Month: February 2024
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Georgia lawmakers eye allowing criminal charges against school librarians over sexual content of books
[ad_1] A proposal that would require school libraries to notify parents of every book their child checks out was advanced by Georgia state senators Tuesday, while a proposal to subject school librarians to criminal charges for distributing material containing obscenity waits in the wings. The measures are part of a broad and continuing push by…
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F1 2024 pre-season testing Bahrain: Day 1 morning results
[ad_1] The winter break might’ve gone in a flash but it’s business as usual for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, who topped the timesheets in the first session of the 2024 pre-season test from the Bahrain International Circuit. Verstappen was clear of the field and completed a healthy number of laps, whilst Charles Leclerc and…
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Husband of American woman missing in Spain denies involvement, disputes couple was going through “nasty divorce,” lawyer says
[ad_1] The husband of an American missing in Spain under suspicious circumstances played no part in her disappearance and disputes her family’s contention that their impending divorce was “nasty,” his attorney said Tuesday. David Knezevich was in his native Serbia when his wife, Ana, disappeared from her Madrid apartment on Feb. 2 and has been…
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Biden administration is forgiving $1.2 billion in student debt for 153,000 borrowers. Here’s who qualifies.
[ad_1] The Biden administration on Wednesday said it is automatically forgiving $1.2 billion in student debt for 153,000 borrowers. Loan holders whose debt will be discharged will receive an email from President Joe Biden today informing them of the forgiveness, the Department of Education said. The debt relief is the latest push from the White…
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Watch: Verstappen’s first reaction as new Red Bull RB20 hits the track
[ad_1] The first morning of testing has gone swimmingly for Red Bull and Max Verstappen, who actually got to grips with the RB20 before Bahrain. Teams are allowed 200km of running in filming days – and Red Bull took that chance with their new machine at a wet and rainy Silverstone before the car was…
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Haley defies calls from Trump to drop out of 2024 race
[ad_1] Haley defies calls from Trump to drop out of 2024 race – CBS News Watch CBS News On the verge of losing her home state primary, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is defying calls from former President Donald Trump to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has…
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Man accused of lying to FBI about Hunter Biden claimed he got fake information from Russian intelligence
[ad_1] Washington — The man accused last week of delivering false allegations to federal investigators about Hunter Biden and President Biden’s business dealings told officials after his arrest that individuals “associated with Russian intelligence” were tied to apparent efforts to peddle a story about the first son, federal prosecutors revealed in a court filing Tuesday. …
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What is meant by ‘sandbagging’ in F1 testing?
[ad_1] Throughout pre-season testing in Bahrain, one term that will keep cropping up is sandbagging. At one time or another, all teams engage in the art in a bid to throw rivals off just how fast their car is, but where does the term come from? In essence, sandbagging in F1 refers to the process…
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Girl dead, boy hospitalized after being trapped in sand hole in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
[ad_1] Girl dead, boy hospitalized after being trapped in sand hole in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Girl dead, boy hospitalized after being trapped in sand hole in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 02:38 MIAMI – A young girl is dead and a boy is at a local hospital Tuesday night after being trapped in a sand hole in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. It happened in…
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Inquiry into Pablo Neruda’s 1973 death reopened by Chile appeals court
[ad_1] An appeals court in Chile’s capital on Tuesday ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted and new steps could help clarify the cause of his death. Last December, a judge rejected a request by Neruda’s nephew to reopen…