North Star Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Amber Linn was recently honored as a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Math and Science Teaching, the highest recognition that teachers receive for outstanding teaching in the areas of science, technology, engineering, math or computer science.
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The US House of Representatives is gearing up for a final vote on President Joe Biden‘s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan in an effort to send it to the White House to be signed into law later this week. After the Senate passed its version of the bill over the weekend, the House is now
Continue ReadingEminem has released a new song in response to a TikTok campaign that tried to “cancel” him. The song, “Tone Deaf,” also has an animated video. It’s included on the rapper’s 2020 album, “Music to Be Murdered By — Side B,” and is a response to a TikTok campaign that tried to cancel Eminem over
Continue ReadingA Michigan high school student accidentally detonated a homemade explosive device he brought to school Monday morning, injuring himself and four of his classmates, police said. Officers from the Newaygo Police Department responded to Newaygo High School in west-central Michigan at 8:52 a.m. after a report of an explosion inside a classroom, state police said
Continue ReadingAs a university student years ago, Kyaw Moe Tun sat out Myanmar’s watershed 1988 pro-democracy protests. “I always listened to my parents, and they wanted me to stay home,” he says. Now, as Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, he tells Meanwhile that his duty is to protest — on behalf of the people of
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Almost five years ago, Ekpar Asat disappeared upon returning to China after participating in a prestigious State Department program in the United States. His sister, Rayhan, has not seen or heard from him since, but believes he is one of the up to 2 million Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities detained by the
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Skies will be mostly cloudy Tuesday night with a slight chance of snow showers.
Continue ReadingDisney+, the focal point of Disney‘s media empire, has achieved a significant milestone. The streaming service has surpassed 100 million global subscribers in just 16 months, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced at the company’s annual shareholders meeting, which was held virtually on Tuesday. “The enormous success of Disney+… has inspired us to be even more
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Central Oregon Community College said Tuesday it has placed all of its Campus Public Safety officers on paid administrative leave, pending a month-long, third-party review of the department’s operations, but did not reveal what sparked the moves.
Continue ReadingArkansas on Tuesday became the first state in 2021 to enact a near-total abortion ban — a bold step by abortion opponents seeking to renew challenges to the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure nationally. The court, which now leans conservative, has shown it is open to considering abortion
Continue ReadingOn your next trip to Costco, don’t be surprised if you can’t find your favorite cheese. Costco is having trouble stocking imported cheeses because of a shortage of shipping containers around the globe and bottlenecks at key West Coast ports, such as Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and Seattle. The combination has led to delays
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You may have read a lot over the weekend about how progressives were angry that the Covid relief bill that’s about to be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk was pared back to get moderate senators on board. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Mr. Progressive, wants to disabuse you of that notion. In an interview with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — The NYPD released new video of the gunman who opened fire and wounded two officers in Brooklyn. The incident happened Sunday night in a stairwell of an apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens where a gunman first opened fired on his roommate and then
Continue Reading Almost five years ago, Ekpar Asat disappeared upon returning to China after participating in a prestigious State Department program in the United States. His sister, Rayhan, has not seen or heard from him since, but believes he is one of the up to 2 million Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities detained by the
Continue ReadingAlua Arthur wasn’t looking for death. At 34, she was trying hard to stay alive. Clinical depression had forced a leave of absence from her job as a lawyer, and she was traveling on a bus in Cuba when it met her: A woman, only two years older than her, dying of uterine cancer. The
Continue ReadingHip-hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have sold their popular Verzuz livestream platform to the Triller Network. The companies didn’t disclose the financial terms of the deal Tuesday, but a Triller spokesperson said the Grammy-winning producers would become shareholders in the Triller Network, the parent company for the TikTok-like social video app. Timbaland and Swizz
Continue ReadingThree professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after photos surfaced of them wearing and holding racist symbols at a campus event in 2014, according to a statement from the school. In two photos verified by university spokesperson Lance Crawford, one professor is pictured wearing a Confederate soldier’s uniform, while
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Midstate company created a way where you can shop ’til you drop, while also helping the community. The (code)word company gives 30% off its net profit from the sale of all of its apparel to state food banks through the Feeding America Network.
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Pet store chains, including Petco and PetSmart, have removed “Betta Buddy Marimo Ball,” a moss plant for aquariums, from their shelves after invasive zebra mussels were discovered inside, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingInvestors can’t seem to make up their minds about whether to buy or sell tech stocks. A day after dragging the Nasdaq Composite into correction territory, tech stocks were on a massive rebound rally — the latest surge in the sector’s volatile start to the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed 3.7% higher on Tuesday, marking
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