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Financials Discussed at Board of Eduction Meeting
Town Times - Connecticut
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WATERTOWN – The Watertown school district is currently showing a deficit of a little under $500,000, Business Manager Marie Kashuba reported to the Board of Education on Monday. That number may come down a little further before the end of the year...
The accusations of abuse cover-up against Pope Leo XIV: A campaign that was also spread inside the Vatican
El País
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June 12, 2025
The election of Pope Leo XIV on May 8 brought with it renewed accusations against him of having covered up past cases of sexual abuse. These accusations were not new, having circulated for the past year and a half. Vatican sources told this...
The Synagogue in the Heart of the Delta: Exploring Jewish Culture in Rural Mississippi
Literary Hub
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June 12, 2025
Though we’ve never met, I recognize Barbara immediately. She vibrates with the energy of a woman who does Pilates five days a week and volunteers at the GRAMMY Museum and also makes time for lunch dates with curious Jewish strangers who come to...
Are we making AI too human?, with James Evans
U Chicago News - Illinois
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James Evans: Science is populated by disciplines. Disciplines are the marriage of a set of problems or opportunities and a set of methods that we believe are the most fruitful ways of pursuing those opportunities. It’s organized by often the most...
133 Killed In Air India Flight Crash In Ahmedabad: Check Helpline Numbers
News18
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June 12, 2025
Last Updated:June 12, 2025, 16:24 IST Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Helpline numbers have been activated at both the central and state levels, as well as by Air India. Check details here An Air India flight crashed near the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday....
The Power of Diversity & Community-Managed Natural Farming – The Future of Agriculture Comes From India
Resilience
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June 12, 2025
Crop diversification to improve the soil microbiome is key to the approach of the Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) movement. After soil to bread in Portugal, the Seeds4All project continues its exploration of agronomic...
Know a little before condemning someone: Asif Nazrul
The Business Standard
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June 12, 2025
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Dr Asif Nazrul today called upon the critics to know "a little before condemning someone". In a Facebook post titled "Condemnation" on his verified Facebook page, he said, "Those who condemn and...
FULL SPEECH: Tinubu’s address at joint National Assembly session on Democracy Day
Nigerian Eye
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June 12, 2025
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly;...
FULL TEXT: Tinubu's Democracy Day Speech at NASS
Foundation for Investigative Journalism
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June 12, 2025
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, addressed Nigerians from the floor of the National Assembly on June 12. In his Democracy Day Speech, Tinubu addressed the fear of a one-party system and the APC’s response to opposition. The president also...
Full Text of Tinubu’s address at joint National Assembly session on Democracy Day
Daily Post
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June 12, 2025
With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart...
Trump Policies Deepen Exclusion at the University of Puerto Rico
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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June 12, 2025
“Greñuda y acomplejada” (“Frizzy-haired and insecure”). This racist and misogynistic insult concludes each of the six stanzas of anonymous verses directed at Professor Ísar Godreau of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) campus in Cayey. This...
President Tinubu’s 2025 Democracy Day Speech
Prompt News Online
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June 12, 2025
Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic...
We Must Actively Protect Democracy To Remain Strong And Meaningful— Fub
The Nigerian Voice
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Suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his commitment to upholding the rule of law, protecting fundamental human rights, and ensuring that all citizens in the state, regardless of political affiliation are protected....
Okanagan woman awarded partial vet costs after adopted dog was put down
Castanet Kamloops
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June 12, 2025
Photo: Pixabay A B.C. rescue group was ordered to pay partial vet bills after agreeing to over text. An Okanagan woman will have some of her vet fees reimbursed by a B.C. rescue group after her adopted dog was put down for a viral disease....
LeQuire Returns to the Parthenon for ‘Monumental Figures'
Nashville Scene - Tennessee
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June 11, 2025
Monumental Figures at the Parthenon Photo: Eric England Temples are hallowed ground, sheltering a community’s most coveted religious or cultural artifacts. Ancient Greece cultivated its Athenian Acropolis — the hilltop complex that includes the...
War, grief, and Zionism: A conversation with ambassador Yechiel Leiter
Unpacked
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June 12, 2025
Noam: Hey everyone, welcome to Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam. I’m Noam. Mijal: And I’m Mijal. Noam: And this podcast is our way of trying to unpack those really big questions being asked by Jewish people, by non-Jewish people about the Jewish...
Forget The U.S. Making Liberal Canada The 51st State, Let Mexico Annex California, It’s A Win-Win
Canada Free Press
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The message is clear: they want to bring their culture here and have no plans to assimilate into our society There was a time when President Trump teased the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state of the United States. I still firmly believe that...
Looking for Juneteenth event in central Iowa? Try these events
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Four years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2025 marks a day of celebrating the abolition of slavery in the United States. The origins of Juneteenth date back to June 19, 1865 — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...
The Danville canal is a key part of the city’s plans for a revitalized riverfront. Now its 270-year history is getting renewed attention.
Cardinal News - Virginia
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June 12, 2025
On one side of the Danville canal, geese and their goslings mosey through tall grass. On the other side, residents walk their dogs in the shadow of a refurbished textile mill. Right in the middle, turtles swim through its slow-moving waters. The...
The age of global apartheid: A dark history that links America and Israel
Salon
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June 12, 2025
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. Let me offer my own version. We might summarize the entire history of...