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Borough council members discuss how Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill may impact State College
The Daily Collegian - Pennsylvania
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State College Borough Council President Evan Myers discussed U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson's (R) comments about State College being included on the Department of Homeland Security's sanctuary jurisdiction list at a borough council meeting...
How Arizona students escaped Israel when war broke out with Iran
Phoenix New Times - Arizona
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At sunrise, sirens blared. Students jolted awake, barefoot and disoriented, racing down stairwells into bomb shelters. Some still wore pajamas. Their long-awaited heritage trip to Israel had become a crash course in crisis response. Liah Dolgin,...
A Quarter-century Of Impact: Pepin Academies Marks 25 Years Of Educational Excellence
Osprey Observer - Florida
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July 8, 2025
This year, Pepin Academies celebrates a major milestone: 25 years of providing special education to students with learning disabilities and supporting them in becoming prepared for life onward. Pepin Academies is a not-for-profit, tuition-free,...
Critics Aghast at Israel's Push for Gaza 'Concentration Camp'
Common Dreams
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July 8, 2025
The Israeli government's new plan to push all residents in Gaza to live in a camp built atop the ruins of the city of Rafah is drawing heavy criticism from experts who see it as a precursor for ethnic cleansing. In an interview with The Guardian,...
George Washington University implements hiring freeze & budget cuts as Trump advances war on higher ed
The Advocate
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July 8, 2025
When Ellen Granberg became George Washington University’s president in 2023, she stepped into history as the first woman and the first out lesbian to lead one of the capital’s most prestigious private institutions. Two years into her tenure, she’s...
Türkiye’s Mersin uncovers unique Hellenistic weights, balance scale
Sabah
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July 8, 2025
In the archaeological excavations carried out at the ancient city of Uzuncaburç in Mersin, southern Türkiye, five iron weights shaped like letters and a balance scale, estimated to be around 1,600 years old, have been unearthed. Located 30...
Norway EMS: Telehealth, educational requirements and future plans
EMS1 - Texas
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July 8, 2025
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French spy chief: Uncertain where Iran’s remaining highly enriched uranium is located
The Times of Israel
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July 8, 2025
The head of France’s foreign intelligence service said Tuesday that some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stocks were destroyed by American and Israeli strikes, but there was no certainty on where the rest was now located until UN nuclear...
Wild turkeys roam freely, but where exactly are they from?
Monterey Herald - California
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July 8, 2025
In California, Thanksgiving is not the only time of year when turkeys invade the suburbs. Some Bay Area residents often see the plump fowl roaming neighborhood streets or outside of homes. But why are wild turkeys appearing in our growing urban...
Turkey’s deepening role in Bangladesh adds a new layer to India’s security calculus
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
As Turkey deepens itsTurkey South Asia strategy, India Turkey rivalry, Erdogan pan-Islamism India, Turkey Bangladesh defence ties, Turkish drones India border, India Turkey Pakistan relations, Bay of Bengal geopolitics, Turkish defence exports...
The Educational Battle Between Middle America and Radical America
The Jewish Exponent - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
By Cliff Smith If you were designing a curriculum to teach high school students about the last few decades of American history, what might you include? The health care reform debates of the 1990s that continue today? The terrorist attack on Sept....
Donald Trump's Approval Rating With College Students Gets a Boost—Poll
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump received an uptick in approval among U.S. college students, according to a recent national survey of university undergraduates. Data from a Newsweek/College Pulse study indicated a small rise in support for the president...
Strategic AI adoption and climate resilience could add $232bln to Middle East GDP by 2035, reports PwC
bizbahrain
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July 8, 2025
New research published today by PwC outlines three divergent data-driven scenarios for the Middle East in 2035, revealing a US$232 billion opportunity if regional governments and businesses successfully harness AI-driven productivity gains and...
A No-No During Elmhurst School Board Meetings
Patch
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July 8, 2025
Posted Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 12:06 pm CT|Updated Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 12:10 pm CT ELMHURST, IL – For two years, the Elmhurst school board's president has requested residents not to mention "individuals by name" when they make comments during...
Saudi Arabia Keeps Executing Foreigners On Drug Charges At 'Horrifying' Rate
Zero Hedge
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Via Middle East Eye There has been a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia, particularly in relation to drug offences, a new report published by Amnesty International on Monday has revealed. The kingdom executed 1,816 people between January 2014 and...
Govt amendments to education law approved as critics warn changes could worsen inequality
Mada Masr
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July 8, 2025
Classroom in Egypt. Courtesy: Education Ministry. Greenlighting major changes to the government school system, the House of Representatives gave final approval on June 8 to a set of amendments to the education law, prompting a renewed wave of...
MIT building graffitied with anti-Israel message, local and federal officials investigating
WDHD 7 - Massachusetts
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July 8, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Photos taken by an MIT student, who chose not to be identified, show graffiti spray painted on a door on campus that has since been washed away. It said in part, “Death to the IDF.” The letters “D-A-M-P-L” were also...
Smriti Irani Reveals How She Juggles Career As An Actress And A Politician, '...Part Time Actor'
Bollywood Shaadis
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July 8, 2025
Smriti Irani is one of the most iconic personalities in India who has made a name for herself in two very different professions. After gaining immense love and fame from Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Smriti joined the BJP and has remained an...
Anti-Israel/Anti-Zionist Speech Doesn't Violate School Board Members' Ethics Obligations, When Said in the Member's Personal Capacity as Professor
Reason Magazine
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July 8, 2025
From yesterday's decision in Siegel v. Aziz (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.) (by Judges Ronald Susswein and Lisa Perez-Friscia): Defendant was elected and sworn in as a member on the Westfield Board of Education in January 2021. Her term ended in April...
Iran’s rise and resilience through BRICS
Press TV
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The recent BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro marked a defining moment for Iran, as it solidifies its position within a dynamic coalition of emerging economies during a period of heightened regional tensions. This development comes as Iran faces...