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Darryl George: Judge dismisses racial discrimination claim in civil rights lawsuit and allows sex discrimination claim to proceed

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed claims of racial discrimination while allowing claims of sex discrimination to proceed in a federal civil rights lawsuit regarding a Texas student who has faced suspensions and disciplinary actions over the length of his locs hairstyle. US District Court Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown said

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Education to take flight with drones this upcoming year at Broward schools

By Joe Gorchow Click here for updates on this story     DAVIE, Florida (WFOR) — In an effort to expand STEM educational opportunities for kids, starting this year, Broward schools will introduce drones and competitive gaming to elementary schools. STEM is an interdisciplinary approach to learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. CBS News Miami visited Nova

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Congo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is accusing former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups. During an interview with a private radio station on Tuesday, Tshisekedi said, without providing any evidence, that Kabila “boycotted the elections and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC,”

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Georgia State Election Board passes new rule allowing county boards to demand more information before certifying an election

By Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s State Election Board passed a new rule ahead of the November election that will give county election boards the authority to demand more information, including the ability to conduct inquiries, before certifying election results. The rule change comes 91 days ahead of the presidential election –

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Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month’s tech outage cost it $500 million

Microsoft is joining cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against criticism from Delta Air Lines. The airline blames the tech companies for several thousand canceled flights last month. Delta says an outage that started with a faulty software upgrade from Crowdstrike cost it $500 million. A lawyer for Microsoft said in a letter to Delta’s

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4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was Black. The incident has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died in 2020 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his

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Fósiles recién descubiertos revelan datos sobre el origen de los curiosos humanos “hobbit”

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una especie de humano antiguo del tamaño de un “hobbit” que vivió en la isla indonesia de Flores hasta hace unos 50.000 años desconcierta a los científicos por varios motivos. Homo floresiensis, el nombre científico de esta especie extinta, descubierta por primera vez hace casi 21 años, puso en entredicho la

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Fabiola Yáñez, ex primera dama de Argentina, denuncia a Alberto Fernández por “violencia física y mental”

Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) —  La ex primera dama de Argentina Fabiola Yañez acudió a la justicia para denunciar al expresidente Alberto Fernández por “violencia física y mental” cuando eran pareja, según confirma a CNN una fuente judicial con acceso a la causa y el abogado de Yañez, Juan Pablo Fioribello, que hasta ahora ha

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