Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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A search warrant reveals additional details about a nonbinary teen’s death in Oklahoma

A recently released police search warrant is revealing more details in the case of a nonbinary Oklahoma student who died a day after a high school bathroom fight

A search warrant reveals additional details about a nonbinary teen’s death in Oklahoma
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MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference continues to make strides in data acceptance

Jessica Gelman has become an influential leader and innovator in the sports industry

MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference continues to make strides in data acceptance
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College athletes would need school approval for NIL deals under bill passed by Utah Legislature

College athletes in Utah who are looking to profit off their name, likeness and image will have to seek written approval from their school for any business deal exceeding $600

College athletes would need school approval for NIL deals under bill passed by Utah Legislature
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Antoine Predock, internationally renowned architect and motorcycle aficionado, dies at 87

Internationally renowned architect and avid motorcyclist Antoine Predock has died at his home in Albuquerque, according to longtime friends

Antoine Predock, internationally renowned architect and motorcycle aficionado, dies at 87
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Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new format

As SAT season kicks off this weekend, students across the U.S. for the first time will take it with computers and tablets — and not the pencils they’ve used since the college admissions test was introduced nearly a century ago

Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new format
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Counselor recalls morning of Michigan school attack when parents declined to take shooter home

It’s day three of the trial for the father of a Michigan school shooter

Counselor recalls morning of Michigan school attack when parents declined to take shooter home
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Sexual orientation, gender ID can be talked about in Florida classrooms under lawsuit settlement

Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction

Sexual orientation, gender ID can be talked about in Florida classrooms under lawsuit settlement
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Prosecutor urges jury to convict Michigan school shooter's dad, says he could have prevented tragedy

A jury in Michigan is hearing closing arguments in the trial of a Michigan school shooter's father

Prosecutor urges jury to convict Michigan school shooter's dad, says he could have prevented tragedy
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Michigan jury returning to decide fate of school shooter's father in deaths of 4 students

A jury in Michigan is set to resume deliberations in a trial that will determine whether another parent will be held responsible for a mass school shooting committed by a son

Michigan jury returning to decide fate of school shooter's father in deaths of 4 students
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Police find Missouri student Riley Strain's body in Tennessee river after nearly 2-week search

Police in Tennessee say that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead

Police find Missouri student Riley Strain's body in Tennessee river after nearly 2-week search
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Texas school bus with more 40 students crashes, killing 2 people, authorities say

Texas authorities say a school bus with more than 40 prekindergarten students has collided with a concrete truck and rolled over while returning from a field trip

Texas school bus with more 40 students crashes, killing 2 people, authorities say
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Kamala Harris to tour blood-stained building where 2018 Florida school massacre happened

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to tour the blood-stained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened

Kamala Harris to tour blood-stained building where 2018 Florida school massacre happened
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Nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria freed after two weeks

A state official in northwest Nigeria says nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in have been released more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school

Nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria freed after two weeks
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High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory

A high school teacher and two students are suing Arkansas over the state's ban on critical race theory in public schools

High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory
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Girl Scout troop resolved to support migrants despite backlash

As government officials debate how to handle the influx of new arrivals, the Girl Scouts — whose Troop 6000 has served kids who live in the shelter system since 2017 — are quietly welcoming hundreds of the city’s youngest new residents with the support of donations

Girl Scout troop resolved to support migrants despite backlash
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Activists forming human chain in Nashville on Covenant school shooting anniversary

Tennessee advocates for gun safety are forming a 3-mile human chain in Nashville on the anniversary of last year's deadly Covenant School shooting

Activists forming human chain in Nashville on Covenant school shooting anniversary
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Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden's student loan repayment plan

A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers

Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden's student loan repayment plan
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UNLV releases video of campus shooter killed by police after 3 professors shot dead

New video has been released of a shootout between a campus police officer and a gunman that ended a deadly rampage last December at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

UNLV releases video of campus shooter killed by police after 3 professors shot dead
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First they tried protests of anti-gay bills. Then students put on a play at Louisiana’s Capitol

A group of students from a New Orleans high school staged a play they developed on the steps of Louisiana's Capitol to protest a series of anti-LGBTQ+ legislative proposals

First they tried protests of anti-gay bills. Then students put on a play at Louisiana’s Capitol
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Several people are wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki and police have detained a suspect

Finnish police say a number of people were wounded in a shooting at a school in Helsinki and a suspect was detained

Several people are wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki and police have detained a suspect
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Biden will talk about student debt relief in Wisconsin after primary voting delivered warning signs

President Joe Biden is traveling to Wisconsin to announce details of a new plan to help millions of people with their student loan debt

Biden will talk about student debt relief in Wisconsin after primary voting delivered warning signs
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What to know about Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation

President Joe Biden is taking another shot at student loan cancellation, hoping to deliver on a key campaign promise that he has so far failed to deliver

What to know about Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation
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OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76

O.J. Simpson has died

OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76
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Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban
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Citing safety, USC cancels speech by valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians

The University of Southern California has canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian, a Muslim student who has expressed support for Palestinians, citing substantial security risks for the event that draws 65,000 people to campus

Citing safety, USC cancels speech by valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians

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