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Month: January 2024

Ann Arbor Public Schools approves Mideast cease-fire resolution that had stoked controversy

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A public school district in Michigan approved a resolution calling for a bilateral cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war while also encouraging its teachers to discuss the conflict in its classrooms following an emotionally charged meeting Wednesday. The resolution approved by the Ann Arbor Public Schools

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National Guard soldiers stand guard Friday on the banks of the Rio Grande river at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass

Texas has until the end of today to stop blocking federal access to miles of the US-Mexico border

CNN, WOAI, KABB, KSAT, STRINGR, FAMILY PHOTOS, FACEBOOK, CITY OF EAGLE PASS, GIBSON, @PATRIOTPARTYNC, WOAI/KABB, Family Photos/Facebook, Gibson/@patriotpartync By Alisha Ebrahimji, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum-seekers are being sent. Here are the

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Florida GOP lawmakers seek to ban rainbow flags in schools, saying they’re bad for students

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban teachers from wearing a rainbow flag lapel pin in public schools and universities. The language forbids government employees from displaying any flag or even depictions of flags that shows a “racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political

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Un grupo armado secuestra a una buscadora y asesina a su esposo e hijo en Guanajuato, México

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Guanajuato activó los protocolos de búsqueda para localizar con vida a la defensora y buscadora Lorenza Cano Flores, reportada como desaparecida el 15 de enero en Salamanca, municipio de Guanajuato, estado localizado en el centro de México. El Consejo Estatal Ciudadano de la Comisión Estatal

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IIHF says Israel can play in an upcoming tournament after initially barring it for security concerns

ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation says Israel will be able to play in an upcoming tournament after previously barring its national team from the event over security concerns. The sport’s world governing body announced Wednesday that Israel can take part in the Division III under-20 world championship later this month in Bulgaria.

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Texas tiene hasta este miércoles para dejar de bloquear el acceso federal a kilómetros de la frontera entre EE.UU. y México

Alexandra Ferguson Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — La oleada de migrantes sigue desbordando a las autoridades en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos, y en las ciudades estadounidenses a las que están siendo enviados muchos solicitantes de asilo. Estos son los últimos acontecimientos: El gobierno de Biden dio a Texas hasta el final del

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Family warned school about threats to their son who was shot and killed at graduation, report shows

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A newly released report shows that an 18-year-old student fatally shot last year after his high school graduation in Virginia had been kept home for months because of fears for his safety but was still allowed to attend commencement ceremonies. The report released Wednesday found that Richmond Public Schools allowed

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DeSantis shifts his campaign away from New Hampshire days before the state’s primary, AP sources say

By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Ron DeSantis has decided to shift his presidential campaign away from New Hampshire just six days before the state’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary while his leading super PAC executes another round of layoffs, moves that reflect the Florida governor’s rapidly shrinking path to the

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Opinion: Why a new study gives a misleading view of inequality in America

Opinion by Elise Gould and Josh Bivens (CNN) — In recent years, researchers have debated the simple question of whether inequality has risen a lot or a little in the United States over the past half-century. Lots of arguments in this debate surround highly technical issues like, “Should the income of owners of ‘pass-through businesses’ be reported as wages or

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Trump escalates attacks on Haley as he seeks New Hampshire knockout

By Eric Bradner and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is seeking to deliver a knockout blow to Nikki Haley in New Hampshire’s Republican primary, deploying racist dog whistles against the onetime South Carolina governor as the former president ramps up his campaign schedule and hammers his rival on the airwaves. For weeks, Trump’s campaign has treated Haley as a serious

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Frigid weather can cut electric vehicle range and make charging tough. Here’s what you need to know

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life difficult for electric-vehicle drivers. Many have complained about long lines for charging stations, and even that their EVs wouldn’t charge when plugged in. But experts say there are ways to

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