In New York City, a school bus was involved in an accident
A bus carrying a school orchestra left the roadway and overturned. There are casualties and numerous injuries.
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The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
The Biden administration says it’s granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports
Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. And the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries.
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How a rural Alabama school system outdid the country with gains in math
While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, student performance in a rural Alabama school district was soaring.
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Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony before Congress
Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, claiming that two agents publicly alleging tax-probe interference wrongly shared his personal information, a case that comes amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms.
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Hunter Biden is indicted on federal firearm-purchasing charges after plea deal fails
Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest step in a long-running investigation into the president’s son that puts the case on track toward a possible high-stakes trial as the 2024 election looms.
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In the U.S. Congress discussed countering deepfakes before the presidential election
Participants of a closed forum in the US Congress dedicated to the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools discussed measures to be taken in this area ahead of the presidential election in the United States, including the application of special labeling on deepfakes.
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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been arrested after 2 weeks on the run in Pennsylvania
An escaped murderer was captured Wednesday after eluding hundreds of searchers for two weeks, a conclusion that brought relief to anxious residents of southeastern Pennsylvania who had endured sleepless nights as he hid in the woods, broke into suburban homes for food, changed his appearance, and fled under gunfire with a rifle pilfered from a garage, authorities said.
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McCarthy will hold a hearing in the House of Representatives on Sept. 14 to impeach Biden
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will update Republicans in a closed-door meeting this week on investigations to announce a vote
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In New York City, the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks are being remembered
A ceremony in memory of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, during which relatives of the victims read out their names, is held in New York at the memorial complex at the site of the Twin Towers.
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