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Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias

Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias

DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said.
Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows began their return to the air after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike , while actors completed the first day of talks that could end their own long work walk-off.
Numbers drawn for $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot but it is unknown if there is a winner

Numbers drawn for $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot but it is unknown if there is a winner

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — The numbers were drawn Monday night for a $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot, but it should be a couple hours before it’s clear if there is a winner.
Alok is among the most famous DJs in the world, and he wants to make it a better place

Alok is among the most famous DJs in the world, and he wants to make it a better place

NEW YORK (AP) — Alok is one of the biggest DJs on the planet, but at just 32 years old, he’s learned that fortune and fame don’t equal happiness. “I was 24. I was the No. 1 DJ in Brazil. I had financial success, popularity.
95-year-old painter threatened with eviction from Cape Cod dune shack wins five-year reprieve

95-year-old painter threatened with eviction from Cape Cod dune shack wins five-year reprieve

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) — A 95-year-old painter and his family threatened with eviction from the Provincetown, Massachusetts, dune shack they have helped care for and occupy for nearly eight decades have won a reprieve.
Vuitton transforms Paris with a playful spectacle of color, stars and history

Vuitton transforms Paris with a playful spectacle of color, stars and history

PARIS (AP) — It was more than just another fashion show in the City of Light. Louis Vuitton’s latest extravaganza on Paris’ most famous avenue, the Champs-Elysées, transformed an iconic 19th-century art nouveau space into an evolving artwork.
Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation

Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair on Monday helped President Joe Biden mark the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act , displaying a touch of the comedic timing that made her a star
New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive and tragic final months

New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive and tragic final months

PARIS (AP) — Planted in a field, Vincent van Gogh painted furiously, bending the thick oils, riotous yellows and sumptuous blues to his will. The resulting masterpiece, “Wheatfield with Crows,” bursts off the canvas like technicolor champagne.
Review: Coldplay brings empathy - and Selena Gomez - to the band's 2023 North American tour finale

Review: Coldplay brings empathy - and Selena Gomez - to the band's 2023 North American tour finale

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In 2023, a Coldplay concert opens like a triumphant finale — LED wristbands flashing, confetti canons on overdrive, a singalong of 68,000 voices repeating “You've got a higher power,” to match frontman Chris Martin's energy.
Book Review: Sketch-comedy star Keegan-Michael Key breaks down the art form in hilarious new book

Book Review: Sketch-comedy star Keegan-Michael Key breaks down the art form in hilarious new book

Keegan-Michael and Elle know more than a few of the Key characteristics of successful sketch comedy. Which means they would be the first to point out that lines like that don’t pass muster.
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