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While school phone bans may help, they fail to address deeper issues: Analyst
Jared Cooney Horvath, author of the "Digital Delusion," argued that decades of research link increased technology and screen use with declines in children’s cognitive development and learning outcomes. K-12 public education accounts for nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer spending as student test scores continue to decline.
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Newsom signs 7 data center bills as California ramps up regulations
The Democratic governor signed legislation that ranged from making data centers pay their share of increasing electricity costs to providing local governments with water usage data.
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Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency in New York over looming Nor'easter
States up and down the East Coast are preparing for the storm, which has already hit North Carolina and submerged parts of the Outer Banks in four feet of water.
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Ford invests $3.7 billion in Midwest, hiring thousands, bolstering EV production
Ford Motor Company announced Thursday an investment of $3.7 billion in three Midwest manufacturing facilities, addition of 6,200 union jobs and the creation of 74,000 indirect jobs by the end of 2026. The locations, amount dedicated to improvements, additional jobs
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Shooter in Tulsa medical center attack targeted his doctor after surgery left him in pain, police
Dr. Preston Phillips performed the surgery and was killed alongside another doctor, a receptionist, and a patient
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Attorney Michael Avenatti sentenced to four years in prison for swindling client Stormy Daniels
Avenatti was for a time an anti-Trump cable news fixture during the former president's administration.
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Progressive Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna says Biden's inflation plan needs to go further
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) suggests convening an emergency task force.
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Texas GOP Gov. Abbott wants school safety checks after mass shooting, says 'find weak points'
Abbott has also asked the Legislature to come up with a series of recommendation for increased security.
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Utah families want judge to declare state's transgender ban unconstitutional
Christine Durham, former chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court, is representing plaintiffs.
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Five dead, including suspect, following Tulsa hospital shooting
The suspect is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
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Washington police grapple with effects of restrictive vehicle pursuit law
State Patrol reports nearly a thousand drivers ignored troopers’ lights and sirens during the first five months of this year.
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In shadows of school shooting, Ohio Senate passes legislation to make it easier to arm teachers
Ohio teachers would need less than a day of training before carrying a gun to school, rather than the currently required month if the House accepts the changes.
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Missouri university blames pandemic isolation for failing grades, mental health issues
An intensive advising program at the Missouri University of Science and Technology helped struggling students raise their grades.