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This year, McHenry High School District 156 has 28 new-language learners from countries including Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Thailand and Guatemala. A multicultural fair – the school’s first such event Saturday – can help longtime and new residents learn more about each other, Upper Campus Principal Jeff Prickett said. It is an idea brought from Burlington Central High School, where her husband works.
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1 year ago Read more at Shaw Local

The storm, named by the Irish meteorological service, is the 11th named storm of the 2023-24 season, impacting flights at airports in Ireland and the UK.Dublin Airport advised travellers to check with their airlines for updates as weather conditions led to cancellations and diversions.
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1 year ago Read more at The Times of India

Trains are a glorious innovation that look cool and shrink distances. The way we run railways and build stations around the world is fascinating. In the early 20th century, incredibly grandiose stations were built in Detroit, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Washington DC. Where to stay The art nouveau Scandic Grand Central hotel is right next to the station.
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1 year ago Read more at The Times

Russian forces have resulted in civilian casualties and significant damage to critical infrastructure, including power plants. The situation in Ukraine remains challenging, with the country facing slowdown in military assistance from the West.
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1 year ago Read more at The Times of India

Israel's military said it had recovered the body of Elad Katzir. He was abducted from Nir Oz, a border community that suffered some of the heaviest losses. At least 36 hostages have been confirmed dead.
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1 year ago Read more at The Times of India

Trump called out Judge Juan Merchan in his latest three-part Truth Social tirade. In three days, the claim amassed more than 63 million views on X. The former president's hush money trial is slated to commence on April 15.
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1 year ago Read more at Hindustan Times

A half-century ago, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song. The song rang out again Saturday at London’s Waterloo railway station. Fans were staging a flashmob dance and silent ABBA disco to mark the anniversary.
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1 year ago Read more at Billboard

The October 7 attack by Hamas resulted in the deaths of 1,170 people in southern Israel, mostly civilians, according to Israeli figures. Israel is fighting a 'bloody and difficult war', President Isaac Herzog said in a statement to mark the conflict reaching its half-year mark on Sunday.
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1 year ago Read more at NDTV

Russia has said such a meeting would be pointless if it did not participate. Russian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and Swiss President Viola Amherd would have to agree on the date between them and then send invitations to world leaders.
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1 year ago Read more at The Straits Times

There are many ongoing conflicts in the world but those of Gaza and Ukraine are of very special concern. As things stand today, powerful forces and desperate persons may strive, in fact may already be doing so, for deliberate escalation. The medical system needs very urgent reforms to delink it from specifically two kinds of high-risk possibilities (which are already being promoted by powerful interests)
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1 year ago Read more at Daily Good Morning Kashmir