The new academic year will bring an updated Code of Student Conduct for Marion County Public Schools. Board members gave unanimous approval to the revisions without any comments from the public at Tuesday night’s meeting. The dress code saw the most changes. Shirts now require sleeves, so tank tops and muscle shirts are not allowed. Read More…
On Friday, in the dead of night at the heart of the Colombian jungle, army radios crackled to life with the message the nation had been praying for: “Miracle, miracle, miracle, miracle.” The military code revealed that four children missing in the jungle for 40 days had all been found – alive. The youngsters, all Read More…
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Colin Pitchfork was jailed in 1988 but released in 2021 before his recall to prison two months later By Alex Smith BBC News Double child killer and rapist Colin Pitchfork has been granted parole and will be released from prison. Pitchfork was jailed for life for raping and strangling Read More…
After George Floyd was murdered, newsrooms pledged to hire more Black staff, address racism in the workplace and ensure the standard of objectivity wasn’t being used to silence their voices. I wanted to talk to Black reporters about whether what had been promised had come to fruition. I sent interview requests to about a dozen Read More…
The Florida Board of Education has approved shocking new standards for African American history, despite overwhelming backlash from the public. Allison Quin Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Gett Middle school students in Florida will soon be taught that slavery gave Black people a “personal benefit” because they “developed skills.” After the Florida Board of Education Read More…
Be the coolest person on your block with these tips on how to hydrate, what to wear, and ways to turn your home into a refuge from the heat. Photograph: Paula Winkler/Getty Images Summer has come to mean record-breaking temperatures, raging wildfires, and heat-related illnesses. It can be hard to stay cool when we’re literally Read More…
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