Educational model wanted students ‘to be nice.’ That’s controversial in Florida now under DeSantis.
A review of district records shows how some public schools are distancing themselves from SEL lessons amid accusations that they’re indoctrination.
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Man had $39,500 seized by Arizona police for nearly 3 years. He finally received his money back.
Civil forfeiture has drawn sharp criticism as it has often allowed law enforcement to seize assets without needing to charge the owners with a crime.
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Most parents fear school shootings. But kids are 3 times more likely to be shot at home.
Most parents worry a shooting could happen at their children’s school. But a Trace analysis found that three times as many kids were shot in domestic violence incidents between 2018 and 2022.
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Russia Appears to Be Deploying 75-Year-Old Tanks to Ukraine
Open-source intelligence groups say the T-54, a tank built in the 1940s, is being shipped to the front.
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She was one of Alabama’s last abortion doctors. Then they came for everything she had
Dr Leah Torres has endured the ire of the anti-abortion movement without backing down – but now she faces her most daunting challenge
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A Texas Man’s Pathetic Attempt to Terrorize His Ex-Wife’s Friends Over Her Abortion
It’s the latest frontier in the battle over reproductive rights.
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US, Russia on the hunt for downed drone
Both the U.S. and Russia have signaled an interest in hunting for an advanced, $32 million drone downed over the Black Sea on Tuesday, but the search is complicated by the fact the unmanned aerial aircraft plunged into deep water near Crimea.
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After years of medical progress, American children are now less likely to reach adulthood
Pediatric mortality increased by 20% between 2019 and 2021, the largest increase in 50 years. What can be done to protect children?
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Florida university fires professor after racial justice lessons prompted parent complaint
A Palm Beach Atlantic University professor, whose lessons about racial justice put him at odds with school administrators in Florida, has been fired.
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