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School Clears Out Its Halls Each Year To Help Duck Family Get Home

The Huffington Post 

Thirteen years ago, Vanessa the duck had a little problem.



Her ducklings had hatched in the courtyard of Village Elementary School in Hartland, Michigan, but there was a big ol’ school building in between her nest and the pond where she needed to bring her new family. Fortunately for her, students and staff, led by teacher Ruth Darrah, had a plan, Good Morning America reports.



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Plan to restructure Detroit schools advances during sickout

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan lawmakers moved swiftly Tuesday to advance a $500 million plan to restructure Detroit public schools by creating a new district — a vote intended to ease the concerns of teachers who closed the district for a…

Plan to restructure Detroit schools advances during sickout

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan lawmakers moved swiftly Tuesday to advance a $500 million plan to restructure Detroit public schools by creating a new district — a vote intended to ease the concerns of teachers who closed the district for a…

14 great American cheeses you should be eating

BusinessInsider.com 

Flickr/Connie Ma

The U.S. is sitting on a 1.2 billion-pound surplus of cheese.

Thanks to a European excess of milk and a plunge in pricing, the EU is exporting more cheese than the US.  

Meanwhile, American dairy production continues to grow. The culmination of cheap imports from the EU and record high American production rates have led to a cheese crisis.

It's time to decrease that surplus and hit the fromagerie, folks. 

Here are 14 great American cheeses to gorge on now. Читать дальше...



Rio city council commission formed to probe Olympic projects

«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff holds the Olympic torch after lighting it during a ceremony at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Brazilian volleyball player Fabiana Claudino stands behind. Rousseff said "Brazil is ready to host the…

Rio city council commission formed to probe Olympic projects

«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

Brazil's former soccer player Lucio da Silva Ferreira runs with the Olympic torch past others holding different nations' flags during the torch relay in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The three-month torch relay across Brazil will end at the…

Rio city council commission formed to probe Olympic projects

«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

Brazil's former soccer player Lucio da Silva Ferreira holds the Olympic torch by the Brazilian flag during the torch relay in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The three-month torch relay across Brazil will end at the opening ceremony on…

Rio city council commission formed to probe Olympic projects

«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

Brazil's athlete Hudson Alves rappels down in front of a huge Brazilian flag, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern during the torch relay in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The three-month torch relay across Brazil will end at…

Auto sales hit April record on trucks and SUVs

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

DETROIT (AP) — America's love of trucks and SUVs helped push the auto industry to its best April ever, with most automakers reporting healthy increases.

Auto sales hit April record on trucks and SUVs

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

DETROIT (AP) — America's love of trucks and SUVs helped push the auto industry to its best April ever, with most automakers reporting healthy increases.

Lawsuit accusing Maine governor of blackmail is dismissed

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage of using blackmail to force a charter school operator to rescind a job offer to a political foe.

Lawsuit accusing Maine governor of blackmail is dismissed

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage of using blackmail to force a charter school operator to rescind a job offer to a political foe.

Police begin wider body-camera use after months of testing

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

BOSTON — After months of testing, many of the nation’s big-city police forces are planning to expand their use of body cameras by the summer, but the number of officers with such gear will still be relatively small, an Associated Press review found. The 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and other deaths at the hands of police around the U.S. have led to demands that officers be issued wearable cameras to deter misconduct and document shootings and other clashes. An AP look at the... Читать дальше...





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