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Mar 22 2024
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Lawmakers advance bill banning Louisiana students from appealing graduation test scores
The House Education Committee approved a bill Thursday that, if passed, would prevent policymakers from reinstating an appeals process that let Louisiana high school students graduate even if they failed the state exams. House Bill 8, sponsored by Rep. Michael Melerine, R-Shreveport, would prohibit any policy that allows students to earn diplomas by submitting a portfolio of their work instead
The Times-PicayuneMar 22 2024
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Former State Rep from Jackson known for listening, voting for his district, dies at 90
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Michael Griffin treated everyone the same. It didn’t matter if you were a janitor or the governor. Griffin, a former Democratic State Representative from Jackson, gave everyone respect, listened with open ears, loved his family and cared deeply about his community until his death Sunday, March 17, at age 90, his son John Griffin said. “He treated everybody with dignity and
MLive.comMar 22 2024
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Johnson, Martinez help Utah State beat TCU 88-72 and halt 10-game March Madness slide
Utah State forward Kalifa Sakho (34) drives to the basket between TCU guard Avery Anderson III, left, and forward Emanuel Miller (2) in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Isaac Johnson scored 19 points, including 12 straight early in the second half, and eighth-seeded Utah State shot
San Diego Union-TribuneAug 11 2021
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Michael Spavor: Canadian jailed for 11 years in China on spying charges
A court in China has convicted a Canadian businessman of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison.
Michael Spavor has been detained since 2018, after being arrested with fellow Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig.
The verdict will test a strained relationship between the Canadian and Chinese governments.
It comes as an extradition battle involving Meng Wanzhou, a
BBC NewsMar 21 2024
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Once in a Blue Supermoon, a Lifelong Commitment Is Made
After Tiffany Quynhnhu Langlinais and Michael Steven Graves had their first date in central New Orleans, Mr. Graves drove off to Chicago in a green 2008 Kia Sedona minivan to officiate a friend’s wedding. And so, to Ms. Langlinais’s friends, he was known as “minivan Mike.” Ms. Langlinais, 33, wasn’t used to dating a man who drove a minivan, but she said she appreciated seeing him in an “
New York Times (News)Mar 21 2024
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Six ‘Goon Squad’ officers get long prison terms for torturing two Black men
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the last two of six White ex-law enforcement officers in Mississippi to lengthy prison terms for their torture of two Black men last year, a racist assault that reignited demands for broader police accountability. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee, over three days, sentenced the former officers, who called themselves the “Goon Squad,” to terms ranging from 10 to
Spokesman ReviewMar 21 2024
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Utah Supreme Court affirms dismissal of charges against man who fired at snowplow
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's high court has agreed with a lower court in dismissing charges filed against a man who fired multiple shots at a snowplow, saying the man did act in self-defense. Jon Michael Clara said a truck with a snowplow on the front rear-ended his SUV multiple times, with increasing intensity each time, before starting to drive away. Within a few seconds, the snowplow stopped
KSLMar 21 2024
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Friends of Pando documentary chronicles journey to capture world’s largest tree
ST. GEORGE — While this “first-of-its-kind” project isn’t complete, Friends of Pando is ready to tell the story of how they created the “largest picture of a tree ever” in south-central Utah. Pando, situated in Fishlake National Forest, is touted as the world’s largest tree. According to the Friends of Pando website, “The word ‘pando’ is Latin for ‘I spread.’ The aspen tree was given the
St George NewsMar 20 2024
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Alaskan nominee for Arctic ambassador clears US Senate panel
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday voted to advance the nomination of a Fairbanks man to be an ambassador to the Arctic region, despite Republican objections. Geographer and Arctic policy expert Michael Sfraga would be the nation’s first ambassador to a polar region, if confirmed by the full Senate. The top Republican on the committee suggested Sfraga was vulnerable to the “
Alaska Public MediaMar 21 2024
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Mr. T's Corner Store damaged in fire
Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire at a corner store in Fort Gratiot Wednesday night. The Fort Gratiot Fire Department responded to Mr. T's Corner Store at 11 p.m. after multiple callers reported the fire. The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes, according to Fort Gratiot Fire Chief Michael Fronimos. No one was injured in the fire. Fronimos said the corner store was
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