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Are your kids being spied on? The rise of anti-cheating software in US schools
Remote proctoring tools have faced pushback at colleges over privacy and discrimination concerns, but their use in K-12 schools has attracted less scrutiny
In the middle of night, students at Utah’s Kings Peak high school are wide awake – taking mandatory exams.
At this online-only school, which opened during the pandemic and has seen its enrollment boom ever since, students take tests from their homes at times that work best with their schedules. Principal Ammon Wiemers says it’s this flexibility that attracts students – including athletes and teens with part-time jobs – from across the state.
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Bipartisan senators unveil bill limiting kids’ social media use
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) are leading a group of bipartisan senators reintroducing a bill that would limit kids’ social media use by setting a minimum age for users and restricting access to the sites in schools. Schatz ...The Hill - Politics -
Being told by letter: 'Terribly sorry, your blood may be contaminated'
Joan Edgington is a key witness in the government inquiry into the infected blood scandal.BBC News - Top stories -
Your Overall Happiness, Well-Being, and Even Financial Future Come Down to 1 Simple Word, Backed by Science
And no, that word isn't money.Inc. - Business -
How AI is being used in fight against seasonal allergies
Pollen counters are turning to artificial intelligence as seasonal allergies worsen due to climate change. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff explains how technology is changing the long and tedious process of pollen counting.CBS News - Top stories -
Cruise line Viking has buoyant debut in year’s second-largest US IPO
Company backed by TPG rises 9% on first day to bolster hopes for private equity exitsFinancial Times - Business -
US teen averts tragedy by taking wheel after school bus driver falls ill
Eighth-grader Acie Holland from Wisconsin hailed as hero for quick thinking after he noticed driver had become unresponsive. An eighth grade student recently averted a tragedy when he brought a careening school bus carrying him and his fellow ...The Guardian - World -
Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools
After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death across the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East has latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the Israel-Hamas warABC News - World - Israel -
Informatica logs earnings beat, following acquisition flirtation with Salesforce
Informatica beat expectations with its latest quarterly results, but its stock wasn’t reacting.MarketWatch - Business -
US anti-doping agency attacks Wada’s ‘half-truths’ over Chinese swimmers
Swimmers were cleared of doping after positive testsUsada says Wada guilty of ‘failing all clean athletes’The US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) criticised the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) on Wednesday for “doubling down on half-truths” after the ...The Guardian - World - China -
Secret burial pits, bones and kids' notebooks found in Mexico City
It marks the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital.CBS News - World - Mexico
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US campus protests: arrests in Dallas and New York as officers move against demonstrators – live
At least 19 people arrested as a Dallas encampment was cleared, local media report; NYPD say they have arrested number of individuals. Full report: crackdowns intensify on US campus protestsColumbia faculty ‘horrified’ by mass arrests of ...The Guardian - World - New York -
Arizona senate passes repeal of 1864 near-total abortion ban
Democrats pick up support of two Republicans to repeal law reinstated three weeks ago, with governor expected to ratify repeal. Arizona lawmakers have repealed the state’s 160-year-old statute banning nearly all abortions.. The 1864 law, which was ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
Israel under pressure to let more aid into Gaza as hostage talks continue
Antony Blinken holds two-hour meeting with Netanyahu while Hamas considers ceasefire proposal. Israel’s leaders were under renewed pressure to allow more aid into Gaza on Wednesday after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told Benjamin ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Canada: bitter clash in parliament over Trudeau ‘wacko’ jibe
Parliamentary questions dominated by partisan attacks a day after Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre ejected from chamber. Canada’s Liberal and Conservative parties have redoubled their parliamentary clash a day after the Tory leader was ejected ...The Guardian - World -
Füllkrug’s rocket gives Dortmund slim advantage over PSG as Sancho shines
As the final whistle blew on this pulsating, perplexing game you could see the two sides stumbling around in a kind of daze, still trying to process things. Wondering how their combined efforts and errors had resulted in just a single goal. ...The Guardian - World