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In Michigan’s US Senate race, Republican Mike Rogers claimed without evidence that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged his support’ to the Muslim Brotherhood. Here are the facts.

El empate en Anoeta vuelve a señalar el gran problema de los de Giráldez: la posesión no se traduce en ocasiones ni en gol.

El éxito reciente de la adaptación de La Odisea dirigida por Christopher Nolan es un buen recordatorio de hasta qué punto la mitología griega sigue siendo territorio fértil para contar historias nuevas.

When a 16-year-old girl from her community went missing, Rep. Michelle Paulene Abeyta struggled to figure out how to help her grandmother, who was routed through multiple law enforcement agencies when she tried to report the girl missing. The confusion wasted valuable search time, Abeyta said.  Abeyta (Diné), a Democrat from Tohatchi, co-sponsored legislation last […]

If approved, the motion would have eliminated comments made over Zoom and phone, hurting access for those with disabilities, advocates said.

Kathy Wade is the wife and caretaker of her husband, William Wade, who moved to the Amarillo VA’s Community Living Center in December to receive care after multiple health issues. She said her husband had stayed at the center before, and the care had been good and the staff friendly.  When William’s health started to […] The post After months of complaints, Amarillo VA removes a problematic resident from its Community Living Center appeared first on Amarillo Tribune.

The nonprofit National Trust for Local News is acquiring the Vermont Community Newspaper Group in a deal that will close this month, the Trust announced Thursday. The deal, which will add five weekly newspapers covering more than a dozen northern Vermont communities to the Trust’s portfolio, expands the nonprofit’s footprint to a fourth state, joining...

Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” Mayito Flaco ha emergido como uno de los principales líderes del Cartel de Sinaloa, al frente de La Mayiza y en guerra con los Chapitos. Conozca su historia, actividades criminales, aliados y rivales. Perfil completo actualizado The post Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” appeared first on InSight Crime.

Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” is one of the sons of Mexican drug trafficker Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo.” He is regarded as one of the leading figures of the Mayiza, the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel that remained loyal to the Zambada family following the arrest of El Mayo in July 2024. He was indicted in the United States in 2014 on drug trafficking charges. The post Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” appeared first on InSight Crime.

College leaders say historically Black colleges and universities can play an important role in preparing students for emerging workforce opportunities.

IBGE prepara o primeiro censo nacional. A contagem é complexa: horários, locais e categoria de inclusão escolhidos geram dados divergentes. Caso de Aracajú evidencia isso. Transparência é central: mais que um número final, deve-se refletir quem ainda permanece invisível The post Quem cabe nas estatísticas da população de rua? appeared first on Outras Palavras.

Como uma moeda de prata nascida de uma mina europeia deixa de ser metal e se torna promessa escrita em papel nas Américas. O cálculo de conveniência feito por milhares de pessoas comuns. E como foi alçado a eixo mundial de câmbio – sempre prestes a desabar The post A fascinante e caótica história do dólar appeared first on Outras Palavras.

El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, señaló en su discurso en el Foro Madrid realizado en Santiago que Chile volvió a “apostar por las ideas de la libertad”. Milei inició su intervención asegurando que “es un placer para mí poder estar nuevamente en Chile, en especial tras la victoria y reciente asunción de mi amigo […] Este artículo Javier Milei sobre la gestión del Presidente Kast: “Chile ha vuelto a apostar por las ideas de la libertad” fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

La cartelera se renueva esta semana con propuestas para todos los gustos. Desde el thriller español basado en hechos reales Cronos hasta el terror de Dulce sabor a muerte, pasando por el misterio sobrenatural de Black Box: Vuelo 298.

Right after the back-to-school traffic rush on Sept. 8, 2026, MnDOT crews will implement a detour while rebuilding the north side of the Highway 71 intersection.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Philadelphia school district officials have pledged that this will be the year students’ reading proficiency improves.But as the district starts the third year of a $25 million reading curriculum overhaul, more evidence points to problems with the rollout. According to a new district research report, educators reported serious concerns with the new K-8 English language arts curriculum during the first year, including its phonics instruction, a lack of time and resources for students to read full books, and little support for students who start or fall behind.The researchers, who hosted focus groups with more than 100 K-8 Philly teachers, principals, and administrators, concluded that most principals believe the new curriculum, designed by EL Education, “is a step in the right direction.” But “genuine teacher buy-in remains a challenge” due to insufficient training, mixed messages about how to comply with district mandates, problems locating and preparing lessons and materials, and little time to address students’ foundational learning before moving to something new. The district has tweaked its approach to the curriculum since that first year of implementation, including adjusting pacing, adding “flex days” for teachers to go over material, increasing professional development, and reorganizing grade-specific materials to be more accessible, according to a statement from Chief Academic Officer Michael Farrell.It has also added support specifically for K-2 teachers for teaching foundational literacy skills, he said.State test scores released last year showed that K-8 students’ reading scores fell after the first year of the new curriculum’s implementation, with around one-third of students reading proficiently. That’s far from the Board of Education’s goal that more than half of students will be proficient in reading by 2030. Anticipation is high for state test scores from the curriculum’s second year of implementation, but those have not been released yet because of a delay at the state level, district leaders said.Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, a clinical professor of literacy at Drexel University who helps train Philly teachers, said many of the concerns educators voiced in the report were predictable. Some problems, like sourcing materials and organizing lessons, get easier as teachers get used to the new content, she said. However, Tecce DeCarlo echoed educators’ concerns about the curriculum’s phonics instruction in particular. Though she said EL Education is great at increasing students’ background knowledge, which is key for reading comprehension, its approach to phonics instruction is not systematic or direct enough. “I think right now, the district is operating — as are a lot of people in this new ‘science of reading’ renaissance — that any phonics instruction is good phonics instruction,” Tecce DeCarlo said. “It turns out that’s not true.”Here are three major findings from the report.Teachers say phonics instruction is not effectiveNearly all teachers and principals for K-2 students reported problems with how the EL Education curriculum taught phonics, which experts say is essential for kids to learn how to read. Many teachers said the phonics lessons included in the curriculum were not direct or explicit enough for the district’s youngest learners, leaving them worried that it does not effectively teach struggling readers how to sound out words. EL Education states on its website that its K-8 curriculum is based on the science of reading and includes structured phonics instruction. The organization did not respond to Chalkbeat’s questions about concerns from Philadelphia teachers.Several teachers said they believed the district’s previous phonics materials from programs like Saxon and Fundations were more effective. Some opted to return to using those programs, disobeying the district’s directive to stick to the new curriculum. “When you know better, you do better,” one teacher reported. “I feel like this program is going against what we have learned and know to be better.” Not enough reading for pleasure, educators reportSome teachers reported that the curriculum did not allow time for them to “foster a joy of reading,” the researchers found. Though the curriculum refers to books students can read to go along with lessons, teachers said they didn’t always have access to copies for their students. Most Philadelphia schools don’t have libraries, and teachers are sometimes on their own to get class materials.One principal said that middle school students wanted to read more full chapter books, but didn’t get to do so. “They’re sick and tired of the gist of an excerpt or just reading excerpts,” the principal reported. “They’re begging their teachers. Can we just read a couple of chapters and read it straight through?”Other principals reported similar concerns, saying they thought the curriculum could work well if it was adjusted to include more novel-based learning for students. Students behind grade-level have few supports Many teachers reported they had little time to teach students who aren’t yet at grade level. That kind of teaching, often called Tier 2 instruction, can be essential for students who may join a school partway through the year, which is common in Philadelphia.But teachers reported that there were no lessons dedicated to this kind of teaching, and they worried about taking time away from other parts of the fast-paced curriculum.Superintendent Tony Watlington has previously said he wants teachers to spend more classroom time on grade-level work rather than remedial instruction. But when students are missing foundational skills, they may not be able to complete the work the curriculum demands, teachers reported. Specific interventions for students who are significantly behind “is not in this curriculum,” one teacher reported.Rebecca Redelmeier is a reporter at Chalkbeat Philadelphia. She writes about public schools, early childhood education, and issues that affect students, families, and educators across Philadelphia. Contact Rebecca at rredelmeier@chalkbeat.org.

Students must be lawfully in the United States to attend Florida’s universities, the board that oversees the university system voted Thursday. The measure received no debate or discussion, except from members of the public during public comment. The Board of Governors approved the measure, on the consent agenda, after receiving preliminary approval during a meeting […]

El portero celeste evitó la derrota ante una Real superior y el Celta volvió a quedarse sin gol en un partido de muy poca producción ofensiva.

Падзеі 4 верасьня ў Беларусі, сьвеце, гісторыі.

(The Center Square) – Social isolation will increase as people increasingly use artificial intelligence companions, says a new study and poll from two Elon University research centers. Twenty-seven percent of American adults are using the internet with significant emotional or social interactions with AI large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot. The study from the Imagining the Digital Future Center and the Elon University Poll found bonds of connection, confidence and trust built between users and the LLMs. “For decades,” Lee Rainie, director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center, writes in the report, “people have adapted digital technologies to help them communicate, learn, work and entertain themselves. What is different now is that millions of Americans are beginning to use AI language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot for purposes that have traditionally been exclusive domain of humans.” The study found positive and negative future outcomes expected by people using AI as companions. On the plus side, 74% said education and information will be more accessible; 69% said there will be advancements in healthcare and research; 67% cited innovation; and 62% said it will create new types of careers and opportunities. On the downside, 57% said there will be more social isolation and loneliness; 55% said there will be less trust in news or news media; 54% said it will be harder to get a job or meaningful work; and 47% said more mental problems are coming. Rainie points out the context of some simply “fooling around with language models for the novelty of it.” Notwithstanding, he said the broad patterns of intimacy that are familiar and meaningful are highlighted. “One important way to think about AI companion users is that they are harbingers of the future for larger segments of the population – and our children,” Rainie said. “Even these adopters, as enthusiastic as they are, offer a mixed balance sheet. Many say they reap benefits like comfort, confidence, motivation and good advice. “Yet they also sound warnings. More than a third say their bot agrees with them too much, and a majority predict AI will deepen social isolation and loneliness in the years ahead. That tension is the story of this report.” A portion of the report, “The Secrets People Tell Their Bots,” includes comments from those surveyed. A sampling includes, “I vent my suicidal thoughts and ideation to AI”; “I tell AI that I’m bisexual”; “I’m autistic and use AI to translate conversations and plan my responses”; and “I can cry to it instead of bothering my husband and my friends and family.” The report includes in this section, “If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.” The poll found 29% have used AI “to talk about problems in their personal relationships” and 26% have used AI “to talk about problems in work relationships.” Using the AI bot to get advice on health, fitness or lifestyle choices was made by 67%; dealing with major financial questions like investments or big purchases was done by 41%. Elon’s two research centers worked with YouGov, and international marketing and polling firm, for a web-based survey from May 18-22 and released results Wednesday. Internet-using adults ages 18 and older were interviewed, 4,268 total, that was matched down to a sample of 4,031 and yielding a target subsample of 1,000 AI users with emotional or social use of AI. The margin of error is +/- 3.68%.