Five Charged in Cheating Scandal That Helped Over 200 ‘Unqualified’ Texas Teachers

Chile’s leftwing government hit by rape scandal

President Gabriel Boric’s flagging popularity falls further amid allegations against his former security secretary

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

FirstFT: Twin scandals hit PwC’s Asia profits

Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from the Madison Square Garden rally and what happened to Project 2025?

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Conker-fuffle after cheat claim by 'sore loser'

David Jakins admits to owning a steel conker, but denies foul play during the tournament.

Chestnut Championship in England Is Roiled by Accusation of Cheating

Known as conkers in Britain, chestnuts are played in an annual championship there. This year, there are accusations of cheating. And it’s all very serious.

World - The New York Times - October 16

‘King Conker’ cleared of cheating at World Conker Championships

David Jakins is cleared of any wrongdoing after he was found with a steel nut in his pocket. The winner of the World Conker Championships has been cleared of any wrongdoing after he was found with ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Conker champion cleared of cheating after probe

David Jakins, 82, who is also known as King Conker, won his men's title "fairly" says organisers.

'I massively regret using AI to cheat at uni'

Hannah says she is lucky she wasn't thrown out of university after being caught using AI.

Inside Texas A&M's benching of QB Conner Weigman for fleet-footed Marcel Reed, who threw twice in win over LSU

Texas A&M coach Mike Elko's bold choice paid off, but what do the Aggies do the rest of the way?

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Minnesota teacher's 2,471-pound pumpkin wins California contest

A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row.

Teacher and veteran cop part of crew accused of running Long Island brothels

A veteran cop and an experienced teacher are part of a crew arrested and charged with running brothels and managing sex workers on Long Island, New York, in what authorities described Tuesday as a ...

Substitute Teacher Reenacted George Floyd Murder at Minnesota High School

Students said the teacher, who claimed to be a police officer, also said “police brutality isn’t real.”

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Harris champions a vital mission: More Black male teachers in our schools

In 2012, I began my teaching career as a Black male educator at Greenwood High School through the Teach for America program. At the time, more than 6 percent of the country’s teachers were Black ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Substitute teacher accused of re-enacting George Floyd murder in Minnesota classroom

An off-duty Wisconsin police officer working as a substitute teacher is under investigation after he was accused of re-enacting the murder of George Floyd, making "racially harmful comments" and ...

Teacher murdered in front of schoolchildren as Lima gripped by crime wave

Extortion rackets killed seven people in less than 12 hours in Lima recently, despite a two-month state of emergency. Late into the night, mothers chanted for justice outside their children’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Teacher saw Sara Sharif's bruised face, jury told

Jurors previously heard Sara had been hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse.

Man pleads guilty to killing, kidnapping Memphis teacher during her jog

Cleotha Abston entered guilty pleas to first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping in the abduction and death of Eliza Fletcher.

Authorities allege million-dollar teacher certification scheme in Houston

Five people have been arrested after organizing and conducting an illegal fake teacher certification scheme that made at least $1 million in Houston, local prosecutors said on Monday. Harris ...

Politics - The Hill - 16 hours ago

Dow adds 200 points for first close above 43,000

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to fresh records Monday as investors awaited the next batch of key corporate earnings.

A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years

Back in the 19th century, migrant miners from Cornwall, in the southwest of England, brought their pastries to the Mexican mining town of Real del Monte

World - ABC News - October 15

ServiceNow flirts with $200 billion market cap as AI momentum draws cheers

ServiceNow’s stock is on track for a record close Thursday following an upbeat earnings report.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years

An unknown work in the composer’s hand has emerged in a New York museum, the first such find in more than a half century. The pianist Lang Lang plays it here.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Vietnam waits for major upgrade to its $200 billion stock market

Vietnam's chip capabilities have it competing against near neighbor Malaysia, attracting global semiconductor firms.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Nvidia’s stock is up nearly 200% this year, and a critical time for tech awaits

With Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon all set to report results this week, chip-sector investors should pay attention to cloud growth and spending forecasts.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Unknown waltz by Chopin found in library vault after nearly 200 years

The score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was discovered by a curator at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Lost Chopin waltz unearthed after almost 200 years

The unknown waltz was discovered in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.

Lenovo's Handheld Gaming PC Is $200 Off At Amazon, Best Price Yet

Lenovo Legion Go Handheld Gaming PC $499 (was ...

Tech - GameSpot - Yesterday

Scandal-hit Sinn Féin on back foot ahead of Irish elections

Leader Mary Lou McDonald vows to stay at helm of party despite resignations of two deputies

Business - Financial Times - October 14

A Very English Sporting Scandal: Did a Steel Conker Taint a Title?

Conkers are buckeye chestnuts that are part of an annual championship. This year, there are accusations of cheating. And it’s all very serious.

World - The New York Times - October 15

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