#The price tag for COVID school closures could top T

#The price tag for COVID school closures could top $28T

“The price tag for COVID school closures could top $28T” Add one more grim figure to the toll exacted by disastrous COVID-era school closures: a huge penalty to the lifetime earnings of students forced to suffer through remote schooling, totaling possibly as much as $28 trillion (more than the nation’s entire GDP) over the remainder…

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#Suspect arrested in stabbing deaths of Idaho students

#Suspect arrested in stabbing deaths of Idaho students

Suspect arrested in stabbing deaths of Idaho students (NewsNation) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the brutal November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The arrest was not made by the FBI, NewsNation sources…

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#George Santos also lied about attending prestigious Horace Mann

#George Santos also lied about attending prestigious Horace Mann

“George Santos also lied about attending prestigious Horace Mann” More apparent lies have been uncovered from Rep.-elect George Santos’ mostly fictitious personal biography — including his enrollment at a prestigious Bronx prep school, according to a new report.  In the latest batch of newly revealed fabrications, Santos had claimed he attended Horace Mann, but the…

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#House to vote on funding bill Friday

#House to vote on funding bill Friday

House to vote on funding bill Friday The House will vote on a $1.7 trillion government funding package Friday, one day after the Senate approved the measure and just hours before the midnight shutdown deadline. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced the vote on the House floor Thursday afternoon, shortly after the Senate approved…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump tax returns to be released; Senate omnibus advances

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump tax returns to be released; Senate omnibus advances

The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump tax returns to be released; Senate omnibus advances The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to publicly release former President Trump’s tax returns, marking the culmination of a yearslong battle during which Trump defied tradition by keeping his finances confidential. Following hours of debate…

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#Judge declines request to hold Trump team in contempt

#Judge declines request to hold Trump team in contempt

Judge declines request to hold Trump team in contempt A federal judge on Friday refused a request to hold former President Trump’s legal team in contempt for failing to comply with a May subpoena to turn over any remaining classified documents held by the former president, ABC News reported.  U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell reportedly urged…

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#Staff quit school district over violent and unruly kids

#Staff quit school district over violent and unruly kids

“Staff quit school district over violent and unruly kids” Violent and disrespectiful classroom behavior has led to a staggering 50 teachers and bus drivers to quit a Florida school district in the last two years. Brevard County School District, the state’s 10th-largest, held a heated meeting Thursday that offered an unvarnished and often disturbing glimpse…

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