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Patrick Lyoya fled Congo to escape persecution. A police killing cut short his hope for a better life. Harrowing video footage showed a Michigan police officer shooting the 26-year-old Black man in the back of the head as he lay facedown on the ground, following a struggle during a traffic stop. The case almost immediately spawned protests, and represented, to many, the wide gulf that remains in achieving racial justice. But to those who knew Lyoya, he is not a symbol. He was a son, brother, father — a person of faith who seemed to have finally found a safe haven in Grand Rapids after a childhood inextricably shaped by war.
Ron DeSantis wanted to punish Disney — but repealing its special status may hurt local taxpayers instead. The governor of Florida signed a bill into law on Friday that revokes Disney World’s “independent special district,” an act of retaliation for the company’s public censure of a law critics called “Don’t Say Gay.” There’s one hitch, though: The repeal could put local governments on the hook for about $1 billion in Disney’s bond debts. And that would mean higher taxes.
Schools are struggling to hire special ed teachers. Hawaii opened its pocketbook. This school year, 48 states reported shortages of special education teachers — an issue so drastic that some states have been forced to rely on teachers without the appropriate licenses to help the highest-need students. So, Hawaii began offering special educators $10,000 more a year, leading to a drop in vacancies. Some say, however, that higher pay is only one piece of the puzzle.
A battle is brewing over the CDC’s powers — and the mask decision may just be the tip of the iceberg. A federal judge’s ruling striking down the transportation mask mandate this past week, which the Justice Department is now appealing, came as a startling rebuke to many. The agency has flexed its regulatory powers to issue sweeping orders affecting travel, housing and migration during the pandemic. But recent challenges to its authority are shortsighted, some law experts say, and could hamstring the CDC’s efforts to respond to future pandemics. |
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| One family watched their mother descend into a dark web of COVID conspiracies. Now, they’re warning others. Stephanie was once practical about her health: She got regular checkups and was a big believer in vaccines. “She made sure I took the flu shots, we took the shingles shot,” her husband recalled. “I mean, I was like a pincushion.” Then something changed. She began sending her family a slew of strange videos with far-fetched conspiracy theories. When the pandemic hit, the grip of COVID misinformation wound tighter. Her family says it ended up killing her. |
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| This Alaskan spelling bee has a goal beyond just correct spelling: preserving Indigenous language. The Yup’ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage allow students to practice reading and writing a language they might only speak or hear. “I’m a bit shocked,” said seventh-grader Alayna Canoe, who won this year’s Yup’ik bee. There’s one word she found particularly difficult: cuukiiq. It means sock. “I just forgot one u,” she said. — Alaska Public Media, Anchorage. |
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