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3 university professors placed on leave after photos surface of them at campus event wearing and holding racist symbols

Three 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

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Teen shot in the head, killed

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A teenager was shot in the back of head in St. Louis’ West End neighborhood Monday afternoon. Officers responded to the 6100 block of Etzel just before 5:30 p.m. Monday. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said the victim is a

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Professors on leave after racist photos surface – but some students say that’s not enough

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Responding to a growing controversy over 7-year-old Halloween photos the recently resurfaced, the University of South Alabama on Friday put three professors on leave and launched an internal investigation. But several dozen angry students who gathered outside a board of trustees meeting said the

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‘Our kids have thrived’: School district never required masks or distancing and most students are on track academically

Click here for updates on this story     PARKER COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — There were no social media posts, emails to parents or hastily scheduled school board meetings at the Peaster Independent School District after Governor Greg Abbott announced the end to state mask orders last week. The rural school district in Parker County, northwest of

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