The Latest: Navajo Nation new virus cases on downward trend
The Associated Press
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1of26South Korean traditional band members wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus pray during a ceremony to celebrate Jeongwol Daeboreum, or Great Full Moon Day, the first full moon of the Lunar New year, at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
2of26View of an empty street as the 6 p.m curfew starts in Paris, France, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. The curfew is to cover the whole country, including zones like Paris, where it previously hadn t started until 8 p.m.Rafael Yaghobzadeh/APShow MoreShow Less
A champion of school integration lacked a plaque until kids spoke up
Hannah Natanson, The Washington Post
Feb. 24, 2021
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A historical marker honors Barbara Johns in Farmville, Va.Photo by Cameron Patterson
For years, Maura Keaney has sent fourth-graders on a scavenger hunt into the past, asking students to traverse Virginia with their families in search of historical markers.
They get one point for finding a marker, 10 points for writing a summary of it and an extra 10 points if they snag a selfie with one. The markers, erected by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, commemorate notable people or places in state history.
Cricket: Martin Guptill stars as Black Caps hold off Australian fightback
25 Feb, 2021 04:50 AM
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Black Caps Trent Boult in action. Photo / Photosport
New Zealand scored a lot of runs in their second T20I against Australia today. It very nearly wasn t enough.
With Australia needing 15 off the last over chasing a massive 220 to win and the destructive Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams at the crease, Jimmy Neesham had both dismissed caught on the boundary as the visitors came within five runs of pulling off a ridiculous win.
In front of a sold out, near delirious and well-lubricated crowd of students and locals alike, Stoinis launched a six off the fourth ball leaving himself nine off two. The next one was in the slot but he just missed his mark, with Tim Southee settling under the skier to send the crowd home happy regardless of what happened off the final ball.
Oakland s Bitwise puts diverse students on path to tech success by paying them to learn
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Adorable Jasmine went through a pay-to-learn program from Bitwise Industries and now works at Code for America.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
For years, Adorable Jasmine sought to break into technology. But the 35-year-old Oakland resident couldn’t land even an entry-level gig despite years of nonprofit work, a master’s degree and a lot of diligent self-instruction. Jasmine, who is Black, said she encountered racism and sexism at interviews and networking events, but kept trying, eager to leverage tech for social change.
Then by serendipity she learned about a school where she could not only get tech training but be paid to learn through an internship.