English, Welsh and Northern Ireland regulators said Monday that A levels, which determine university entry and are normally taken by 18-year-olds, would no longer be determined by a controversial algorithm. After the exams were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, students were instead assessed on the basis of an algorithm …
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Portland police are investigating possible explosive detonated downtown
Authorities in Portland, Ore., Are investigating reports of an explosive device that may have been detonated downtown in the weekend, officials said Monday. The police bureau said a device was smashed Saturday afternoon in the area of Southwest 4th Avenue and Main Street. A video posted on Twitter showed a …
Read More »Beaten Back, the Coronavirus gained strength in France
PARIS – As the two women sat in deck chairs on Saturday night enjoying the last rays of the sun on the Canal de l’Ourcq in Paris, nearby speakers greeted them with a reminder that they were in a new mask-required zone were. “You have your mask on?” Safiya Zenag, …
Read More »Alabama Georgia on October 17 headlines full SEC schedule
The SEC released its entire 2020 football schedule Monday night, with Alabama and Georgia squared off on October 17 at Bryant-Denny Stadium, marking the first regular-season matchup between the Crimson Tide and Dawgs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since Nick Saban’s first season as a coach in Alabama in 2007. Other highlights …
Read More »Dr. Disrespect is writing a memoir, and here is hope for tips on mul
Sure, you know Dr. Disrespect: the mustached, mullet-wearing streamer who is also “the most famous, dominant gamer in the history of the world.” Maybe you want to know too how did he grow his sick mule and stache? Well, soon you can: he writes a memoir. Here’s what the cover …
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