Monday marks 3 years since the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inSchools and Education
Schools are competing with cellphones. Here’s how they think they could win.
Students are struggling to stay engaged in class at a time of poor mental health, shortened attention spans, reduced attendance and worsening grades.
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Justice Dept. files suit accusing RealPage of enabling landlords to collude to raise rents
Attorneys general in several states have separately sued RealPage alleging an illegal price-fixing scheme over its algorithmic pricing software.
Posted inBusiness
Canadian union issues 72-hour strike warning to freight railroad hours after it resumes service
The Canadian government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union late Thursday afternoon.
Posted inNation & World
Taliban place bans on women’s bare faces, sound of their voices in public
The vice and virtue laws issued Wednesday empower the ministry to be at the frontline of regulating personal conduct, administering punishments like warnings or arrest.
Posted inBusiness
‘Time has come’ for Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates, Powell says
The Fed is widely expected to announce a modest quarter-point cut in its benchmark rate when it meets in mid-September.
Posted inBusiness
Canadian freight trains to roll again as government forces arbitration of labor dispute
The railroads have said that once the dispute enters arbitration the trains will be able to get moving again.
Posted inHealth
U.S. report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit linked to lower IQ in kids
Some of the studies reviewed in the report suggested IQ was 2 to 5 points lower in children who’d had higher exposures.
Posted inNation & World
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as U.S. prods Israel, Hamas to agree on cease-fire
The hope that a deal can be completed, at least in the near term, appears to be diminishing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
A tale of 2 retailers: Target reverses sales slump while Macy’s reports another decline
Grocery aisle deals and an emphasis on affordable but stylish clothes has helped Target reverse a yearlong sales slump.