Author: Savannah Herald

Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Despite cookouts, travel plans and three-day weekend festivities, Covingtonians filled nearly every seat in the American Legion Post 32 building to honor the fallen this Memorial Day.The annual ceremony is a longstanding tradition that honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice. This year’s ceremony was moved indoors due to the threat of rain.Post 32 Commander Bobby Hamby led Monday’s ceremonies with a reminder that Memorial Day is not a joyous occasion. “I’m here to tell you that Memorial Day is not a happy day,” Hamby said. ”It’s a day set…

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Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection The new Apple TV comedy-horror mystery series “Widow’s Bay” has quickly captured everyone’s attention with its eerie atmosphere, stormy coastlines, and haunting harbor views. Starring Matthew Rhys and Kate O’Flynn, the show brilliantly blends psychological suspense and chilling small-town legends with a clever comedic twist. Viewers have quickly fallen in love with the fictional town’s gothic architecture and fog-covered docks, which give the entire production the moody, sophisticated feel of a classic New England noir. Because the setting feels so authentic, curious fans have flooded online forums to find out where “Widow’s Bay”…

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Global Black Voices: News from around the World Trinidad and Tobago writer Jamir Nazir has become the center of a growing controversy surrounding artificial intelligence and creative writing after allegations surfaced that AI may have been used to produce his award-winning short story, “The Serpent in the Grove.”Nazir was among five regional winners announced on May 14 for the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize, presented annually by the Commonwealth Foundation. His story, set in rural Trinidad and centered around a mystical grove, was praised by judges for its vivid imagery and lyrical prose, with one juror describing the writing as “sublime, precise yet richly evocative.”However,…

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Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips The Trump administration plans to send to Kenya U.S. citizens exposed to the Ebola virus rather than bring them home for observation and treatment, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.The approach is a stark contrast to the way previous administrations responded to outbreaks, during which health care workers and other U.S. citizens exposed to the virus were brought home to be treated at specialized medical units. The administration this month flew an American doctor who developed symptoms to a hospital in Germany, and transported six other Americans for monitoring…

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Business Insights: Global Markets, Strategy & Economic Trends NASA awarded two companies contracts on Tuesday to develop 21st-century versions of the moon buggies astronauts drove in the Apollo missions of the early 1970s.Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colo., and Venturi Astrolab of Hawthorne, Calif., will each receive about $220 million to build the vehicles.Carlos García-Galán, who heads NASA’s program to build a moon base over the coming decade, said the space agency wanted to have a rover ready on the moon when the next astronauts arrived. That could be as soon as 2028, when the mission known as Artemis IV is…

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Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary Los Angeles is getting another pro women’s volleyball team.Major League Volleyball announced it will expand to L.A. in 2027, adding another team to the growing professional volleyball market.The team will be co-owned by billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who also owns the Los Angeles Times and is a minority owner of the Lakers. He will operate the team alongside Ben Priest, a former investor of MLV’s Omaha Supernovas, one of the league’s first teams.Sportico reported the duo are paying an expansion fee around $15 million-$20 million to join the five-year-old operation.The L.A. team will…

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Fresh from the Kitchen: Recipes & Food Inspiration Easy Vegan Pound Cake – Make It Dairy Free `;e.insertAdjacentHTML(n,i)}return document.getElementById(t)}_repeatDynamicAds(e){let t=[],n=e.location===O.Recipe?99:this.locationMaxLazySequence.get(e.location),r=e.lazy?R(n,0):0,i=e.max,a=e.lazyMax,o=r===0&&e.lazy?i+a:Math.min(Math.max(r-e.sequence+1,0),i+a),s=Math.max(i,o);for(let n=0;n=i,o=r;e.name===`Recipe_1`&&r>=5&&(o=r+1),t.push(H(H({},e),{},{sequence:o,lazy:a}))}return t}_locationEnabled(e){let t=this._clsOptions.enabledLocations.includes(e.location),n=this._clsOptions.disableAds&&this._clsOptions.disableAds.all||document.body.classList.contains(`adthrive-disable-all`),r=!document.body.classList.contains(`adthrive-disable-content`)&&!this._clsOptions.disableAds.reasons.has(`content_plugin`);return t&&!n&&r}},zn=class{constructor(){A(this,`_map`,[])}add(e,t,n,r=document){this._map.push({el:e,coords:t,dynamicAd:n,target:r})}addSorted(e,t,n,r=document){let i=this._upperBoundIndex(t);this._map.splice(i,0,{el:e,coords:t,dynamicAd:n,target:r})}get map(){return this._map}sort(){this._map.sort(({coords:e},{coords:t})=>e-t)}filterUsed(){this._map=this._map.filter(({dynamicAd:e})=>!e.used)}findNeighborIndices(e){let t=this._upperBoundIndex(e);return[t-1>=0?t-1:null,t>>1;this._map[r].coords<=e?t=r+1:n=r}return t}reset(){this._map=[]}},Bn=class extends zn{};let Vn=e=>{let t=ot(),n=dt(),r=e.siteAdsProfiles,i=null;if(r&&r.length)for(let e of r){let r=e.targeting.device,a=e.targeting.browserEngine,o=r&&r.length&&r.includes(n),s=a&&a.length&&a.includes(t);o&&s&&(i=e)}return i},Hn=e=>{let t=Vn(e);if(t){let e=t.profileId;document.body.classList.add(`raptive-profile-${e}`)}},$={Video_Collapse_Autoplay_SoundOff:`Video_Collapse_Autoplay_SoundOff`,Video_Individual_Autoplay_SOff:`Video_Individual_Autoplay_SOff`,Video_Coll_SOff_Smartphone:`Video_Coll_SOff_Smartphone`,Video_In_Post_ClicktoPlay_SoundOn:`Video_In-Post_ClicktoPlay_SoundOn`,Video_Collapse_Autoplay_SoundOff_15s:`Video_Collapse_Autoplay_SoundOff_15s`,Video_Individual_Autoplay_SOff_15s:`Video_Individual_Autoplay_SOff_15s`,Video_Coll_SOff_Smartphone_15s:`Video_Coll_SOff_Smartphone_15s`,Video_In_Post_ClicktoPlay_SoundOn_15s:`Video_In-Post_ClicktoPlay_SoundOn_15s`};var Un=class{get enabled(){throw Error(`Enablement must be defined at factory creation time.`)}};let Wn=(e=navigator.userAgent)=>gt(e)===`desktop`;function Gn(e,t){if(e==null)return{};var n={};for(var r in e)if({}.hasOwnProperty.call(e,r)){if(t.includes(r))continue;n[r]=e[r]}return n}function Kn(e,t){if(e==null)return{};var n,r,i=Gn(e,t);if(Object.getOwnPropertySymbols){var a=Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(e);for(r=0;re.type===`stationaryRelated`&&e.enabled&&n.add(e)),[…n]}_filterPlayerMap(){let e=this._videoConfig.players,t={stickyRelated:[],stickyPlaylist:[],stationaryRelated:[]};return e&&e.length?e.filter(e=>{var t;return(t=e.devices)==null?void 0:t.includes(this._device)}).reduce((e,t)=>{if(e[t.type]||(z.event(this._component,`constructor`,`Unknown Video Player Type detected`,t.type),e[t.type]=[]),t.enabled){let n=t.type;this._videoConfig.shouldDisableStickyRelated&&t.type===`stickyRelated`&&(n=`stationaryRelated`),e[n].push(t)}return e},t):t}_checkPlayerSelectorOnPage(e){for(let t of this._potentialPlayerMap[e]){let e=this._getPlacementElement(t);if(e)return{player:t,playerElement:e}}return{player:null,playerElement:null}}_getOverrideElement(e,t,n){if(e&&t){let r=document.createElement(`div`);t.insertAdjacentElement(e.position,r),n=r}else{let{player:e,playerElement:t}=this._checkPlayerSelectorOnPage(`stickyPlaylist`);if(e&&t){let r=document.createElement(`div`);t.insertAdjacentElement(e.position,r),n=r}}return n}_shouldOverrideElement(e){let t=e.getAttribute(`override-embed`);return t===`true`||t===`false`?t===`true`:this._videoConfig.relatedSettings?this._videoConfig.relatedSettings.overrideEmbedLocation:!1}_checkPageSelector(e,t,n=[]){return e&&t&&n.length===0?(window.location.pathname!==`/`&&z.event(`VideoUtils`,`getPlacementElement`,Error(`PSNF: ${e} does not exist on the page`)),!1):!0}_getElementSelector(e,t,n){return t&&t.length>n?t[n]:(z.event(`VideoUtils`,`getPlacementElement`,Error(`ESNF: ${e} does not exist on the page`)),null)}_getPlacementElement(e){let{pageSelector:t,elementSelector:n,skip:r}=e,i=Xt(t),{valid:a,elements:o}=i,s=Kn(i,qn),c=Yt(n),{valid:l,elements:u}=c,d=Kn(c,Jn);return t!==“&&!a?(z.error(`VideoUtils`,`getPlacementElement`,Error(`${t} is not a valid…

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Glow & Grow: Black Beauty, Haircare, and Skincare Tips For the Dior Cruise 2027 Show, Ejae wore a sleek interpretation of a Hime-inspired ponytail. The look paired a high, sculptural ponytail with sharp face-framing details, creating a style that felt polished and modern. Here’s how Anh Co Tran created Ejae’s look for the event. Step 1: Prep Anh began by applying a generous palmful of Milbon&’s Monochromatic Froth Blowout Foam throughout Ejae’s hair to create body, control frizz, and establish long-lasting hold. Using the Dyson dryer with concentrator nozzle and an ATO No. 4 round brush, he created a smooth…

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Faith & Reflection: Voices from the Black Church and Beyond (RNS) — That the teenage gunmen in the shooting deaths of three Muslim Americans at the Islamic Center of San Diego shared white supremacy ties and anti-Muslim hate is no surprise to Muslims across the United States. It was the first thing that came to my mind as I looked for more information and worked sources to corroborate the obvious. And it didn’t take long. First came San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl’s press conference hours after the murders of security guard Amin Abdullah, mosque shopkeeper and caretaker Mansour Kaziha…

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