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Israeli strike in Gaza kills 23 as Arab mediators seek long-term truce
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Updated 3:06 PM CDT, April 23, 2025 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 23 people, as Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a five-to-seven-year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said…
Read MoreUkraine ready to hold talks with Russia once ceasefire in place, Zelenskiy says
By Reuters April 22, 2025 3:41 PM KYIV, April 22 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be ready to hold talks with Russia in any format once a ceasefire deal is in place and the fighting has stopped. The Ukrainian leader also told reporters at a briefing that a Ukrainian delegation…
Read MoreTennessee pauses bill targeting right to education regardless of immigration status
The direction announced by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, the bill sponsor, diminishes the chances for it to pass this year. April 22, 2025, 9:41 AM CDT / Source: The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have paused a bill meant to challenge the constitutional right for children to attend public schools regardless of their…
Read MoreElon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer
Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers Dara Kerr Thu 24 Apr 2025 22.09 EDT Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where he’s building a massive supercomputer to power his company xAI. Community residents and environmental activists say that since the supercomputer was fired up…
Read MoreMemphis police reform activist arrested for disorderly conduct
by: Megan Fayard Updated: Apr 10, 2025 / 12:50 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A city of Memphis police reform task force member was arrested on Wednesday for disorderly conduct, according to Shelby County jail records. Amber Sherman, a vocal and passionate community activist who is widely known in the Memphis area, was also charged with obstructing…
Read MoreThe cost of aging: How rent caps could affect Washington seniors
Renters on fixed incomes hope a 10% ceiling on increases will provide relief, while older landlords worry it will force them out of business. by Laurel Demkovich April 14, 2025 Royce Timothy is trying to figure out what to sell next. To pay her rent last month, she sold a gold chain, a commemorative coin set…
Read MoreCDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
By Alexander Tin Updated on: April 10, 2025 / 9:26 AM EDT Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out teams working on research about adults with cognitive disabilities and sickle cell disease. Work likely…
Read MoreHow the Education Department Helps Students with Disabilities Get an Education
Jonaki Mehta Apr 3 Sueli Gwiazdowski, 24, says she switched high schools three times when she was growing up. She wanted to stay at her first school because she loved being on the speech and debate team – but the campus wasn’t wheelchair accessible. Her second school forced her to learn in a separate room,…
Read MoreFive years of remote work changed workplace accessibility. Employees with disabilities will feel its loss.
Bolstered by Trump’s anti-DEI agenda, the “great return” threatens a new culture of accessibility. By Chase DiBenedetto April 6, 2025 On Jan. 20, wasting little time during his first 24 hours in office, president Donald Trump issued a memorandum terminating federal remote work arrangements for millions of government employees. It was a pleasing move to many Republican lawmakers,…
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