend. However, some of you may want to be careful and double-check your meat before putting it on the grill. _____________________________________ According to @usatoday, more than 62,000 pounds of raw beef products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with E. coli. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Aurora Packing Co. Inc., of North Aurora, Illinois, is recalling select products packaged on April 19th. _____________________________________ According to the recall notice, these products may be contaminated with the strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and have an establishment number “EST. 788” inside the USDA mark of inspection. There are multiple beef products that have been included in the recall, including short ribs, ribeyes, and briskets. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service identified the announcement as a—read more at TheShadeRoom.com (📸: @gettyimages) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2YcjNBrpA/?igshid=ropqxncxpk7t

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#GLOBALSPOTLIGHT #aubreyshine💎 #middayparty #onairpersonality #105Kjamzapp . . . #Repost @theshaderoom with @get_repost ・・・ TSR STAFF: Tanya P.! @tanyaxpayne __________________________ #Roommates, if you’re a frequent Lyft rider, then you’ll be happy to know the app is making safety a priority. According to @Verge, today they made an announcement that they’re rolling out new features on the app to help with safety and mistaken identity issues. _________________________ We all know the types of potential risks we take when hoping into a stranger’s car for a ride, even through an authorized ride sharing app. Just a month ago a South Carolina student was killed allegedly by a man who was posing as an Uber driver after mistakenly getting inside of his car. __________________________ Now Lyft is making safety a priority and created an in-app panic button that will allow passengers to call 911 as quickly as they can through the push of a button. With the new changes, they’ll also include—read more at theshaderoom.com https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxz3ZXRBIpv/?igshid=1ct9w13r43v3