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Modesto, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam. Lately, there’s been a lot to celebrate in elementary schools in Modesto, California. Both reading …
The company that operates the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press Wednesday that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its cruising schedule for the rest of the summer, as it previously indicated it would. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius …
By Christian Kraemer and Kirsti Knolle BERLIN, May 13 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to scrap a contentious 2023 law that required new building heating systems to use at least 65% renewable energy, which the government had criticized as a deterrent to investment. The so-called “heating law”, passed under the …
May 13 (Reuters) – A Pemex worker injured in an explosion at Oaxaca refinery in the Port of Salina Cruz died on Tuesday evening, Mexican media Milenio reported on its website on Wednesday, citing confirmation from Pemex personnel speaking anonymously. According to medical reports, Victor Hugo López Matus suffered third-degree burns over 80% of his …
LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister Wes Streeting is preparing to resign and could quit as early as Thursday, the Times reported on Wednesday, adding that he is likely to mount a formal challenge for the party leadership. Streeting had a brief meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday ahead of the …
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats keep winning at the ballot box. And yet Ken Martin, the man leading the Democratic National Committee, is facing a crisis of confidence among party officials who are increasingly concerned about the health of their political machine barely a year into his term. Major donors aren’t giving. Liberal influencers are …
6m ago Iranian commander says forces ready to confront new attack “any place and at any time” after drills An Iranian commander says recent military drills around the country’s capital show the Islamic Republic’s forces are at a “high level of comprehensive readiness” to confront a new attack by the U.S. or Israel, “at any …
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it is investigating a potential case of hantavirus in an Illinois resident that they said is not linked to the deadly cruise ship outbreak. Three people aboard the MV Hondius died from hantavirus, which is rare, and at least three more were sickened. A total of 16 American passengers …
An Ecuadoran judge was fatally shot during a state of emergency that had been declared to combat organized crime, Ecuador’s judicial oversight body said. It called the killing of Lady Pachar a “serious attack against justice and the rule of law in Ecuador” in a statement released Monday. Pachar was shot that day while traveling …
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Standing behind a downtown bar, Evan Duke smiled when he thought about no longer paying federal income tax on the hundreds of dollars in tips he earns on a busy night pouring beers and mixing drinks. But the 30-year-old said he cannot afford health insurance and worries about how higher costs …