Schools shut as snow causes more travel problems

New ice warning as schools shut due to snow

Transport for Wales cancels some trains as weather warning continue.

Warnings for ice after snow closes schools

The Met Office has a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across most of Wales.

School closures and travel delays as Arctic air brings snow and sleet to parts of the UK

World - Yahoo News - 22 hours ago

How 'impressive' Southampton caused problems for Man City

Match of the Day pundit and ex-Southampton winger Theo Walcott analyses how Saints' style caused problems for Premier League champions Manchester City.

Vance: Problems 'caused by broken leadership' bigger than 'any foreign threat'

Vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) defended former President Trump's comments suggesting using military force on Election Day to combat "the enemy within" in an interview with NBC ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

School leaders know fixing problems a marathon, not a sprint

But school leaders do not agree on how quickly the government should be pacing itself.

Cold weather continues as fresh warnings announced

Freezing temperatures and snowfall continued across parts of the UK on Wednesday morning.

Move over Black Friday: Consumer interest in 'Travel Tuesday' soars

Search interest for "Travel Tuesday" rose more than 500% over the last two years, according to a report published Thursday by McKinsey & Company.

Business - CNBC - November 4

India evacuates hundreds of thousands of people and shuts schools as a tropical storm nears

Indian authorities have shut schools, evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and canceled trains in parts of the country as a tropical storm strengthens in the Bay of Bengal

World - ABC News - October 24

Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality

Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week

World - ABC News - November 4

Dollar weakens as investors rein in bets on Trump victory

Markets move after poll shows unexpected groundswell of support for Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday’s election

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week

The city of Lahore reported hazardous levels of air pollution on Sunday. Pakistani officials have blamed India for some of it.

World - The New York Times - November 4

Disruptive snow to hit UK as weather warnings issued

Snow and ice warnings have been issued and disruption is possible as the weather turns colder across the UK.

More toilets will take 'worry' out of London travel

Billie Nicholls, who has ulcerative colitis, says some people don't have the luxury of waiting.

New storms and flooding in Spain close schools and cause train cancellations

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Why Business Travelers Can Now Expect Fast, Automatic Refunds for Major Flight Problems

The regulator’s new rules set time limits for delays deserving refunds, and impose reimbursement for other airline changes undermining service to passengers.

Business - Inc. - October 30

Return-to-office mandates are causing more federal workers to unionize

Department of Justice trial attorneys are seeking to form the first attorneys' union in the department's history in response to a return-to-office mandate, citing concerns about productivity, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Global rise of populism causing more authoritarianism in Africa – report

‘Moral threshold coming down,’ warns Mo Ibrahim, as his index of governance reveals widespread decline in 10 years. The global rise of populism and “strongmen” has led to an increase in ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Investors want more urgency from Europe in tackling its economic problems

Competition with the US looks set to intensify with Donald Trump heading to the White House again

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Biden apologizes for forced Native American boarding school policy

President Joe Biden delivered an apology for a United States policy that forcibly separated generations of indigenous children from their families for more than 150 years and sent them to federally ...

As Schools Ban Phones, More Kids Are Using Smartwatches

Many parents are unable or unwilling to send their children to school with a phone. Smartwatch use among kids is booming, but experts warn the devices could be yet another “electronic umbilical cord.”

Tech - Wired - October 29

The simple exam tweaks that can completely change lives

Schools are struggling to cope with the logistical hurdles and cost required to make the adjustments.

La Niña winter predicted: Here's where we could see more snow

While El Niño often suppresses snow across most of the U.S., La Niña is very different.

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Putin using North Korean soldiers in Ukraine could solve one problem but create more

KAZAN, Russia — Once again the reality of war may be dictating the direction of global politics.

Free school meals trial feeds 20,000 more children

A new pilot scheme helps councils find eligible children who are unregistered for free school meals.

Schools, colleges brace for 'a much more threatening political environment'

Educators and university leaders are on the edge of their seats as President-elect Trump makes his return to office with an aggressive posture toward K-12 and higher education. Trump has threatened ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

The problem with polling

and predicting that “somewhere” is nearly impossible. With the election jus two weeks away, new polls will say nothing meaningful, even if campaigns and the media widely report them. We will all ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Native Americans want to see more action behind Biden apology for boarding schools

President Biden’s historic apology on Friday to Tribal Nations for the U.S. government's Native American boarding school policy has sparked celebration through the communities, along with some ...