Could a new approach to defining persistent poverty actually hurt rural communities?
The Daily Yonder unpacks why switching from using counties to census tracts in order to define persistent poverty may hurt rural communities and…
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Schools got $190B to counter the pandemic's effect on student learning—Here's how they spent it
The COVID-19 relief funds to schools are coming to a close. HeyTutor cited data from the Department of Education to determine how much states…
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15% of youth in the US were treated for mental health disorders in 2021
Sandstone Care examined how youth are receiving treatment for mental health using data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials’ emails, company says
(CNN) — The Chinese hackers who breached senior US officials’ emails in May and June were able to do so by first stealing…
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Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies are also responsible in Maui fires
HONOLULU (AP) — After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the…
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What are the 6 types of driving automation?
CheapInsurance.com compiled info from engineering organization SAE International to break down the complexities of autonomous vehicle…
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Special counsel to indict Hunter Biden in gun case this month, DOJ says
Originally Published: 06 SEP 23 15:54 ET Updated: 06 SEP 23 16:28 ET By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an…
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All 19 defendants in Georgia election interference case have pleaded not guilty
(CNN) — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and the remaining defendants in the election interference case in Fulton…
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4 million people enroll in Biden’s SAVE student loan repayment plan ahead of payment restart
Washington (CNN) — More than 4 million people have so far enrolled in President Joe Biden’s new repayment plan, known as SAVE, which…
Continue Reading Texas AG Ken Paxton’s orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trial
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison for January 6
Originally Published: 05 SEP 23 12:06 ET Updated: 05 SEP 23 17:48 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio…
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Plant-based sources of probiotics to boost gut health
Thistle compiled a list of plant-based fermented foods that are a rich source of…
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How sustainable is your company? 8 things to look for
At home, you ensure to recycle and curb one-time plastic use. But is your office sustainable? Firmspace compiled this list of what to look…
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Teachers are becoming more educated, but salaries aren't keeping up
TeacherCertification.com explored how salaries aren’t keeping up even as more teachers earn post-baccalaureate degrees, citing National Center for…
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What the Hollywood strikes tell us about the state of unions in the US
Stacker analyzed NLRB data from the past two decades to measure how high-profile labor actions are shifting the power balance in the…
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United Airline’s nationwide ‘equipment outage’ resolved
Update: United Airlines says the outage has been resolved. Originally Published: 05 SEP 23 13:33 ET By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines is…
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Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces sentencing in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced on Tuesday for a plot to attack the U.S.…
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Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian
(CNN) — A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according…
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Pentagon launches ‘one-stop shop’ website for UFO information and reporting
(CNN) — The US Department of Defense has launched a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for publicly available…
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Maui wildfires: ‘If you want to help, keep your trip,’ Hawaii tourism official says
(CNN) — The Hawaii Tourism Authority announced Friday it approved more than $2 million to help rebuild Hawaii’s struggling tourism…
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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch Maui recovery fund
(CNN) — Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have launched a recovery fund for the people who lost housing in the Maui…
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US House Foreign Affairs Committee chair calls Russia-China alliance the biggest threat since WWII
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday that a partnership between the Russian and Chinese leaders…
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US approves first-ever military aid to Taiwan through program typically used for sovereign nations
(CNN) — The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment…
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New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year
(CNN) — Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office…
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McConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky
Originally Published: 30 AUG 23 13:43 ET Updated: 30 AUG 23 17:40 ET By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
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11 people taken to a hospital after ‘severe turbulence’ on Delta flight before landing in Atlanta, airline says
(CNN) — Eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday, August 29 after experiencing “severe turbulence”…
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Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida
(CNN) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 storm with maximum…
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Vatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope’s words of praise for Russian imperial past
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised…
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US consumer confidence wanes with prices still high and signs of a cooling job market
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling less confident as summer comes to a close as high prices and interest rates weigh on…
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Hawaiian Electric says power lines started morning fire on August 8, but not afternoon Lahaina Fire
(CNN) — Hawaiian Electric Company said that power lines falling in high winds seem to have caused a fire during the early morning of August 8,…
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