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Florida leads US in hot car deaths babies, children. Safety tips Skip to main content Home Election Local Crime Environment Politics Education Hidden Gems State Two more children have died in hot cars in recent days, bringing Florida’s toll to five this yea...
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If you’re looking for a reason to despair over the state of American education, there are many places you could start. You could, for example, worry about the all-consuming phones—or the gambling and TikTok addictions that come with them. You could worry ab...
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WorldCRIKEY!Cameron Adams Reporter Published Jul. 5 2026 11:45PM EDT Helle Arensbak/via REUTERS Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been forced to apologize after making an NSFW comment about the country’s most successful pop music export, singe...
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Student backpacks are hung up on hooks and stored with other items on the first day of school at Harborview Elementary School in Juneau on Aug. 15, 2025. (Corinne Smith / Alaska Beacon)Editor’s note: This story contains references to sexual violence and abu...
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MediaCOME FLY WITH MEKatie Francis Reporter Published Jul. 5 2026 6:09PM EDT Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images Delta Flight 1076 from Atlanta was reportedly struck by fireworks soon before it landed in Chicago at 8:33 p.m. Saturday night, according to the ai...
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This spring, across the nation’s auditoriums and quadrangles, members of the class of 2026 took their seats to receive remarks from distinguished guests. The graduation speech is a thankless form: generalized, impersonal exhortation/congratulation is almost...
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Once dismissed, soccer in the U.S. has surged into the mainstream, driven by World Cup moments, MLS growth and fan culture, reshaping how the nation plays, watches and embraces the global game. Show Caption I vividly remember how the American soldiers react...
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I don’t remember precisely when I first heard the word “gifted,” but it must have been in early elementary school. I do remember being pulled out of my first-grade class and led to the fifth-grade classroom, where a teacher told me to choose a chapter book ...
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Authored by Larry Sand via Heartland.org,After decades of steady growth, attendance in U.S. K-12 public schools has shifted drastically. Over the past five years, registration has fallen by 2.3 percent, or 1.18 million students, and schools show no signs of...
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