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After allowing parents to opt-out of the Black History Month curriculum, a Utah school is switching the decision

A school in Utah is continuing its Black History Month curriculum after parents asked the school to allow their children opt out of the program. Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden, Utah, after receiving requests from parents, sent out an opt-out form last Wednesday for those unwilling to participate in the school’s planned Black History

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A Washington state trooper was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling, officials say

A Washington state trooper was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling Monday in Kittitas County, Washington, the county sheriff’s office said in a press release. Search-and-rescue crews recovered trooper Steve Houle, 51, of Cle Elum from the avalanche. He was a 28-year veteran of the Washington State Patrol, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office said in

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Nearly 15,000 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in New York nursing homes and adult care facilities, data shows

The New York State Department of Health is continuing to release data shedding more light on Covid-19 deaths among residents in the state’s long-term care facilities, after a state Supreme Court judge ordered the department to fulfill a watchdog group’s Freedom of Information request. The health department has recorded nearly 15,000 confirmed and presumed Covid-19

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North Korean hackers stole more than $300 million to pay for nuclear weapons, says confidential UN report

North Korea‘s army of hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars throughout much of 2020 to fund the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs in violation of international law, according to a confidential United Nations report. The document accused the regime of leader Kim Jong Un of conducting “operations against financial institutions and virtual currency

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