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• What do you say to a child who is about to be given grades for exams she hasn’t even sat?

  12-08-2020 09:57
  
  The Covid Cohort have had enough to contend with and now the Government is interfering with their A-level results. Don’t they care about our children’s mental wellbeing? As the year group who didn’t have the chance to do exams, surely it doesn’t matter whether they do a bit better than they might have done if everything was normal. But it isn’t. There has been nothing normal about the past four months. So why does the Government think they know the potential of this
  
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• Justice Department fails to reindict NY Attorney General Letitia James

  11-12-2025 21:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The original indictment against James was thrown out by a judge in November
  
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• White House weighs tapping substitutes for Trump on the road after affordability rally veers off-script: ‘He’s stubborn’

  11-12-2025 21:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  “I just don’t think Trump is temperamentally capable of reversing himself and saying, ‘Yes, affordability is a concern,’” a former administration official said.
  
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• ‘What is this, the Soviet Union?’: Senate parents shred Trump’s call to limit doll purchases for US kids

  11-12-2025 21:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Senators with children weren’t impressed with the billionaire president’s call for tariff-weary parents to limit Christmas toy purchases
  
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• What is the discovery process in a truck accident case?

  11-12-2025 21:42 via article.wn.com
  The Callahan Law Firm reports the discovery process in truck accident cases involves exchanging information and evidence to resolve legal issues before trial. ......
  
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• U.S. prepares to seize more tankers off Venezuela, sources say

  11-12-2025 21:41 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. is preparing to intercept...
  
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• GoFundMe set up for tragic dad, 55, who died saving his seven-year-old son after kayaking accident

  11-12-2025 21:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 55-year-old’s wife described him as a ‘very loving person’
  
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• Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals

  11-12-2025 21:35 via article.wn.com
  A gas explosion started a major...
  
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• Time names 'Architects of AI' as its Person of the Year. But who are they?

  11-12-2025 21:33 via article.wn.com
  On Thursday, the magazine released its annual issue on the most influential person or people shaping the year's events. The CBC’s Mark Carcasole shares more on the people building AI. ......
  
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• Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in South Kivu kills over 400 civilians

  11-12-2025 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Regional officials report that more than...
  
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• Putin offers 'solidarity' for Venezuelan people as tensions mount between Maduro and US

  11-12-2025 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has...
  
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• Nearly 30,000 trafficked animals were rescued in a monthlong global operation led by Interpol

  11-12-2025 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Interpol says a monthlong operation...
  
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• El Salvador teams up with Elon Musk's xAI to bring AI to 5,000 public schools

  11-12-2025 21:33 via article.wn.com
  El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says...
  
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• What Does the Oil Tanker Seizure Mean for Venezuela’s Economy?

  11-12-2025 21:32 via article.wn.com
  Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities. ......
  
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• UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland’s yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage

  11-12-2025 21:32 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling has received a response from the U.N. cultural agency: The Alpine tradition of chant and song is indeed worthy of classification in a list of the world’s cultural heritage. A...
  
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• Smithsonian Returns Three Khmer Artifacts Thought Looted to Cambodia

  11-12-2025 21:32 via article.wn.com
  Museum and Cambodian officials said they jointly investigated the provenance of the objects and found sufficient evidence to suggest they had been stolen. ......
  
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• A sell-off for Oracle weighs on Wall Street even as the Dow jumps 600 points

  11-12-2025 21:32 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are rising on Thursday, but a sell-off for Oracle is weighing on Wall Street as investors question whether its big spending on artificial-intelligence technology will pay off. The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged and hovering around its all-time high, which was set in October. Drops for AI-related stocks dragged the Nasdaq composite down 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was on track for a record with a gain of 625 points, or 1.3%, as of 1:05 p.m. East
  
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• White House: Trump is ‘sick of meetings’ for sake of meeting on Ukraine

  11-12-2025 21:31 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump will send a representative to talks in Europe on Ukraine this weekend if there is a real chance of signing a peace agreement, the White House said on Thursday. But...
  
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• ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' actor Wenne Davis killed in New York car collision, police say

  11-12-2025 21:30 via article.wn.com
  Wenne Alton Davis, who appeared in the Amazon series "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and had a long list of TV credits, was killed in a car collision in New York on Monday. Davis, who used they/them pronouns, was 60. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are...
  
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• Tyler Robinson in court today: Why isn't the trail live on TV? First Videos emerge

  11-12-2025 21:29 via article.wn.com
  Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect facing trial for fatally shooting Charlie Kirk in September, made his first in-person court appearance on Thursday in Utah. Robinson was not wearing prison uniform, or the suicide vest like his previous virtual court appearance and instead appeared in court in a white shirt and trousers. First photos and videos of Robinson surfaced from the trial today. In this image from video provided by...
  
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• OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 AI model with improved capabilities

  11-12-2025 21:29 via article.wn.com
  OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3. The new model is expected to bring even more economic value for...
  
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• REVIEW: ‘Hamnet’ suggests what made Shakespeare such a legend

  11-12-2025 21:28 via article.wn.com
  One of the best films of the year (if not THE best film), “Hamnet” says there’s plenty of life in classics. Sometimes, you just need to dig for it. ......
  
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• Daniel Aruebose: Homicide investigation launched over child

  11-12-2025 21:27 via article.wn.com
  The remains of...
  
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• Polish president visits Riga for talks on security, economic cooperation

  11-12-2025 21:26 via article.wn.com
  RIGA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Polish President Karol Nawrocki arrived in Riga on a working visit Thursday, with security and defense issues topping the agenda, Latvian public media reported....
  
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• Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin Tyler Robinson smirks in court at first in-person appearance

  11-12-2025 21:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The defendant had previously appeared in court via video or audio feed from jail
  
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• Paramount chief does damage control over ‘60 Minutes’ MTG interview that incurred Trump’s wrath

  11-12-2025 21:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  While the Ellisons have looked to temper the president’s rage over the Marjorie Taylor Greene sitdown, they’ve also assured Trump that they’d make sweeping changes at CNN if Paramount buys Warner Bros. Discovery.
  
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• Victory Snacks Partners with Florida International University (FIU) Athletics to Pioneer New NIL Revenue Stream ...

  11-12-2025 20:58 via article.wn.com
  Victory Campus expands its national footprint, empowering FIU student-athletes and fans through a new era of university-branded snacks and beverages ......
  
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• US Trade Gap Shrinks To Narrowest Since 2020 After Tariff Hikes

  11-12-2025 20:58 via article.wn.com
  The US trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in September to the smallest since 2020, delayed government data showed Thursday, with imports rising just slightly as President Donald Trump's new tariffs... ......
  
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• US Officials Threaten Jail, Family Separation To Force Migrants To Deport

  11-12-2025 20:58 via article.wn.com
  The email from a US immigration officer presented Kelly and Yerson Vargas with a stark choice: accept deportation to their native Colombia or risk being charged with a crime and separated from their... ......
  
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• US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems

  11-12-2025 20:58 via article.wn.com
  RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat. ......
  
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