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California professor put on paid administrative leave after video shows him chastising student who is hard of hearing

A tenure-track professor at a California community college is on leave and under investigation after video of him speaking critically to a hard-of-hearing student during an online class made the rounds on social media. Last Thursday, a two-minute video — broken into three parts for TikTok — surfaced showing a Zoom recording from a physiology

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Tiger Woods had serious leg injuries after high-speed crash, but was calm and lucid, authorities say

Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries and was trapped but conscious when emergency responders reached the scene of his one-vehicle rollover crash on a stretch of California road known for speeding and accidents, authorities said Tuesday. Woods, 45, was driving shortly after 7 a.m. PT in Rancho Palos Verdes, near Los Angeles, when

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Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into Elijah McClain’s death

Officials in Aurora, Colorado, said Tuesday that an independent monitor will be set up to scrutinize police discipline and transparency after an investigation triggered by the in-custody death of Elijah McClain found a failed system of accountability. “I believe the investigative team has identified the issue that is at the root of the case: the

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Trudeau, Biden agree to focus on economic recovery, fight against COVID-19 and climate change

Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ontario In their first face-to-face virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden have agreed to prioritize the fight against COVID-19, economic recovery following pandemic strain, and the global climate threat. Dubbed the new “partnership roadmap,” Trudeau said these priorities are based on

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University of Michigan says it shut down a campus library for two days after discovering venomous spiders

It’s like something straight out of a nightmare — venomous spiders were found inside a University of Michigan library, causing the building to be shut down for two days last month. The “small number” of venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders were uncovered in the basement mechanical room of Shapiro Undergraduate Library in late January during a

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Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign in wake of massive power outages during winter storm

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday’s board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. ERCOT Board Chair Sally Talberg, Board Vice Chair Peter Cramton, Finance and Audit Committee Chair Terry

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Tiger Woods has non-life-threatening injuries after single-vehicle rollover crash near LA, source says

Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered compound fractures in his legs, but has non-life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning near Los Angeles, an LA law enforcement source told CNN. Woods was conscious when deputies arrived on the scene in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Michael White told CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS.

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