States push media literacy in schools to curb fake news
Lawmakers in several states push public schools to teach media literacy amid rising concern over online misinformation. Washington Connecticut Rhode Island and New Mexico have enacted or advanced bills to train students to evaluate sources, with support from educators and media literacy groups.
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Hans Zeiger
Washington
Michelle Ciulla Lipkin
The
National Association For Media Literacy Education
Stanford University
Daniel Malloy
Jennifer Rocca
Brookfield
Rocca
Media Literacy Now
Digital Citizenship Institute
Antonio “Moe” Maestas
D-Albuquerque
Gina Raimondo
Erin McNeill
Watertown
Massachusetts
Disasters pound North America in 2017 summary
North America faced fires floods and hurricane winds in 2017 with record damages, while deaths and global disaster totals were lower than average. Uccellini and Wat son's comments frame a year of heightened storms yet reduced mortality, as Harvey Irma Jose and Maria intensified across U.S. and Caribbean regions.
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Chuck Watson
Enki Research
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Caribbean
Munich Re
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Louis Uccellini
Globe
Centre For Research On
University of Louvain
Belgium
South Asia
Africa
Ireland
Australia
Central America
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Irma
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Colorado State University
Houston shop shooting leaves two dead and suspect dead
A man entered Benner Plus in Houston around 4 p.m. and fatally shot two employees before killing himself outside. Police did not release the victims’ names or motive. The incident happened as bystanders and customers were present at the shop. Local authorities said the shooter was a former employee.
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Benner
Troy Finner
Finner
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Calif
John Mendoza
Redondo Beach
Major Langer
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Robert Casillas
Los Angeles
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