Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic's richest man, was one of five people killed when their helicopter crashed on a skiing trip in Alaska.
Apr. 17—A group of Cobb parents has sued the Cobb School District over its mask mandate, arguing that, contrary to guidance from state and local public health officials, mask-wearing is useless and students who reject it are forced into a substandard virtual learning environment. In short, the mandate has created "two separate, segregated and unequal classes of students," reads the lawsuit, ...
Apr. 17—Cobb County Schools reported 187 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the district since it closed for its week-long spring break two weeks ago. On Friday, the school system's website listed 4,836 cases as of July 1. This week's cases were at 36 elementary schools, 17 middle schools and 16 high schools, a total of 69 schools. The district does not state how many infections are in ...
Apr. 17—MARIETTA — Ten weeks ago, as Georgia was still in the throes of its mid-winter COVID-19 surge, Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard said of the eventual return to regular court activities, "hope is not a plan." As Cobb's first jury trials in over a year are set to begin Monday, it's fair to say the court has a plan, and then some. Leonard, along with Judge Ann Harris (who ...
Worldwide deaths are rising quickly again, running at 12,000 per day
‘My deepest condolences to her family, especially her husband and children. Simply heartbreaking news’
‘Because it doesn’t affect the average white person, it’s not being discussed as a main topic and no one really cares.’ Nadine White talks to those battling to make this illness less misunderstood
Everton 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane and Gylfi Sigurdsson scored two goals each before the England captain departed with an injury late in the game
Striker has been directly involved in 62 goals in 62 games under the coach, often masking Spurs’ problems
‘It’s been a very sad week,’ says rugby player
Britain’s royal family has released a montage of images in memory of Prince Philip, set to a poem by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. “Patriarchs -- An Elegy” remembers Philip as a member of a generation who “fought ingenious wars, finagled triumphs at sea with flaming decoy boats, and side-stepped torpedoes” -- references to his wartime naval service. Armitage, whose job is to write poems for significant national occasions, salutes those “husbands to duty … Great-grandfathers from birth, in time they became both inner core and outer case in a family heirloom of nesting dolls.”
Following the most unpredictable awards season in living memory, Clarisse Loughrey goes through her predictions and hopes for this year’s ceremony
Prince Philip’s funeral was always intended to be more private and less ostentatious, but no one could foresee it would be even more modest due to Covid-19
Facebook's Oversight Board has announced it will announce its decision "in the coming weeks".
Former Miami pool boy claimed he had sexual relationship with Mr Falwell and wife
Apr. 17—Kristy Brackin, support services coordinator, Daviess County Public Schools, has been selected to serve as the next principal of Highland Elementary School. The district made the announcement Friday afternoon during a reception following a special meeting of the Highland Elementary Site-Based Decision-Making Council. "I'm overwhelmed and extremely excited," Brackin said. "Being named ...
Apr. 17—Cedarhurst Senior Living plans to move in its first resident Monday. Construction on the senior living community broke ground nearly two years ago with initial plans to open in February, which was delayed due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19. The community is currently at about 30% occupancy with about 25 residents moving in. There are 83 rooms in total, with 56 rooms dedicated to ...
Apr. 17—WIAA approves football realignment The WIAA Board of Control approved the 11-player football conference realignment solution initiated by the Conference Realignment Task Force Committee on Friday, finalizing a plan that moves River Falls back to the Big Rivers and Rice Lake out from the BRC and into the Middle Border. River Falls was previously moved out of the Big Rivers and into the ...
Apr. 17—College of Coastal Georgia will host its annual Service-Learning Symposium in a virtual format again this year. The ninth-annual symposium will showcase more than 100 student service-learning projects and will go live at 9 a.m. Monday. College faculty, students, staff, community partners and the community at-large are encouraged to attend the virtual symposium and vote on their ...
Apr. 17—UW-Eau Claire baseball, brought back to the varsity level this year for the first time since 1995, has already experienced its fair share of firsts this spring. The Blugolds played their first game in a new era, their first game back in Eau Claire, their first game at historic Carson Park. But those were all inevitable. All UW-Eau Claire had to do was show up to secure those ...
Apr. 17—Western Kentucky University-Owensboro held a drive-thru graduation celebration for students Friday outside the L. Reid Haire Administration Building. The official graduation celebration, according to administrative assistant Judy Rouse, will be held in Bowling Green. "It's just our way of celebrating our students," she said. The celebration also honored students who graduated last year ...
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