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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When student scores fell, these NYC schools took a new approach to teaching
Only 30% of eighth graders across the U.S. are proficient in reading, according to new data. But in the Diocese of Brooklyn, almost 70% of students currently in eighth grade are thriving in both ...CBS News - 5d -
Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return
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Armed Bandits in Brazil Pursue New Loot: Ozempic
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Eric Adams, Trump and a New York story that’s stress-testing the rule of law
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ICE immigration sweeps puts New Orleans' sanctuary city status to the test
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Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy
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High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire
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New York school implements new teaching approach to combat falling test scores
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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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The Trump administration is suing New York state over its immigration enforcement, alleging that New York statutes unlawfully block state and federal law enforcement from carrying out immigration ...CBS News - 5d -
Barnes puts up 18, UTEP defeats New Mexico State 66-63
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Coach’s Stuart Vevers puts gen Z on the catwalk at New York fashion week
The designer says young adults are ‘being who they want to be and using fashion to give them that confidence’. The models on the Coach catwalk could have walked straight off the New York street ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Eric Adams denies quid pro quo, urges New Yorkers to put this 'episode behind us'
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20 stocks of companies expected to put up numbers to back investors’ new ‘growth mindset’
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Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
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How New Orleans Is Using the Super Bowl to Make Upgrades
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How the NFL is expanding its fanbase in Brazil
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Hair: 'It’s just thrown away but it's gold'
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Murkowski: 'We are a nation of laws'
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Former Flames Defenseman Makes Return To Calgary With New Team After Disappointing Departure
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New Kennedy Center board makes Trump chairman, prompting Shonda Rhimes and others to resign
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4 portfolio tech stocks are making news — plus, why the market is looking past hot inflation
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Micah Parsons on learning another new defense under Matt Eberflus: 'You've got to make adjustments'
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After £800m and four years, Everton’s new stadium makes its grand debut
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New DNC chair: Union workers, labor leaders will be 'core to my decision-making'
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