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Another Va. district will allow students to carry overdose-reversing drug
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostStudents in Loudoun County will now be allowed to carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of opioids, on school grounds.
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Luis Tiant gave Red Sox great pitching and a very funky windup. His joy was just a bonus
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe popular "El Tiante" was one of the best things to happen in Boston in the 70s, and Boston was one of the best things to happen to him.
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Who can vote in US elections, and what steps must you take to do so?
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressWho can vote in U.S. elections? Generally, if you're a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old, you can vote.
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Texas is a young state with older elected officials. Some young leaders are trying to change that.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressFigure out what to wear to be taken seriously; prepare a few one-liners to respond to the inevitable critiques about your age; know the issues facing your district.
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Removing Books From Libraries Often Takes Debate. But There’s a Quieter Way.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesWeeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express.
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Youth Leaders Make Democracy Their Focus
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesSix young people from around the world who attended the Athens Democracy Forum spoke about what drives them and the challenges they face.
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Chicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via The Associated PressChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over control of the public schools in the nation's third-largest city.
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Cal Berkeley’s Calgorithm — social media and self-awareness in ‘the people’s program’
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
via The New York TimesBehold, the ballooning cultural clout of the Calgorithm, a guerilla-like social media movement that leans into sarcasm and stereotypes.
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Pennsylvania school boards up window openings that allowed views into its gender-neutral bathrooms
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via The Associated PressA Pennsylvania school district has reversed course and boarded up window openings it recently installed that allowed people in a middle school hallway to peer into two gender-neutral-designated bathrooms.
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Takeaways from AP’s report on declining condom use among younger generations
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressCondom usage is down among teens and young adults in the U.S. Medical advancements, a fading fear of contracting HIV and widely varying degrees of sex education in high schools all contribute to the trend.
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Condoms aren’t a fact of life for young Americans. They’re an afterthought
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
via The Associated PressCondom use is down among sexually active teens and young adults. The decline in condom use is due to a combination of medical advancements like long-term birth control options and drugs that prevent sexually transmitted infections, a fading fear of contracting HIV and widely varying levels of sex ed
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Tim Walz says his son, Gus, witnessed a shooting at a rec center
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
via The Washington PostGov. Tim Walz (D) revealed while discussing gun violence during Tuesday's vice-presidential debate that his teenage son, Gus, had witnessed a shooting.
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Virginia school board to pay $575K to a teacher fired for refusing to use trans student’s pronouns
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressAn advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student's pronouns.
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JD Vance vowed to ‘never forget’ Middletown. Some say he already has.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostJD Vance repeatedly rebuffed entreaties to work with groups in the hometown he made famous in 'Hillbilly Elegy,' according to dozens of interviews with locals and his private correspondence.
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Parents sue school district following wristband protest against transgender girl at soccer game
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Associated PressThree parents and a grandparent say their rights were violated when they were barred from a New Hampshire school's grounds for wearing wristbands in protest of a transgender girl playing in a girls soccer game.
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Va. school board settles with teacher fired for not using student’s pronouns
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via The Washington PostA Virginia school board agreed to pay a former teacher more than $500,000 after he was fired for declining to use the pronouns of a transgender student in 2018.
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She’s running with all she’s got for a seat she can’t win. That’s the point.
Monday, September 30th, 2024
via The Washington PostKate Barr is waging a sure-to-lose campaign for a seat in the N.C. legislature as a protest against gerrymandering, which has made elections uncompetitive in states nationwide.
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Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator
Monday, September 30th, 2024
via The Associated PressJD Vance once criticized a bipartisan 2021 law that invested billions in America's crumbling infrastructure.
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D.C. area schools see rise in threats of violence, officials say
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostFollowing school shootings in Georgia, D.C. area schools experienced a surge in violent threats, leading to heightened law enforcement presence.
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