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In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference 12/05/2022 01:37pm • PUCARANI, Bolivia (AP) ��� Anacleta Mamani has no teeth, but a happy smile: She���s learned to read and write at the age of 71, and now feels so empowered, she wants to run a road race in her Indigenous community in the Bolivian highlands near La Paz. Mamami is among more than 20,000 senior citizens Same-sex couples wary despite federal marriage rights bill 12/05/2022 01:24pm • Mary and Sharon Bishop-Baldwin were jubilant after winning a decadelong fight for the right to wed in Oklahoma. But eight years after tying the knot ��� on the day they won their lawsuit challenging a state ban on gay marriage ��� and seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed same-sex couple Review: Hurricane-force novel with a hint of magical realism 12/05/2022 10:26am • ���The Light Pirate��� by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Grand Central) Wanda is named after the hurricane she was born in. It���s also the hurricane that changes the trajectory of her life. ���The Light Pirate��� by Lily Brooks-Dalton takes place at a time not far from our reality ��� ostensibly now ��� and LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges 12/05/2022 09:08am • COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) ��� As monks chanted prayers in Saint John���s University church, members of the student LGBTQ organization, QPLUS, were meeting in their lounge at the Minnesota institution���s sister Benedictine college, a few miles away. To Sean Fisher, a senior who identifies as non-bin LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges 12/05/2022 09:03am • COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) ��� As monks chanted evening prayers in the dimly lit Saint John���s University church, members of the student LGBTQ organization, QPLUS, were meeting in a dedicated, Pride flag-lined lounge at the institution���s sister Benedictine college, a few miles away across Minnesota Believe the hype, Bellingham is lighting up the World Cup 12/05/2022 06:31am • DOHA, Qatar (AP) ��� Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in England���s 3-0 win against Senegal at the World Cup. Pointing a finger in the direction of Jude Bellingham, Henderson charged over to his teammate, pressed his face nose-to-nose with the teenager and stared Japan police arrest 3 teachers in nursery abuse case 12/05/2022 04:22am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Police have arrested three teachers at a nursery school in central Japan on suspicion they routinely abused toddlers, including hitting their heads, holding them upside down and locking them up in a bathroom, in a case that triggered outrage and allegations of a cover-up. The Shizuok Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation 12/05/2022 02:53am • KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) ��� Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, health staff at a children���s hospital in the south started secretly planning how to save the babies. Russians were suspected of seizing orphan children and sending them to Russia, so staff at the children���s regional hospi Walker scores 22, Huskers upset No. 7 Creighton 63-53 12/04/2022 08:28pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Sam Griesel grew up in Lincoln watching his hometown Nebraska Cornhuskers lose to in-state rival Creighton year after year. Days like Sunday were what he envisioned when he decided to play his final season for the Huskers after spending the previous four years at North Dakota St Advice for Older Law School Applicants to Consider 12/04/2022 07:00pm • It's never too late in life to apply to law school. Although most applicants are under 25, roughly 20% are 30 or older, according to the Law School Admission Council. Many older law school graduates build fulfilling second careers that draw upon preexisting skills and experiences. Law school applica 9 Short Squeeze Stocks That Could Take Off in December 12/04/2022 07:00pm • These stocks have the right conditions to trigger short squeezes.Short squeezes have been among the most popular and controversial topics on Wall Street in the past couple of years. In early 2021, groups of online stock traders on Reddit began orchestrating targeted buying campaigns in some of the m The 10 Best Indoor Amusement Parks in the U.S. 12/04/2022 07:00pm • Amusement parks aren't just a summer attraction, with a variety of indoor entertainment complexes delighting visitors across the country. These indoor amusement parks make all the high-speed thrills and family-friendly fun possible year-round, even in the coldest areas of the U.S. Most indoor amusem England reaches World Cup quarterfinals, beats Senegal 3-0 12/04/2022 06:34pm • AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) ��� Like all great strikers, Harry Kane���s timing was perfect. The England captain got off the mark Sunday, scoring his first goal at this year's World Cup in a 3-0 victory over Senegal that set up a must-see match against France in the quarterfinals. ���I was waiting patiently Group aiding kin of slain CIA officers comes out of shadows 12/04/2022 05:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Calista Anderson was at a sleepover when the email from a friend arrived. She was 12 years old and had just experienced the worst moment of her life: Her mother had been killed while working overseas. The email offered a further jolt. It linked to a news article revealing that, Experts say system designed to protect children can break up families 12/04/2022 09:37am • In June 2017, at a family picnic in a park in Aurora, Colorado, Vanessa Peoples noticed that one of her young sons had slipped away. Peoples, who was studying to be a nurse, is not the first parent to take her eyes off a child; it happens all the time. But a bystander's call to police resulted i