Puerto Rico Students Return to School After Maria Struggle
After Hurricane Maria, Jose Campeche school in Puerto Rico resumed full-time classes as power returned. Many students still live without electricity and face trauma, while officials plan school-system overhaul and thousands have left the island. Teachers and nurses provide mental health support as families cope with loss, displacement, and damaged homes.
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Teachers Rally Pay and Pension Pressures Across States
Nationwide teacher actions press state lawmakers as West Virginia Oklahoma Kentucky and Arizona face pay raises pension changes and walkouts. NEA data show New York tops pay while South Dakota lags. West Virginia’s 5 percent raise followed a nine day strike. Oklahoma targets a 16 percent raise funded by higher taxes. Kentucky shifts to a hybrid pension plan with sick leave limits.
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Autopsy contradicts police narrative in Clark shooting
Private autopsy findings obtained after Clark’s funeral challenge Sacramento police claims that officers fired because he threatened them. The report suggests all bullets came from behind as two officers discharged 20 rounds during a car break in, leaving Clark dead with only a cellphone found. Crump represents Clark family.
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Widow of Pulse gunman acquitted
A Florida jury acquitted Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, on charges she aided his 2016 Orlando massacre at Pulse. Jurors found no material support to ISIS or obstruction of justice after two days of deliberations, and Salman cried as the verdict was read.
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