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Rising bantamweight star Sean O’Malley (15-1) will face his highest ranked opponent when he steps in the octagon against Pedro Munhoz (19-7, 1 NC) at UFC 276 on July 2. O’Malley entered his last fight against Raulian Paiva in December with lingering injury that prevented him from having the training camp that he wanted heading into the fight. This time around, that isn’t the case. “I sparred the last hard sparring rounds. Three yesterday. I feel good. No injuries. Sparring is done. I couldn’t… Source link

Flowers and photographs are seen at a memorial dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on June 3, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images A Uvalde teacher said active shooter training set children up “like ducks” for the gunman. Arnulfo Reyes told Good Morning America that he had his kids hide under a table before the massacre. The shooter killed 11 of his students, as well as another 8 children and two adults. A wounded Texas teacher whose 11… Source link

U.S. businesses can now get up to 500 Google Career Certificate scholarships for free via Coursera, as part of Grow with Google. What are Google Career Certificates? Google launched career certificates in 2018 and describes them as “rigorous, online programs with hands-on experience that can be completed as part-time study, 5-10 hours a week for 3-6 months.”  More than 70,000 people have graduated in the U.S. and 75% reported a positive career impact (e.g., a new job, higher pay, a… Source link

Ukrainian snipers had a problem: Russian forces in eastern Ukraine were trying to blind them. As the Ukrainians were looking through their scopes in order to find their targets, the Russians had begun pinpointing their location using the glare of the glass, and were shooting high-energy lasers into them, damaging the snipers’ eyesight. The two sides were squaring off in close proximity. In early 2014, Russia had already invaded and annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. Shortly thereafter,… Source link

As the demand for data analysts continues to grow, Google is stepping up to help build the talent pipeline. Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the launch of the $100 million Google Career Certificates Fund, which will allow 20,000 American workers to earn a certificate in fields including data analytics, IT support, project management, and user experience design. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of data analyst jobs will grow about 25% between 2020 and… Source link

The job programs, Year Up and Merit America, will receive grants to train students in technical skills with content from Google career certificate courses in information technology support, data analytics, project management and user experience design. Both nonprofits already use the Google coursework, which provides general technical training but does not teach students to master Google software tools. But a major part of successful training programs, experts agree, is what they do beyond… Source link

The job programs, Year Up and Merit America, will receive grants to train students in technical skills with content from Google career certificate courses in information technology support, data analytics, project management and user experience design. Both nonprofits already use the Google coursework, which provides general technical training but does not teach students to master Google software tools. But a major part of successful training programs, experts agree, is what they do beyond… Source link

On Saturday, MLB gave the players a 130-page proposal, the most sweeping one made since the lockout began on Dec. 2, that included adjustments to several core economic issues but ultimately left union officials underwhelmed, according to sources. With no other bargaining session immediately scheduled and both sides believing that there is still a lot of ground to bridge, this effectively ensures that pitchers and catchers will not report to spring training this week as scheduled, an outcome… Source link

A few years ago, Google started offering a non-college certificate program to help teach basic IT skills to future workers. Now, the tech giant is working to make sure more people — including community college students — have access to the curriculum. Why it matters: The labor market has a big skills mismatch, with companies saying they can’t find enough qualified applicants, while plenty of job seekers struggle to find meaningful and lucrative work. Details: As part of the expansion,… Source link

Russian internet company Yandex has, in cooperation with Moscow State University, launched a new programme of studies focused on data analytics and machine learning. Graduates of the data science programme are expected to work in leading IT companies and R&D entities. Source link