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To hear Ron DeSantis tell it, his message hasnt changed. I think we were viewed, really from Day One, as the candidate that had the strong record on the issues important to parents, he tells me, sitt… [read more]
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An Arctic Border Town Feels a New Chill From Russia
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At Least 15 Dead and 19 Missing After Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday.
The vessel was traveling f… [read more]
Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming.
Parents were no longer all… [read more]
Pulled out to sea by current swimmer is rescued after treading water for 5 hours
NEW YORK (AP) A swimmer who got swept out to sea by a powerful current was rescued off New York’s Long Island after treading water for five hours, police said.
Dan Ho, 63, went swimming at a beach i… [read more]
Watch this adorable puggle swim and frolic at Taronga Wildlife Hospital
Take a gander at this adorable baby platypusalso known as a “puggle”who is being rehabilitated at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. In the video that was posted on th… [read more]
Invasive blue crabs threaten economy of whole regions of Italy official say
Italian fishing communities in the north of the country are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs which risks jeopardising the economy of whole regions, authorities have said.
The crab, origi… [read more]
41 people dead after boat capsized off Italian coast survivors tell Red Cross
Forty-one people are presumed to have died in a shipwreck close to the Italian island of Lampedusa on Friday, survivors told the deputy general secretary of the Red Cross.
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