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close Video Conservative school board member forced to vacate seat due to 'clerical error' Eric Meadows, Kenosha, Wisconsin school board member, and attorney Erick Kaardal discuss the push to remove Meadows from office due to a 'clerical error.' South Carolina teachers and local leaders slammed conservative Charleston County school board officials, labeling them ‘White Christian’ nationalists at a recent rally. The " Protect Education Rally " took place March 13 outside the Gaillard Center, a performing arts theater, before the school district's board of trustees met to discuss issues such as increasing wages and compensation for teachers. "They're all based in a particular brand of religious identities that sociologists are calling ‘White Christian nationalism,'" progressive activist and psychologist Bonnie Cleaveland aud at the rally. "In schools, White Christian nationalists are targeting social-emotional learning, sex education, … [Read more...] about South Carolina teachers, activists revolt against conservative school board: ‘Christian nationalists’

By Ella Nilsen , CNN Updated 0902 GMT (1702 HKT) February 4, 2023 Kingman, Arizona (CNN) Driving along county roads that are little more than dirt paths, Tim Walsh remarked that the expansive valley below the Long Mountain range used to be no more than tumbleweeds and scraggly cactuses. Now, it's pistachio trees as far as the eye can see. Far from mature, the pistachio saplings are just a few feet tall. The trees were planted for "miles and miles, clear up to the base of the mountain," said Walsh, a lifelong Kingman resident and head of Mohave County's Department of Development Services. Over the past decade, the vast desert area around the 33,000-person city of Kingman has been transformed into an agricultural enclave. Green alfalfa fields were first planted below the mountains, then eventually replaced with thirsty pistachio trees. But as those farms grow, county and city officials fear the groundwater -- their only source of water -- is not capable of supporting … [Read more...] about In deep-red corner of Arizona, threat of losing water starts to outweigh fear of regulation

DeSantis has claimed he would beat Trump in a Republican Party leadership contest (Image: Getty ) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ron DeSantis says he can defeat older Republican rival Donald Trump and has hit out at Joe Biden in a new interview. The former president, 76, views the Florida Governor, 44, as his main competitor in the race to become the Republican party's presidential candidate. DeSantis has refused to clarify whether he would run in the contest but issued a stark warning to Trump after ignoring his jibes. Related articles Putin blow as US sets up new base in Poland to stop tanks 'advancing' CCTV shows moment thug shoots tourist dead on holiday In an interview with Piers Morgan … [Read more...] about Trump 2024 rival DeSantis slams Biden ‘failure’ in new interview with Piers Morgan

Gwyneth Paltrow was pictured in court today (Image: COURTTV) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Gwyneth Paltrow, 50, is being sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson who alleged that the Hollywood actress skied "out of control" and hit him in 2016. The Oscar-winning actress's "reckless" behaviour at the ski resort resulted in the man sustaining permanent brain injuries, the US court has heard. Related articles Dianne Buswell talks split rumours with Joe Sugg as house goes on sale Ed Sheeran reduced to tears as he shares wife Cherry's health woes Gwyneth appeared in court on Tuesday to hear opening statements in the case, wearing a high-necked cream jumper and brown trousers. Lawrence Buhler, representing … [Read more...] about Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘reckless’ skiing caused severe brain injuries, court hears

Sir Mick Jagger turns 80 in July, but he's still prancing round the stage with the Rolling Stones . Yet, I hear that the singer's daughter, Jade Jagger, is already giving up her career - at the tender age of 51 Jade has been a designer of fine jewellery for three decades. However, yesterday she declared: 'Today is the first day I decided to stop working at jewellery. I think it will bring new light, new love and new opportunities. 'Thank you to all that supported me. Change is good.' The news may come as a relief to Kate Moss, who received a necklace from Jade in 2002. When the supermodel inspected it closely, she was shocked to discover one word spelled out in decorative stones: 'SLAG'. Jade — whose mother is Sir Mick's first (and only) wife Bianca — had been going out for two years with Dan Macmillan, the louche model son of the Earl of Stockton, when she reportedly discovered that he had also been enjoying a relationship with Moss, 49. Jade: No more … [Read more...] about EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: While Mick, 79, rocks on, daughter Jade Jagger, 51, packs in her day job as she gives up designing fine jewellery

AN OBESE monkey who was sent to "fat camp" two years ago to lose weight now looks fighting fit as he poses in a swimming pool in newly released photos. Godzilla the macaque had weighed 19kg - nearly double the standard weight of his species - before he was rescued from his life of indulgence. Authorities had found the poor monkey chained up in a Bangkok market where well-meaning passers-by had been giving him high-sugar treats like fruit, nuts, and sweet drinks. Navee Changpirom, forest chief at Thailand's Department of National Parks said : "Sometimes market-goers would find the monkey cute and would also feed it. "The monkey became a favourite attraction at the market." He was sent to a wildlife centre in Chachoengsao province , where he was put on a strict diet of dill, lettuce, crickets, worms, sunflower seeds, and other nutritious food. READ MORE IN WORLD NEWS CHUNKY MONKEY Tragedy of Uncle Fatty the monkey who ate himself to … [Read more...] about Godzilla the obese monkey looks fighting fit as he poses in swimming pool two years after being sent to fat camp

Forest. INQUIRER.net STOCK IMAGE MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bicol on Tuesday launched its 2nd Yamang Gubat Trade Fair to encourage sustainable use of forest resources for production and consumption throughout the region. The event, which has the theme “Forest and Health,” aims to promote and support the sustainable practices and forest-related products of its partner stakeholders. According to the DENR Bicol, the trade fair was in line with the celebration of International Day of the Forest held at Ayala Malls Legazpi where 14 local exhibitors attended. Among the locally produced goods on display were handcrafted abaca and rattan products, furniture, wooden materials, cutleries, handicrafts, home décor, mats, novelty bamboo items, plants, pili, cacao, food items, citronella essential oils, dishwashing soap, repellent, moisturizer, and soaps. In a statement, DENR Regional Executive Director Francisco Milla Jr. thanked … [Read more...] about DENR Bicol launches 2nd Yamang Gubat Trade Fair

In this file photo, a truck carrying mangkono lumber bound for Cagayan de Oro from Lianga, Surigao del Sur crashed in Butuan City in 2014, killing its driver. Road accidents involving trucks loaded with illegally cut trees and forest products are frequent in the Caraga region. Photo by Erwin M. Mascariñas SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is investigating the alleged complicity of its personnel in the illegal cutting of ironwood trees (locally known as mangkono ) in the forests of Lianga town in Surigao del Sur province. In a special order issued Feb. 13, which the Inquirer obtained recently, Victor Sabornido, officer in charge of DENR’s Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) in Surigao del Sur, formed a four-person team “to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation on the matter,” which was made public by Catholic priest Raymond Ambray of the Tandag diocese. Sabornido ordered the team “to … [Read more...] about DENR probing own personnel for illegal logging in Surigao

HONG KONG — The art scene here was largely closed off to the world for three years, but the city’s self-imposed pandemic isolation has been an unexpected boon to the local art scene. There has been soul-searching, and freshness injected with the addition of some radical (for this city) young newcomers. At No. 3 Staunton Street in the city’s SoHo district, the roughly 1,300 square-foot ground floor was once used as a parking space for a Ferrari. Now it has a new purpose, as a gallery space for a new venture — the Young Soy Gallery . “Young Soy” is Cantonese slang for ugly, and the “ugly” gallery is determined to shake up the conservative local art scene. The gallery’s strong mission statement, or manifesto , is to be inclusive, unconventional in their approach, and to cultivate artists with potential to claim a position in art history. They see the artists whose work they show as “philosophers, educators, rebels, visionaries, perhaps even degenerates.” As Hong Kong continues … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s New Kids on the Block

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 21 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and his fellow Democrats worked Tuesday to keep the spotlight on abortion ahead of next month's state Supreme Court election , resurrecting a bill that would repeal the state's 1849 ban on the practice. Democrats introduced the bill in June days before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Republicans who control the Legislature refused to take up the bill, and the overturning of Roe put Wisconsin's abortion ban back in play. Evers and other Democrats have been trying to keep the ban at the forefront of political discussion in the state in the hopes of persuading women to back the party's candidates. The state's Democratic attorney general, Josh Kaul, filed a lawsuit in June challenging the ban's validity, and … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Gov. Evers moves against state abortion ban ahead of Supreme Court election