There has been a lot of recent attention on attempts to get phones out of schools. The data makes it clear that phones impede student learning, cause and exacerbate discipline problems, and harm students’ mental health. The evidence is also clear that the phone prohibits work. Bans improve academic results, especially for lower studentsand improve … Read more
Workers removed a statue of the late French charity icon Abbe Pierre from its pedestal in a small town in eastern France on Tuesday, marking his dramatic fall from grace after a spate of abuse allegations spanning five decades . “There was no debate” about removing the life-size resin statue, Mayor Denis Mailler of Norges-la-Ville … Read more
Martin Parr/Magnum Photos It has ruined a lot of sleep at night, and no doubt a lot of relationships too. Trying to sleep next to a snoring partner is exactly that: trying. Once the engines go away, there are few countermeasures other than a shove, earplugs and the patience of a saint. That’s the thing … Read more
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative and public service journalism that holds the power to tell and drive positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania holds its 2024 general election on Nov. 5, thousands of poll workers will make sure voting goes smoothly. … Read more
It seems clear that when Brittany Mahomes liked (and then allegedly unliked) a Donald Trump post on Instagram, she didn’t mean to start a national debate, and she probably wasn’t prepared for one. She responded to the backlash not by explaining how or why her values led her to support potential Trump, but by accusing … Read more
New York police have defended their actions after an aide was shot in the head as two officers confronted a knife-wielding fugitive in a busy subway station. The man was in critical condition after the shooting at the Sutter Avenue L station in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon. Three others, including the suspect, were injured. Police … Read more
President of Rutgers University Jonathan Holloway will resign from his position after his contract expires at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Holloway, 57, said Tuesday that he has been exhausted by a toxic political environment and the ever-present questions of a major university president. “I don’t want to be in an environment where … Read more
The UK can expect a “tsunami of missed cancers”, leading experts have said, after an international study found that diagnoses fell sharply during the pandemic. Preliminary data from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership, presented to delegates at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva, compared data on the incidence and stage of cancer diagnosis in Australia, … Read more
By Sonya Gugliara For Dailymail.Com Published: 2:58 PM EDT, September 17, 2024 | Updated: 3:13 PM EDT, September 17, 2024 Delta Airlines passengers were left with burst eardrums and bleeding noses after their flight suddenly lost pressure. Passengers aboard a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Portland, Oregon, felt the cabin lose pressure before … Read more
In the desire to get a working submarine to the Titanic wreck site as quickly as possible, the Titan was built at a safety risk, with cost-cutting measures and poor engineering allowed by CEO Stockton Rush , a former employee said Tuesday in scathing remarks. in a US Coast Guard investigative hearing. “There was a … Read more