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U.S. Education Department pings states, schools to set policies on cell phone use • West Virginia Watch The U.S. Education Department called on every state, school and district on Tuesday to adopt policies on cell phone use in schools.

The U.S. Education Department called on every state, school and district on Tuesday to adopt policies on cell phone use in schools, reports Shauneen Miranda.

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I’m late posting this but we just had World AIDS Day. I met this little boy in Kenya. He was 2 at the time and HIV positive. His parents died of AIDS. Remembering everyone effected by AIDS.

Seen in my backyard just now. Beauty in the midst of all the chaos around us. 🦌

A Hole in Apollo Bagels’ Business Model? It’s Too Popular. Apollo Bagels in the West Village is drawing lines out the door — and most of the way down the block. Now it’s in a legal fight to stave off eviction.

Apollo Bagels has been ranked as one of the best in New York City. Its West Village location is drawing lines out the door — and most of the way down the block. Now it’s in a legal fight to stave off eviction.

Trudeau in Mar-a-Lago to See Trump Amid Tariff Concerns Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to back down from a threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Canada.

Breaking News: Canada’s prime minister is in Florida visiting President-elect Trump, officials said, after Trump said he would impose tariffs on Day 1.

If DC Studios was to produce a TV Christmas Special starring one or more of our DC characters (in the tradition of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special), who would you want it to be?

Riddle me this, did any of you vote for Elon? Why does this guy get a say in any of our affairs. I'm so sick of this guy can't we just deport him back to South Africa. Let's get this package done for Ukraine so they can keep fighting for their precious Democracy.

Three adults are sitting on rocky ground under the shade of a tree. A headline reads: "To Quit Their Jobs, Sugar Workers Risk Kidnapping, Assault and Murder." Photo by Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times.

The sugar-rich state of Maharashtra in India supplies companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsico and Unilever. The sugar workers there frequently work under the threat of violence, abduction and murder, our investigation found. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...

Peggy Caserta, Who Wrote a Tell-All About Janis Joplin, Dies at 84 Her Haight-Ashbury clothing store was ground zero for the counterculture. But she was best known for a tawdry book — which she later disavowed — published after Ms. Joplin’s death.

Peggy Caserta, whose funky Haight-Ashbury clothing boutique was a hot spot for the counterculture, and who exploited her relationship with Janis Joplin in a much-panned 1973 memoir that she later disavowed, died this month. She was 84.

Biden Makes a Final Nantucket Visit as President The president made his usual stops, expressing gratitude for progress toward peace in the Middle East and urging Americans to stay hopeful.

President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, made their customary Thanksgiving rounds in Massachusetts on Thursday morning, delivering pumpkin pies to police officers, firefighters and medics on Nantucket and calling members of the armed services.

The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.

In a guarded compound at the foot of the Rockies, government scientists are working on a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country, or maybe just an adventurous billionaire, tries to dim the sun.

After Five Generations, a Family Gave Back the Treasures in its Closet The descendants of a 19th-century federal official decided to return a prized collection of heirlooms to a descendant of a Lakota leader, Chief Spotted Tail.

After five generations, a family returned a headdress, moccasins and other clothing to a descendant of a Lakota leader. “We looked at each other and we said, ‘Is this real? 144 years?’” said Tamara Stands and Looks Back-Spotted Tail. “We were just kind of in awe.”

California Man to Reunite With Family 25 Years After He ‘Vanished With No Trace’ Marcella Nasseri saw a man who resembled her long-lost brother in the news. Fingerprint scans solved the decades-old case.

A man who vanished in 1999 has been found in the LA area and is being reunited with his family, the authorities said. It all started when his sister saw a man who resembled her long-lost brother in the news. Fingerprint scans solved the decades-old case.

A person is walking into Smithfield, the oldest meat market in London. Workers can be seen inside the building. A headline reads: "London’s 850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market Is Set to Close." Photo by Andrew Testa for The New York Times.

Smithfield, the oldest meat market in London, is set to close after a vote this week by the local authority. It has been the site of a market since at least 1174, when medieval traders brought horses, cows, oxen and pigs to be sold there. nyti.ms/4163FCJ

British Lawmakers Voted to Legalize Assisted Dying. Here’s What to Know. The House of Commons voted in favor of a bill that would legalize assisted dying for the terminally ill, under strict conditions. A similar proposal was rejected in 2015.

Lawmakers in Britain voted on Friday in favor of a proposal to legalize assisted dying for some terminally ill patients in England and Wales. It was the first time in nearly a decade that British lawmakers voted on assisted dying. Here’s what to know.

A Connections game board reads: "Connections: Group words that share a common thread: Endeavor. Curb. National, Boardwalk, Hertz, Twin, Mole, Enterprise, Silicon, Project, Tiger, Volt, Game, Ray, Second Venture."

How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. www.nytimes.com/games/connec...

The world got its first glimpse on Friday of the newly renovated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The Gothic medieval masterpiece is scheduled to reopen on Dec. 8, five years after a devastating fire shut it down. nyti.ms/41fB1zb

Can Exercise Help a Hangover? If you overdid it last night, here’s how to know whether it’s wise to sweat through it.

Some people swear that a workout can help cure, or blunt, a hangover. If it can, what type of movement could be most helpful? Here’s what experts advise if you are thinking about sweating through a rough morning.

Maryland Aims to Train as Many as 120 New Abortion Care Providers Over Two Years A new training program is offering reproductive health care skills to health care providers across the state.

A new training program is offering reproductive health care skills to health care providers across the state.

"King of the Hill" is not an animated sitcom. It is an animated, well-researched documentary on life in Texas presented as a sitcom.