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Data Shows More Discipline, Less College Prep for Students With Disabilities
โ[Equity] requires educators to take a step back and say, โNo, I want these students to have access because I believe that they're capable of achieving ...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:
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US senator calls Israel's plans to enlist US support to displace Palestinians 'sickening'
US senator calls Israel's plans to enlist US support to displace Palestinians 'sickening' US Senator Chris Van Hollen has labelled Israel's request for the US to help them with forcible displacement of Palestinians โtruly outrageous and sickening," in post on X on Friday. โThe US should not be complicit in or use ANY governmental, American taxpayer resources to aid and abet what amounts to the ethnic cleansing of...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Bolsonaro ordered to wear an ankle monitor
In our news wrap Friday, Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor during his trial, President Trump signed the first major legislation aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies into law, violence between Druze militias and Bedouin clans returned to Syria and flooding killed at least 57 people in Pakistan.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Graziers battling dry and 'thousands' of kangaroos forced to destock
The pressure from a lack of rain, feral goats, and kangaroos forces graziers across rural New South Wales to destock their properties.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:As State Department office combating human trafficking faces cuts, former leader weighs in
For 25 years, the State Department has had an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it. In 2023, more than 133,000 victims were identified globally, leading to more than 18,000 prosecutions. Last week, the Trump administration drastically cut that officeโs staff. John Yang discussed more with Cindy Dyer, the former ambassador to monitor and combat trafficking.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Trump administration files motion to unseal Epstein transcripts
US Department of Justice claims there is โextensive public interestโ in the cases targeting the late disgraced financier
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:US attorney general paves way for more convicted criminals to own guns
Bondi says the proposed change gives her discretion over who can own firearms, in a move opposed by gun control groups.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:A look at life for small group of refugees allowed in U.S. since Trump took office
Shortly after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump indefinitely suspended refugee admissions to the United States. After months of legal challenges, only a small group of refugees has been allowed into the country. White House correspondent Laura Barrรณn-Lรณpez has reports on one familyโs journey.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Children linked to 25-year cold case speak for the first time
The siblings who discovered the body of Rosemary Brown 25 years ago have spoken for the first time, as police renew the search for her missing daughter Melissa Trussell.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Inmates and guards shed light on the real Bradley Murdoch behind bars
Bradley Murdoch spent the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio. Those who knew him behind bars say he was a "lone wolf" and a master manipulator, who was uncooperative until the end.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:House OKs $832B defense bill
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story House approves $832 billion Defense funding bill The House approved legislation early Friday allocating roughly $832 billion in funding for defense programs for fiscal 2026. AP The passage came just weeks after Republicans approved a...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Hosts Morocco cruise past Mali to reach Wafcon semis
Ibtissam Jraidi's double helps the Atlas Lionesses to a 3-1 win, setting up a last-four meeting against either Algeria or Ghana at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s Epstein files fallout and public broadcasting funding cuts
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the MAGA debate over releasing the Epstein files intensifies and congressional Republicans deliver Trump a win by clawing back $9 billion in foreign aid and public media funding.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Aussie's brilliant climb eclipsed as Pogaฤar continues Tour dominance
Australia's Luke Plapp briefly leads the gruelling 10.9km uphill slog at the Tour de France before becoming one of several challengers to be eclipsed by the prolific Tadej Pogaฤar.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:CBS says Colbert cancelation was financial decision, but timing raises questions
Broadcast TVโs highest-rated late-night talk show, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," is being cancelled. Paramount called it a financial decision, but the timing is raising questions. Stephanie Sy discussed the cancellation of the show with NPR television critic Eric Deggans.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Gabbard claims Obama officials 'manufactured intelligence' of 2016 Russian election interference
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a report Friday alleging Obama administration officials manipulated intelligence related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. Gabbard asserted in a statement that former officials engaged in a โtreasonous conspiracyโ and said her office was turning over evidence to the Justice Department for possible criminal referrals. โThe information...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Brazil orders curfew and ankle tag for ex-president as clash with US escalates
Donald Trumpโs letter calls for halt to Jair Bolsonaroโs trial on coup charges
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Trump seals the deal on stablecoin bill
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump seals the deal on stablecoin bill President Trump signed the first major cryptocurrency bill into law Friday, marking a key milestone for an industry that has found a crucial ally in the president. Evan Vucci, Associated Press He touted the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Trump Turnberry course 'worthy' of British Open: DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau, a two-time U.S. Open champion, suggested Friday the Trump Organizationโs Turnberry golf course in Scotland host the British Open. โItโs one of the best golf courses in the world, and Iโd love for it to be a part of the rotation,โ DeChambeau told reporters, according to The Associated Press. โAlbeit I havenโt played...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:This gate had been off limits for decades, then Israel seized an opportunity
When the Israel-Syria border was breached, heartwarming family reunions decades in the making ensued for a number of hours, on both sides of the fence. But the happiness was still tempered by fear over the conflict.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:ACT government backs down on second budget measure
The ACT government scraps a plan to begin charging volunteers $11 to register for a Working with Vulnerable People card following backlash from community groups, the opposition and the crossbench.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Two heartbroken clubs and a rivalry like no other โ the Phil Walsh Showdown, 10 years on
The tragic death of Crows coach Phil Walsh stunned the football world and united the two halves of Adelaide โ two weeks later, Adelaide met Port Adelaide in a game like no other. On the 10th anniversary, Andrew McGarry looks back at Showdown 39.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Residents turn to history to understand flooding 'catastrophe'
The record-breaking floods that drenched the Mid North Coast of NSW in May are just the latest natural disaster to hit the region, with floods deeply woven into the fabric of the region's colonial and Indigenous past.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Palestinian child shot dead in West Bank by Israeli forces amid land grabs
The 13-year-old was hit with live ammunition near Jenin and reportedly denied medical treatment by Israeli soldiers.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:White House shares rare glimpse into Trump's health
Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story White House shares rare glimpse into Trump's health The White Houseโs announcement that President Trump suffers from a common chronic vein condition marks a rare glimpse into the health of one of the countryโs oldest presidents, whose campaign and administration have long projected...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers linked to Mariupol theater bombing
Britainโs foreign ministry said it sanctioned 18 officers working for Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, along with three units. It said the officers were also accused of targeting the family of a former Russian spy who was later poisoned in the U.K. with a nerve agent.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Powell defends renovations
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell defends Fed renovation amid Trump criticism Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on GOP criticisms this week regarding renovation costs for two buildings in Washington, suggesting the upgrades are overdue. The Associated Press...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Tasmania's early election has arrived. Here's what you need to know
Polling booths are officially open for the Tasmanian state election, barely a year after they closed last time. Here is everything you need to know.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Hezbollah says it will not give up weapons despite US proposal
Knockback deals potential blow to US diplomat Thomas Barrackโs efforts to help broker Israel-Lebanon peace.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Americans freed as El Salvador sends back Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States
The deal involved Venezuela taking men that the US President Donald Trump's administration had sent to El Salvador.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Trump says newly signed crypto law will establish โAmerican dominanceโ
White House features crypto industry leaders investigated by the government, as critics highlight Trump's crypto ties.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster
In the United States, heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoesโcombined. Yet unlike these other extreme weather events, heat waves are not considered a major disaster under U.S. law. A group of Congress members from some of the countryโs hottest states are trying to change that. On Thursday, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), along [โฆ]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Former Libyan prison official accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says
Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was allegedly one of the most senior officials at Miriga Prison in Tripoli where thousands of people were detained. He was arrested Wednesday based on a warrant issued by the court on July 10.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Greek Orthodox counterpart allowed to enter Gaza in rare solidarity visit
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Greek Orthodox counterpart allowed to enter Gaza in rare solidarity visit Top Christian leaders in Jerusalem made a rare solidarity visit to Gazaon Friday, a day after the Israeli military struck aCatholic church in Gaza, killing three people and prompting international condemnation. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart,...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Grape grower cuts out the chemicals to stand out in tight market
A Victorian wine producer has cut his chemical usage after growing grapes resistant to disease.
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