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More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
Read full article: More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment.
Pasco County resident at a loss after Idalia: ‘I don’t know how I am going to replace it’
Read full article: Pasco County resident at a loss after Idalia: ‘I don’t know how I am going to replace it’A plastic container with a stranger’s Christmas decorations floated into Barbara J. Gibbs’s property. There was also an abandoned red life vest on the grass right next to the muck left behind on Thursday.
In Hudson, Fla., residents decide to weather Hurricane Idalia but get stuck in flooding
Read full article: In Hudson, Fla., residents decide to weather Hurricane Idalia but get stuck in floodingResidents in one Gulf Coast community say it was the rising waters from Hurricane Idalia that surprised them.
McConaughey, Kunis among People mag's 'People of the Year'
Read full article: McConaughey, Kunis among People mag's 'People of the Year'Matthew McConaughey, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Hudson and “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson have been named People magazine’s 2022 “People of the Year.”.
Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championship
Read full article: Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championshipJoey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway.
NYC concert lineup: Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jennifer Hudson
Read full article: NYC concert lineup: Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jennifer HudsonNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson will headline an August concert in Central Park marking the city’s comeback from the coronavirus pandemic.
Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech
Read full article: Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day speechThe head of an American Legion post in Ohio has stepped down after organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony silenced a speech about freed Black slaves honoring soldiers after the Civil War.
Audio cut in speech on Black people’s role in Memorial Day
Read full article: Audio cut in speech on Black people’s role in Memorial DayOrganizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Ohio turned off the featured speaker’s microphone when a former Army officer began recalling how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers after the Civil War.
Parents, are you doing enough to keep your kids safe online?
Read full article: Parents, are you doing enough to keep your kids safe online?(GMG) - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat it can be tough to keep all the social media channels straight. But one thing the parents cant always control is what their kids are doing and saying online, Hudson said. Its important for parents to be aware and active on digital media. If parents dont teach their children to be good personal stewards of their own brand, where are the kids supposed to learn it? Hudson asked. Some final takeaways: Kids know more than ever when it comes to social media -- often times, more than their parents.
The 'Cats' trailer is here, and it's horrifying the internet
Read full article: The 'Cats' trailer is here, and it's horrifying the internetAlas, if Twitter's anything to go by, the internet was more mystified than enchanted -- and in some cases, downright terrified. In a teaser clip released earlier this week, director Tom Hooper lauded the movie's use of "digital fur technology" to create "the most perfect covering of fur." When the cats were revealed, however -- an uncanny amalgamation of the actors' human faces and a feline-adjacent body -- social media users were less than convinced. The new "Cats" trailer features "digital fur technology" and it's safe to say people are freaked out https://t.co/Bv2GiqJ2hT pic.twitter.com/SKJVDyAN4n CNN International (@cnni) July 19, 2019Some were perplexed by the specifics of the cats' anatomy: why the human/cat hybrids had breasts, for instance, or where exactly their tails protruded from. The trailer raised another perturbing question: In a world where cats have human faces and loosely human physiques, where do actual humans, owners of the colossal beds and sofas and chandeliers the cats play on, fit in?