Texas Accepts Some Islamic Schools Into Voucher Program After Lawsuits

The Texas comptroller has accepted several Islamic private schools into the state’s voucher program after the institutions sued to gain admittance. Four Muslim parents and three Islamic private school providers that operate four campuses had sued Texas leaders for excluding the schools while accepting hundreds of other non-Islamic schools. The two federal lawsuits asked the …

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Graphics Show the Scale of Extreme Heat Hitting the US

A burst of unusual March heat is hitting the United States this week and into next, busting previous monthly heat records by wide margins. While heat is most acutely felt by people exposed to it, graphics and charts convey the scale of this extreme event. Temperatures in the West remain far above what’s typical for …

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Cubans Queue for Water in Havana Amid Fuel and Power Crisis

HAVANA, March 20 (Reuters) – Residents across ⁠the ⁠Cuban capital hauled buckets ⁠and lined up for water from tanker ​trucks as a combination of fuel shortages and power grid ‌instability left thousands of ‌taps dry. State water utility Aguas de La Habana ⁠confirmed ⁠that pumping schedules and supply operations have been disrupted ​by a lack …

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Officials Say 14 Were Killed in Fire at South Korean Auto Parts Plant

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where an explosion and fire injured at least 59 others. Fire officials said 25 people were seriously injured but it wasn’t immediately clear …

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Analysis-Three Weeks In, Iran War Escalates Beyond Trump’s Control

By Matt Spetalnick and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump ends the third week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that ⁠seems ⁠to be slipping out of his hands: Global energy prices are surging, the ⁠United States stands isolated from allies and more troops are preparing to deploy despite his …

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