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In June, Matthew Hawn, a high school teacher and baseball coach in Blountville, Tennessee, was fired by the county board of education. The process had escalated in steps: Earlier in the year, Hawn assigned an essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates—“The First White President”—in his Contemporary Issues class, and a student’s father…

By Ronald Blum Associated Press | Jul 13, 2021 at 10:01 AM DENVER — Pete Alonso bailó todo el camino hacia su segundo título consecutivo en el Derby de Jonrones, superando a Shohei Ohtani, a Trey Mancini y a Juan Soto en una noche del lunes de batazos panorámicos en…

Author of the article: Reuters Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK — A gauge of global stocks hit an intraday record on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields held above five-month lows touched last week as investors looked for signs on whether the Delta variant of the coronavirus could dent global growth. Concerns…

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna were all smiles and cuddles while filming a music video in New York City over the July 10-11 weekend for an upcoming project. The two were spotted holding hands and hugging on the street, with the singer cloaked in a brown leather coat over a snakeskin corset and…

Toughen cyber security as online activities escalate  The escalation of cyber attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States was brought up by President Joe Biden with President Vladimir Putin in their Geneva summit last month — raising the profile of what has emerged as a major global security concern.…

The DS Techeetah driver struggled with car balance for much of the opening race on Saturday and finished only 12th.  But set-up revisions allowed the Portuguese to bolt to the top of the leaderboard with two of the 45 minutes left on the clock.  He set a 1m08.472s effort, the…

The combination of extreme heat and drought that has scorched the Western United States and Canada over the past two weeks has killed hundreds of millions of mussels, clams and other marine animals, the New York Times reports. The big picture: An estimated 1 billion small sea creatures died during…

The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the fresh killings in four Local Government Areas, which has claimed at least ten lives, while five youths are reportedly missing after the attacks. The state government, which is seemingly helpless in the face of the continuous attacks, said in its characteristic manner that…

The arrangement is meant to prevent ethics questions but has also raised some. July 9, 2021, 4:56 PM • 5 min read A New York gallery owner will facilitate sales of Hunter Biden's original artwork, an arrangement meant to diffuse concerns over buyers paying top dollar to win influence with…

Tropical Storm Elsa floods at least one New York City subway station as heavy rains create traffic hazards. Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa hit the New York City region with torrential rains and high winds as it churned up the East Coast on Friday with a tropical storm warning in effect…