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Month: May 2021

This Massachusetts town will keep its outdoor mask mandate despite governor loosening restrictions

Just days after Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced a relaxation of mask requirements, Brookline, a town just outside of Boston, doubled down on its more restrictive mask mandate. As of April 30, masks are no longer required outdoors in Massachusetts when social distancing is possible, according to a news release from the governor’s office. The

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Sudan Fast Facts

Here’s a look at Sudan, a North African country bordering the Red Sea, Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea. About Sudan (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 1,861,484 sq km slightly less than one-fifth the size of the United States. Population: 46,751,152 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 18.3 years Capital: Khartoum

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Biden touts education funding in infrastructure proposal in visit to Virginia schools: ‘We’re in a race’ with other nations

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school and community college in Virginia on Monday to promote the President’s sweeping economic proposals and how they would benefit schools if signed into law. Biden touted his recently-unveiled $1.8 trillion American Families Plan as “a once-in-a-generation investment in our families, in our children,

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Students create song to thank teachers

Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — It’s the start of Teacher Appreciation Week and students are releasing a thank you note through song. Donald Gee went to Johnston High School. His mom is a Des Moines teacher, but this thank you goes beyond Iowa’s borders. “Thank You Teachers” is

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