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Year: 2021

How to remotivate kids for more distant learning

Motivating kids to do schoolwork was hard enough in pre-pandemic times. No matter how skilled the teacher, and how clever the lesson plans, most kids would find at least some academic work utter drudgery. Many families are experiencing this drudgery compounded by distance learning compounded by two-plus weeks of sweet, winter break freedom during which

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OPINIÓN | «Gracias, negrito»

(CNN Español) –– La Federación Inglesa de Fútbol confundió la Torre de Londres con la Torre de Babel. Sancionó al jugador uruguayo Edinson Cavani, del Manchester United, con la suspensión de tres partidos y el pago de una multa de 100.000 libras esterlinas ––más de US$ 136.500––, por haber felicitado en Instagram a un amigo

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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines

THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — UK takes big step on the vaccine front, starts giving out first coronavirus vaccine shots from Oxford-AstraZeneca — Congress has convened for a new session, with strict COVID-19 protocols in place — Fauci says faster vaccination rate offers a ‘glimmer of hope,’ says Biden’s pledge of 100 million shots in his 1st 100 days is achievable

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Lo que debes saber sobre la sorprendente llamada de Trump para exigir que los funcionarios de Georgia «encuentren» votos para inclinar las elecciones

(CNN) — El presidente Trump presionó en una llamada al secretario de Estado de Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, un republicano, para que «encontrara» votos para anular los resultados electorales luego de su derrota ante el presidente electo Joe Biden. Esto según una grabación de audio de una llamada telefónica obtenida por CNN y reportada por primera

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Federal judge hints at possible discipline against lawyer after another GOP election lawsuit is tossed

A federal judge in Washington, DC, suggested on Monday that lawyers representing the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups, which have backed efforts in several courts in line with President Donald Trump seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win, could face professional discipline. The group had asked the DC District Court to block the Electoral

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Get ready to watch Georgia count, again

The twin US Senate runoffs in Georgia mean everything in American government for the next two years. President-elect Joe Biden will either have a Republican-led Senate working to block him or a (barely) Democratic-controlled Senate trying to help him out. And the races Tuesday will determine whether Republicans have the advantage or there’s a 50-50

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Texas on brink of record 13,000 in hospitals as virus surges, vaccination goals fall short

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas was on the brink Monday of surpassing a record 13,000 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 as the number of new cases after the Christmas holiday continued surging. Texas has set new highs for hospitalized Covid-19 patients seven times in the past eight days. Nearly 16,000 new cases were reported Monday. Intensive care units in

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