Iran. Washington criticizes latest executions and death sentences

The United States government on Monday joined other Western countries in criticizing the latest executions and new death sentences in Iran, following protests against Iran’s theocratic regime. “We condemn the executions of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini and the additional sentences announced today [Monday],” U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stressed. In a statement […]

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Reading and math test scores fell across US during the pandemic. How did your state fare?

As educators, community members and parents work to help kids catch up from pandemic-related learning loss through accelerated learning and high dosage tutoring , national test scores published Monday prove a loss already felt in America’s schools. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show dramatic and sobering declines in math and reading scores […]

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US Chamber of Commerce endorses Oz

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday endorsed Republican Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz in his bid to win Pennsylvania’s open senate seat. The corporate lobbying group in a release called Oz a “pro-business champion” and knocked his Democratic opponent, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman, for his positions on taxes, energy and the filibuster. “There is […]

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