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Two people were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger vehicle overturned in Lakes The post 2 dead, 12 injured in Yirol West road accident appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.
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Дар марзи Тоҷикистону Афғонистон дар ҳудуди ноҳияи Ҳамадонӣ насби симхор ҷараён дорад. Ин қитъаи марз аз гӯшаҳои ноамн ва осонгузар барои қочоқбарони маводи мухаддир ба ҳисоб меравад. Девори нав симхорҳои давраи шӯравиро иваз мекунад. Дар дигар қитъаи марзӣ ҳам ин раванд идома дорад. Мақомоти тоҷик мегӯянд, симҳое, ки барои марзбандӣ ҳоло истифода мекунанд, дар корхонаи махсус дар шаҳри Норак омода мешавад. Иброҳим Мирзода, раиси шаҳри Норак мегӯяд, ин ягона корхона дар Тоҷикистон дар...
Дар марзи Тоҷикистону Афғонистон дар ҳудуди ноҳияи Ҳамадонӣ насби симхор ҷараён дорад. Ин қитъаи марз аз гӯшаҳои ноамн ва осонгузар барои қочоқбарони маводи мухаддир ба ҳисоб меравад. Девори нав симхорҳои давраи шӯравиро иваз мекунад. Дар дигар қитъаи марзӣ ҳам ин раванд идома дорад. Мақомоти тоҷик мегӯянд, симҳое, ки барои марзбандӣ ҳоло истифода мекунанд, дар корхонаи махсус дар шаҳри Норак омода мешавад. Иброҳим Мирзода, раиси шаҳри Норак мегӯяд, ин ягона корхона дар Тоҷикистон дар...
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In the hours leading up to the recent ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, pro-regime AI-generated videos flooded social media. In one widely circulated clip, a Lego version of Donald Trump is shown desperately pleading with Iran for a ceasefire. The response comes in the form of a ballistic missile with the words “in memory... The post Iran’s regime is obsessed with Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on The Forward.
In the hours leading up to the recent ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, pro-regime AI-generated videos flooded social media. In one widely circulated clip, a Lego version of Donald Trump is shown desperately pleading with Iran for a ceasefire. The response comes in the form of a ballistic missile with the words “in memory... The post Iran’s regime is obsessed with Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on The Forward.
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If you’re a red-state governor with an eye on 2028 and a prison you want to build has stalled, what do you say after a disappointing primary election? If you’re Sarah Huckabee Sanders, you return to your greatest hits. The Arkansas governor’s 52-minute State of the State address amounted to fan service highlighting stances that […]

If you’re a red-state governor with an eye on 2028 and a prison you want to build has stalled, what do you say after a disappointing primary election? If you’re Sarah Huckabee Sanders, you return to your greatest hits. The Arkansas governor’s 52-minute State of the State address amounted to fan service highlighting stances that […]
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Inventario acuático - La investigación recoge datos de campo y registros en una zona poco explorada y deja claro que la lista puede crecer con nuevas campañas que amplíen el trabajo inicial¿Vas al Amazonas? Te contamos cuál es la mejor ruta Un territorio que se extiende durante miles de kilómetros crea condiciones que no se repiten en ningún otro lugar del planeta. La región amazónica funciona como un espacio donde la diversidad biológica crece en capas que no siempre se detectan a simple vista, y esa acumulación explica por qué aún aparecen especies que no figuran en registros científicos. Cuando se habla de la enorme cantidad de bichos que todavía no se conocen, en realidad se está señalando un proceso continuo de descubrimiento ligado a la escala del propio Amazonas. Ese tamaño condiciona el acceso, limita la observación directa y hace que muchas zonas sigan sin estudiarse con detalle. Además, la variedad de ríos, suelos y climas dentro de la misma región crea hábitats muy distintos que pueden albergar formas de vida únicas, aunque no se hayan documentado todavía. Un estudio documenta 118 peces en el Conambo Un estudio publicado en la revista PeerJ documenta por primera vez 118 especies de peces en el río Conambo y advierte que la cifra puede aumentar. El trabajo, recogido por el Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Inabio) y con participación de la Universidad de las Américas, reúne datos de campo, registros de ejemplares y contexto ecológico de una zona que apenas se había explorado. El curso fluvial enlaza con otros sistemas mayores y esa continuidad hace que cualquier cambio en esta cuenca tenga efecto aguas abajo Esa recopilación no solo enumera especies, también aporta una base para futuras investigaciones sobre biodiversidad en la cuenca del Marañón. El propio análisis deja claro que el inventario no está cerrado y que nuevas campañas pueden ampliar la lista. El aislamiento del área limita el trabajo científico El río Conambo se sitúa en una franja de selva tropical de tierras bajas en la Amazonía ecuatoriana y su recorrido conecta varios sistemas fluviales. Se une al río Pindo en la frontera con Perú para formar el río Tigre, que desemboca en el Marañón y, más adelante, en el Amazonas. Ese encadenamiento hace que cualquier cambio en esta cuenca tenga efecto en un sistema mucho mayor. La dificultad de acceso ha limitado la presencia humana, y esa situación ha permitido que el entorno conserve condiciones cercanas a su estado original. La exploración científica avanza pese a las limitaciones del territorio Esa misma dificultad explica por qué el inventario sigue abierto. El aislamiento del Conambo reduce la presión externa, pero también complica el trabajo de los investigadores, que dependen de campañas puntuales para recoger datos. En este tipo de entornos, la biodiversidad suele ser mayor de la que se registra en una primera aproximación, porque muchas especies permanecen fuera del alcance de los muestreos iniciales. El propio Inabio describe el lugar como un “laboratorio natural clave para entender la biodiversidad amazónica”, una definición que apunta a su utilidad científica. Los investigadores detectan grupos habituales y especies nuevas Dentro del listado ya identificado destacan los Characiformes y los Siluriformes, grupos habituales en ríos amazónicos que incluyen tetras, pirañas y bagres. También aparecen familias como Characidae, Loricariidae y Cichlidae, con especies que tienen valor ecológico y alimentario. El registro establece un punto de partida para medir cambios y permite plantear medidas de control El estudio señala además la presencia de peces no reportados antes en Ecuador y ejemplares que podrían corresponder a especies aún no descritas. Ese detalle amplía el alcance del hallazgo, ya que no se trata solo de contar especies conocidas, sino de detectar posibles líneas nuevas dentro de la clasificación. Las comunidades locales aportan conocimiento sobre la pesca Una parte del trabajo se construyó con la participación de comunidades indígenas. Pescadores de los pueblos Shiwiar y Zápara aportaron información sobre dónde aparecen los peces según la época del año, qué técnicas se utilizan y qué especies tienen relevancia en su vida diaria. Entre las prácticas mencionadas figuran el uso de anzuelo y sedal, redes de lanzamiento y el barbasco en arroyos pequeños. Ese conocimiento acumulado durante generaciones permite completar lo que no se observa en campañas breves y aporta contexto sobre el uso real de los recursos. La cuenca amazónica alberga miles de especies aún sin catalogar El caso del Conambo encaja en un escenario más amplio. En la cuenca amazónica se han registrado 2.406 especies de peces de agua dulce, con 1.043 que no existen fuera de ese sistema. A escala global se han descrito más de 6.000 especies, aunque las estimaciones sitúan la cifra real en Sudamérica entre 8.000 y 9.000. Esa diferencia entre lo conocido y lo estimado muestra que todavía queda una parte importante sin catalogar. Al mismo tiempo, la expansión de la agricultura, la explotación petrolera, la minería, la construcción de represas y la sobrepesca introduce cambios en los hábitats, altera los ciclos de los ríos y reduce la diversidad. La presión humana amenaza un sistema aún poco conocido El inventario de 118 especies en el Conambo representa el primer registro completo de su ictiofauna y cubre siete órdenes y 31 familias. Ese dato no solo aporta una cifra, también establece un punto de partida para comparar cambios en el futuro y evaluar el estado del ecosistema. La combinación de registros científicos, datos locales y documentación fotográfica convierte el conjunto en una referencia útil para trabajos posteriores. A partir de ese punto, el siguiente paso pasa por ampliar el muestreo y aplicar medidas que eviten el deterioro este entorno tan puro. La información disponible permite diseñar controles de pesca, delimitar áreas de protección y estudiar la evolución de las poblaciones. En un sistema donde todavía aparecen especies nuevas, cada decisión condiciona lo que se podrá observar dentro de unos años, y el tiempo para actuar se reduce a medida que avanzan las actividades humanas río arriba.
Inventario acuático - La investigación recoge datos de campo y registros en una zona poco explorada y deja claro que la lista puede crecer con nuevas campañas que amplíen el trabajo inicial¿Vas al Amazonas? Te contamos cuál es la mejor ruta Un territorio que se extiende durante miles de kilómetros crea condiciones que no se repiten en ningún otro lugar del planeta. La región amazónica funciona como un espacio donde la diversidad biológica crece en capas que no siempre se detectan a simple vista, y esa acumulación explica por qué aún aparecen especies que no figuran en registros científicos. Cuando se habla de la enorme cantidad de bichos que todavía no se conocen, en realidad se está señalando un proceso continuo de descubrimiento ligado a la escala del propio Amazonas. Ese tamaño condiciona el acceso, limita la observación directa y hace que muchas zonas sigan sin estudiarse con detalle. Además, la variedad de ríos, suelos y climas dentro de la misma región crea hábitats muy distintos que pueden albergar formas de vida únicas, aunque no se hayan documentado todavía. Un estudio documenta 118 peces en el Conambo Un estudio publicado en la revista PeerJ documenta por primera vez 118 especies de peces en el río Conambo y advierte que la cifra puede aumentar. El trabajo, recogido por el Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Inabio) y con participación de la Universidad de las Américas, reúne datos de campo, registros de ejemplares y contexto ecológico de una zona que apenas se había explorado. El curso fluvial enlaza con otros sistemas mayores y esa continuidad hace que cualquier cambio en esta cuenca tenga efecto aguas abajo Esa recopilación no solo enumera especies, también aporta una base para futuras investigaciones sobre biodiversidad en la cuenca del Marañón. El propio análisis deja claro que el inventario no está cerrado y que nuevas campañas pueden ampliar la lista. El aislamiento del área limita el trabajo científico El río Conambo se sitúa en una franja de selva tropical de tierras bajas en la Amazonía ecuatoriana y su recorrido conecta varios sistemas fluviales. Se une al río Pindo en la frontera con Perú para formar el río Tigre, que desemboca en el Marañón y, más adelante, en el Amazonas. Ese encadenamiento hace que cualquier cambio en esta cuenca tenga efecto en un sistema mucho mayor. La dificultad de acceso ha limitado la presencia humana, y esa situación ha permitido que el entorno conserve condiciones cercanas a su estado original. La exploración científica avanza pese a las limitaciones del territorio Esa misma dificultad explica por qué el inventario sigue abierto. El aislamiento del Conambo reduce la presión externa, pero también complica el trabajo de los investigadores, que dependen de campañas puntuales para recoger datos. En este tipo de entornos, la biodiversidad suele ser mayor de la que se registra en una primera aproximación, porque muchas especies permanecen fuera del alcance de los muestreos iniciales. El propio Inabio describe el lugar como un “laboratorio natural clave para entender la biodiversidad amazónica”, una definición que apunta a su utilidad científica. Los investigadores detectan grupos habituales y especies nuevas Dentro del listado ya identificado destacan los Characiformes y los Siluriformes, grupos habituales en ríos amazónicos que incluyen tetras, pirañas y bagres. También aparecen familias como Characidae, Loricariidae y Cichlidae, con especies que tienen valor ecológico y alimentario. El registro establece un punto de partida para medir cambios y permite plantear medidas de control El estudio señala además la presencia de peces no reportados antes en Ecuador y ejemplares que podrían corresponder a especies aún no descritas. Ese detalle amplía el alcance del hallazgo, ya que no se trata solo de contar especies conocidas, sino de detectar posibles líneas nuevas dentro de la clasificación. Las comunidades locales aportan conocimiento sobre la pesca Una parte del trabajo se construyó con la participación de comunidades indígenas. Pescadores de los pueblos Shiwiar y Zápara aportaron información sobre dónde aparecen los peces según la época del año, qué técnicas se utilizan y qué especies tienen relevancia en su vida diaria. Entre las prácticas mencionadas figuran el uso de anzuelo y sedal, redes de lanzamiento y el barbasco en arroyos pequeños. Ese conocimiento acumulado durante generaciones permite completar lo que no se observa en campañas breves y aporta contexto sobre el uso real de los recursos. La cuenca amazónica alberga miles de especies aún sin catalogar El caso del Conambo encaja en un escenario más amplio. En la cuenca amazónica se han registrado 2.406 especies de peces de agua dulce, con 1.043 que no existen fuera de ese sistema. A escala global se han descrito más de 6.000 especies, aunque las estimaciones sitúan la cifra real en Sudamérica entre 8.000 y 9.000. Esa diferencia entre lo conocido y lo estimado muestra que todavía queda una parte importante sin catalogar. Al mismo tiempo, la expansión de la agricultura, la explotación petrolera, la minería, la construcción de represas y la sobrepesca introduce cambios en los hábitats, altera los ciclos de los ríos y reduce la diversidad. La presión humana amenaza un sistema aún poco conocido El inventario de 118 especies en el Conambo representa el primer registro completo de su ictiofauna y cubre siete órdenes y 31 familias. Ese dato no solo aporta una cifra, también establece un punto de partida para comparar cambios en el futuro y evaluar el estado del ecosistema. La combinación de registros científicos, datos locales y documentación fotográfica convierte el conjunto en una referencia útil para trabajos posteriores. A partir de ese punto, el siguiente paso pasa por ampliar el muestreo y aplicar medidas que eviten el deterioro este entorno tan puro. La información disponible permite diseñar controles de pesca, delimitar áreas de protección y estudiar la evolución de las poblaciones. En un sistema donde todavía aparecen especies nuevas, cada decisión condiciona lo que se podrá observar dentro de unos años, y el tiempo para actuar se reduce a medida que avanzan las actividades humanas río arriba.
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.This story was published in collaboration with The New York Times.Zayvion Hamiel, also known as ZayMoney, sits at a DJ booth surrounded by speakers nearly as big as he is. He queues up a remix of Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls),” as a line of teens prepare to walk a makeshift runway.This is Zay’s House. From the street, it looks like a nondescript building on a narrow block in North Philadelphia, one of the neighborhoods hardest hit by the city’s gun violence crisis. But inside is a community space where modeling practice, graphic design, and DJ-ing happen regularly, and where Hamiel, 13, his siblings and other aspiring creators spend some of their after-school time.Teenagers in Philadelphia say music is key to helping them process the anger, grief, and loneliness that come with growing up around gunfire. Drill music, an aggressive subgenre of rap that has been accused of glorifying and inflaming violence, rose to prominence in the 2010s and has a hold on many teens. But a growing number of artists like Hamiel and programs in the city aim to harness music to deter violence.Zayvion Hamiel, 13, known musically as the rapper ZayMoney, livestreams outside his home, behind a family car with branding for his event space, Zay's House.“I started seeing these kids in the streets, and they’re fighting, they’re shooting each other, and I wanted them to stop,” Hamiel said. “That was when I was 6.”That year, his cousin was shot. Hamiel soon started writing verses with his mother, who is also his music producer and manager and runs an anti-violence nonprofit. Their goal is to inspire young people to make and listen to rap that envisions a better Philadelphia.Young, dying young trying to prove a point / Being Black in the hood and staying out of the joint.Zayvion HamielZayvion Hamiel, who's learning the craft from DJ-ing from his friend, Tamaj Garner, who also goes by DJ Maj, DJs at Zay's House.Zayvion Hamiel holds a microphone for his brother RJ, 4, during a livestream.Qidere Johnson, aka LGP Qua, rose to prominence as a young North Philadelphia artist pushing for a different kind of rap in the city.Johnson, a father of two, filmed videos on porches and at community events, with lyrics touching on systemic inequities.Then on Mother’s Day last year, he was shot in broad daylight in the city’s Kensington section. He was 30.The community response to his death was swift and heartfelt. Government officials named a street corner after him. The Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill paid tribute on Instagram.For many young rappers, like Honesty Dawkins, 16, Johnson modeled success in the face of intense social and industry pressure to make violent rap.“For him to go against what everybody else is saying, being like, ‘Hey, yo, this isn’t cool — like, this is what we doing, and it’s not right,’ it was very brave of him,” she said.A street sign at the corner of 9th and Clearfield streets memorializes Philadelphia rapper and anti-violence advocate Qidere Johnson, known as LGP Qua. Johnson was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in 2025.Dawkins, who goes by the artist name Honimommi, lost a close friend to gun violence in January. While grief is part of her reality, her music focuses on confidence and success.She started laying tracks in a closet-size recording studio at a violence prevention space not far from Zay’s House called As I Plant This Seed, where she still spends many evenings.“I don’t talk about harming people and stuff like that,” she said of her lyrics. “I don’t want my kids to grow up thinking that Philly is just a bunch of gun violence and people who are rapping about gun violence.”Resisting the lure of drillA lot of commercial and social pressure pushes young artists to rap about gun violence. Drill rap, which originated in Chicago, is highly popular and notoriously heavy. Videos often feature rappers backed up by large groups of masked people holding guns.“The drill scene really took off, especially in West Philadelphia, especially during the pandemic,” said the rapper Clinton Mills Jr., 25, who goes by CJ Da Prodigy. “If you a Philly rapper, people expect you to rap about killing and about selling drugs.”The “virality of violence” on YouTube and other platforms makes producing music about it more alluring than addressing its root causes, said Christopher R. Rogers, a scholar of Black culture and an assistant professor at Haverford College near Philadelphia.But drill music has caught the attention of prosecutors. “The district attorney has gotten involved,” said Vinte Clemons, who makes music as ARSIN and is one of the city’s first adult artists to explicitly push against violent rap. “A lot of people have got locked up. A lot of people have died over it.”Bill Fritze, an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia, said his office’s investigations had diminished some groups, but he expected music celebrating bloodshed to continue as long as there was a profit motive.Honesty Kearse, 19, said shifting music culture away from violence feels urgent. She lost a sibling to gun violence, and worries about the influence drill has on her younger brother and the teenagers he hangs out with. She is taking a rap writing class as a way to process the grief, and to try to get a message across to her peers.“I just want a world where I don’t have to worry about if my siblings is gunned down just because they’re wearing black,” she said.Kearse’s after-school program is one of many that youth mentors say help young people channel an interest in music making in a different direction.DJ Dommis guest lectures at a Spin Academy class hosted by FamFrequency, a nonprofit that helps young people learn skills for the music industry.When Jonathan Edwards started FamFrequency Productions four years ago, drill music “was all that,” he said, even among his students who weren’t actively involved in street crime. Today, he encourages them to tap into their authentic experiences instead.“Reflect on your week; put this in a lyric,” Edwards said. “Now half the city who is 15 years old, who just broke up with their girlfriend can relate to that lyric.”Cassidy Brown, 20, credits FamFrequency for helping him find his own voice.“My brand started with a sort of Batman persona,” said Brown, who performs under the name c12. “It was dark. I was mad. I didn’t want anyone to know my face. I was kind of like a vigilante without the violence.”Cassidy Brown, known musically as c12, mixes one of his songs.After some time working with Edwards, he became more comfortable showing his face and rapping about subjects like race and gender identity.“Tryna soften up a world that wants to see me as a brute. / Would my ancestors be proud to see how far I grew my roots?”Cassidy Brown“As I progressed with my music I was like, I want everybody to know,” he said. “It feels amazing. It feels freeing. Because it’s a coping mechanism for me, just to dump all of that out there and get it off my mind.”To make it in the music industry, Brown is broadening his mix of relevant skills. In addition to writing music, he is studying mechanical engineering at Temple University and interning at a local recording studio.Cassidy Brown mixes one of his songs.Cassidy Brown sits for a portrait at MilkBoy the Studio, where he is currently an intern.“Learning how to mix and match tracks and how to troubleshoot, learning how mics work,” he said. “That’s really where the money is at.”Dancing to new beatsClose to 1,000 teenagers crowded the edges of a carpeted rectangular dance floor on a recent Wednesday, cheering and shouting as a three-on-three dance battle heated up.“Tanging,” the Philadelphia-grown dance style that competitors perform, is fast-paced, athletic, and at times combative. It’s set to bouncy and explosive beats, a far cry from the heavy tones of drill rap.A dance cypher at Level Up Philly, a West Philadelphia violence prevention initiative.When someone threw down especially hard, teenagers stormed the floor. An emcee kept it moving, and a row of judges perched on lifeguard chairs determined the winners.At Level Up Philly, a West Philadelphia violence prevention initiative, teens and organizers say the dance scene lets young people burn energy while finding a sense of belonging they may otherwise seek from gangs.Aaron Campbell, founder of Level Up Philly, walks with teens.A participant dances in the middle of a dance cypher at Level Up Philly. The anti-violence group provides a safe space for kids to engage in activities outside of school.“These are the ones who would just as easily be on the other side if we didn’t provide this,” said Aaron Campbell, the nonprofit’s founder and executive director.On Campbell’s forearm, a tattooed line of seven stick figures marks every Level Up participant killed by a bullet from 2022 to 2025. Last summer, a dance battle emcee was shot and killed.And then there are the injured children. Citywide, there have been more than 1,000 nonfatal shooting victims under 18 since 2020. Shootings have declined significantly since 2023. Campbell keeps gauze in the kitchen for changing bandages.Dance is one way for young people to block out the negative, said Tacori Aaria Mateen. She’s 15, a rapper, athlete, and “kid influencer” with close to 600,000 Instagram followers. She’s known as the Philly Princess and also performs under the name T-Cori.One of her most popular videos, “Hips,” features dozens of Philadelphia children goofing off with their friends, grooving in pajamas in their kitchens and dance-battling on their blocks.“Dance like a butterfly, hips like a bee / Killin’ these moves like Muhammad Ali”Tacori Aaria Mateen“The whole point is giving kids something to do than being out in the streets,” Mateen said. “Instead, you could go make a dance to this, or you could start making your own songs.”Mateen performs at school assemblies, skating rinks, and pizza parties, sometimes with other youth influencers, including ZayMoney.Music artist, influencer, and entrepreneur Tacori Aaria Mateen, known both as T-Cori and Philly Princess, dances while her mother, Taliah Mateen, films her for a TikTok video.Tacori Aaria Mateen stands for a portrait.The violence prevention activist and music producer Tommy Blackwell said events where kids could express themselves were critical to deterring gun violence.But sustaining those spaces is a challenge. An open mic Blackwell used to organize with a stipend for nonviolent rap performances has been on hold since November because a state grant dried up.The challenge gains urgency as summer approaches, the prime season for block parties, music festivals and other opportunities for artists, and also when teenagers are out of school and shootings typically spike.“There are thousands of LGP Quas in the city of Philadelphia,” Blackwell said. “We have to provide those platforms if we want to save lives.”Visuals by Kriston Jae Bethel.This article was published as part of a collaboration between The New York Times’s Headway Initiative and Chalkbeat Philadelphia, focused on gun violence in Philadelphia. This reporting is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), with the Local Media Foundation serving as a fiscal sponsor. Funders have no control over the selection, focus of stories or the editing process and do not review stories before publication. The Times retains full editorial control of the Headway initiative.Sammy Caiola covers solutions to gun violence in and around Philadelphia schools. Have ideas for her? Get in touch at scaiola@chalkbeat.org.
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.This story was published in collaboration with The New York Times.Zayvion Hamiel, also known as ZayMoney, sits at a DJ booth surrounded by speakers nearly as big as he is. He queues up a remix of Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls),” as a line of teens prepare to walk a makeshift runway.This is Zay’s House. From the street, it looks like a nondescript building on a narrow block in North Philadelphia, one of the neighborhoods hardest hit by the city’s gun violence crisis. But inside is a community space where modeling practice, graphic design, and DJ-ing happen regularly, and where Hamiel, 13, his siblings and other aspiring creators spend some of their after-school time.Teenagers in Philadelphia say music is key to helping them process the anger, grief, and loneliness that come with growing up around gunfire. Drill music, an aggressive subgenre of rap that has been accused of glorifying and inflaming violence, rose to prominence in the 2010s and has a hold on many teens. But a growing number of artists like Hamiel and programs in the city aim to harness music to deter violence.Zayvion Hamiel, 13, known musically as the rapper ZayMoney, livestreams outside his home, behind a family car with branding for his event space, Zay's House.“I started seeing these kids in the streets, and they’re fighting, they’re shooting each other, and I wanted them to stop,” Hamiel said. “That was when I was 6.”That year, his cousin was shot. Hamiel soon started writing verses with his mother, who is also his music producer and manager and runs an anti-violence nonprofit. Their goal is to inspire young people to make and listen to rap that envisions a better Philadelphia.Young, dying young trying to prove a point / Being Black in the hood and staying out of the joint.Zayvion HamielZayvion Hamiel, who's learning the craft from DJ-ing from his friend, Tamaj Garner, who also goes by DJ Maj, DJs at Zay's House.Zayvion Hamiel holds a microphone for his brother RJ, 4, during a livestream.Qidere Johnson, aka LGP Qua, rose to prominence as a young North Philadelphia artist pushing for a different kind of rap in the city.Johnson, a father of two, filmed videos on porches and at community events, with lyrics touching on systemic inequities.Then on Mother’s Day last year, he was shot in broad daylight in the city’s Kensington section. He was 30.The community response to his death was swift and heartfelt. Government officials named a street corner after him. The Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill paid tribute on Instagram.For many young rappers, like Honesty Dawkins, 16, Johnson modeled success in the face of intense social and industry pressure to make violent rap.“For him to go against what everybody else is saying, being like, ‘Hey, yo, this isn’t cool — like, this is what we doing, and it’s not right,’ it was very brave of him,” she said.A street sign at the corner of 9th and Clearfield streets memorializes Philadelphia rapper and anti-violence advocate Qidere Johnson, known as LGP Qua. Johnson was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in 2025.Dawkins, who goes by the artist name Honimommi, lost a close friend to gun violence in January. While grief is part of her reality, her music focuses on confidence and success.She started laying tracks in a closet-size recording studio at a violence prevention space not far from Zay’s House called As I Plant This Seed, where she still spends many evenings.“I don’t talk about harming people and stuff like that,” she said of her lyrics. “I don’t want my kids to grow up thinking that Philly is just a bunch of gun violence and people who are rapping about gun violence.”Resisting the lure of drillA lot of commercial and social pressure pushes young artists to rap about gun violence. Drill rap, which originated in Chicago, is highly popular and notoriously heavy. Videos often feature rappers backed up by large groups of masked people holding guns.“The drill scene really took off, especially in West Philadelphia, especially during the pandemic,” said the rapper Clinton Mills Jr., 25, who goes by CJ Da Prodigy. “If you a Philly rapper, people expect you to rap about killing and about selling drugs.”The “virality of violence” on YouTube and other platforms makes producing music about it more alluring than addressing its root causes, said Christopher R. Rogers, a scholar of Black culture and an assistant professor at Haverford College near Philadelphia.But drill music has caught the attention of prosecutors. “The district attorney has gotten involved,” said Vinte Clemons, who makes music as ARSIN and is one of the city’s first adult artists to explicitly push against violent rap. “A lot of people have got locked up. A lot of people have died over it.”Bill Fritze, an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia, said his office’s investigations had diminished some groups, but he expected music celebrating bloodshed to continue as long as there was a profit motive.Honesty Kearse, 19, said shifting music culture away from violence feels urgent. She lost a sibling to gun violence, and worries about the influence drill has on her younger brother and the teenagers he hangs out with. She is taking a rap writing class as a way to process the grief, and to try to get a message across to her peers.“I just want a world where I don’t have to worry about if my siblings is gunned down just because they’re wearing black,” she said.Kearse’s after-school program is one of many that youth mentors say help young people channel an interest in music making in a different direction.DJ Dommis guest lectures at a Spin Academy class hosted by FamFrequency, a nonprofit that helps young people learn skills for the music industry.When Jonathan Edwards started FamFrequency Productions four years ago, drill music “was all that,” he said, even among his students who weren’t actively involved in street crime. Today, he encourages them to tap into their authentic experiences instead.“Reflect on your week; put this in a lyric,” Edwards said. “Now half the city who is 15 years old, who just broke up with their girlfriend can relate to that lyric.”Cassidy Brown, 20, credits FamFrequency for helping him find his own voice.“My brand started with a sort of Batman persona,” said Brown, who performs under the name c12. “It was dark. I was mad. I didn’t want anyone to know my face. I was kind of like a vigilante without the violence.”Cassidy Brown, known musically as c12, mixes one of his songs.After some time working with Edwards, he became more comfortable showing his face and rapping about subjects like race and gender identity.“Tryna soften up a world that wants to see me as a brute. / Would my ancestors be proud to see how far I grew my roots?”Cassidy Brown“As I progressed with my music I was like, I want everybody to know,” he said. “It feels amazing. It feels freeing. Because it’s a coping mechanism for me, just to dump all of that out there and get it off my mind.”To make it in the music industry, Brown is broadening his mix of relevant skills. In addition to writing music, he is studying mechanical engineering at Temple University and interning at a local recording studio.Cassidy Brown mixes one of his songs.Cassidy Brown sits for a portrait at MilkBoy the Studio, where he is currently an intern.“Learning how to mix and match tracks and how to troubleshoot, learning how mics work,” he said. “That’s really where the money is at.”Dancing to new beatsClose to 1,000 teenagers crowded the edges of a carpeted rectangular dance floor on a recent Wednesday, cheering and shouting as a three-on-three dance battle heated up.“Tanging,” the Philadelphia-grown dance style that competitors perform, is fast-paced, athletic, and at times combative. It’s set to bouncy and explosive beats, a far cry from the heavy tones of drill rap.A dance cypher at Level Up Philly, a West Philadelphia violence prevention initiative.When someone threw down especially hard, teenagers stormed the floor. An emcee kept it moving, and a row of judges perched on lifeguard chairs determined the winners.At Level Up Philly, a West Philadelphia violence prevention initiative, teens and organizers say the dance scene lets young people burn energy while finding a sense of belonging they may otherwise seek from gangs.Aaron Campbell, founder of Level Up Philly, walks with teens.A participant dances in the middle of a dance cypher at Level Up Philly. The anti-violence group provides a safe space for kids to engage in activities outside of school.“These are the ones who would just as easily be on the other side if we didn’t provide this,” said Aaron Campbell, the nonprofit’s founder and executive director.On Campbell’s forearm, a tattooed line of seven stick figures marks every Level Up participant killed by a bullet from 2022 to 2025. Last summer, a dance battle emcee was shot and killed.And then there are the injured children. Citywide, there have been more than 1,000 nonfatal shooting victims under 18 since 2020. Shootings have declined significantly since 2023. Campbell keeps gauze in the kitchen for changing bandages.Dance is one way for young people to block out the negative, said Tacori Aaria Mateen. She’s 15, a rapper, athlete, and “kid influencer” with close to 600,000 Instagram followers. She’s known as the Philly Princess and also performs under the name T-Cori.One of her most popular videos, “Hips,” features dozens of Philadelphia children goofing off with their friends, grooving in pajamas in their kitchens and dance-battling on their blocks.“Dance like a butterfly, hips like a bee / Killin’ these moves like Muhammad Ali”Tacori Aaria Mateen“The whole point is giving kids something to do than being out in the streets,” Mateen said. “Instead, you could go make a dance to this, or you could start making your own songs.”Mateen performs at school assemblies, skating rinks, and pizza parties, sometimes with other youth influencers, including ZayMoney.Music artist, influencer, and entrepreneur Tacori Aaria Mateen, known both as T-Cori and Philly Princess, dances while her mother, Taliah Mateen, films her for a TikTok video.Tacori Aaria Mateen stands for a portrait.The violence prevention activist and music producer Tommy Blackwell said events where kids could express themselves were critical to deterring gun violence.But sustaining those spaces is a challenge. An open mic Blackwell used to organize with a stipend for nonviolent rap performances has been on hold since November because a state grant dried up.The challenge gains urgency as summer approaches, the prime season for block parties, music festivals and other opportunities for artists, and also when teenagers are out of school and shootings typically spike.“There are thousands of LGP Quas in the city of Philadelphia,” Blackwell said. “We have to provide those platforms if we want to save lives.”Visuals by Kriston Jae Bethel.This article was published as part of a collaboration between The New York Times’s Headway Initiative and Chalkbeat Philadelphia, focused on gun violence in Philadelphia. This reporting is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), with the Local Media Foundation serving as a fiscal sponsor. Funders have no control over the selection, focus of stories or the editing process and do not review stories before publication. The Times retains full editorial control of the Headway initiative.Sammy Caiola covers solutions to gun violence in and around Philadelphia schools. Have ideas for her? Get in touch at scaiola@chalkbeat.org.
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خلال ندوة علمية تسلط الضوء على دور المجتمع المدني في تعزيز التنمية المستدامة بجهة درعة تافيلالت رضا الشلفي: إطلاق المركز يمثل خطوة نوعية نحو ترسيخ إطار علمي ومؤسساتي يعزز التكامل بين هذه القطاعات الحيوية شبكة بيئة ابوظبي، الرشيدية، المملكة المغربية، أمين سامي، 12 أبريل 2026 احتضن المركب الثقافي تاركة بمدينة الرشيدية، يوم الخميس 09 أبريل 2026، فعاليات حفل الافتتاح الرسمي للمركز الدولي للسياحة والبيئة والتراث، وذلك في أجواء علمية راقية اتسمت بروح الحوار والانفتاح، من خلال تنظيم ندوة علمية وازنة تحت عنوان: “المجتمع المدني وقضايا السياحة والبيئة والتراث بجهة درعة تافيلالت”، بمشاركة نخبة من الباحثين والأكاديميين والمهنيين وفعاليات المجتمع المدني، إضافة إلى حضور مميز للطلبة والمهتمين. وافتُتحت أشغال اللقاء بكلمة لرئيس المركز، الأستاذ رضا الشلفي، أبرز فيها أن تأسيس هذا الإطار العلمي يأتي استجابة لحاجة ملحّة لإحداث منصة مؤسساتية تُعنى بقضايا السياحة والبيئة والتراث، في ارتباط وثيق برهانات التنمية المستدامة التي تعرفها الجهة. وأوضح أن المركز يرتكز على مجموعة من المبادئ الأساسية، من بينها دعم البحث العلمي، وتحفيز المبادرات المدنية، والانفتاح على التجارب الوطنية والدولية، إلى جانب الإسهام في بلورة رؤى استراتيجية تخدم التنمية الترابية. “وأشار الأستاذ رضا الشلفي رئيس المركز بأن إطلاق المركز الدولي للسياحة والبيئة والتراث يمثل خطوة نوعية نحو ترسيخ إطار علمي ومؤسساتي يعزز التكامل بين هذه القطاعات الحيوية، بما يخدم رهانات التنمية المستدامة بجهة درعة تافيلالت. ونسعى من خلال هذا المركز إلى بناء فضاء للحوار وتبادل الخبرات، وتوحيد جهود مختلف الفاعلين من أجل تطوير مشاريع مبتكرة ذات أثر تنموي حقيقي ومستدام.” وأكد المتحدث أن المركز يسعى إلى توفير فضاء للتفكير الجماعي وتبادل الخبرات، وتأطير الفاعلين في مجالات السياحة والبيئة والتراث، فضلاً عن دعم المشاريع ذات البعد التنموي. كما شدد على أهمية ترسيخ منطق الشراكة والتعاون مع مختلف المتدخلين من مهنيين وأكاديميين ومؤسسات، بما يعزز تكامل الأدوار ويوحد الجهود نحو تحقيق أهداف مشتركة. وتضمن برنامج الندوة سلسلة من المداخلات العلمية التي عالجت موضوع اللقاء من زوايا متعددة؛ حيث تناولت إحدى المداخلات دور المجلس الإقليمي للسياحة بالرشيدية في دعم التنمية السياحية المستدامة، فيما ركزت مداخلة أخرى على الواحات باعتبارها نظامًا بيئيًا متكاملاً يستوجب إعادة النظر في العلاقة بين السياحة والبيئة والتراث. كما تم تسليط الضوء على دور الجمعيات المهنية في تنشيط القطاع السياحي، إضافة إلى إبراز إسهامات المجتمع المدني، خاصة من خلال برامج التعاون الوطني، في دعم الدينامية التنموية ومواكبة الجمعيات الشريكة، إلى جانب مناقشة التحديات البيئية التي تواجه جهة درعة تافيلالت. وشهدت أشغال الندوة نقاشاً تفاعلياً غنياً، ساهم فيه الحاضرون من مختلف التخصصات، حيث تم طرح عدد من القضايا الراهنة المرتبطة بتحديات القطاع، مع تقديم مقترحات عملية لتعزيز التنسيق بين مختلف الفاعلين. كما عكس الحضور الوازن اهتماماً متزايداً بقضايا السياحة والبيئة والتراث، واستعداداً للانخراط في الدينامية العلمية والتنموية التي يفتحها المركز. واختُتمت فعاليات هذا الحدث العلمي برفع برقية ولاء وإخلاص إلى صاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس نصره الله، تعبيراً عن أسمى مشاعر الوفاء والاعتزاز، وتجديداً للانخراط في مسيرة التنمية الشاملة التي يشهدها المغرب تحت قيادته الرشيدة. ظهرت المقالة إطلاق المركز الدولي للسياحة والبيئة والتراث بالرشيدية في أجواء علمية متميزة أولاً على بيئة أبوظبي.
خلال ندوة علمية تسلط الضوء على دور المجتمع المدني في تعزيز التنمية المستدامة بجهة درعة تافيلالت رضا الشلفي: إطلاق المركز يمثل خطوة نوعية نحو ترسيخ إطار علمي ومؤسساتي يعزز التكامل بين هذه القطاعات الحيوية شبكة بيئة ابوظبي، الرشيدية، المملكة المغربية، أمين سامي، 12 أبريل 2026 احتضن المركب الثقافي تاركة بمدينة الرشيدية، يوم الخميس 09 أبريل 2026، فعاليات حفل الافتتاح الرسمي للمركز الدولي للسياحة والبيئة والتراث، وذلك في أجواء علمية راقية اتسمت بروح الحوار والانفتاح، من خلال تنظيم ندوة علمية وازنة تحت عنوان: “المجتمع المدني وقضايا السياحة والبيئة والتراث بجهة درعة تافيلالت”، بمشاركة نخبة من الباحثين والأكاديميين والمهنيين وفعاليات المجتمع المدني، إضافة إلى حضور مميز للطلبة والمهتمين. وافتُتحت أشغال اللقاء بكلمة لرئيس المركز، الأستاذ رضا الشلفي، أبرز فيها أن تأسيس هذا الإطار العلمي يأتي استجابة لحاجة ملحّة لإحداث منصة مؤسساتية تُعنى بقضايا السياحة والبيئة والتراث، في ارتباط وثيق برهانات التنمية المستدامة التي تعرفها الجهة. وأوضح أن المركز يرتكز على مجموعة من المبادئ الأساسية، من بينها دعم البحث العلمي، وتحفيز المبادرات المدنية، والانفتاح على التجارب الوطنية والدولية، إلى جانب الإسهام في بلورة رؤى استراتيجية تخدم التنمية الترابية. “وأشار الأستاذ رضا الشلفي رئيس المركز بأن إطلاق المركز الدولي للسياحة والبيئة والتراث يمثل خطوة نوعية نحو ترسيخ إطار علمي ومؤسساتي يعزز التكامل بين هذه القطاعات الحيوية، بما يخدم رهانات التنمية المستدامة بجهة درعة تافيلالت. ونسعى من خلال هذا المركز إلى بناء فضاء للحوار وتبادل الخبرات، وتوحيد جهود مختلف الفاعلين من أجل تطوير مشاريع مبتكرة ذات أثر تنموي حقيقي ومستدام.” وأكد المتحدث أن المركز يسعى إلى توفير فضاء للتفكير الجماعي وتبادل الخبرات، وتأطير الفاعلين في مجالات السياحة والبيئة والتراث، فضلاً عن دعم المشاريع ذات البعد التنموي. كما شدد على أهمية ترسيخ منطق الشراكة والتعاون مع مختلف المتدخلين من مهنيين وأكاديميين ومؤسسات، بما يعزز تكامل الأدوار ويوحد الجهود نحو تحقيق أهداف مشتركة. وتضمن برنامج الندوة سلسلة من المداخلات العلمية التي عالجت موضوع اللقاء من زوايا متعددة؛ حيث تناولت إحدى المداخلات دور المجلس الإقليمي للسياحة بالرشيدية في دعم التنمية السياحية المستدامة، فيما ركزت مداخلة أخرى على الواحات باعتبارها نظامًا بيئيًا متكاملاً يستوجب إعادة النظر في العلاقة بين السياحة والبيئة والتراث. كما تم تسليط الضوء على دور الجمعيات المهنية في تنشيط القطاع السياحي، إضافة إلى إبراز إسهامات المجتمع المدني، خاصة من خلال برامج التعاون الوطني، في دعم الدينامية التنموية ومواكبة الجمعيات الشريكة، إلى جانب مناقشة التحديات البيئية التي تواجه جهة درعة تافيلالت. وشهدت أشغال الندوة نقاشاً تفاعلياً غنياً، ساهم فيه الحاضرون من مختلف التخصصات، حيث تم طرح عدد من القضايا الراهنة المرتبطة بتحديات القطاع، مع تقديم مقترحات عملية لتعزيز التنسيق بين مختلف الفاعلين. كما عكس الحضور الوازن اهتماماً متزايداً بقضايا السياحة والبيئة والتراث، واستعداداً للانخراط في الدينامية العلمية والتنموية التي يفتحها المركز. واختُتمت فعاليات هذا الحدث العلمي برفع برقية ولاء وإخلاص إلى صاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس نصره الله، تعبيراً عن أسمى مشاعر الوفاء والاعتزاز، وتجديداً للانخراط في مسيرة التنمية الشاملة التي يشهدها المغرب تحت قيادته الرشيدة. ظهرت المقالة إطلاق المركز الدولي للسياحة والبيئة والتراث بالرشيدية في أجواء علمية متميزة أولاً على بيئة أبوظبي.
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28 minutes
Besimtarët ortodoksë në botë, përfshirë në Kosovë, po kremtojnë Pashkët, festën më të rëndësishme të krishterimit ortodoks.
35 minutes
На Вялікдзень Лукашэнка наведвае Шклоўскі раён. Там яму перадалі ліст, напісаны ім у гады, калі ён балятаваўся ў дэпутаты.
На Вялікдзень Лукашэнка наведвае Шклоўскі раён. Там яму перадалі ліст, напісаны ім у гады, калі ён балятаваўся ў дэпутаты.
36 minutes
Le 12 avril 1961, Youri Gagarine devenait le premier homme à aller dans l'espace. Soixante cinq ans plus tard, au lendemain du retour d'un équipage américaine de la Lune, les temps des grandes pages de la conquête spatiale semblent bien loin, tant le secteur russe a perdu de sa superbe.
Le 12 avril 1961, Youri Gagarine devenait le premier homme à aller dans l'espace. Soixante cinq ans plus tard, au lendemain du retour d'un équipage américaine de la Lune, les temps des grandes pages de la conquête spatiale semblent bien loin, tant le secteur russe a perdu de sa superbe.
37 minutes

Десничарски лидери од целиот свет застанаа зад Орбан. Американскиот потпретседател Џеј-Ди Венс престојуваше во Будимпешта, изјавувајќи дека неговата цел е да му „помогне“ на Орбан

Десничарски лидери од целиот свет застанаа зад Орбан. Американскиот потпретседател Џеј-Ди Венс престојуваше во Будимпешта, изјавувајќи дека неговата цел е да му „помогне“ на Орбан