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Supreme Court Sides With Teenager in School Disability Discrimination Case

Disability rights groups had followed the case closely, warning that arguments by the school district could threaten broader protections for people with disabilities.

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The case hinged on what standard of proof was required to show discrimination by public schools in education-related disability lawsuits.
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Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Seek Sanctions Against Trump Officials

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s lawyers asked the judge in the case to appoint a special master to investigate the failure by Trump officials to comply with her instructions.

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The prison in Santa Ana, El Salvador, where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is believed to have been held. The White House suddenly changed course last Friday and brought him back to face indictment.
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Google DeepMind and National Hurricane Center Join on New A.I. Model

The National Hurricane Center will experiment with the company’s DeepMind program to enhance the work of its expert meteorologists.

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Specialized to focus on hurricanes, Google DeepMind’s Weather Lab model tracks a storm’s development for up to 15 days, predicting not only its path but also its strength, an ability that earlier A.I. models lacked.
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The Real-Life Dating Boot Camp That Inspired ‘Love on the Spectrum’

When U.C.L.A. psychologists first proposed teaching adults with autism how to date, funders wouldn’t go near it. Now we are in a new world.

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Psychologist Elizabeth A. Laugeson developed programs to help autistic adults with jobs searches and friends. When she first proposed a dating curriculum, though, “nobody wanted to touch it.”
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Charging Your EV May Be Getting Easier, Even if It’s Not a Tesla

It is becoming easier to find fast chargers for electric vehicles, and they are more likely to work — and not just for Teslas.

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A company called Ionna, formed by eight automakers, revamped a former Phillips 66 gas station near Raleigh, N.C., into a station called the Rechargery. Their chargers can deliver up to 400 kilowatts.
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When it comes to reporting on mass killings, some in Europe take a different approach from Americans

When a 21-year-old former student opened fire inside his school in Austria’s second-biggest city earlier this week, killing 10 people, it didn’t take long for the Alpine country’s press council to call on journalists to show restraint when reporting about the victims and their families

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Burnley in line to join multi-club scene after owner bids for stake in Espanyol

  • Advanced negotiations with Barcelona-based club

  • Burnley would get preferential access to players

Burnley’s owner is in advanced negotiations about buying a stake in the Spanish club Espanyol in what would become the Premier League’s latest multi-club operation.

Espanyol would be the second club owned by ALK Capital, the investment company operated by Burnley’s owner, Alan Pace, whose website says its ambition is to establish a multi-club sports platform. The American businessman previously owned Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer before selling up to buy Burnley, paying £170m for 84% of the club in December 2020.

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© Composite: Getty

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Syria asks women to dress modestly on beaches but says bikinis still allowed

Women advised to cover up on public beaches, prompting concerns about freedoms under new government

Syria’s government has asked women to wear “burkinis” or more modest swimwear while visiting public beaches this summer, although they later clarified there will be no legal consequences for those who wear bikinis.

A government directive on Tuesday asked women to wear a “burkini or swimwear that covers more of the body”, and loose-fitting clothing when out of the water. The decree also asked men not to be shirtless when not swimming.

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© Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images

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