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Feb 20 2024
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San Francisco Elections Commission blasted for appointment of noncitizen from China - Washington Examiner
Chinese immigrant Kelly Wong became the first noncitizen appointed to California‘s San Francisco Elections Commission last week, and the decision has received criticism. The Hong Kong immigrant came to the United States in 2019, and a year later, San Francisco voters passed a measure to remove the citizenship requirement to serve on city boards and advisory bodies. The Board of Supervisors in
Washington ExaminerMar 15 2023
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Texas moves to take over Houston schools, sparking outrage
By Juan A. Lozano and Paul J. Weber | Associated Press HOUSTON — Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston’s nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in the country, acting on years of threats and angering Democrats who assailed the move as political. The announcement, made by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s education commissioner, amounts to one
San Jose Mercury NewsMar 11 2024
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Cleveland Browns agree to two-year deal with Ohio native Jordan Hicks at linebacker
The Browns quickly found a replacement for departed linebackers Anthony Walker Jr. and Sione Takitaki on Monday. Linebacker Jordan Hicks and the Browns agreed to a two-year deal, a league source confirmed for the Beacon Journal. Hicks will be signing a deal worth $8 million. ESPN's Adam Schefter was the first to report the deal. Hicks, 31, spent the last two seasons playing for the Minnesota
The Columbus DispatchSep 28 2023
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Peruvian Man Made 150 Hoax Bomb Threats to Synagogues, Schools in Retaliation for Teens Refusing to Send Nudes, Authorities Say
A Peruvian man is charged with making some 150 hoax bomb threats to school districts, synagogues, airports, hospitals and a shopping mall across the United States, in retaliation for teenage girls refusing to send him nude photos. Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos' alleged targets were across New York, Pennsylvania, Coonecticut, Arizona and Alaska, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Thursday. The 33-
The MessengerMar 11 2024
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Racial tensions rise after teen girl, 15, bashes fellow student’s head into ground during brutal beatdown
A disturbing video of a black teen repeatedly slamming a white teenage girl’s head into a sidewalk is making the rounds online in large part due to the sheer brutality on display. The incident took place last Friday in Hazelwood, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, and the Hazelwood East High School student was critically injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, according to KSDK. The victim suffered
Bizpac ReviewMar 11 2024
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Florida’s parental rights law remains in effect after lawsuit settled
Florida education officials and civil rights authorities have settled a lawsuit challenging the Parental Rights in Education Act, commonly referred to by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law in March 2022. The act prohibits classroom instruction on LGBT ideology in kindergarten through third grade, but the Florida Department of Education
World MagazineJan 15 2024
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3 Killed In Small Plane Crash In Western MA: Reports
Chad Davidson, 29, of Woodstock, Connecticut; Fredrika Ballard, 53, of Southwick, Massachusetts, and William Hampton, 68, of Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, all were killed in the crash, Boston 25 reported. Davidson was a student pilot; Ballard was the owner of Fly Lugu Flight School in Westfield, Massachusetts, and Hampton was a flight instructor at the school, WCVB 5 reported. The National
Patch.comAug 14 2023
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PCSSD security guard dies after being hit by vehicle near Little Rock Elementary School
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the Pulaski County Special School District said that a security officer died Monday after being hit by a vehicle outside of Joe T. Robinson Elementary School on the first day of school. School district officials said security officer Victor Montgomery was directing traffic on Highway 10 and Cantrell Road between Robinson High School and Robinson Elementary
KNWAFeb 28 2024
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Warwick police identify body of missing kayaker
The Warwick Police Department confirmed the identity of the man's body recovered from Barrington's Town Beach. Officials launched a search around 5 p.m. Sunday for an overdue kayaker in the Providence River area. Chant worked for The Westwood Public School Department as the district's wellness director. • MORE NEWS: Community supports local chef and family after Lincoln house fire He was also
WJAR 10Mar 11 2024
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Maui Wildfire Cases Will Stay In Maui State Court
At least 90 lawsuits related to the Maui wildfires against Hawaiian Electric Industries, Spectrum, Kamehameha Schools and other defendants will be sent back to Maui state court, where they were originally filed, a federal judge ruled Monday. In remanding the cases, U.S. District Judge Jill Otake rejected an argument by HECO’s lawyer that the town of Lahaina, where most of the 101 deaths
Honolulu Civil Beat