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Sneak peek: Deputy Spivey on Trial
All new: A TV bailiff accused of murdering his wife is determined to prove his innocence. Watch his first television interview. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports Saturday, Jan. 11 at ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Dems bash Meta for scrapping fact-checks: 'Genuflecting to Donald Trump'
House Democrats are hammering Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, after the company announced the platform-wide end of its fact-checking program. The lawmakers said the shift is part of a larger ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Watkins? Bueckers? Betts? Hidalgo? Who’s women’s basketball’s Player of the Year leader?
The Athletic Chantel Jennings: Last season, the player of the year “debate” boiled down to: How close is the second-place vote-getter behind Caitlin Clark? So it felt like a more robust debate ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
Transgender players to be banned from women’s hockey
Transgender players will be banned from competing in women’s hockey across England from the start of next season.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8 -
England Hockey to ban transgender women from female category
England Hockey announces it will ban transgender women from competing in the female category from the start of next season.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8 -
‘Dispiriting’: factchecker reacts to Meta’s move to scrap role
Mark Zuckerberg accused fact-checkers in US of making biased decisions. • Meta scraps factcheckers . The Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday his company, Meta, would be ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
MPs urge clampdown on tenants' antisocial behaviour
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson calls for a "three strikes and you're out" for social housing tenants.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Good Girl — a young woman’s longing for escape
Aria Aber’s Berlin-set debut paints a vivid picture of a life plagued by instability and claustrophobiaFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Meta scrapped factcheckers ‘because systems were too complex’
Comments by co-chair of oversight board Helle Thorning-Schmidt come as X CEO welcomes rival’s move. The co-chair of Meta’s oversight board said the company’s systems had become “too complex”, as ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Can Linda McMahon become the next education secretary?
What are Linda McMahon’s chances to be confirmed as the next education secretary?ABC News - Jan. 8 -
GOP lawmakers look to ban transgender athletes from women's sports
House and Senate Republicans on Tuesday refiled legislation to bar transgender women and girls from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity, jump-starting work on an issue ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
These 2 Girl Scout cookie flavors are being retired this year
Fans of the Girl Scout S'mores and Toast-Yay! cookies need to stock up if they want the sweet treats; the varieties are being retired this year.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Special educational needs the biggest issue for schools, says Ofsted
The watchdog says a new inspection system in England should reward more inclusive mainstream schools.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Educators Prepare for ICE Agents at the Schoolhouse Door
Across the country, educators described widespread anxiety about President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promises to deport immigrants and what it could mean for their students.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Joyous and heartbreaking 'Daughters' reunites girls with their incarcerated dads
The intimate documentary maps a vivid spectrum of feelings before, during and after the reunions.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 7 -
Dignity and humanity of Afghan women must be worth more than game of cricket | Jonathan Liew
The Taliban uses the success of its men’s team as propaganda – cricket’s powerbrokers should pursue a collective boycott. “There’s all types of lines you can draw. We’ve drawn a line.” So explained ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Deputies responding to "bananas situation" find monkey in a pink tutu
A monkey in a pink tutu was captured by deputies after slipping out of a Missouri home.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Justice Department Urges Supreme Court to Deny Trump’s Request to Delay TikTok Ban
The President-elect’s decision to weigh in on the law requiring the video platform’s parent company to sell its U.S. business leaves the law’s January 19 deadline in doubt.Inc. - Jan. 6 -
Six-month-old girl dies after car park crash
Sophia Kelemen died in hospital on Friday, a day after the crash in a multi-storey car park.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy
The Taliban government is counting on Afghanistan’s bountiful gemstone and mineral resources after the loss of billions of dollars in international aid.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Get ready to rumble if Trump tries to eliminate the Dept. of Education
Though most Americans have little idea what the Department of Education does, there are many reasons it has withstood decades of GOP attacks.The Hill - Jan. 5 -
As the Taliban open their doors to tourism, they are closing windows on women | Catherine Bennett
Specialist travel companies are using euphemisms to avoid the gender apartheid. Having denied Afghan women jobs, education and free movement, ordered them to be totally covered, banned them from ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
Justice Department urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s push to pause TikTok ban
The Justice Department on Friday urged the Supreme Court to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay the implementation of a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. or force ...NBC News - Jan. 4 -
Demo for teen jailed in Dubai over sex with girl, 17
Marcus Fakana, 18, was jailed for having sex with a British girl, 17, while they were both on holiday.BBC News - Jan. 4 -
The Shame That Keeps Millions of Girls Out of School
Because of a lack of access to menstruation products, girls across Africa and Asia often stay home from school when they have their periods.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Ailing Ex-Deputy Admitted to Killing Florida Store Clerk in 1979
Less than a year before his death, a former deputy with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in Florida told detectives that he had fatally shot the clerk, a 25-year-old woman.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Syria's New Islamic Government Creates Controversy With Education Overhaul
Documents released this week by the new government in Syria spur concerns about whether it will seek to impose a conservative Islamic worldview.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 4 -
Musk accused of ‘politicising’ rape of young girls in UK to attack Starmer
Ex-health worker who exposed paedophile ring says billionaire’s triggering of row ignores plight of survivors. Elon Musk has “politicised” the rape of young girls in the UK in an attempt to attack ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Florida sheriff's deputy identified as accused killer in 1979 cold case
Former Charlotte County Sheriff Deputy John Greer was named as the accused killer in the 1979 cold case, the sheriff said.CBS News - Jan. 2 -
Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, leaves Meta
Clegg was the tech giant’s chief public policy architect when it was facing scrutiny over Cambridge Analytica scandal. Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister and Meta ’s current ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
Plymouth scrap documentary about relegation fight after Rooney’s exit
Project driven by Wayne Rooney and his advisers Production company made Coleen Rooney documentary Plymouth have scrapped plans to make a documentary about their battle against relegation from ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
5 New Year’s resolutions for higher education
Just over half of Americans believe higher education has a positive effect on the country, and majorities of both parties think higher education is unaffordable and headed in the wrong direction.The Hill - Jan. 2 -
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I Audited the Afghan Reconstruction. It Was Doomed From the Start.
Greed and self-delusion kept the money flowing, and hid the truth from the public.The New York Times - Jan. 2 -
The booming business of special needs education in England
The public spending watchdog warns that the system is becoming ‘financially unsustainable’ for councilsFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
The top 5 education issues of 2024
Universities and state education policies dominated in 2024 with a tumultuous year that saw massive protests over the Israel-Hamas war and lawsuits over the separation of church and state in public ...The Hill - Jan. 1 -
NHS, education, housebuilding . . . Labour’s progress so far and its plans for 2025
First six months of new year will prove crucial to Keir Starmer’s ambition to drive ‘change’Financial Times - Jan. 1 -
AI education revolution
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI set to hit its stride in schools in 2025 Experts predict that 2025 will be the year artificial ...The Hill - Dec. 31
