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Kansas to recoup COVID funding for education programs
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 9, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - School districts across the nation are getting some cut funding back. The Kansas Department of Education says the U.S. Department of Education has restored COVID grant funding clawed back this March. “I am deeply grateful to...
Kansas district judge hears arguments on CoreCivic prison, maintains restraining order
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Leavenworth County District Judge John Bryant took a motion by private prison company CoreCivic under advisement, holding off on making a decision whether to lift a temporary restraining order against the company. (Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector)...
Millions of dollars in Kansas educational funding delayed indefinitely
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 9, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Education announced $50 million of program funding would be delayed indefinitely. The cuts affect programs for students relocated due to their parents’ seasonal jobs, English learners, teacher...
World-renowned math educator helps Topeka teachers amid struggling test scores
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 8, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In Topeka, only 18% of fourth graders are at or above their math proficiency standards, and the school district is trying to do something about it. Kim Sutton, a world-renowned math educator who, on Tuesday, came in to teach...
'Toxic force': Top White House aides uneasy about MAGA activist's influence over Trump
AlterNet
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July 8, 2025
Laura Loomer — a far‑right Make America Great Again (MAGA) agitator defined by her Islamophobia and zealous crusade for ideological purity — has become widely regarded as “toxic” even among President Donald Trump’s closest aides, according to a...
‘Superman’ director faces backlash for calling the Man of Steel an ‘immigrant’: ‘Superwoke’
New York Post
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July 8, 2025
“Superman” director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn is facing backlash for calling the Man of Steel “an immigrant that came from other places” in a new interview. Ahead of the release of Warner Bros.’ superhero reboot on July 11, Gunn, 58, told...
Superman’s An Immigrant? Director James Gunn Faces Right-Wing Backlash For Claim
Forbes
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Topline The upcoming “Superman” film faces some early turbulence from right-wing commentators after director James Gunn compared the superhero film to an immigrant story—referencing the character’s displacement from his home planet to...
Miss Manners: I tapped woman’s knee to stop her from filing nails in church
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 8, 2025
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a concert at our church, which has an excellent endowed music program. The concert was an organ and poetry recital, about 40 minutes in duration. About 15 minutes in, I became aware of a skritching sound that didn’t...
Kansas City Chiefs given Tuesday deadline to sign $23 million star or lose him as Andy Reid face race against time
The U.S. Sun
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July 8, 2025
THE Kansas City Chiefs have a hard deadline to sign a star offensive player or potentially lose him in 2026. Andy Reid and the Chiefs face a tough decision with a fifth-year player as the 2025 season slowly approaches. 4 Patrick Mahomes and Andy...
Church of the Nazarene defrocks retired professor over LGBTQ beliefs
Baptist News Global
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July 8, 2025
A 72-year-old retired seminary professor is the latest person defrocked in the Church of the Nazarene as the denomination seeks to tighten control over beliefs on human sexuality. Steve McCormick, emeritus professor of historical theology and...
James Gunn and ‘Superman’ Cast Laugh Off MAGA Freakout Over Hero’s Immigrant Origins
Rolling Stone
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July 8, 2025
"Somebody needs a hug," quipped Nathan Fillion at the film's Hollywood premiere Those with even the most basic knowledge of the Superman story would not have been surprised to hear what filmmaker James Gunn — director of the highly-anticipated...
Tragic pics of youngest victims in Texas floods from twin sisters, 8, to family member, 9, of Kansas City Chiefs owner
The U.S. Sun
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July 8, 2025
The flash floods that tore through Central Texas last week took the lives of over 100 people, with the count still rising as crews search for missing victims. Many of those victims were children as young as 8 years old and some are still missing....
With BYU coach mum on Jake Retzlaff transfer, here's how QB's departure would transform 2025 Big 12 title race
CBS Sports - Florida
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July 8, 2025
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff wasn't one of the top quarterbacks in the Big 12. He ranked eighth in passing yards, 12th in completion percentage, seventh in passer rating and tied for last in the conference with 12 interceptions. However, his...
Kansas schools expand credit recovery options to keep students on track for graduation
KMUW - Kansas
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July 8, 2025
WICHITA, Kansas — Most school districts in Kansas have broadened the ways in which students who have fallen behind can get back on track for high school graduation, often without repeating a whole semester or year of school. Credit recovery...
What did James Gunn say about Superman (2025)? Nathan Fillion and Sean Gunn react to director's comments about superhero's immigration status
Sportskeeda
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July 8, 2025
Actors Nathan Fillion and Sean Gunn defended director James Gunn for his recent comments regarding Clark Kent's immigration status ahead of the release of the highly anticipated Superman (2025). The DC superhero movie, starring David Corenswet as...
Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt left heartbroken after family member dies in Texas floods – ‘such deep suffering’
The U.S. Sun
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July 8, 2025
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS heiress Gracie Hunt has been left heartbroken after a family member died in the Texas floods. The death toll has reached over 100 as flash floods devastated parts of Texas. 3 Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner...
This AI Play Offers Unique Exposure to Kansas's Role in the Next Tech Wave
Investing
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July 8, 2025
This “growth without hiring” trend we’ve been talking about these past few weeks is en fuego: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the latest to say it’s cutting expensive humans, announcing last week that it will lay off 9,000 people. That comes on top of...
Miss Manners: She filed her nails during a concert at church and then threatened to file a police report
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a concert at our church, which has an excellent endowed music program. The concert was an organ and poetry recital, about 40 minutes in duration. About 15 minutes in, I became aware of a skritching sound that didn’t...
The Invention of Gender Roles: Division by Design
Resilience
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July 8, 2025
The first in a series of five essays “What is civilization? What is culture? Is it possible for a healthy race to be fathered by violence—in war or in the slaughter-house—and mothered by slaves, ignorant or parasitic?”—Agnes Ryan, 1952, quoted in...
Classic rock bands Kansas, 38 Special to perform at McGrath Amphitheatre
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Fifty-plus years have seen the band Kansas travel a winding path that has included periods of major success, lulls in the band’s popularity, the...