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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By MICHAEL PHILLIS, SUMAN NAISHADHAM and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Before reaching the seawalls, levees and other flood controls that shield New Orleans, Hurricane Ida’s storm surge also encountered natural barriers that can help blunt the impact of storms. Natural defenses like wetlands have their limits — especially with major events like Ida. But experts
Continue Reading BEIT UR AL-TAHTA, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of people are mourning a man Palestinian health officials said was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Thirty-nine-year-old Raed Jadallah was found by his son and a friend shot to death near Ramallah after he did not come home from his work in Israel.
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Archaeologists have uncovered stone tools and hippopotamus bones near ancient lake beds on the Arabian Peninsula. This evidence suggests that during intermittent periods of rainy climate, the now-arid region was comparatively lush and green — and early human groups and animals migrated out of Africa into
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John is releasing an album of collaborations with artists from several generations and genres, including Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, Stevie Nicks and Stevie Wonder. “The Lockdown Sessions,” a collection of 16 songs featuring John with artists from Dua Lipa to the late Glen Campbell, will
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s new right-wing health minister has apologized for past remarks and avowed his “absolute respect” for Holocaust victims and his opposition to antisemitism. Athanassios Plevris issued a statement on social media hours after the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece expressed concern over his Cabinet appointment. The Jewish organization asked
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By TATIANA POLLASTRI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Packages have only just started reaching doorsteps in Sao Paulo’s second-biggest favela, Paraisopolis. It’s thanks to a bespectacled 21-year-old with a degree in information technology. Inspired by community-led distribution of food kits and donations during the pandemic, Giva Pereira founded a logistics startup
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press Two Missouri students are being lauded for their fast action on a school bus after the driver passed out. After the bus went through a fence and into a field outside of St. James, Missouri, seventh-grader Tandon Baker ran to the front, put his foot on the break and put
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press Two Missouri students are being lauded for their fast action on a school bus after the driver passed out. After the bus went through a fence and into a field outside of St. James, Missouri, seventh-grader Tandon Baker ran to the front, put his foot on the break and put
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy keeps operating at a healthy pace in nine Midwest and Plains states, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region. The overall economic index for the region slipped to 68.9 from July’s surging 73.1, but it
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy keeps operating at a healthy pace in nine Midwest and Plains states, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region. The overall economic index for the region slipped to 68.9 from July’s surging 73.1, but it
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy keeps operating at a healthy pace in nine Midwest and Plains states, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region. The overall economic index for the region slipped to 68.9 from July’s surging 73.1, but it
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By Jonny Hallam and Mick Krever, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at victory celebrations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. In videos posted on social media, the Taliban paraded hardware left behind by both Afghan and US forces after the withdrawal of
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and its allies are adding more oil back to the market as demand recovers from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. The oil producing cartel and its allies agreed during an online meeting Wednesday to stick to plans and add back 400,000 barrels of oil per day from Oct. 1.
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and its allies are adding more oil back to the market as demand recovers from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. The oil producing cartel and its allies agreed during an online meeting Wednesday to stick to plans and add back 400,000 barrels of oil per day from Oct. 1.
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Households and businesses in Spain will be thinking twice about using appliances and switching on lights starting Thursday when the country sees a new record for the cost of electricity. The electricity market operator for the Iberian Peninsula says customers in both Spain and Portugal will pay an average of 140 euros,
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Households and businesses in Spain will be thinking twice about using appliances and switching on lights starting Thursday when the country sees a new record for the cost of electricity. The electricity market operator for the Iberian Peninsula says customers in both Spain and Portugal will pay an average of 140 euros,
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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
Continue Reading 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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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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