August 2024 – Page 17

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Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. [……] ....

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Beshear hits Trump, Vance over abortion in DNC speech

ustowner-011 2024-08-20 04:06

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) hit Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) over the topic of abortion — an issue key to his 2023 reelection and t[……] ....

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Bowman wants Harris to support an arms embargo on Israel

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said Monday that he’s hoping Vice President Harris will call for a U.S. arms embargo on Israel before November’s elec[……] ....

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More pregnant women are going without prenatal care, CDC finds

ustowner-011 2024-08-20 03:44

The number of women going through pregnancy without prenatal care is growing — even though the overall number of babies born in the U.S. is[……] ....

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Comedian Eric André says he was racially profiled at airport

ustowner-011 2024-08-20 03:32

American comedian Eric André says he was racially profiled at Melbourne Airport. The Emmy-nominated host of “The Eric André Show” said he was trave[……] ....

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