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Confusion reigns in Texas as new law aims to restrict how race and history are taught in schools

By Nicole Chavez, CNN A new Texas law aimed at restricting discussions of race and history in schools has some educators second guessing themselves and forgoing civics-related activities to avoid running afoul of it. HB3979, one of the legislative efforts to ban critical race theory in American classrooms, went into effect Wednesday as schools in

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A Louisiana State Trooper keeps watch over damaged homes on Grand Isle on Tuesday.

Louisiana’s last inhabited barrier island bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida. Here’s what it looks like now

By Eric Levenson and Gary Tuchman, CNN Grand Isle, Louisiana’s last remaining inhabited barrier island at the southern tip of the state, bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida and was devastated by the Category 4 storm’s high winds, rain and storm surge. “I’ve never seen it look like this,” Bryan Adams, director of Jefferson Parish

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USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in 2018 as the organization struggled to recover from the sexual abuse scandal involving Larry Nassar

USA Gymnastics and abuse victims propose a $425 million settlement in bankruptcy court

By Jean Casarez, CNN USA Gymnastics is proposing a $425 million settlement with sexual abuse victims as part of a reorganization plan submitted jointly with a court-appointed Committee of Sexual Abuse survivors amid bankruptcy proceedings. USAG filed for bankruptcy in 2018 as the organization struggled to recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. The

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Trails and campgrounds in a remote area near Yosemite National Park have been closed by the US Forest Service due to "unknown hazards."

Trails and campgrounds near Yosemite where a family and their dog were found dead have been closed because of ‘unknown hazards,’ officials say

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Federal forest officials closed trails and campgrounds in a remote area near Yosemite National Park because of “unknown hazards” located in the area where a family and their dog were mysteriously found dead last month. The bodies of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, and the family dog, Oksi,

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