Friday, August 26, 2016

California Teacher Tenure Laws Upheld and other top stories.

  • California Teacher Tenure Laws Upheld

    California Teacher Tenure Laws Upheld
    Raylene Monterroza (left) was one of nine California public school students who challenged the state's teacher tenure laws. The California Supreme Court declined to hear their case. Nick Ut/AP hide caption toggle caption Nick Ut/AP Raylene Monterroza (left) was one of nine California public school students who challenged the state's teacher tenure laws. T..
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  • Judge temporarily blocks Obama school transgender bathroom policy

    Judge temporarily blocks Obama school transgender bathroom policy
    The judge granted a preliminary injunction sought by Texas and several other states challenging the Obama administration's interpretation of Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in schools, colleges and universities. The administration interprets Title IX to include discrimination based on gender identity. The ruling was issued by Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, late Sunday night before many students across Texas and other states commenc..
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  • Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton and her close aides at State Dept.

    Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton and her close aides at State Dept.
    A sports executive who was a major donor to the Clinton Foundation and whose firm paid Bill Clinton millions of dollars in consulting fees wanted help getting a visa for a British soccer player with a criminal past. The crown prince of Bahrain, whose government gave more than $50,000 to the Clintons’ charity and who participated in its glitzy annual conference, wanted a last-minute meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. U2 rocker and philanthropist Bono, also a regular at foundation e..
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  • Ramen is surpassing cigarettes as the hottest prison currency

    Ramen is surpassing cigarettes as the hottest prison currency
    Ramen noodles are overtaking cigarettes as the hottest form of hoosegaw currency — mainly because prisoners are getting hungry. A new study by University of Arizona doctoral candidate Michael Gibson-Light found that the easy-to-make college staple is ...
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  • Suspect in gruesome Alabama murder of 5 offers explanation

    Suspect in gruesome Alabama murder of 5 offers explanation
    CITRONELLE, Ala. -- Under arrest and shackled following the slaying of five friends in a ruralhome, a Mississippi man professed his love for the estranged girlfriend whose family and friends were massacred and blamed the killings on drugs.Speaking with reporters as he was escorted to jail by deputies in Mobile, Alabama, Derrick Dearman said Monday that he was on methamphetamine when he went to the house, located at the end of a dead-end dirt road.“Drugs (were) making me think things that’..
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  • Massachusetts student accused of rape only receives probation

    Massachusetts student accused of rape only receives probation
    A Massachusetts student accused of raping two unconscious 18-year-olds will not face jail time or have to register as a sex offender. David Becker was sentenced to two years of probation by a judge in Palmer who said that his case would be continued ...
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  • Trump's stamina attack on Clinton stirs talk of gender bias

    Trump's stamina attack on Clinton stirs talk of gender bias
    NEW YORK — Donald Trump and his Republican allies say Hillary Clinton is weak, lacks stamina and doesn’t look presidential. Intent on undermining his Democratic rival, Trump and GOP backers are increasingly relying on rhetoric that academics and even some Republican strategists say has an undeniable edge focused on gender. Trump notably belittled his primary rivals, tagging Jeb Bush as “low-energy,” and disparaging Ted Cruz as “Lyin’ Ted,” and Marco Rubio as “Little Marco.” His criticism of Cli..
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  • Update: New tropical depression forms in eastern Atlantic

    Update: New tropical depression forms in eastern Atlantic
    A new tropical depression has formed in the eastern Atlantic, and it could develop into the season's third hurricane this week. That's according to the National Hurricane Center, which upgraded a tropical wave to Tropical Depression Seven on Monday afternoon. As of 4 p.m. CDT, TD 7 was located about 360 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and was moving west at 18 mph. (National Hurricane Center)  TD 7 had winds of 35 mph, and the hurricane center said it could strengthen into Tropic..
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