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A flawed idea is teaching millions of American kids to be poor readers.
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading
saved 2019-08-25

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

Iran says it has closed the strait of Hormuz again due to US blockade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/18/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-warns-it-will-close-strait-of-hormuz-if-us-blocka…

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No vaccine for latest Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns as toll hits 80
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/health/article/2026/05/17/no-vaccine-for-latest-ebola-outbreak-dr-congo-warns-as-toll-hits-80_6753524_14.html

Cowboys Headlines: New RB potential target, Ferguson warns opponents https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/05/18/cowboys-headlines-new-rb-potential-target-ferguson-warns-op…

The Bank of Korea warns rising bonuses at some South Korean chipmakers could fuel broader wage growth and consumer spending, complicating the inflation outlook (Heesu Lee/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

The best part of Snap's AR glasses is the early, highly visible warning they give me that they're wearing AR glasses, so I can quickly walk away.

As the Trump administration renews its attacks on Iran,
killing at least 35 civilians over the course of five days,
political analyst Ali Vaez warns that the U.S. is inciting potentially
never-ending “cycles of violence” in the region.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/16/ali

A “Forever War” in Iran? Ali Vaez on Escalating War, U.S. “Diplomatic Malpractice”
Has the United States launched a forever war on Iran? As the Trump administration renews its attacks on Iran, killing at least 35 civilians over the course of five days, political analyst Ali Vaez warns that the U.S. is inciting potentially never-ending “cycles of violence” with its manipulations of the diplomatic process. The U.S.’s unilateral renunciation of the “memorandum of understanding” as a “pretext for another round of war” has further eroded trust between the countries, …

Iran temporarily reopened the strait of Hormuz on Friday after a truce agreement between Israeland Lebanon,
raising hopes for a broader peace,
-- but Tehran warned that it would close the waterway again if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports continued.
Foreign minister Abbas Araqchi announced the global energy chokepoint was open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of the 10-day, US-brokered truce agreed on Thursday
and Donald Trump said Iran’s move marked…

Kristi Noem, months after being ousted from Trump Cabinet, claims China has a ‘thousand-year plan to destroy the United States’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-warns-china-plan-destroy-us-b2996730.html