New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schools
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Shira Haas on making her Marvel debut in "Captain America: Brave New World"
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California disclosure law prompting manufacturers to shift away from toxic compounds: Study
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Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return
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Murkowski: 'We are a nation of laws'
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Coach’s Stuart Vevers puts gen Z on the catwalk at New York fashion week
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My mother did not receive Social Security after my father died. Could a new law change that?
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Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released
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US business schools brace for the second Trump term
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Trump halts aid to South Africa citing new land law
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Australia introduces tough new laws to combat antisemitism
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