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A New Jersey school district is investigating a student’s complaint that a middle school teacher allegedly made the sounds of a cracking whip and kicked students’ feet during a lesson on slavery. The complaint was brought against Lawrence Cuneo, an Read more
British pair Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie have both reached the last 16 of the New York Open. British number three Edmund claimed a 7-5 6-4 win over Yasutaka Uchiyama, breaking the Japanese player’s serve in the 12th game of Read more
Want a healthier future? Your partner may help as researchers have found that those who are optimistic contribute to the health of their partners, staving off the risk factors leading to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and cognitive decline as they grow Read more
Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, has purchased a Beverly Hills mansion known as the Warner Estate from media mogul David Geffen for $165 million, a source familiar with the deal said on Wednesday. The sale price Read more
Microsoft is expanding its Project xCloud service to the iPhone today. The software giant is launching a beta of xCloud through Apple’s TestFlight service, allowing xCloud testers to try the service on an iPhone or iPad. It’s the first time Read more
Two police officers were wounded while trying to arrest a suspect, who was killed in the confrontation in Baltimore on Wednesday, authorities said. Gunfire erupted at about noon in the 5900 block of Radecke Avenue, near Cedonia Avenue, about 6 Read more
Great Britain will travel to Mexico in April for a Fed Cup play-off tie that they must win to avoid relegation. They failed to reach this year’s inaugural Fed Cup Finals, losing a qualifying to Slovakia last weekend. If they Read more
People enjoy seeing bad guys in stories get their punishment more than witnessing them being forgiven, according to a study. However, even though people don’t enjoy the forgiveness stories as much, they do find these narratives more meaningful and thought-provoking Read more
Quarterly profit at SoftBank Group Corp (9983.T) was almost wiped out as the Japanese technology giant was hit for a second straight quarter by losses at its $100 billion Vision Fund. Wednesday’s dismal results could further dampen investor enthusiasm for Read more
Spotify launched a beta program today for clickable songwriter credits called “songwriter pages.” If a songwriter is included in the beta, listeners can click on their name in a track’s credits to view a page with all of the songs Read more