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Mar 22 2023
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'I Thought I Had Died': VA Teacher Recounts Deadly Classroom Shooting
“I just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me,” Abby Zwerner, who teaches at Richneck Elementary School, told Guthrie. “It’s changed me. It’s changed my life.” Newport News police have accused the 6-year-old boy of shooting Zwerner inside the first-grade classroom where she was teaching on Jan. 6. Police said the boy took his mother's
Patch.com
Mar 28 2023
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Employees at Iowa City’s Clinton and Burlington Street Starbucks location file to unionize
The movement to unionize comes after alleged issues with the management team at the location. Amid a national push for worker unions, staff at the Starbucks in downtown Iowa City filed to unionize on Monday. The staff is planning to hold a vote in May and if more than 70 percent of employees vote to unionize, the store will be the first Starbucks location to unionize in Iowa. The labor
The Daily Iowan
Feb 27 2024
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Five-term Indiana Mayor Tom Henry says he has late-stage stomach cancer
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry said Monday he has been diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer and will begin chemotherapy treatments next week. The five-term mayor of Indiana's second most populous city announced the diagnosis during a news briefing outside his office Monday afternoon. INDIANA TEACHER FOUND DEAD IN SCHOOL STAIRWELL AFTER NOT COMING OUTSIDE FOR RELATIVE TO PICK HIM UP "My initial
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 04 2023
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Ron DeSantis bashes NBA after players' union condemns Orlando Magic's donation to his super PAC
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis—also running for the Republican presidential nomination—slammed the National Basketball Association after the players' union, the National Basketball Players Association, condemned the Orlando Magic for making a donation to his super PAC. Thursday morning, the NBPA released a statement following a that the team made a $50,000 donation to Never Back Down, a pro-
Raw Story
Feb 26 2024
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Fargo Public Schools cancels classes Tuesday due to weather
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Due to forecasted weather conditions during the morning commute for staff and students, all Fargo Public Schools classes, extra-curricular activities parent-teacher conferences are canceled for Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. School leaders say this includes the Early Childhood Special Education pre-school program and Adult Learning Center. Due to the cancellation, FPS
Valley News Live
Mar 31 2023
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San Jose police union boss charged with importing and distributing synthetic fentanyl
On Monday, a criminal complaint was filed against 64-year-old Joanne Marian Segovia, the Executive Director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA), over an alleged scheme to import synthetic opioids into the US and then distribute the drug, which is similar to fentanyl. According to the Justice Department, Segovia was charged with "attempt to illegally import a controlled
The Post Millennial
Jul 05 2023
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Springdale’s Jazmin Carranza, Fort Smith’s Nicole Franklin among regional finalists for Arkansas Teacher of Year
Two area teachers are among the 14 regional finalists for the 2024 Arkansas Teacher of the Year award, according to an Arkansas Department of Education news release Wednesday. The area regional finalists are Jazmin Carranza, who teaches Algebra I in grades 8-9 at Springdale's Southwest Junior High School, and Nicole Franklin, who teaches English language arts and social studies in grades 4-5
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
May 05 2023
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Sioux Falls school board candidates debate social studies standards, teacher pay
The two candidates who remain interested in serving on the Sioux Falls School District’s Board of Education debated issues ranging from budgets and school safety to library materials and South Dakota's recently passed controversial social studies standards Thursday night. Their debate was part of a forum hosted by the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce and the Sioux Falls League of Women
Argus Leader
Mar 01 2024
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In-N-Out to open its first WA location in Clark County
Washingtonians craving a cheeseburger animal style are in luck. California fast-food chain In-N-Out is planning to open a Clark County location. The restaurant would be the first In-N-Out in the state, according to planning documents submitted to the city of Ridgefield. The company plans to build near the under-construction Ridgefield Costco at Union Ridge Town Center on Pioneer Street, just
The Seattle Times
Mar 27 2023
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Unions launch widespread strikes in Israel after Netanyahu fires defense official
Unions in Israel have launched widespread strikes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired a defense official who challenged his controversial plan to reform the nation’s judiciary. Netanyahu ousted Yoav Gallant on Sunday after the defense minister broke ranks to call for a pause to Netanyahu’s judicial reform plans over concerns about turmoil within Israel’s military. Gallant’s firing
The Hill