Robert White, a government and politics teacher at a high school in Lincoln, Neb., was part of a pilot program for the curriculum and has taught it for the last three semesters. He says it works. “Most students believed what they saw on a news site, any news site,” Mr. White said. “By the end […]
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Mr. Kavesh, 57, who is based in a Seattle suburb, said that the factory in China that produced his cowboy hats was closed and that he did not know when it would reopen. Even after the factory’s workers return, the facility needs wool from its Chinese suppliers to make the hats. “The key component —
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A fitness instructor who teaches pole fitness said she practised aerial arts in between contractions while in labour with her first child. Kat Bailey, from Nottingham, said there is a “stigma” attached to the sport but the image is improving. The 34-year-old has won awards for her a routines on the pole. Doctors advise pregnant
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Image copyright Reuters Lana Del Rey has cancelled her forthcoming UK and European tour dates due to illness. The US singer had been due to perform in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham next week. “Sorry to let everyone down so last minute but this illness has taken me by surprise and have totally lost my
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Image copyright Getty Images Retail sales improved in January, increasing by 0.9% on the previous month, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the amount of goods sold in Great Britain rose by 0.9%, after falls in the previous two months. It was the largest monthly rise since March, and a stronger
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Basel is, perhaps, the only city in the world that’s best experienced at 4 a.m. on a Monday. On a particular Monday, that is: the one after Ash Wednesday, when nearly every local with a pulse turns up in the Old Town for a parade known as the Morgenstreich. Then, on the fourth chime of
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This article is part of our latest Learning special report. We’re focusing on Generation Z, which is facing challenges from changing curriculums and new technology to financial aid gaps and homelessness. MANCHESTER, N.H. — Cruising to class in her driverless car, a student crams from notes projected on the inside of the windshield while she
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Vincent Trocheck and Aleksi Saarela each scored second-period goals off fortuitous rebounds and the Florida Panthers were able to rally from an early deficit for a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press February 20, 2020, 7:03 AM 5 min read ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Florida Panthers showed a little rebounding
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A Baltimore native, Judge Jackson writes music, sings, dances and is gifted at mimicry. One of her virtues, she once said, is that she does not take herself too seriously. Appointed by Mr. Obama in 2011, she took a somewhat unusual path to the federal bench. After graduating from Harvard Law School, she worked for
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Switzerland’s financial market authority has penalized Julius Baer bank for violating its obligations to combat money laundering over a nearly nine-year span By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press February 20, 2020, 7:58 AM 3 min read GENEVA — Switzerland’s financial market authority has penalized Julius Baer bank for violating its obligations to fight money laundering over
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