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Several schools in Oakhurst, California, were briefly locked down after a black bear wandered onto the Yosemite High School campus. No one was injured, and the lockdown was lifted after wildlife officials said the bear left the area.
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A 13-year-old student in Rome pepper-sprayed and stabbed his 66-year-old teacher and allegedly tried to livestream the attack from a helmet-mounted phone. A classmate intervened, the teacher survived, and police arrested the student. The article also notes official calls for tighter social media restrictions for minors.
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A 13-year-old Long Island boy with a reported IQ of 168 has been accepted into NYU's master's program after overcoming leukemia and Tourette's syndrome. He is expected to finish his undergraduate degree at LSU before starting at NYU next fall.
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The University of Texas at Austin will stop enrolling new students in three majors—Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, African and African Diaspora Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies—and a fourth race-related major is also being cut. A university spokesman said the programs are changing, while Inside Higher Ed reported faculty were not given prior warning and the provost rejected a proposal to keep the majors.
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A 7-year-old girl with cerebral palsy died after becoming unresponsive in her wheelchair on an Ohio school bus, possibly due to a seatbelt mishap. Her family discovered her lifeless after the bus idled outside their home and criticized the driver and monitor for not watching closely; multiple agencies are investigating.
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A New York Post health article reports on research linking childhood reading for pleasure to better mental health, cognitive skills, and brain development later in life. It cites studies and experts while noting declining reading rates among American children.
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Students from Gordonstoun in Scotland uncovered altar foundations and a step at ruins on the uninhabited Orkney island of Swona, believed to be a 1,000-year-old Viking-era church. The school plans further archaeological investigation and a 3D model of the site.
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Jolin Ellison, wife of billionaire Larry Ellison, is reported to be a major Michigan athletics NIL booster whose alleged influence included pressing for football coach Sherrone Moore’s job status before his firing. She denies threatening donations or meddling in coaching decisions, while the article details her financial support and behind-the-scenes involvement. Moore was later fired amid an alleged affair and arrested on separate charges.
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A lifestyle advice article offers a psychologist's tips for parents coping with loneliness after dropping a child at university. It focuses on emotional adjustment, communication boundaries, and reframing the transition as a new chapter.
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A 56-year-old teacher at a California high school was arrested on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material. Police searched his home and workplace but have not disclosed what triggered the investigation or whether students were victimized.
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A public Maine college that allows students to earn bachelor's degrees in under a year is being reviewed by its accreditor over the quality of its online program. The article reports on the scrutiny without taking a political or ideological position.
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Officials said three students were killed, including a 16-year-old suspected gunman, in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday. Eight others were injured, four critically, and the victims were students aged 14 to 17. The incident follows other recent fatal school gun incidents in the Philippines and prompted a governor to urge responsible firearm storage.