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As spring term concludes, Oregon State University is offering a series of special individual free drop-in mental health and support sessions to students and employees. The free sessions are provided by a partnership with Lines for Life suicide and crisis hotline and the Oregon Health Authority.
“We know that some of our students and employees have navigated hard times this year while pursuing academic and work-related goals at OSU,” said Dan Larson, vice provost for Student Affairs. “We want to take this opportunity to reaffirm OSU’s commitment to mental well-being and our goal of cultivating a culture of belonging, collaboration and innovation.”
Virtual individual, drop-in support sessions will be held from noon to 2 p.m., June 9, via Zoom. In-person individual, drop-in sessions will be held in MU 211 from 8-10 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m., June 10 and 11.
The sessions are open to all OSU students and employees, and are broad in nature so participants can focus on any topic they need to address.
Additionally, most mental health resources for students and employees will be ongoing throughout the summer. For employees, Lyra Health is a service that provides free confidential mental health and emotional support services and counseling resources.
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Vancouver police say a man has been charged in the 2018 stabbing of a nightclub promoter who tried to intervene in a fight.
In the early hours of Jan. 27, 2018, a fight broke out between two groups inside Cabana Lounge on Granville Street just before 2:30 a.m. The fight escalated and spilled into the street, where Kalwinder Thind, 23, was working as a promoter.
It’s believed Thind tried to intervene to stop the fight when he was fatally stabbed in the melee.
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A number of people involved in the fight fled but with the help of witnesses and nearby surveillance footage, police were able to identify a suspect.
Late last month, a charge was approved against Sukhjit Sidhu, a 28-year-old New Westminster resident.
Sidhu has been arrested and now faces one count of second-degree murder. He remains in custody.
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Peel Region police say two men were arrested in B.C. and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Mississauga, Ont., last month.
Police say 51-year-old Harjeet Dhadda of Brampton, Ont., was approached and shot several times in a Mississauga parking lot the morning of May 14, and he later died in hospital.
They allege the attackers fled in a stolen vehicle, which was found shortly after the shooting.
Police say two 21-year-old men were tracked to Delta and, with help from local police and the RCMP, both were arrested on May 28.
They say the accused were transported to Ontario to face charges of first-degree murder.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact investigators.
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Five suspects were arrested last week following a theft at a Richmond toy shop.
On May 27, Richmond RCMP were called about a theft in progress at a toy shop in the 6500-block Minoru Boulevard, inside Richmond Centre shopping mall.
The caller said eight suspects had entered the toy shop and that multiple items had been stolen.
Police who responded were guided to the location of the suspects by the caller, who had followed them a distance while updating their location to the 9-1-1 call-taker.
Police officers were able to catch up to five suspects in a nearby parkade, four of them youth, and retrieved a number of items believed to have been stolen from the shop. Police confirmed the stolen items included a number of LEGO sets.
Three of the suspects have since been released with conditions, while police continue to investigate. Charges are expected.
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) -The 2025 Quad Cities Heart Walk, hosted by the American Heart Association, is set to bring the community together for a day of movement, awareness, on Saturday, June 14 at Schwiebert Riverfront Park.
The event festivities get underway at 8 a.m. with the walk commencing at 9 a.m. at the park located at 101 17th Street in Rock Island.
Heart disease remains the #1 cause of death in the U.S., and stroke ranks #5. The Heart Walk raises funds to support lifesaving research, CPR training, and community education. Every step taken helps create a world with longer, healthier lives.
For more details, visit American Heart Association or Augustana College’s event page.
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Some Chinese parents want their children to be proficient in English in order to have a competitive advantage, as only a small fraction in China are fluent in the language.
Students learning mathematics in English at the One Academy foreign education outfit in Shanghai, China.
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SHANGHAI: As six-year-old Sunny Zhao devours his lunch of fried rice, he watches an educational cartoon about cats in English.
His mother Yoyo Zhang is right beside him, eager to help her child to master the language.
“Be it Europe, the Americas, Japan, Southeast Asia, you can use English as a form of communication,” said the Chinese national, who works as a nurse.
“English is a widely used language so I hope he can learn English well. Be it for future work, travelling, or other activities, English will always be very important,” she told CNA.
Only a small fraction of citizens in China can speak English fluently, despite students having to study it as a compulsory school subject. This means those proficient in the language will have a competitive advantage over their peers.
Hence, parents like Ms Zhang have long sought out Western English-speaking countries – especially the United States – when looking to send their children overseas for education.
But with geopolitical tensions and diplomatic upheavals in recent years, a subtle shift seems to be occurring – parents are more open to exploring options in other continents, such as Asia, for school.
According to a 2024 paper released this year by an agency under China’s education ministry, the proportion of Chinese citizens returning with overseas university degrees from Asia between 2020 and 2023 rose from 21.61 per cent to 31.35 per cent.
During that same period, the proportion of those returning from North America dropped from 25.62 per cent to 18.73 per cent.
Chinese students have also been the target of US President Donald Trump since he returned to the White House in January, prompting many to rethink their higher education plans in America.
Official data showed that nearly 280,000 students from China made up a quarter of all international enrolments in the US last year.
Last month, the Trump administration moved to block Harvard University from enrolling international students and issued new measures targeting Chinese nationals, who made up a fifth of Harvard’s foreign student intake in 2024.
On Wednesday (Jun 4), Trump escalated his dispute with the Ivy League school by signing a proclamation to suspend international visas for new foreign students for an initial six months. A court has temporarily blocked the ban.
As Sino-US ties worsen, concerns over safety have also emerged both in America and elsewhere in the West.
Chinese student Rika Li, who speaks fluent English, had completed a year of undergraduate studies in the Canadian city of Montreal when she was assaulted in broad daylight about seven years ago.
“After that, I just didn’t feel safe anymore living alone there. It left me with a kind of mental trauma,” she said.
The 24-year-old, who became more proficient in English when she moved to Toronto for high school, then relocated to Japan to continue her university studies despite barely knowing how to speak Japanese.
Ms Zhang also selected an Asian country for her son Sunny Zhao.
Despite the boy’s interest in ice hockey, she decided against sending him to North America where the sport is most popular. He is now enrolled in an international school in Singapore.
“We learned about Singapore from friends, and we also have relatives and friends living there,” said Ms Zhang on her decision.
“The living environment in Singapore is very suitable. It’s beautiful; it’s a garden city. And the educational environment there is also excellent.”
In fact, Singapore’s system inspired some foreign education outfits in China to seize the business opportunity and attract students through its classes.
For example, Shanghai-based One Academy teaches science and mathematics in English, based on Singapore’s curriculum.
Many of its students are enrolled there due to what their parents see as a way to stay ahead of the academic rat race in China.
One Academy’s co-founder Chow Chin Wei noted that last year, only about 1.5 per cent of Chinese students – or about 240,000 students – who took the notoriously tough gaokao (college entrance) examinations got into the top universities in China.
“The other 40 per cent go to the normal universities in China. So basically, you are looking at about 60 per cent that go … on the vocational route for these people. So, it’s actually very competitive,” said Chow, a Singaporean who has lived in China for 14 years.
His fellow co-founder Algene Tan added that many parents also worry about their children’s job prospects.
Currently, about three in 20 youths in China aged between 16 and 24 are unemployed.
“(Parents) want the best for their child … Some of them might even, in their words, want to change the stars for their child,” Tan said.
“So a lot of them, from the get-go, they will start to tell us I’m sending my kid overseas.”
To prepare her son for an English curriculum in Singapore, Ms Zhang enrolled her son into a mathematics enrichment class at One Academy.
She said she sees vast benefits in studying abroad and becoming more fluent in English.
“Even in supermarkets, many product descriptions are in English,” she pointed out.
“There might be Chinese translations, but when they are unavailable, you can directly read the English. So, I think it’s essential.”
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Thousands of Maryland residents who buy health insurance from the state could see an 18% spike in their premiums in 2026.
The Maryland Insurance Administration announced the proposed increases from healthcare providers on Tuesday, June 4.
Insurance companies are seeking an average increase of 17% for individuals and 5.5% for businesses with small group plans.
“Really, all 250,000 people who are buying coverage for the exchange are going to be significantly impacted,” said Johanna Fabian-Marks, the Director of Policy and Plan for Maryland Health Benefit Exchange. “These are the largest increases in the six years since Maryland took action to really stabilize our individual market.”
The increase by health care carriers is in response to the anticipated loss of federal funds, according to the Maryland Insurance Administration.
Federal tax credits offered through the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of the year.
If Congress reauthorizes the enhanced tax credits, increases would be about 5% to 7%, instead of 8% to 18.7%, officials said.
CareFirst BlueChoice requested the biggest average increase for individuals in the marketplace at 18.7%. Optimum Choice by UnitedHealthcare requested 18.6% and Kaiser Permanente requested 12%.
“People could be looking at an average increase of more than $800 per year, per person in their premiums,” Fabian-Marks said.
The Maryland Insurance Administration is reviewing the requests from healthcare providers. The rates need to be approved by the commissioner, and decisions are expected in September.
“We will be examining rates filed by carriers closely in the coming months, and urge Congress to take action to address affordability of health coverage,” said Commissioner Marie Grant in a news release.
The Maryland Insurance Administration is currently working with the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange on designing a state subsidy authorized by the state legislature with House Bill 1082. The measure was established to mitigate the impact of a reduction in federal tax credits.
“We are in the process of developing a state program that will provide some financial assistance to people next year to step in if these tax credits do go away,” said Fabian-Marks. “But we’re not going to have the funds at the state level to fully replace the value of the Federal tax credits that would be expiring.”
The Maryland Insurance Administration will hold a virtual public hearing on the proposed premium increases on July 30. Find more information HERE.
“Feedback from all stakeholders is very important and we urge everyone to participate in the public hearing,” Commissioner Grant said in a statement. “Health insurance costs impact everyone, and we want to give all Marylanders the opportunity to be heard as we consider the proposed rates.”
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CWA members rally for affordable healthcare for state and public sector workers in New Jersey.
Thousands of CWA members and other public sector allies gathered at the New Jersey state house on Wednesday to deliver a message to state lawmakers to put a stop to skyrocketing healthcare costs for New Jersey’s public sector workforce.
“New Jersey’s public sector workers keep our state running every single day, and they should not be punished with unaffordable healthcare costs,” said Dennis Trainor, CWA District 1 Vice President. “It’s time for lawmakers to take real action to rein in healthcare profiteering and deliver the affordability, transparency, and accountability that public workers—and all New Jerseyans—deserve.”
Public sector union workers are fighting for common-sense cost control and solutions like claims auditing, enforcing existing contracts with insurance carriers, and fair pricing that would rein in the costs of care overall, generating enormous savings for the State, local governments, and workers.
“No one should have to choose between putting food on the table and paying for their medicine or doctor’s visit,” said Assemblyman Cody Miller. “That’s why we’re fighting to pass legislation that puts patients before profits. We can make New Jersey a leader in affordable, quality healthcare for every resident.”
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