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Apr 04 2023
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Settlement bars former MPD union head from police work in 3 metro counties
The deal with former MPD Lt. Bob Kroll stems from two lawsuits about treatment of demonstrators following the murder of George Floyd. MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police union head Lt. Bob Kroll cannot work as a police officer in three metro counties in the next decade as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over the treatment of demonstrators following the murder of George Floyd
KARE11May 04 2023
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Doherty High School closed due to staff absences; D-11 superintendent blames teachers
Doherty High School was forced to cancel classes on Thursday after a large number of teachers simultaneously took a leave day, according to a message from District 11 Superintendent Michael Gaal. “With abnormally high and significant absence rates, we cannot properly fill enough positions at Doherty with guest staff to provide a safe and conducive instructional environment,” Gaal said in the
Colorado Springs GazetteMar 23 2023
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North Dakota Legislature Passes Bill That Makes Teachers Use Students’ Biological Pronouns
The North Dakota House approved a bill on Wednesday that would require teachers to refer to students using pronouns that correspond with their biological sex. In a 60-32 vote, the state house passed Senate Bill 2231, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Larry Luick and state Sen. Scott Meyer, which mandates that public school teachers must use a students’ biological sex pronouns unless parents
The Daily CallerApr 05 2023
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Ex-Police Union Head Bob Kroll Banned From Policing 3 Metro Counties
Under the settlement, for the next 10 years, Kroll cannot serve as a police officer anywhere in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Anoka Counties. Additionally, Kroll cannot serve in a leadership role in any law enforcement agency in those counties, cannot serve in on the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, and he cannot testify in any related trial. The settlement came after two
Patch.comMar 23 2023
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‘I thought I died:’ Abigail Zwerner, teacher shot by first grader, reveals in interview
Two weeks after Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn announced that a troubled 6-year-old boy who shot a teacher in the chest as she taught a first-grade class would not face criminal charges, his victim, 25-year-old Abigail Zwerner, says she will never forget the look on his face when he shot her. "I just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the
The Christian PostJan 27 2014
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8 memorable State of the Union moments
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tells the stories around some of the best moments in past State of the Union addresses.
CNN (Online News)Feb 23 2024
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Biden Tries to Flip the Politics of Immigration
If President Biden moves ahead with a plan to block people who illegally cross into the United States from claiming asylum, it is likely to face a swift legal challenge, much the way an effort by his predecessor in 2018 was blocked by the courts.
Politically, such a setback may not even matter.
For Mr. Biden, simply issuing an executive action just before his State of the Union
New York Times (News)Feb 09 2024
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Students protest 360 High School closure
Students and teachers lined at the Rhode Island State House steps Friday after the superintendent announced that the 360 High School will close its doors at the end of the year. The state run district announced it will merge with Juanita Sanchez High School. 360 High is already attached to JSEC, so no buildings will be vacant as a result of this merger. In a letter sent to teachers,
WJAR 10Feb 20 2024
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Mass. school board members want National Guard to quell violence
(NewsNation) — Officials in a Boston-area school district say violence has reached a breaking point and are calling on the state’s National Guard to calm the chaos they say is taking over classrooms. Four Brockton School Committee members have called on the Massachusetts National Guard to help, asking it provide security in school buildings. The committee members say teachers have been making
NewsNationFeb 08 2023
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Donald Trump Gives 'Real State Of The Union' And Declares He's 'A Victim'
Former President Donald Trump declared he was giving “the real State of the Union” Tuesday in a bitter campaign speech disguised as a rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. (Watch the video below.)
In a Truth Social video aired by far-right channel Newsmax, Trump fearmongered on immigration and hit other Republican talking points before smearing Biden and
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