How Texas lawmakers gutted civics
The 74 discusses the little-noticed casualty of the culture wars in the Lone Star State—the training students receive to participate in American democracy.
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How English-language learner education has changed since the 1950s
HeyTutor compiled a list of changes in federal and state attitudes and policies toward English learners in schools from government records, historical archives, and research articles.
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Antisemitic incidents are on the rise in most states
Stacker cited data from the Anti-Defamation League to identify the number of antisemitic incidents in every state and Washington D.C. in 2022 and compare it to the number five years ago. States are listed in alphabetical order.
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From free Coca-Colas to digital dollars: 11 things you didn't know about the history of couponing
CouponBirds compiled a list of 11 things you didn’t know about the history of couponing.
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A look at federal grant programs available for students
Best Universities broke down the four federal grant programs that can help qualifying students finance their college education.
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Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile able to beat air defenses amid tensions with US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is claiming that it has created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound. The announcement comes as tensions are high with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s state television reported that the missile — called Fattah, or “Conqueror” — has
Continue ReadingPrince Harry gives tense testimony in courtroom battle against British media
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry has become the first senior British royal to give evidence on a witness stand in 132 years, as his years-long fight against the UK’s tabloid press came to a head in tense courtroom showdown on Tuesday. Harry is suing a big British newspaper group, Mirror Group
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Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election mired in gridlock
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Voters in Kuwait are heading to the polls for a third time in as many years, with little hope of ending prolonged gridlock between the ruling family and assertive lawmakers. The judiciary dissolved the legislature earlier this year, within months of it being
Continue Reading Ukraine to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hearings are opening at the United Nations’ highest court in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia linked to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Kyiv wants the International
Continue Reading Car bombing in northeast Afghanistan kills local official and his driver, wounds 10 people
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A local official says a car bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver. Ten people were also wounded in the blast. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing on Tuesday morning in the city of Faizabad in Badakhshan province. The deputy governor, who was wounded
Continue Reading Japan earmarks $107 billion for developing hydrogen energy to cut emissions, stabilize supplies
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel. The plan sets an ambitious target to increase the annual supply by six times from the current level to 12 million tons by 2040. It also pledges 15 trillion yen ($107
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Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age
By OLEG CETINIC and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron’s higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes. A third of flights were canceled at Paris’ Orly Airport on Tuesday because of strikes and about
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed after Wall St retreats on concern economy weakening
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell on concern the U.S. economy may be weakening following a report that showed growth in service industries slowing. Tokyo and Hong Kong rose while Shanghai and Sydney declined. Oil prices retreated. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500
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El IEEM da por terminada la sesión de seguimiento de las elecciones del Estado de México
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El Instituto Electoral del Estado de México (IEEM) informó a través de un comunicado que con el 100 por ciento de las actas capturadas concluyó el Programa de Resultados Electorales Preliminares (PREP) del organismo al que se integraron los sufragios de las modalidades de Voto en el Extranjero, Voto Anticipado
Continue Reading Ascienden a 5 los sospechosos detenidos por el tiroteo de Hollywood, Florida, que causó 9 heridos
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Cinco sospechosos del tiroteo del Día de los Caídos en el que resultaron heridas nueve personas cerca del animado paseo marítimo de Hollywood Beach, en el sur de Florida, están ya detenidos, anunció este lunes la policía. El tiroteo de la semana pasada comenzó como una pelea entre dos grupos que
Continue Reading Australian central bank boosts cash rate to 4.1% with 12th hike
CANBERRA, Australia: (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for a 12th consecutive time to 4.1% and warned further rises could follow. The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday boosted the cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point at its latest monthly meeting. That followed a higher-than-expected 6.8% annual
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Collapse of critical Ukrainian dam sparks region-wide evacuations. Here’s what we know
CNN By Jonny Hallam, Josh Pennington, Helen Regan, Olga Voitovych, Irene Nasser, Sebastian Shukla, Ivana Kottasová, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Jo Shelley, CNN (CNN) — A major dam and hydro-electric power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine suffered a collapse early Tuesday, prompting mass evacuations and fears for large-scale devastation as Ukraine accused Moscow’s forces of committing
Continue Reading Prince Harry set to give evidence in phone hacking trial
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry will take to the witness stand Tuesday as his years-long battle against Britain’s tabloid media reaches its most dramatic stage so far. The royal is preparing to face questions in a London court as part of his case against a major newspaper publisher. The appearance of
Continue Reading Investigan la hipoxia como posible factor del accidente aéreo mortal de un avión privado en Virginia, según una fuente
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Está previsto que este martes comience la recuperación de los restos de una avioneta privada que se estrelló este domingo en Virginia, causando la muerte de las cuatro personas que iban a bordo, después de que su piloto perdiera la consciencia. Los investigadores se enfrentan a un terreno rural difícil y
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s famous rubber duck returns — and now there are two
Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A decade since it famously appeared in Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck” sculpture has returned to Hong Kong. And this time it has a friend. Creative studio AllRightsReserved, which often orchestrates public art displays in the city, announced Thursday that a pair of Hofman’s inflatable ducks will
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