10 h. ago New Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students

A judge has ruled that the state of New Mexico must commission a remedial plan for K-12 education because the system hasn't adequately helped Native American students and others from low-income households

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19 h. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Is the UK’s sugar tax an effective way of tackling obesity and improving public health?

Have your say: Is the sugar tax just adding to your grocery bill? The government wants to extend the levy to milkshakes and lattes, claiming it protects children’s health – but critics say it’s hitting families hard

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51 h. ago American students turn to UK as Trump takes aim at US universities

Searches for British courses surge following US president’s assault on Ivy League institutions, data shows

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3 d. ago Conservatives fighting ‘antisemitism’ are actively targeting US Jews. Why? | Josh Schreier

The pro-Israel campaign to ‘protect’ Jews by punishing anti-Zionist speech often targets Jews. That is no surpriseThe Trump administration claims that its moves to defund universities, arrest and deport students and force schools to demote or monitor professors are meant to combat antisemitism, protect Jewish students and remove “Hamas-supporting” foreign nationals from the country. American pro-Israel groups including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Hillel International, Aipac and the Heritage Foundation have united behind Republican measures to crack down on higher education and its putative antisemitism. Religiously identified groups such as the Orthodox Union and Christians United for Israel have joined the chorus, celebrating the punishment of supposedly antisemitic students and professors. Whatever their varied pasts, today’s pro-Israel groups are not about protecting American Jews. Instead, they are allies in Maga’s war on free speech, academic freedom and the US’s democrat...

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4 d. ago New Mexico judge and wife arrested for hiding an alleged Venezuelan gang member in their house

‘There is no way in the world that I would have allowed my grandkids to have any contact with the boys if I had sensed danger,’ the ex-judge wrote

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5 d. ago American exchange student's thumb ripped off as she tries to protect dogs from pit bull

Exchange student Leah Satterlee has been left with extreme anxiety and mounting medical expenses after the attack in a Dundee park which forced medics to reconstruct her thumb

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1 week ago 'New level of hell' as kids banned from learning about flag because of 'frontal nudity'

A school district in the southern American state of Texas has banned students from leaning about the commonwealth of Virginia and its flag which some say is inappropriate

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2 w. ago US college students detained in Denmark after alleged Uber driver dispute

Two students traveling on spring break were arrested and charged with assault in Copenhagen, police sayTwo American college students traveling for spring break were arrested in Copenhagen, charged with assault, and held in a Danish prison for two weeks following an alleged dispute with an Uber driver, Danish police said.The family of Owen Ray, a 19-year-old studying at Miami University in Ohio, said he and an unnamed friend have been forced to forfeit their passports and remain in the country. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Two American college students jailed in Denmark for allegedly fighting with Uber driver

Owen Ray’s mother fears for her son, as she claims he and his friend are being ‘locked up 23 hours a day’ in a Copenhagen jail

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2 w. ago Inside the Mexico City dance parties without alcohol, cost or judging

‘This is an open invitation for everyone to move as they wish in a safe space’

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2 w. ago Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students

The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion

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3 w. ago Judge orders Trump White House to lift access restrictions on Associated Press

Order restores journalists access to White House spaces while the news agency’s lawsuit moves forwardA US judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to restore full access for the Associated Press to presidential events, after the news agency was punished for its decision to continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage.The order from US district judge Trevor McFadden, an appointee of Donald Trump’s, requires the White House to allow the AP’s journalists to access the Oval Office, Air Force One and events held at the White House. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The accidental Shrimper: American student becomes Southend fan after boarding wrong boat

‘I had a blast on the boat and at the Southend game’ Club invite Evan Johnston to Solihull home fixtureAccidentally boarding a boat packed with beer-swilling football fans would be some people’s idea of hell.But Evan Johnston, a 21-year-old student from Arizona, said he “had a blast” after inadvertently joining a boat trip chartered by 150 Southend United supporters before their National League game at Sutton United on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brit A* student takes American SAT exams – and she's surprised by the results

Erin Meryl, who studies economics at Cambridge University, has gone viral after revealing how she tried to sit an American SAT exam to see how it compared to UK A Levels

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4 w. ago Major update in Gene Hackman death as judge steps in over 'graphic' decision

A judge in New Mexico has issued a ruling on the release of records related to the investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa

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