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Jan 10 2023
News
Ukrainians to start training on Patriot missiles in US as soon as next week, officials say
The Ukrainians are set to begin training on the Patriot missile system in the United States as soon as next week, two US officials familiar with the matter tell CNN.
The training program will take place at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, where the US conducts its own training on operating and maintaining the advanced air defense system. Fort Sill is one of the Army’s four basic training
CNN DigitalJul 17 2022
News
Texas House probe on Uvalde shooting cites multiple failures: report
A special Texas House investigative committee probing the Uvalde school massacre found multiple failures occurred leading up to the horror and involved everyone from law enforcement to social-media platforms, a report said Sunday.
Other entities to blame included the school itself, Robb Elementary, and the shooter’s family, CNN said, noting it had an early copy of the probe’s finding.
New York Post (News)Jan 30 2023
News
The Federal Reserve is likely to hike interest rates again. What that means for you
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce its eighth consecutive rate hike at this week’s policy meeting.
This time, Fed officials likely will approve a 0.25 percentage point increase as inflation starts to ease, a more modest pace compared with earlier super-size moves in 2022.
Still, any boost in the benchmark rate means borrowers will pay even more interest on credit
CNBCJan 25 2023
News
Ron DeSantis Says Florida Shouldn't Require Unanimous Juries for Death Sentences
While addressing a gathering of law enforcement officers on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said he hopes to change state law to make it easier to execute convicted criminals.
Calling it "one of the things we have to address," DeSantis said that a "supermajority" of jurors ought to be sufficient to sentence someone to death.
"If just one juror vetoes it, then you
ReasonAug 01 2020
Background
Education in the United States
Education in the United States is provided in public, private, and home schools. State governments set overall educational standards, often mandate standardized tests for K–12 public school systems and supervise, usually through a board of regents, state colleges, and universities. The bulk of the $1.3 trillion in funding comes from state and local governments, with federal funding accounting
WikipediaOct 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
Alex Jones Fined $965 Million for Sandy Hook Claims, Inciting Free Speech Concerns
This piece originally appeared on Upward News, which AllSides rates as Lean Right.
Alex Jones was ordered to pay $965 million to people affected by his false reporting about the Sandy Hook school shooting. The largest single award was $120 million for Robbie Parker, whose 6-year-old daughter was killed in the shooting.
The backstory: After the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting that
Upward News Editorial TeamFeb 28 2023
Opinion
Cars transformed America. They also made people more vulnerable to the police.
Traffic stops, usually over minor infractions, are one of the most common ways that people interact with police. The frequency with which they turn deadly, often with impunity for the officers responsible, has made them a major focal point in the effort to combat police brutality.
In one recent case, police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, pulled over 29-year-old Tyre Nichols for “
VoxNov 17 2022
Opinion
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Opens Door to American Persecution
“We’ve all heard of people being canceled, thrown off social media, even fired from jobs … But how many years before a Christian minister [who speaks] on marriage and sexual orientation is reported [to] a government anti-terrorism program?”
For Rev. Dr. Bernard Randall, that time has already come. The chaplain of a Church of England School was suspended, fired for gross misconduct, and
The Daily SignalSep 27 2022
News
Virginia Students Stage Walk Out to Protest Youngkin’s Transgender Guidelines
Virginia students at nearly 100 schools planned to stage a walk-out Tuesday to protest Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed policies on transgender students.
National Review (News)
Feb 01 2023
News
Cheaters beware: ChatGPT maker releases AI detection tool
The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student or artificial intelligence wrote that homework.
The new AI Text Classifier launched Tuesday by OpenAI follows a weeks-long discussion at schools and colleges over fears that ChatGPT’s ability to write just about anything on command could
Associated Press