March 2020

Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding

WASHINGTON — Facing a bipartisan backlash led by Republican lawmakers, the Trump administration is backing off a bookkeeping change that would have drastically cut federal funds for rural schools — at least for a year. Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, will allow states to more easily qualify for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School

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All The Movies Joining Netflix This Week (March 1-7)

All The Movies Joining Netflix This Week (March 1-7) | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Home & Living. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post. Netflix will add a new comedy thriller called “Spenser Confidential” on Friday. The Peter Berg-directed film stars Alan Arkin, Winston Duke, Iliza Shlesinger and Mark Wahlberg. “Spenser Confidential” is

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‘I had the glimmer of hope that things would work out’

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat advice would I offer my younger self? Things were looking bleak for Manny Medina’s tech company. With just two months’ worth of cash left in the business’s bank account, his three co-founders were giving up hope. While Manny, the chief executive, was pounding the streets of

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After Losses on Super Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren Reviews Her Options

DETROIT — Senator Elizabeth Warren faced an uncertain path forward on Wednesday after a Super Tuesday performance that fell below her campaign’s already lowered expectations, with her chances at the Democratic presidential nomination now a mathematical anomaly. Ms. Warren finished third in her home state, Massachusetts, and failed to crack the top two in any

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China’s factories try to shield workers as output revives

BEIJING — To keep his 40 employees indoors and away from China’s virus outbreak, the manager of an electronics factory in Dongguan, near Hong Kong, says he hired a cook and arranged dormitories for them. Cjtouch Electronic Co., which makes smartphone touch screens, is one of thousands of manufacturers trying to protect employees while they

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