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Bridget Ziegler, caught in sex scandal, refuses to quit Florida school post
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe Moms for Liberty co-founder remains on the Sarasota school board despite her colleagues' vote for her to resign because of the situation involving her and her husband.
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California’s 2023 in Photos
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The New York TimesA look at a year including atmospheric rivers, tropical storms and labor strikes.
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Michigan prosecutors to outline case against false Trump electors in first hearing
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The Associated PressPreliminary examinations for seven of the 15 Republicans charged by Michigan's attorney general for acting as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020 are set to begin.
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Alluding to Scandal, Florida School Board Urges Member to Resign
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
via The New York TimesThe resolution against Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of the activist group Moms for Liberty, is nonbinding. She did not address critics who called her anti-L.G.B.T.Q. policies hypocritical.
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Bill Ackman’s Campaign Against Harvard Followed Years of Resentment
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via The New York TimesThe billionaire investor has mounted a high-profile battle against Harvard president Claudine Gay over antisemitism and threats to Jewish students on campus, but long-held personal grudges play a…
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I’ve Never Watched Anything as Transformative as ‘Sailor Moon’
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
via The New York TimesThe show is about friendship, yes, and also liberation that does not match the world's expectations of femininity.
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‘We’re on the side of righteousness’
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
via The Washington PostFor these Black Floridians, the fight over what African American history is taught in schools reflects their own experiences and an unwavering commitment.
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A teacher wrote a Palestinian rallying cry in her email. She’s on leave.
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
via The Washington PostMontgomery County, Md., has now suspended at least three teachers for similar speech.
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Maryland civil rights groups allege county violates voting rights laws
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via The Washington PostMaryland civil rights groups and residents filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging Wicomico County's election system is 'racially discriminatory and unlawful.'
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Michigan school shooting victims to speak as teen faces possible life sentence
Friday, December 8th, 2023
via The Associated PressA court hearing in suburban Detroit is likely to be tense and emotional as a judge hears from families and surviving victims of the Oxford school shooting, Ethan Crumbley could be sentenced to life in prison Friday.
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In Michigan, a new push for greater home-schooling rules, oversight
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
via The Washington PostThe effort comes days after a ‘horrifying' Washington Post story about the torture and murder of a home-schooled boy from Michigan
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Conservatives Called Her Artwork ‘Obscene.’ She’s Back for More.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
via The New York TimesKaren Finley, one of the N.E.A. Four, revisits culture wars 25 years after a Supreme Court ruling — amid today's culture wars — with a work at Art Basel Miami Beach.
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How did this charter school get a nearly $2 million federal grant?
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
via The Washington PostU.S. Education Secretary Cardona asked to rescind the grant.
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The adults who rejected a grant won by LGBTQ students failed again
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
via The Washington PostSchool board members in Lynchburg, Va., tried to negate their bias by refusing more money, this time a donation for volleyball.
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Religious Md. parents appeal to court to skip books with LGBTQ+ characters
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via The Washington PostA panel of federal judges is considering whether to temporarily block a Montgomery County school district policy to disallow opt-outs for LGBTQ+ books.
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Sen. Scott joins DeSantis in calling for resignation of state GOP chair amid rape investigation
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe Republican Party of Florida chairman is facing mounting pressure to resign as police investigate a rape allegation. Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joins Gov.
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Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Donald Trump’s 2024 Campaign, in His Own Menacing Words
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via The New York TimesTrump's language has become darker, harsher and more threatening during his third run for the White House.
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Israel-Gaza war, LGBTQ rights complicate alliances for U.S. Muslims
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via The Washington PostAnti-Muslim hate has gotten worse since the war began. Muslim Americans have also faced backlash from progressives on the opt-out issue.
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