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Editorial Roundup: United States 08/29/2023 04:52pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 25 The Washington Post on wildfires in the United States Maui officials should have known what was coming. In 2014, they were put on notice that highly flammable invasive grasslands presented a serious wildfire risk. In 2018, afte Oher seeks contract and payment information related to 'The Blind Side' in conservatorship battle 08/29/2023 04:13pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Lawyers for former NFL player Michael Oher are seeking his school records and information about contracts and payouts related to the film ���The Blind Side��� as part of his highly publicized effort to end a legal agreement between him and Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. Shelby Co Man who killed 3 at a Dollar General in Jacksonville used to work at a dollar store, sheriff says 08/29/2023 03:07pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� The Jacksonville shooter used to work at a dollar store and stopped in at one before a security guard's presence apparently led him to instead target the Dollar General down the road, where he killed three people. He worked at a Dollar Tree from October 2021 to July 2022, What does Florida's red flag law say, and could it have thwarted the Jacksonville shooter? 08/29/2023 02:46pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Police in Florida took a 15-year-old into custody six years ago for threatening to take his own life, though he was soon released following an involuntary mental health examination, according to official records. This past weekend, that same person entered a Jacksonville Dollar Gen Kick off Labor Day weekend laughing with Adam Ferrara at Bethesda Theater 08/29/2023 02:45pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� Are you looking for a hilarious way to kick off your Labor Day holiday weekend? Comedian Adam Ferrara cracks up the Bethesda Theater on Friday, Sept. 1. "Come in, start your long weekend with a laugh ��� I wil The math problem: Kids are still behind. How can schools catch them up? 08/29/2023 09:56am • On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to multiplication questions before sprinting back to high-five their teammate. These students are part of a summer Millennial Money: How to manage caregiving costs for parents while raising kids 08/29/2023 09:29am • Nearly a quarter of millennials are caregivers for an adult, according to a 2020 AARP survey. And a 2020 report from insurance marketplace GoHealth found that 1 in 3 millennials are supporting their parents financially, and more than a quarter help manage their parents��� health care. This means tha Jacksonville shootings: What we know about the racist killings 08/29/2023 09:20am • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� A white man wearing a mask and firing a weapon emblazoned with a swastika gunned down three Black people Saturday in a racist attack in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooter, who had also posted racist writings, then killed himself. Here's what we know about the killings: WH Jean Dawson is introducing fans to 3 new characters in his latest musical trilogy 08/29/2023 09:06am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Jean Dawson is an open book. Onstage, the eccentric performer takes control as he bounces around, full of energy with vulnerable lyricism and experimental sound. In person, he���s charming and introspective, sitting across with a tight sweatshirt hoodie pulled over his head and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in Jacksonville 08/29/2023 08:29am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use ���extreme care��� if traveling to Florida. The leading civil rights group argued that the state's loose gun laws and the Republican governor's ���anti-woke��� campaign to Thomas Jefferson High School drops to 5th in latest US News ranking 08/29/2023 08:20am • This Northern Virginia high school has been on the top of the list for the last three years; but in 2023, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology dropped to fifth in U.S. News & World Report's "Best High School Rankings." The Early College at Guilford in North Carolina toppled 'Make alternative arrangements': Howard Co. says school bus delays will continue amid driver vacancies 08/29/2023 05:47am • Howard County Public Schools is telling parents to look for alternatives to bus routes after several buses were delayed or didn't show up at all on the first day of school on Monday. In a statement released Monday night, the Maryland school system apologized, saying one of the county's independen 16-year-old fatally stabbed after dispute over sweet-and-sour sauce near McDonald's in Northwest DC 08/28/2023 10:24pm • A 16-year-old Waldorf, Maryland, girl has been ordered to be held at the D.C. juvenile detention center in the stabbing death of another teenager. Naima Liggon, 16, also of Waldorf, died after she was stabbed following a party in the District. The accused teenager is facing multiple charges, i California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change gender ID 08/28/2023 08:26pm • SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ��� California's attorney general sued a Southern California school district Monday over its new policy requiring schools to notify parents if their children change their gender identification or pronouns, the latest blow in an intensifying battle between a handful of school d This is how much it costs teachers to get school supplies 08/28/2023 08:00pm • Somehow, we live in a time when it's considered normal for teachers to routinely buy school supplies for their students. If you're a teacher, how much are you likely to spend on school supplies in 2023? It's hard to say, but it would be wise to budget at least several hundred dollars. Accordin