California state leaders vow to provide textbooks for students after a school board rejected a social studies curriculum
After a Southern California school district rejected a state-endorsed social studies curriculum that includes material on gay rights, top state officials are vowing to buy a textbook in question and distribute it to students before the new school year.
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Dollar hovers near 15-month low as easing inflation spurs rate peak bets
By Ankur Banerjee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON The dollar hovered near a 15-month low on Friday and was
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Republican debates: Trump's rivals in need of a game-changer
Polls show Donald Trump way ahead. Will that change when the 2024 debates begin next month?
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Excessive heat scorches millions across US southwest
Cities including Phoenix and El Paso are expected to see an unusually long stretch of intense heat.
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RTÉ executive denies misleading politicians over Ryan Tubridy payments
The row over pay for the ex-Late Late Show host continues, with RTÉ bosses questioned by politicians.
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Top US sanctions architect to lead Treasury's financial crimes team -Yellen
WASHINGTON Andrea Gacki, a veteran U.S. Treasury official who helped design Washington's Russia sanctions strategy, has been appointed
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Sex education to be compulsory in Irish schools
There will be lessons on health and wellbeing, relationships and sexuality and "into adulthood".
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Former Fox executives say they regret helping Rupert Murdoch birth 'disinformation machine'
Three former high-ranking Fox executives are blasting Rupert Murdoch for Fox News' role spreading disinformation in the public discourse.
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Dollar takes a beating as traders see US rates peaking
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE A bruised dollar was nudged lower still in Asia on Thursday, as traders took
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The fight over a Confederate statue in Arlington National Cemetery
A Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery is coming down. But what happens next?
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Meta to contest EU antitrust charges at July 13 hearing
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center facing civil rights investigation for treatment of Black women giving birth
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is facing a civil rights investigation into how Black women giving birth are treated in its hospital.
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