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View More NewsA police officer in Greenville, North Carolina, was placed on administrative leave after a Ring doorbell video showed officers entering Uniquea Teel’s home without a warrant and detaining her even though she was not a suspect in a crime. Police went to her apartment complex after a shooting nearby and wanted footage from her Ring camera. When Teel told them the camera was dead, an officer threatened to rip it off the wall, get a search warrant, and “keep [her] up all night”—all of which was caught on camera. Officers then entered Teel’s home and detained her, saying it was…
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The scale of the global learning crisis is difficult to exaggerate. A recent analysis of international and regional assessments estimated that at least two-thirds of the world’s young people fail to acquire the basic skills needed to participate effectively in a modern economy. In affluent countries, roughly one child in four falls short. In low-income regions, the proportion is far higher. Published calculations estimate that broad improvements in children’s academic development could add more than US$700 trillion to the world economy by 2100. The standard response is to demand better schools: more competent teachers, stronger curricula, greater accountability, higher standards, and…
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Amman, September 7, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent escalation in Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, which…
Amman, September 7, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent escalation in Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, which…
BitBay became Zondacrypto in 2021. The exchange stopped trading in April after customers faced frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million.…
French Bitcoin treasury company Capital B has acquired 376 Bitcoin (BTC) for 25.3 million euros ($29.5 million), bringing its total holdings to 3,521 BTC.The…
In brief Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement over allegedly misleading claims regarding AI services on iPhone devices. U.S. buyers of qualifying…
On Thursday, 61 Members of the European Parliament called on the European Union leadership to make stronger calls for foreign journalist access to Gaza.…
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The claim that Jews are imperialist “colonisers” isn’t new. It emerged from the Victorian-era antisemitism of an influential English journalist and matured in the…