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The Alzheimer's Association will be presenting The Empowered Caregiver over 5 sessions at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library. Sessions will be from 6-7:30pm in the large program room. See attached flyer for session topics and dates. Session #1 will be Wednesday, October 9, 2024 titled "Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia." Space is limited. To register, call the reference desk at 401-767-4124 and leave your contact info for the sessions you want to sign up to attend.
The holiday travel rush will pick back up today with Thanksgiving in the rear view. Forecasters are warning travelers heading home to be prepared for slow traffic and flight delays. Today, driving will be hazardous in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, where lake-effect snow will cause whiteout conditions and slippery roads. President Trump says South Africa will not be invited to next year's G20 summit in the U.S. South Africa called the move "regrettable." The global forum of the world's largest economies held its annual summit in Johannesburg this year, and no high-ranking U.S. officials were in attendance due to Trump's claims that the white ethnic minority in South Africa are the victims of genocide. Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready for "serious talks" about a Ukraine peace plan. The Russian president was in Kyrgyzstan Thursday and said the plan supported by the U.S. "can be the basis for future agreements." It was the first time Putin has spoken publicly about the peace plan since the U.S. recently started negotiating with Ukraine. Small Business Saturday is tomorrow and the Small Business Administration is encouraging folks to take part. American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 to encourage people to support the nation's estimated 36 million small businesses. The SBA says "With the economy rebounding from forty-year high inflation, there's never been a better time to shop small in support of local businesses." "Zootopia 2" is off to a huge start at the box office. The Disney animated film brought in a near-record 39-and-a-half-million in its opening day Wednesday. That's the third-best opening day ever for a Disney animated film behind Moana 2 and Frozen 2. 
