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Mike Morath, Texas’s education commissioner, said, “The impact of the coronavirus on what school means, and what school is, has been truly profound. It will take years of change and support in order to help kids catch up.” The report was released on Monday and detailed the lowest reading scores the state has seen since 2017 and lowest math points since 2013. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

The woman told police that she let her English Springer Spaniel outside on Monday evening when the bear appeared in the yard of her Sussex County home. Police said the bear grabbed the dog and dragged it toward the woods. When the woman attempted to free her dog from the bear’s grasp she was bitten and scratched, according to police. The woman was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where she received treatment for her injuries, including stitches on her leg....

If your iPad is acting up, we’ll walk you through all the most useful troubleshooting solutions you can use to fix. These will cover everything from a quick restart to a complete reset, and everything in between to make sure your tablet is working as good as new. What Are the Common Issues Many iPad Users Face? As you use your iPad and install apps over through the years, you might encounter various problems, such as:...

Netflix no longer offers a free trial upon sign up. So, in this article, we list the best Netflix alternatives you can try for free to decide if they’re worth paying for. 1. Peacock Peacock is a streaming service that is owned and operated by NBCUniversal. It offers over 20,000 hours of movies, television shows, news, sports, and original programming. If you sign up for a membership, two-thirds of Peacock’s content is free indefinitely....

Here, we’ll discuss nine unique ways to focus on your health in little bursts throughout the day. 1. Take a Deep Breath Pause for a moment to take a full, deep breath every now and then. To go a step further, follow a simple breathing tutorial on YouTube. For instance, the Guided Box Breathing animation from Feeling Healing makes the exercise fun and accessible. Box breathing—the common stress-relieving and focusing exercise—is helpful for pretty much anyone....

RELATED: 10 Forgotten Sci-Fi Games You Need To Play Even in books like War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, it paints a picture of sci-fi in a most thrilling and dark light that fascinated readers, and in its brief reincarnation as a radio show that panicked listeners thinking that there was a real martian invasion, it came to life over the airwaves. Sci-fi has been around for decades, and since that 1897 novel, there have been numerous spin-offs, TV shows, games, and other franchises that have come to fruition based on writers and developer’s imaginations....

RELATED: 10 Underrated First-Person Shooters From The 2000s Playing in the third-person perspective means that you see the character from over the shoulder, behind, or even in front of the character. Looking back at third-person games, only a handful had truly spectacular ranged combat. Would you like to wield a stellar hand cannon or draw arrows silently with a longbow? Third-person ranged combat games have got you covered. 9 Dead Space Dead Space is a game that meshes the science fiction and horror genres, and can easily be counted among the greatest horror games of all time....

For instance, a few reputable organizations that are currently providing wildfire relief in the western U. S. include Direct Relief, Save the Children, Heart to Heart International, and the Oregon and California Community Foundations. [2] X Research source Many of these organizations also aid wildfire victims outside the U. S. For example, Direct Relief and Global Giving are both highly rated organizations that are currently raising funds to address the wildfire crisis in Australia....

According to CNET.com’s coverage, “SpaceX or Blue Origin could beat NASA to the moon—especially with a boost from the US government.” We may be able to develop the moon and then use it as a developed site to leap on to Mars, for much less time and money than anyone is currently planning. President Donald Trump has proposed a remarkably bold Moon-Mars Development Project with a goal of landing Americans on the moon in 2024 and Mars by 2034....

It wasn’t long before I saw his other side. He is the coldest person I’ve ever met. He never had a good word to say about anyone, not even a Serb. He seemed to see people as pawns in a great strategic game, as abstractions, as objects to be controlled and manipulated, not as flesh-and-blood humans. After destroying the power of a Serbian ally in Croatia, he told me with satisfaction, “Babic wanted to be a big shot....

In the next six months Latvia is set to join both NATO and the EU. When it does, the financial largesse of Western Europe and the United States will rain down, to the tune of more than $500 for each man, woman and child in this country of 2.5 million. Where that money ends up and how it is spent is part of the Corruption Bureau’s work–and right now it’s focused squarely on the port city of Ventspils, a one-man fiefdom of ex-communist Mayor Aivars Lembergs....

What Is Information Technology? A 1958 article in Harvard Business Review referred to information technology as consisting of three basic parts: computational data processing, decision support, and business software. This time period marked the beginning of IT as an officially defined area of business; in fact, this article probably coined the term. Over the ensuing decades, many corporations created so-called “IT departments” to manage the computer technologies related to their business....

Emergence of the rival shape, which coincided with last week’s annual gay studies conference, has angered the school’s gay and lesbian community. “We see it both as an attack on gays and on this symbol,” says Sheila Allen of the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Students Association. Harvard students not allied with either group are tired of their campus being turned into a geometric battleground. The backlash has produced another faction making its mark: SEXs (Students Exasperated by Excessive Symbolism)....

The 76ers announced Tuesday that rookie guard Zhaire Smith suffered a foot injury during a development camp in Las Vegas. Smith will need to undergo surgery for a Jones fracture in his left foot, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania. MORE: Where do 76ers land in NBA Power Rankings? There is no way to know how long Smith will be sidelined — this same kind of fracture forced Ben Simmons to sit out his entire rookie year — but this is yet another brutal blow to a promising Sixers rookie....

Philadelphia have the number three pick for this year’s draft in Brooklyn, New York on June 22. While the 76ers could take a player, president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo left open the possibility of trading the pick if the right opportunity presents itself. “It’s good to be at three,” Colangelo said on Thursday. “We’re excited about the pick. We think we’re going to add a great player or we’re going to have some leverage in discussions with other teams about certain situations that we might entertain....

1. AAA Mobile You can call roadside assistance any time with the AAA Mobile app. If you get stuck, call for help by tapping on the Request Roadside Assistance button. Location services on the app will help the assistant locate you quickly and find nearby services. If you’re already a member of AAA, then it’s a helpful download to have on hand. Whether you’ve locked your keys in your car, run out of gas, or have a dead battery, the AAA app is your key to securing the service you need quickly....

Avarie Gravois, a resident in a neighborhood just off of Grand Point Road near Maura Street in Paulina, told Fox 8 that earlier this week he spotted the alligator that he estimated to be around eight-and-a-half feet long. The resident said that they saw the alligator calmly walk around the neighborhood for around 45 minutes before officials from the local animal control center came and picked it up. A video posted to Facebook by another resident that was shared with Fox 8 showed the alligator walk across the front garden of one of the residences before lying down on the home’s porch on the sunny day....

RELATED: MCU: 10 Hilarious Falcon & Winter Soldier Memes Initially, she didn’t get solo adventures like the others, nor was she always important in the movies where she did feature. However, she has still cultivated a giant fanbase over the years. Many of them have shown their support through memes, specifically ones that poke fun at certain gaps in MCU logic. Here are some of the funniest examples. 8 The Soul Stone Spells The End For Black Widow Black Widow’s death in Avengers: Endgame was a little sudden....

There are a ton of useful mobile apps available for moms to help take care of a new baby. However, don’t forget to think about your wellbeing and happiness too. Below are the best apps to download that can help you as a new mother. 1. Baby Tracker Whether you’re a new mom or a seasoned pro, keeping track of all of your baby’s daily activities, habits, and exciting achievements is essential....

Turn It Into an Android Alarm Clock Put the old tablet in your bedroom and convert it into an Android alarm clock that also shows the weather. Download an alarm clock app if you don’t want to use the basic app that came with the old device. Customize the alarm to wake you up on workdays and let you sleep in on weekends. You could also install a weather alert app to wake you up if there’s an emergency....