U.S. math scores have declined since COVID-19 and states strategize to improve proficiency
Study.com reports on the decline of math scores among U.S. students since COVID-19 and what educators are doing about…
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5 steps to automate expense management reporting
Ramp explains the benefits of automated expense reporting for any…
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Average personal savings of Americans
MoneyGeek reports on personal savings by income level, demographic, educational attainment and more.…
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States where it's easiest–and hardest–to charge an electric vehicle
ConsumerAffairs reports on the states with the most and least infrastructure to support the growing demand for electric vehicles.…
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UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has hailed progress in a U.K.-Albania joint effort…
Continue Reading More than 3,000 Pakistanis return home from Kyrgyzstan after recent attacks on foreigners
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has repatriated more than 3,000 Pakistanis, mostly students, from Kyrgyzstan in the past week after recent attacks on…
Continue Reading Human rights experts urge FIFA to scrutinize Saudi Arabia before 2034 World Cup vote
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DUBLIN (AP) — FIFA was urged by international lawyers Wednesday to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi…
Continue Reading How is the violent unrest in New Caledonia impacting global nickel prices?
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Global nickel prices have been soaring since violence erupted in the French Pacific…
Continue Reading Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation
By JOSEPH WILSON, MELANIE LIDMAN and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they would…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with China stocks down, after Wall St retreat
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday, as investor sentiment in Tokyo was boosted by news of…
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‘Servin’ face and jianbing’: Rihanna courts China’s lucrative beauty market with some clever culinary skills
CNN By Stephy Chung and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — There’s a reason why Rihanna is a billionaire. She’s a business mogul in every sense:…
Continue Reading UK inflation falls to 2.3%, lowest level in nearly 3 years but still above Bank of England’s target
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. fell sharply to its lowest level in nearly three years in April on the back of…
Continue Reading Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time. He…
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City of El Paso unanimously votes to authorize city manager to sign contract of sale with Notes Live
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During today’s board meeting, the City of EL Paso unanimously voted on Item 21. Item 21 authorizes the city manager to sign…
Continue Reading Owner of Nepal’s largest media organization arrested over citizenship card issue
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The owner of Nepal’s largest news organization has been arrested for allegedly violating the country’s citizenship laws…
Continue Reading South Africa election: How Mandela’s once revered ANC lost its way with infighting and scandals
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s African National Congress rose above politics for years. It was a…
Continue Reading Iran’s supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of militia groups he backs in…
Continue Reading Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press As Texas wildfires burned toward the nation’s primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to ensure…
Continue Reading Fox’s Greg Olsen wins top analyst at Sports Emmy Awards and CBS’ Super Bowl coverage wins top event
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Tom Brady is coming into the booth of Fox Sports top NFL team with seven Super Bowl rings. Greg Olsen is leaving it…
Continue Reading 5 dead and at least 35 hurt as tornadoes ripped through Iowa, officials say
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes…
Continue Reading A citizen journalist imprisoned for ‘provoking trouble’ by reporting on COVID in China is released
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist, has been released from a Chinese prison after serving four years…
Continue Reading Most of passengers from battered Singapore Airlines jetliner arrive in Singapore from Bangkok
By NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines says most of the passengers who were on one of its jetliners that was…
Continue Reading Female White House chef duo has dished up culinary diplomacy at state dinners for nearly a decade
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden and his guest of honor at a White House state dinner chew over…
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Chihuahuas fall in game one against Sacramento, 11-4
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sacramento leadoff hitter Tyler Fitzgerald went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs in the River Cats’ 11-4…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in June
By STEFANIE DAZIO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden is scheduled to stand trial on federal tax charges in…
Continue Reading Hawaii court orders drug companies to pay $916 million in Plavix blood thinner lawsuit
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s attorney general says a court has ordered the manufacturers and distributors of…
Continue Reading Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
By TERRY SPENCER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump’s personal valet took aim at the conduct…
Continue Reading Foster School of Medicine to hold 12th commencement ceremony
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Foster School of Medicine will hold its 12th commencement ceremony on May 24 at 6 p.m. at the Plaza Theater. The…
Continue Reading El Paso passes motion to settle with U.S. government in ongoing lawsuit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso passed a motion to authorize the City Attorney’s Office to engage in settlement negotiations with the…
Continue Reading Moms for Liberty to spend over $3 million targeting presidential swing state voters
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The conservative parental rights group Moms for Liberty plans to spend more than $3 million on a…
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