Maryland State Department of Education Provides Update to … – maryland.gov

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:CONTACT: Sylvia Lawson, 410-767-0463 sylvia.lawson@maryland.govBALTIMORE, MD (January 24, 2023) – Today at the January Board meeting, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released an update to 2021-2022 school year English language arts (ELA) and mathematics assessment data, which detail student proficiency in the first administration of the new Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP). Following … Read more

Michael Strahan receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame – Yahoo News

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Michael Strahan has blazed yet another trail, with the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame dedicated in the sports entertainment category.Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has appealed a judge's decision to slap the new gun control law with a temporary restraining order, arguing the order was improper.Retired New York Giants legend Michael Strahan … Read more

Jim Chalmers ‘furious’ after former PwC tax adviser found to have shared confidential government briefings with staff – The Guardian

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Treasurer vows to ‘throw the book’ at people responsible for breach after unauthorised disclosures of multinational tax consultationsJim Chalmers has said he is “absolutely furious” at findings a former PwC tax adviser breached the confidentiality of multinational tax consultations by disclosing them to other staff at the firm without authorisation.On Wednesday, the treasurer promised to … Read more

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried set to plead not guilty to fraud charges, report says – CBS News

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Watch CBS News By Khristopher J. Brooks January 2, 2023 / 1:55 PM / MoneyWatch Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bank cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is set to appear in court Tuesday and is expected to plead not guilty to charges of defrauding customers and investors, according to a report from Reuters. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District … Read more

Opinion | The College Application Process: 11 High School Seniors Discuss – The New York Times

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By Patrick Healy and Adrian J. RiveraJan. 25, 2023 What is college for? And what matters most in choosing the right college? With teenagers and parents across America finishing applications and bracing for admissions decisions, we recently posed those questions and more to a focus group of 11 high school seniors — some of them … Read more

‘Absolute honour’: Aussie all-rounder named Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Fox Sports

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Australian all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has been named the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year following a breakout 2022.The South Australian, who made her T20I debut as an injury replacement in October 2021, was unveiled as the award’s recipient on Wednesday evening, beating out Indian opener Smriti Mandhana, Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar and New Zealand … Read more

Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields – The Guardian

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Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaignFamous names including Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance have joined activists and businesses in calling on the UK’s big five banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coal expansion.Make My Money Matter, a campaign set … Read more