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University of Florida modifies ‘tattle button’ after pushback from students, faculty
The University of Florida reversed course on a “tattle button” that allowed students to report complaints about professors who altered a class’ format from in-person to online, after pushback from students and faculty. The controversy came after the school introduced the option on GatorSafe, a campus app, to report professors who made discretionary changes to course modality……
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California DA blasts Newsom for taking ‘no action’ to stop release of convicted killer who tortured teen
A man convicted of torturing, sexually assaulting and murdering a 17-year-old boy in 2001 will walk free because California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom took “no action” to prevent his release, according to the prosecutors who locked him up.Gerardo Zavala, 48, and six other Hispanic men allegedly lured Eric Jones, who was Black, to a house……
Sports world remembers Kobe Bryant on one-year anniversary of his death
NBA icon Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died tragically in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Jan. 26, 2020, while on the way to a basketball tournament.Bryant and his daughter were honored last year at a star-studded public memorial on Feb. 24, 2020, at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles,……
No players elected into National Baseball Hall of Fame for 2021
For the second time in the last eight years, no MLB players will be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released their ballots on Tuesday showing that Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens once again fell just short, and no other potential candidates received the number of……
Watch and admire: Man City goes top of EPL after 5-0 win
Fueled by a sparkling attacking display, Manchester City’s players powered to the top of the Premier League for the first time this season — and even the opposition are stopping to admire their work.In a comical exhibit for VAR’s ever-lengthening highlights reel, West Bromwich Albion’s defenders virtually stopped in their tracks and looked on as……
Kentucky man charged in Capitol siege was 2019 ‘sexy farmer’
A Kentucky man charged in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month once placed fourth in a “sexy” farmer contest. Jordan T. Revlett, 23, of Island, was arrested Monday in Owensboro on suspicion of violent entry, disorderly conduct and unlawful entry. He has pleaded not guilty. The FBI said it received screenshots of……
Texas dad fatally shot when confronting daughter’s cyberbully, family says
A Texas dad was fatally shot when he went to confront the parents of a teen who had been cyberbullying his daughter, his family said.Brandon Curtis, 35, of Houston had hoped to put an end to the harassing messages that a boy had been sending his 15-year-old daughter for nine months, news station KTRK reported.”When he……