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Oklahoma’s education secretary, Ryan Walters, told me about how grassroots activists are working with legislators to push back against critical race theory in classrooms and other areas where learning has taken a backseat to indoctrination. But they’ve been undermined by recalcitrants in state agencies and school systems. “Parents contact us every week with complaints about material that has been banned,” Walters said. In 2021, Oklahoma adopted House Bill 1775. It restricts K-12 schools from teaching the superiority of one race or sex over another....

The Fight Club actor launched a scathing attack on Trump’s refusal to concede to President-elect Joe Biden in what he called a “tactical delay” and a “desperate endgame.” Prefacing his thread by saying he is “no pundit” Norton has received wide praise for his nuanced, adjective-laden take on the Trump administration’s refusal to concede defeat. “I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players & l’ll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to ‘make his base happy’ or ’laying the groundwork for his own network’…” the thread begins....

Around a dozen documents were discovered in Pence’s home last week after months of the former vice president assuring Americans that he didn’t take any classified documents upon leaving the White House. Pence now joins President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in their own classified documents scandals. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida was raided by the FBI in search of classified documents in August, while classified documents were found in November at an office Biden used in D....

The Basics About Egg Allergy What it is: An egg allergy is an IgE-mediated allergy. IgE is a natural substance (an antibody) that binds to antigens (such as egg proteins) and stimulates the immune system. Egg allergy is most common in children, yet most children outgrow the allergy by adolescence. The allergy can range from mild to severe. How it’s diagnosed: If you have acute symptoms after eating eggs or egg products, an allergist will likely perform allergy testing to determine how likely you are to react to a futurefood challenge and whether you have an allergy or intolerance....

However, he relationship between egg consumption and the risk of diabetes from studies is not consistent. This is due to the high content of cholesterol, but dietary cholesterol doesn’t affect blood cholesterol as much as we might think. Benefits of Eggs Eggs are known as a strong source of protein. Other benefits include: Vitamin AVitamin DAntioxidantsPotassiumBiotin Collectively these nutrients are known to: Protect against free radicalsHelp with brain functionImprove visionBoost the immune systemHelp organs such as the lungs and kidney function properly...

Researchers at the University of California Berkeley tracked a group of more than 450 students following their graduation from college or graduate school to determine whether those with disagreeable personalities—or rather, those who displayed more selfish, combative and manipulative behavior—actually did get farther ahead in life compared to those were not so disagreeable. What they found was surprising: regardless of the career path—whether former students worked in an aggressive industry or not—those with predominately disagreeable traits did not earn more power in their profession....

The goal was very late and the performance wasn’t great from Uruguay but Oscar Tabarez’s side have a crucial three points, with Jose Gimenez’s goal ending a wait since 1970 for La Celeste to win their opening game of a World Cup. Egypt impressed for the majority of the game, with Trezeguet and Mohamed El-Shenawy shining, but fell short at the end. FULL-TIME: EGYPT 0-1 URUGUAY 90+6 mins: Hegazi clatters into Suarez and picks up a deserved yellow card....

Here is what you need to know about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, including types, symptoms, causes, treatment, and more. Types and Symptoms EDS is currently classified into 13 major subtypes, and each type has a set of specific symptoms. Each type of EDS affects different parts of the body. Common symptoms of EDS include easy bruising, loose joints (joint hypermobility), stretchy skin (skin hyperextensibility), tissue weakness, and atrophic scarring (indented and imbalanced scarring below normal layers of skin because the skin is unable to generate tissue)....

El Salvador’s legislature has adopted a bill making Bitcoin legal tender, the first nation to recognize the cryptocurrency as an acceptable form of payment for all debts. Therefore…what? “We should not expect a significant impact on Bitcoin for a country with a GDP per capita less than 7% that of the U.S., with its economy suffering the worst crash in decades last year,” Lennard Neo, head of research at Stack Funds in Singapore, said in a research report....

World Athletics tweeted the time adding it was a Jamaican record and the second fastest time in history. Thompson-Herah was the defending champion. Florence Griffith Joyner set the previous Olympic record of 10.62 at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Read more from the Associated Press below: Thompson-Herah beat her top rival, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, by .13 seconds. Shericka Jackson, who moved to the shorter sprints for the Tokyo Olympics, won bronze....

Over 100 firefighters were dispatched to battle the fire that broke out Thursday in the east part of the city and caused residents to take refuge on the smoke-filled sidewalk, according to local media. While authorities have not released details of the fire, the injuries of the two firefighters are non-life-threatening and no other people have been reported as injured. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded to the call at Lakeland Hills Senior Living Facility after 6:30 p....

According to ICE, Choung Woong Ahn, who was convicted for attempted murder in 2013, was pronounced dead at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, at 9:52 p.m. on Sunday. Workers at the ICE detention facility found Ahn unresponsive in his cell, the agency said in a press release. Facility staff and emergency personnel attempted to revive him, but were unsuccessful. While the case is still under investigation, ICE said the death appeared to be self-inflicted....

Following the party conventions, the race gap has narrowed somewhat nationally between Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. But the latter is holding onto a steady national lead and in most battleground states. “There’s been a little tightening, but I’m not sure if that substantially changed the look of the race,” Geoffrey Skelley, elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight, told Newsweek. “It hasn’t changed the situation at large. I think one of the things that might be going on here is that in a race that has been defined by stability in the polls, people are jumping on to whatever looks like a significant change....

Gore’s latest makeover was accomplished without consultants and, therefore, friends say, should come across as authentic. “He feels good about where he is intellectually and personally. His head is in the right place,” says a former aide. The new Gore is a man of big ideas, an abstract and conceptual thinker who isn’t hemmed in by conventional political thought, hence his venture into the treacherous issue of national health care....

The polarizing Bengals corner, who has previously turned out for the Giants, Saints and Panthers, has built a reputation as one of the NFL’s biggest trash talkers. Whether he can back it up on the field is a matter of debate, but there’s no doubt he loves to talk his talk. That was certainly true this week after Cincinnati’s dominant divisional round win over Buffalo. Apple took plenty of shots at Bills stars Stefon Diggs and Josh Allen on Twitter, retweeting more than a dozen posts poking fun at their lackluster performance....

While some felt the players should be focused on their upcoming playoff matchup against Green Bay, others were more lax on the issue. You can count quarterback Eli Manning as one of the lax people, as he had nothing but jokes about the picture. WILD-CARD PICKS: Giants upset Packers “As a team we kind of always pride ourselves on being well prepared, so when I saw some of those pictures, I was a little disappointed because obviously they didn’t pack accordingly....

For the third straight game, Vancouver scored five or more goals. Pettersson has been integral to that run, as he extended his point streak to four games with a trio of assists in Monday’s game, giving him 11 for the campaign so far. The Canucks, who have averaged five goals per game this season within the friendly confines of the Rogers Arena, came out of the gates flying. Brandon Sutter, Tim Schaller and Jake Virtanen all scored by the 6:18 mark of the opening period to give the home team a 3-0 lead before the Panthers pulled one back through Brian Boyle....

Patrick Baldwin’s decision to attend Milwaukee and compete in the Horizon League was more than this. It was something we haven’t seen in the modern era of recruiting. A 6-9 forward from Hamilton High in Sussex, Wis., Baldwin is ranked No. 5 in the 2021 recruiting class by 247 Sports and No. 4 by ESPN and Rivals. He certainly will carry a top-five ranking when the final Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI) is calculated for 2021....

The findings by the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica illustrated that billionaires are able to shrink their income tax to nothing or close to it—strategies that have prompted Warren and fellow progressive Senator Bernie Sanders to speak out about it. Warren tweeted on Tuesday: “Our tax system is rigged for billionaires who don’t make their fortunes through income, like working families do. The evidence is abundantly clear: it is time for a #WealthTax in America to make the ultra-rich finally pay their fair share....