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El Morro Elementary School teacher Kathleen Margaretich has been named a 2026 Outstanding K–12 STEM Educator by the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE).

More than 100 people were in the monastery for a religious retreat, according to a local resident.Published On 21 Aug 202621 Aug 2026A military air strike has killed 14 people at a Buddhist monastery in central Myanmar, an opposition group and a local resident have reported.The attack occurred in Swel Le Oh village in Myaung township, about 75 kilometres (47 miles) west of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, Nway Oo, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense and Security Organization of Myaung Township (CDSOM) said Friday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA fighter jet bombed the village monastery’s compound, killing 14,…

A man has been arrested after injuring two people in an early morning stabbing attack at a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada, police said.Officials said the attack inside the sprawling Nanaksar Gurdwara unfolded around 05:00 local time (12:00 BST) on Friday morning. Police did not identify the suspect, nor did they specify a motive.The attack comes after police confirmed last week that they were investigating threatening calls made to two Sikh gurdwaras in Calgary, two hours south of where Friday’s attack took place. The World Sikh Organization, based in Canada, has said the attack is deeply troubling and has occurred…

The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA), in collaboration with NIRSAL Plc and other partners, has convened finance-sector professionals from across Africa in Lagos for the AFRACA Masterclass on Inclusive Finance for Climate Resilience and Artificial Intelligence for Financial Services and Agricultural Finance. The week-long programme brings together participants from Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria and other African countries, with four Central Banks represented. Nigerian participants include commercial banks, insurance companies, development finance institutions, microfinance banks, and the Central Bank of Nigeria. Opening the programme, AFRACA Secretary-General, Ms. Ngo Bakang Anny Caroll, expressed delight…

TikTok has agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to the US to end a lawsuit alleging its platform violated children‘s privacy, marking one of the largest ever settlements over the issue.The deal stems from a 2024 suit by the Department of Justice under former President Joe Biden alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected “vast amounts of data” on millions of users under the age of 13.Doing so was against the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a federal law enacted in 2000. It is the same law that dozens of US states are now suing Meta over.”Children and parents…

High-performing civil servants will be sent to work in mayoral offices in England, as part of the prime minister’s efforts to transfer power from central government to local leaders. The pilot scheme, due to start in the autumn, will see every mayoral authority get between five and 10 civil servants for a six to nine month period. The 18 mayors will be able to request civil servants with the particular skills they need and Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the scheme would help communities “unleash and unlock their own potential”.The announcement followed a virtual meeting between local mayors and the…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has approved the promotion of 7,472 personnel comprising 2,134 Officers and 5,338 Marshals, in a major career progression exercise designed to reward merit, strengthen professionalism and inject renewed energy into the Corps’ leadership and operational structure. The promotion, which forms part of the Corps’ continuing commitment to human capital development, recognises the dedication, competence, discipline and years of service of personnel who have distinguished themselves in the discharge of their responsibilities to the nation. The elevation of the affected personnel is therefore not merely a change in rank, but a renewed call to greater…

Highlights of Leigh Leopards against Bradford Bulls in the Rugby Super League.

Look, we all want Brooke Shields to be in gainful employment. We all want her to have a fabulous third act to her career. God knows, the child model turned star of prurient fever dreams Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon (and the “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins” jeans ad campaign when she was 15) has earned it. Plus, she did a fine turn in Friends and a number of us remember Suddenly Susan very fondly.But she’s terrible in the terrible new thing she’s in, which is a six-part comedy drama called You’re Killing Me. Shields plays successful…

The Edo State Government has denied reports that it banned Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke from entering or performing in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, denied the reports in a statement on Friday after Kassy Chukwu, the Senior Special Assistant on Digital Media to Governor Monday Okpebholo, said Davido should not expect to perform in the state for the rest of the governor’s tenure. In a Thursday video published on YouTube by Peniel TV International, Benin City, Chukwu went further, saying Davido should be beaten if he were seen in the state. His comments further…