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Savorite App: Christmas Giveaways and Free Prizes Around San Diego

Hey, San Diego! Savorite App has partnered with some of the best local restaurants around San Diego and we're having a week of free giveaways!   Make sure to follow us on Instagram @savoriteapp to learn how you can win these prizes! How to participate?   1. Follow us on Instagram: @savoriteapp 2. Download Savorite here 3. Check our Instagram and app to see what giveaways are happening   Our Christmas offers and giveaways will be valid through December 20. What is Savorite?   Savorite is a local San Diego dining app that gives restaurant owners the power to attract customers at specific times to fill slow hours. For diners it’s a budget friendly solution to explore new local restaurants with offers of up to 50% off.   Download Savorite and let us help guide you to places that you haven't yet discovered! For more information, please visit the Savorte Christmas Giveaways Eventbrite page.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jan. 20 in New York City. Stocks continued to slump on Monday as the Federal Reserve gears up to raise interest rates in a bid to bring down inflation from 40-year highs.

Stocks are in the midst of a wild ride as the U.S. gets ready to fight inflation

The Federal Reserve is gearing up to raise interest rates after inflation hit a 40-year high, sparking fears in Wall Street about what these steps will mean for the economy.

A super polling place at the Encanto Recreation Center in San Diego County. Oct. 31, 2020.

KPBS Midday Edition special: Democracy Day

Sept. 15 marked International Day of Democracy, as designated by the United Nations.

A Frank Conversation About Yiddish Dialects

This will be a presentation and discussion on the subject of Yiddish regional dialects, issues of language status, social identity and history of multilingualism. Using regional dialect maps of Europe as a basis the discussion will then range to uses of Yiddish in the Americas and Israel as well as in Hasidic contexts. About the instructor: Dr. Miriam Isaacs is a scholar, writer, translator, and educator specializing in Yiddish language and culture. She is a native Yiddish speaker and has taught Yiddish courses at the University of Maryland and lectured internationally. Dr. Isaacs has given lectures and workshops for Yiddish New York, UC Berkeley, the Library of Congress, the Jewish Genealogical Society, among others. Date | Sunday, December 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location | Online Register here! General admission: $25. For more information, please visit yaaana.org/workshops or call (619) 719-1776.

Bupe Sinkala of Zambia was diagnosed with HIV shortly before her wedding, didn't tell her fiance — and later saw her life come tumbling down. With the support of family and a new job as a community health worker, she has found joy. She shared her views on the import of community health work at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

HIV crashed her life. She found her way back to joy — and spoke at the U.N. this week

Diagnosed with HIV before her wedding, Bupe Sinkala didn't tell her husband and saw her marriage — and life — crumble. Now she's a community health worker advocating for her unsung profession.

China's President Xi Jinping waves during the introduction of members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, in Beijing on Sunday.

China's Xi Jinping emerges from the Communist Party congress with dominance

Xi Jinping has came out of the party congress stronger than ever after securing a third term as party boss and pushing all but his most loyal of allies out of the picture.

Jefferson Ncube, an illegal diamond miner from Zimbabwe, works on his latest tunnel at an abandoned De Beers mine near Kleinzee, South Africa. Ncube is a univeristy graduate, but has been unable to find employment.

Diamond diggers in South Africa's deserted mines break the law — and risk their lives

Photos show the desperate search for scraps left by big diamond operators. But amid rampant poverty and unemployment, zama-zamas see no other way to provide for their families.

The government will no longer be sending free COVID-19 tests to Americans

The Biden administration is pausing its distribution of free COVID-19 tests this week, but you can still order new ones before the end date.

Pumpkin spice is one of the new additions to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Is it sus that Merriam-Webster just added pumpkin spice?

But it's not at all suspect that yeet and metaverse are among the 370 words added. The dictionary's editor at large says some of these additions might amuse or provoke debate.

Behind The Exhibition: Social Security | Birds of a Different Feather

Join artists MartyO and Saki for a virtual discussion covering the inspiring origin story and powerful artwork featuring in OMA’s exhibitions "Social Security" and "Birds of a Different Feather." Hosted by OMA’s Director of Exhibitions and Collections Katie Dolgov, this program will explore two exuberant and thought-provoking collections of wearable art, each distinctive in style yet seamlessly connected by common themes of social commentary and the disruption of traditional gender roles. Learn about the artists’ individual visions and approaches to their work, as well as their newly formed collaboration born out of their winning participation in OMA’s Night of The Living Art: An Art After Dark Fashion Extravaganza. Your link to connect online will be sent in the confirmation email after you have completed registration. Date: Dec. 13, 2021 Time: 7:00pm-8pm Location: Virtual Zoom Link Cost: Free For more information on this event please visit HERE!

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