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Banned books are returning to shelves in one Florida school district : NPR

September 18, 2024 admin No Comments

A Florida school district is restoring three dozen books removed from library shelves. The books range from classics like Toni Morrison’s Beloved to a kid’s book about a penguin family with two dads. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Nassau County School Board in northeastern Florida has returned dozens of books to school library shelves. It’s a…

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Best dash cams 2024: Reviews and buying advice

September 18, 2024 admin No Comments

While you drive, there’s a lot happening, so a second pair of eyes can help you stay safe. A dash cam provides this extra vigilance and helps give you peace of mind while out on the road. The best dash cams monitor in high-res video what’s happening while you’re behind the wheel, with timestamps and…

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Sidney Crosby’s new contract keeps him with Penguins — and in control

September 18, 2024 admin No Comments

Before Sidney Crosby’s first home opener at Pittsburgh’s now-extinct Mellon Arena in October 2005, Mario Lemieux walked past a media scrum encircling Crosby and into the players’ lounge, pouring a cup of black coffee. Smirking, he opined about soon being “forgotten.” Then, in an unusually earnest moment, Lemieux predicted Crosby would “own all my records…

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‘Lucky Loser’ dispels the myth of Trump as a self-made billionaire : NPR

September 18, 2024 admin No Comments

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Donald Trump’s claims to being one of the wealthiest, most successful and brilliant businessmen was created with smoke and mirrors using his father’s wealth, media-created myths, lots of enormous loans, instances of tax fraud, along with false claims and unkept promises. The details are laid…

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Lead the World: How the U.S. Department of Education is Building Global Citizens

September 17, 2024 admin No Comments

By: Isabel Prasad, Policy Intern, Office of the Deputy Secretary Isabel is a rising junior at UC Berkeley studying Political Science, concentrating in International Relations and minoring in Human Rights Interdisciplinary Studies. To build a globally adept citizenry, the U.S. Department of Education promotes biliteracy, collaborates with relevant domestic and international stakeholders, and participates in…

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Sidney Crosby’s new Penguins contract is his sweetest assist yet

September 17, 2024 admin No Comments

Enjoy the next three years of watching Sidney Crosby play for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Breathe it in. Cherish it. Get a little sentimental, if necessary. Never in your lifetime will you see his kind again. I’m not talking about the hockey, the backhand, the vision, the power, the tenacity — you know, all of the…

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‘South Park’ creators renovate a restaurant : NPR

September 17, 2024 admin No Comments

¡Casa Bonita, Mi Amor! follows Trey Parker and Matt Stone as they renovate a dilapidated, inauthentic, 1970s Mexican restaurant. The labor of love becomes a money-pit as they chase the landmark’s former glory. Paramount hide caption toggle caption Paramount Maybe because most of us come from somewhere else, Americans just love replicas of foreign places…

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China’s local government debt problems are a hidden drag on economic growth

September 16, 2024 admin No Comments

Local governments in China are still building highways, bridges and railways, as pictured here in Jiangxi province on Sept. 6, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s persistent consumption slowdown traces back to the country’s real estate slump, and its deep ties to local government finances — and debt. The bulk…

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More schools installing vape detectors, with money from Juul settlement : NPR

September 16, 2024 admin No Comments

A young woman vapes an electronic cigarette. Some districts are installing high-tech vape detectors to alert school officials if students are using e-cigarettes. whitebalance.oatt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption whitebalance.oatt/Getty Images E-cigarette use among young people in the U.S. dropped significantly over the past year, according to a new government study. The hopeful signs come…

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4 Tools That Make It Easier to Write While Traveling—Wherever You Go

September 16, 2024 admin No Comments

The shift to remote work has made it easier to stay productive while traveling. We have Slack and Zoom, and there are time zone calculators on our shared calendars. But more than ever, it’s especially easy to work remotely if you job involves a lot of writing. Whether that means sending hundreds of emails, reporting…

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