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US high school seniors of 2022 had lowest average ACT score in more than three decades. But scores have for years been going down

By Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Maxouris, CNN The US high school graduating class of 2022 had the lowest average ACT score in more than three decades, the organization behind the test said on Wednesday, noting the class also endured the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for three academic years. The ACT is a standardized exam

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Body camera video shows White deputy tell Black woman in Michigan he is ‘more Black’ than her

By Justin Gamble, CNN A Black woman in Michigan says a Monroe County sheriff’s deputy racially discriminated against her when responding to a fight between the woman and a White couple outside a liquor store in Lambertville, Michigan, according to a federal civil rights suit filed Monday. Police body camera footage of officers’ response to

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A purse frozen in time was found during school renovations. Inside were family photos, diary entries and a calendar opened to April 1959

By Sara Smart, CNN Renovations at a Texas school led to an unexpected discovery of an accessory frozen in time. Beneath the floorboards of a stage at a League City school, around 26 miles southeast of Houston, contractors found a small, plastic clutch filled with items that once belonged to a 13-year-old. Sydney Hunt, a

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Scott Walker Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Scott Walker, former Republican governor of Wisconsin. Personal Birth date: November 2, 1967 Birth place: Colorado Springs, Colorado Birth name: Scott Kevin Walker Father: Llewellyn Walker, Baptist preacher Mother: Patricia (Fitch) Walker, bookkeeper Marriage: Tonette (Tarantino) Walker Children: Matt; Alex Education: Attended Marquette University,

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‘This jury failed our families.’ Loved ones of Parkland school massacre victims say justice eludes them

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Gina Montalto’s parents simply clutched hands and cried as it was announced Thursday that a Florida jury recommended the Parkland school shooter should not be condemned to death. Tony Montalto, Gina’s father and president of the advocacy group Stand with Parkland, called it “yet another gut punch for so many of

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2 ‘exceptional’ police officers were shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut

By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN Two highly respected police officers were killed Wednesday night and a third seriously wounded when a suspect fired over 80 rounds at them while they were responding to a call in Connecticut, authorities said. “Sadly, we lost two exceptional Bristol police officers. And a third was seriously injured

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New York City announces its largest rainbow fentanyl seizure in history, eclipsing record bust from last month

By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Frehse, CNN Days after federal officials announced the largest rainbow fentanyl seizure in New York City history, an even greater quantity of the highly addictive substance has been found, prosecutors said Wednesday. Two people have been arrested and charged with multiple drug and firearm charges in connection to the seizure

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Stanford University apologizes for limiting Jewish student admissions during the 1950s

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Stanford University apologized Wednesday for limiting Jewish student admissions during the 1950s and then denying such a practice existed in the years that followed. The apology comes after a task force appointed by the university’s president in January completed an archive-based report that found that Stanford took actions to suppress its

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Man accused of killing 5 people in South Carolina before being caught was allegedly on meth and had been awake for days, authorities say

By Jamiel Lynch and Melissa Alonso, CNN A man accused of killing five people in South Carolina was arrested in neighboring Georgia after he allegedly committed another crime, authorities said Tuesday. Deputies arrested James Douglas Drayton of Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Monday after he robbed a gas station with a weapon, according to a release

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Purported Trump supporter who claimed Antifa burned down his camper admits to staged attack, DOJ says

Josh Campbell and Andy Rose, CNN A Minnesota man who claimed Antifa set fire to his camper during the political unrest of 2020 because he had displayed a Trump campaign flag admitted to staging the event and committing insurance fraud, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Denis Molla, age 30, of Minneapolis suburb Brooklyn Center was

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