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Nov 26 2022
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10 killed in apartment fire in northwest China’s Xinjiang
A fire in an apartment building in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region killed 10 people and injured nine, authorities said Friday, amid stringent lockdowns that have left many residents in the area stuck in their homes for more than three months.
The fire broke out Thursday night in the regional capital of Urumqi, where temperatures have dropped below freezing after dark.
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Nov 18 2022
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Putin’s ‘Hunky-Dory’ Act Flops as Frantic Russians Flee Crimea
As Ukrainian forces gain momentum and push Russia’s military to retreat from territory stolen during the war in Ukraine this year, Moscow is working to signal that some territory it took from Ukraine is off limits.
Russia’s Governor for Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said Friday that Russia is working to fortify its defenses in Crimea, the peninsula Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in
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Oct 18 2022
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Four takeaways from the Georgia governor’s debate
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams sparred over health care, crime and punishment, and voting rights in a Monday debate as they made their closing arguments to voters in a reprise of their fiercely contested 2018 race for the same job.
The stakes for this night were arguably higher for Abrams, who has trailed in most recent polling of the race. Kemp, one of the few
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Mar 18 2022
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Elite Massachusetts Boarding School Separates Kids As Young As 5 Into Race-Based Identity Groups, Parents’ Rights Group Says
An elite K-12 day and boarding school in Massachusetts separated students into race-based “affinity groups,” according to a report from Parents Defending Education.
In October, Milton Academy (MA) in Milton, Massachusetts, asked parents to pick affinity groups for their children to separate them based on race, according to a report from Parents Defending Education (PDE). The groups are
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Jun 29 2021
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Master’s Programs Are Breeding Ground for Critical Race Theory, Teacher Says
Tony Kinnett was working toward his master’s degree in education at Ball State University when a fellow graduate student told him he should feel guilty for being white during class.
Kinnett told the Washington Free Beacon his classmate was simply parroting what future teachers learn in graduate school. Critical race theory is "all they know, and all they’ve been taught," said Kinnett,
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Sep 27 2022
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WH Press Secretary on Whether U.S. Cities Are Safe: Not a Yes or No Question
Thefts and robberies in major cities are up 20 percent in the first half of 2022, according to the Council on Criminal Justice, but White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there’s no yes or no answer on whether President Biden thinks big cities are safe.
According to the Council on Criminal Justice, “Aggravated assaults (+4%) and robberies (+19%) increased in the first half
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Aug 25 2022
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How to Apply for $10K-$20K Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his administration is canceling as much as $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who meet income guidelines. The administration is also extending the pause on repaying student loans till January 2023.
While some borrowers may automatically see their debt forgiven by the Department of Education without taking any additional steps, many more
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Jul 18 2022
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Homebuilder sentiment plunges in July as buyers pull back
Confidence among builders in the nation’s single-family housing market fell in July to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a survey designed to gauge market conditions, found builder sentiment dropped 12 points to 55. That marked the largest single-month drop in the survey’s 37-year history with
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Aug 17 2020
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COVID-19 will hit colleges when students arrive for fall semester. So why open at all? Money is a factor.
Colleges that are reopening campuses this fall know they’re bringing a higher risk of coronavirus to their community.
The questions aren’t really about if or when, but about how bad outbreaks could be — and whether having an in-person experience for students is worth the cost. With so much at stake, some students, parents and faculty are asking: Why take the risk at all?
In many
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Sep 01 2022
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National test scores fall to lowest levels in decades
Reading scores for elementary school students plunged to their lowest levels since 1990 during the first two years of the pandemic — and math scores dropped for the first time in the history of a nationally representative test dating back to the 1970s.
Why it matters: The national test results out Thursday lay out the extent to which the pandemic devastated learning outcomes for America
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