Federal Cuts Came to Native Schools. Students Are Livid.

• South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat

  Yahoo News - Feb. 21

• South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat

  South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse
  
  ABC News - Feb. 21
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  Cleveland school bus filled with students bursts into flames during morning route

  A Cleveland school bus became engulfed in flames while transporting 15 students during its morning route on Thursday, officials said.
  
  NBC News - 6d

• School bus driver evacuates 15 students after fire breaks out

  The driver was headed to Monticello Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio when a fire broke out behind one of the bus's rear wheels.
  
  CBS News - 6d
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  Steve Carell surprises high school students with free prom tickets

  Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free
  
  ABC News - 44m
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  Trump threatens to pull federal funds for US schools allowing ‘illegal protests’

  President also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia University. Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to halt all federal funding for any ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d

• Students stage ‘Dark Indonesia’ protests as Prabowo’s cuts hit education

  Young adults say lack of jobs is driving them overseas as president prioritises free school meals programme
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 22

• Police rescue a Chinese student whose finger was cut off by kidnappers

  Philippine police say they safely recovered a Chinese student who was kidnapped by a gang that killed his driver and cut off the student’s finger in a bid to force his parents to pay a huge ransom
  
  ABC News - Feb. 26

• Could cuts at the Education Department impact student access to funding?

  Employees at the Department of Education were offered a one-time payment of up to $25,000 if they quit before a deadline Monday, according to a government email. This comes as concerns emerge about ...
  
  CBS News - 2d

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  Democratic Response to Trump Shows a Party Divided on How to Resist Him

  Party leaders opted for a soberly delivered, centrist counter to the president’s speech, but the dominant image of Democratic pushback was a liberal congressman waving his cane in protest.
  
  The New York Times - 5h
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  ActBlue, the Democratic Fund-Raising Powerhouse, Faces Internal Chaos

  At least seven senior officials have left the group, setting off deep concerns about its future as it confronts scrutiny from congressional Republicans.
  
  The New York Times - 3h
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  With Musk Targeting Social Security, Democrats See a Political Opportunity

  Democrats argue that Elon Musk’s criticism of the program and push to squeeze savings from it is a prelude to benefit cuts. Republicans and President Trump say they plan no such thing.
  
  The New York Times - 3h
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  Trump Administration Is Frustrated Over Pace of Deportations

  President Trump’s promise to launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. history is colliding with the practical difficulties of detaining people and transporting them across the globe.
  
  The New York Times - 8h
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  Takeaways From a Contentious Hearing on Big-City Immigration Policies

  Republicans accused the mayors of New York, Chicago, Denver and Boston of providing sanctuary to criminals, while Democrats pointed to falling crime rates and defended helping the needy.
  
  The New York Times - 1h

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  Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case

  Biden’s attorneys said he "has had difficulty in finding a new permanent place to live as well as finding it difficult to earn a living."
  
  NBC News - 15m
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  Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers

  The fired employees were on probationary status, swept up in the administration’s push to rapidly reduce the size of the federal work force in part by targeting those types of workers.
  
  The New York Times - 17m
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  Steve Carell surprises high school students with free prom tickets

  Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free
  
  ABC News - 44m

• Georgia's Stone Mountain Confederate monument faces renewed scrutiny

  "This is not a humble monument to the Georgians who fought in the Civil War," one Georgia native said of the carvings on Stone Mountain.
  
  CBS News - 49m

• Reporter's Notebook: Economic warning signs clash with Trump's address

  President Trump has often been able to defy political gravity. Will that be true when it comes to the economy? John Dickerson gives his take.
  
  CBS News - 50m