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Kevin Bacon Is Going to the ‘Footloose’ School’s Final Prom: Let’s dance! The school where ‘Footloose’ was filmed is relocating to a new building ...
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Kevin Bacon Is Going to the ‘Footloose’ School’s Final Prom
Quick Glance: Kevin Bacon Visits High School for 'Footloose' 40th Anniversary
  • Kevin Bacon is returning to the 'Footloose' filming location to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary.

  • Students organized a successful social media campaign to bring Bacon to prom.

  • Bacon praised the students' efforts and announced plans to visit the school to create humanitarian kits.

  • The school maintains ties to 'Footloose,' while Bacon's organization aims to create 40,000 humanitarian kits for charity.
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Gender-neutral bathroom plan advances at Edwardsville High School: The school district is moving forward with a $6.8 million high school renovation that includes ...
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Gender-neutral bathroom plan advances at Edwardsville High School
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An Ohio group has brought Jesus to more than 300 public schools — during class time
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An Ohio group has brought Jesus to more than 300 public schools — during ...
Quick Glance: Ohio Group Brings Jesus to Public Schools
  • Life Wise Academy's Bible lessons are permitted under decades-old U.S. Supreme Court rulings allowing off-campus religious instruction during school hours.

  • Life Wise Academy has established chapters in over 300 schools across a dozen states, teaching 35,000 public school students weekly Bible lessons.

  • The organization has gained support from conservatives in the cultural battles over LGBTQ issues, sexually explicit library books, and racism in American history.

  • The surge in interest and donations aims at making Bible education accessible to all 13,000 public schools in the United States.
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Schools to close early as cash crunch persists: With early closure, some schools have lost up to two weeks of learning time which could see a rush against time ...
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Schools to close early as cash crunch persists
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Bell School 7th-grader advances to national spelling bee after citywide championship
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Bell School 7th-grader advances to national spelling bee after citywide ...
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Caitlin Clark and Iowa survive in her final college home game : The Hawkeyes edged West Virginia to advance to the Sweet 16, where Colorado awaits and LSU looms.
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Caitlin Clark and Iowa survive in her final college home game
Quick Glance: Women’s March Madness: USC in Sweet 16 after 30 years; Iowa victorious
  • The women's NCAA tournament continued with eight second-round games.

  • The highlight of the day was Caitlin Clark and top-seeded Iowa playing against the No. 8 West Virginia, earning a spot in the Sweet 16 in Albany.

  • In a late game on the West Coast, JuJu Watkins and No. 1 USC defeated No. 8 Kansas, reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time in 30 years.

  • Gonzaga advances to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015 after beating Utah, set to play top-seeded Texas next.
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Freddie Freeman Clubhouse unveiled at El Modena High School: The 1,440-square-foot building features a locker room, a team meeting area with monitors and a ...
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Freddie Freeman Clubhouse unveiled at El Modena High School
Quick Glance: Freddie Freeman Clubhouse Unveiled
  • Dodgers' first baseman Freddie Freeman donates $500,000 in 2022 for a state-of-the-art baseball clubhouse at El Modena High School.

  • The 1,440-square-foot building features locker rooms, a team meeting area, coaches' office, and larger batting cages.

  • The total project cost $1.6 million, with $1.1 million funded by Orange Unified School District. Freeman's contribution was the largest in district history from a private donor.

  • Freeman expresses his honor in creating a special space for the school and future baseball generations, emphasizing the clubhouse's significance in fostering bonds, relationships, and stories.
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Some schools advise students to wear PE attire amid blistering heat: Maximum daily temperatures are expected to be around 34 deg C and 35 deg C until the end of ...
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Some schools advise students to wear PE attire amid blistering heat
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Retired but not tired: Kenyans speak out: At 60, the majority of people are grandparents and are capable of making wise decisions that include investing and ...
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Retired but not tired: Kenyans speak out
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Pontiac School District to launch 40 electric school buses next school year: The buses, which will give Pontiac the largest fleet of electric buses for a school ...
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Pontiac School District to launch 40 electric school buses next school ...
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Girl injured in fight near Hazelwood East is out of ICU, breathing on her own: The 16-year-old girl who suffered a skull fracture in an after-school fight was ...
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Girl injured in fight near Hazelwood East is out of ICU, breathing on her ...
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School bus with 44 pre-K students, 11 adults rolls over in Texas; two dead: Forty-four pre-K students and 11 adults were on the bus after a field trip to a ...
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School bus with 44 pre-K students, 11 adults rolls over in Texas; two dead
Quick Glance: Texas School Bus Crash: 2 Dead, 44 Injured Students
  • A school bus carrying over 40 prekindergarten students collided with a concrete truck in Texas, resulting in two fatalities.

  • Another vehicle was also involved in the crash, the fate of the victims in the vehicles remains unknown.

  • Multiple injured individuals were airlifted to hospitals, exact number undisclosed.

  • Students were returning from a zoo field trip, parents were notified of the accident, and the school worked on reuniting them.
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‘Not a big deal’: Schools unfazed by new mandatory teaching hours: Schools are now teaching mandatory hours of reading, writing and maths. But has anything ...
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‘Not a big deal’: Schools unfazed by new mandatory teaching hours
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Half-Way-Tree Primary School teacher suffers stroke, dies five days later: KINGSTON, Jamaica- The staff and students of Half-Way-Tree Primary are mourning the ...
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Half-Way-Tree Primary School teacher suffers stroke, dies five days later
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Hinsdale South Basketball coach fired two months after contentious reinstatement: Michael Belcaster, head coach of Hinsdale South High School’s boys varsity ...
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Hinsdale South Basketball coach fired two months after contentious ...
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School feeding programme boosts enrollment in Wajir: The initiative aims at addressing malnutrition, especially of learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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School feeding programme boosts enrollment in Wajir
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Convenience never trumps the lives of children: From the University of Auckland: Slower speed saves kids' lives – it's as simple as that ...
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Convenience never trumps the lives of children
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Saints' old boys set to raise Sh4.5m fees for needy students: On Tuesday, the school will hold a thanksgiving for former students who performed well in ...
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Saints' old boys set to raise Sh4.5m fees for needy students
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Italy opens highest Tibetan bridge in Europe: Tibetan bridge located midway between cties of Foligno and Spoleto. A new Tibetan bridge ...
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Italy opens highest Tibetan bridge in Europe
Quick Glance: Italy Inaugurates Europe's Highest Tibetan Bridge
  • A new Tibetan bridge, touted as the tallest in Europe, was inaugurated over the Vigi valley in central Italy's Umbria on Saturday.

  • Suspended 175 meters above the valley floor, the structure spans over 517 meters and includes 1,023 steps.

  • Adventurous visitors need between half an hour and 45 minutes to cross the suspension bridge linking the villages of Sellano and Montesanto.

  • The bridge will be open continuously in both summer and winter. Entrance tickets priced at €25 can be purchased online by selecting a time slot.
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Kanye's wife Bianca Censori unrecognisable in modest high school throwback snaps: Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori looked completely unrecognisable to fans ...
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Kanye's wife Bianca Censori unrecognisable in modest high school throwback ...
Quick Glance: Bianca Censori's Conservative Style During Family Outing
  • Model Bianca Censori opted for a modest look for dinner with her husband Kanye West and his daughter North.

  • She donned an oversized beige fur coat paired with black leggings and pointed high heels for dinner at Nobu in Beverly Hills, California.

  • Censori's conservative outfit contrasts with previous daring looks.

  • Her father, Leo Censori, expressed concern about how his daughter is being presented.
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2 dead, including child, in Texas school bus crash : Two people, including a child, were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a school bus carrying ...
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2 dead, including child, in Texas school bus crash
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'My husband says my outfit is inappropriate for school run but I look amazing': Most people throw on a jumper and some trainers for the school run - but ...
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'My husband says my outfit is inappropriate for school run but I look ...
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After weeks in captivity, some of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren are freed
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After weeks in captivity, some of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian ...
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Regardless of Grades: How does the obsession with grades affect parents and children in Singapore?
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Regardless of Grades: How does the obsession with grades affect parents ...
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Why AI is so thirsty: Data centers use massive amounts of water: The extra computing power that's driving AI sharply increases the water needed to cool data ...
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Why AI is so thirsty: Data centers use massive amounts of water
Quick Glance: World Water Day: Global Stories of Water Crisis
  • Worldwide, people are struggling with basic needs due to dried-up rivers and contaminated water.

  • Human-induced climate change exacerbates water scarcity for 2.2 billion people globally.

  • From Peru to Indonesia, Morocco, California, Kenya, and India, individuals share their challenges in accessing clean water.

  • Scarcity, pollution, and depletion of water sources affect communities in Lima, Jakarta, Ras el Ma, Corning, Makueni County, and Bawal.
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Why should girls play second fiddle to boys at rowing’s Maadi Regatta?: Year after year, the girls play second fiddle to the boys at rowing's Maadi Regatta ...
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Why should girls play second fiddle to boys at rowing’s Maadi Regatta?
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Savanna multi-sport coach, co-athletic director Alex Ramirez receives layoff notice from district
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Savanna multi-sport coach, co-athletic director Alex Ramirez receives ...
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Kaylee Gain 'stable,' breathing on her own 2 weeks after vicious caught-on-video beating by classmate: family
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Kaylee Gain 'stable,' breathing on her own 2 weeks after vicious ...
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Teen’s family says she still hasn’t regained consciousness after fight near St. Louis high school
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Teen’s family says she still hasn’t regained consciousness after fight ...
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Hero bus driver saves 9 kids before school bus goes up in flames: A school bus driver in Louisiana is being hailed a hero after she helped nine children off a ...
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Hero bus driver saves 9 kids before school bus goes up in flames
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Teachers to be given one day off a fortnight 'to motivate staff': The scheme is to be rolled out at St Peter’s Catholic School in Solihull
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Teachers to be given one day off a fortnight 'to motivate staff'
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School tuckshop menus guided by state regulations with focus on healthy eating: Traffic light systems, "sometimes foods" and everyday heroes — nutritionists and ...
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School tuckshop menus guided by state regulations with focus on healthy ...
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This year it's a slow crawl to financial aid packages for students: Colleges are just beginning to receive long-overdue FAFSA data. Meanwhile ...
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This year it's a slow crawl to financial aid packages for students
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How to 3D-print a school in a war zone: The NGO behind a new school building in Lviv, Ukraine, believes 3D printing could help reconstruct some of the thousands ...
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How to 3D-print a school in a war zone
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Class bullies may earn more in middle age, study finds: Children who had behavioral issues including aggression and teasing others ended up with higher salaries ...
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Class bullies may earn more in middle age, study finds
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Oklahoma medical examiner rules Nex Benedict’s death a suicide: Oklahoma high school student Nex Benedict died from suicide, the state medical examiner’s office ...
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Oklahoma medical examiner rules Nex Benedict’s death a suicide
Quick Glance: Tragic Loss: Autopsy Report Reveals Teen's Suicide
  • A 16-year-old teenager from Oklahoma died by suicide as per an autopsy report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

  • Benedict's family identified them as nonbinary and used 'they/them' pronouns.

  • Following Benedict's passing, discussions on LGBTQ youth mental health and bullying escalated, prompting calls for action against bullying in educational institutions.

  • The Department of Education initiated an investigation into Owasso Public Schools in response to concerns raised by the Human Rights Campaign.
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Harris in Parkland visit urges states to pass red flag laws : Kamala Harris announced the launch of the first-ever National Extreme Risk Protection Order ...
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Harris in Parkland visit urges states to pass red flag laws
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Private school students get fake ADHD diagnoses for 200-point boost to SAT, ACT after tests brought back by Ivy League
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Private school students get fake ADHD diagnoses for 200-point boost to SAT ...
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For some parents, SJKCs promise a brighter future: Chinese-medium schools have better facilities compared with many national schools, according to Hazal Talib ...
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For some parents, SJKCs promise a brighter future
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3-week holiday: UAE schools packed with activities before spring, Eid break - News | Khaleej Times
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3-week holiday: UAE schools packed with activities before spring ...
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M. Emmet Walsh, actor who shined in seedy, menacing roles, dies at 88: He was a sniper in “The Jerk” and a private detective in “Blood Simple ...
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M. Emmet Walsh, actor who shined in seedy, menacing roles, dies at 88
Quick Glance: M. Emmet Walsh, Actor in 'Blood Simple' and 'Blade Runner', Dies at 88
  • M. Emmet Walsh, known for his masterful performances in films like Blood Simple and Blade Runner, has passed away at the age of 88.

  • His unique presence and quick-witted delivery made Walsh a sought-after supporting actor. He excelled in roles that explored the darker aspects of humanity and always left a lasting impression.

  • Walsh was particularly appreciated for his portrayal of Loren Visser, the ruthless private detective in Blood Simple. Visser, tasked with catching a cheating spouse and her lover, turns the tables and orchestrates a murder to satisfy his own greed.

  • In addition to Blood Simple, Walsh will also be remembered as Bryant in Blade Runner, a relentless police captain who brings Rick Deckard out of retirement to track down escaped replicants. This role showcased his versatile acting talent in a remarkable way.
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Harris says US has not ruled out 'consequences' if Israel invades Rafah: "There's nowhere for those folks to go," the vice president tells ABC.
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Harris says US has not ruled out 'consequences' if Israel invades Rafah
Quick Glance: Harris Warns of Consequences if Israel Invades Rafah
  • Vice President Kamala Harris warns Israel of possible 'consequences' if a planned invasion of Rafah continues in its pursuit of Hamas fighters.

  • The U.N. estimates that approximately 1.4 million people currently reside in the city located on Gaza's southern border with Egypt.

  • Harris emphasized in an interview with ABC News that a major military operation in Rafah would be a huge mistake and there is nowhere for the residents to go.

  • Despite U.S. concerns, Israel plans to invade Rafah to dismantle Hamas; Harris does not rule out 'consequences' from the United States.
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200 kidnapped Nigerian students and staff released from captivity: Kaduna Governor Uba Sani says country's national security adviser coordinated development ...
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200 kidnapped Nigerian students and staff released from captivity
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Israeli settlers step up attacks on Palestinian farms, expanding West Bank outposts
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Israeli settlers step up attacks on Palestinian farms, expanding West Bank ...
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The 12 biggest restaurant openings coming to the Des Moines metro this spring: Big restaurant openings such as Table 128, Hugo's, Prime & Providence and Wilson's ...
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The 12 biggest restaurant openings coming to the Des Moines metro this ...
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Pythons and tide pools set to arrive in Blue Zoo aquarium in Jordan Creek: Blue Zoo is set to feature sea life such as clown fish and sharks, as well as other ...
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Pythons and tide pools set to arrive in Blue Zoo aquarium in Jordan Creek
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Nigerian children released after being abducted from school: Authorities say students abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria have been released ...
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Nigerian children released after being abducted from school
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North West Announces Album: ‘Elementary School Dropout’ : The 10-year-old daughter of Ye and Kim Kardashian West announced her debut album ...
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North West Announces Album: ‘Elementary School Dropout’
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Mystery deepens over helicopters’ role in bandit-ridden Samburu, Baringo counties
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Mystery deepens over helicopters’ role in bandit-ridden Samburu ...
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Oscars 2024: Lily Gladstone snubbed, ‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 awards: Follow this page for live updates from The Seattle Times as Lily Gladstone leads Washington ...
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Oscars 2024: Lily Gladstone snubbed, ‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 awards
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Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars: Energized by Supreme Court rulings weakening church-state separation ...
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Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars
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High schoolers can fast-track into careers in cybersecurity through new partnership by CPS, Illinois Tech, City Colleges
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High schoolers can fast-track into careers in cybersecurity through new ...