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Florida school officials apologize for assembly singling out Black students about low test scores 08/25/2023 12:41pm • BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) — Florida school district officials apologized Thursday for an elementary school assembly in which Black students were singled out for a presentation on low test scores. Officials at Flagler County's school district in northeastern Florida said at a news conference that the asse Are health apps invading your privacy? 08/25/2023 11:31am • Many of us rely on technology to stay fit, lose weight or even monitor medical conditions. Wearable devices can track heart rates, blood pressure, glucose levels, or even sleep patterns. But did you know they can also collect highly personal and sensitive information? "Although this wearable Democrats accuse tax prep firms of undermining new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns 08/25/2023 10:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R Block of undermining the federal government's upcoming electronic free file tax return system and are demanding lobbying, hiring and revenue data to determine what's going on. The lawmake Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on 08/25/2023 05:53am • LONDON (AP) — Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change. People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amaz Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants have kicked in. Here's how they work 08/25/2023 04:17am • LONDON (AP) — Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people see online. The European Union’s groundbreaking new digital rules took effect Friday for the biggest platforms. The Digital Servic Italian leader tones down divisive rhetoric but carries on with pursuit of far-right agenda 08/25/2023 01:49am • ROME (AP) — When Giorgia Meloni was running to become Italy’s first far-right head of government of the post-war era, she steeped her winning campaign in the sharply ideological rhetoric of national sovereignty, “traditional families" and fear of migrants. Since taking office in September, Pre Gun control already ruled out, Tennessee GOP lawmakers hit impasse in session after school shooting 08/24/2023 09:50pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers hit an impasse Thursday just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March, leaving little certainty about what they might ultimately pass, yet all but guaranteeing it won't be any significant gun control chang Judge denies injunction to give Montgomery Co. families ability to opt kids out of LGBTQ book readings 08/24/2023 09:39pm • Parents cannot opt their children out of Montgomery County Public Schools lessons involving books with LGBTQ characters for the time being, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Three families are suing the school board over its decision not to notify parents when such books would be read and not to al A Guide to STEM Majors 08/24/2023 08:00pm • For career-minded students, few fields offer better job prospects than science, technology, engineering and math, known collectively as STEM. With strong industry growth predicted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and STEM majors procuring the highest starting salaries and the best return on in Why I Hate My Driveway 08/24/2023 08:00pm • I have a confession to make: I hate my driveway. It's a weird gripe to have about a house, right? Most homeowners would lament an outdated kitchen or bathroom, perhaps too little storage. And don't get me wrong: Off-street parking is a beautiful thing in a place like New York City. My husband and I US sanctions 11 Russians and 2 re-education facilities involved in forced transfer of Ukrainian kids 08/24/2023 07:22pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against 11 Russians and two re-education facilities reportedly involved in the forced transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children, accusing Moscow of war crimes and crimes against humanity. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfi Virginia school boards must adhere to Gov. Youngkin's new policies on transgender students, AG says 08/24/2023 04:42pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and school boards must follow their guidance, the state's attorney general said in a nonbinding legal analysis relea In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived 08/24/2023 04:01pm • As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety. And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30. One family swerved aro The return of Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee is a boon for US gymnastics. It's created a logjam, too 08/24/2023 03:55pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joscelyn Roberson's always had her eye on the 2024 Olympics. The math just sort of worked. The Texan is going to be 18 next summer, an age long considered an athletic sweet spot for elite female gymnasts, at least in the United States. Each of the six American women to beco Analysis: Prigozhin, dead or alive? 08/24/2023 02:52pm • In Russia’s murky world of war and espionage, nothing is as it seems. A plane dropped out of the sky on Wednesday near the village of Kuzhenkino, about 60 miles north of Moscow, at 6:11 p.m. local time. It plummeted from approximately 28,000 feet according to various flight-tracking organizatio