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The Tallest Man I Ever Loved

By ANDREW RANNELLS from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2C8sz8z

Your Food Obsession

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2GT90VH

What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ and ‘The Widow’

By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2NEd0tK

A Strongman Denies It? Often Good Enough for Trump

By ROBIN LINDSAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XyhAxU

Las principales noticias del viernes

By Por ELDA CANTÚ from NYT Universal https://ift.tt/2VrBqcn

Mexico Approves 60,000-Strong Security Force. Critics Call It More of the Same.

By KIRK SEMPLE and PAULINA VILLEGAS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tFjMWW

For Trump, It’s Just ‘Trust,’ Not ‘Trust, but Verify’

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2SyWE6p

Disclosing Subpoena for Testimony, Chelsea Manning Vows to Fight

By CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Nyy2d0

Review: ‘Superhero,’ a Comic-Book Musical Too Flimsy to Fly

By JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2GRRa5u

Knicks Blow 14-Point Fourth-Quarter Lead and Keep East Cellar to Themselves

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2XxfYV9

James Harden Scores 58, the Most the Heat Have Given Up, in a Rockets Win

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2BXSCil

Boardwalk’s Locale

By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2Vrpdob

The Shows That Made HBO a Cultural Force

By MATT STEVENS and JULIA JACOBS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2ElCszR

North Korea, Jared Kushner, Oceans: Your Friday Briefing

By PENN BULLOCK and MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2IHe0hK

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2, Episode 7: A Young Spock

By SOPAN DEB from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2SBmmr7

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

By MARGARET LYONS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2T3kv38

3rd Annual Teaching for Learning Conference

Utah State University is hosting the 3rd Teaching for Learning Conference (T4L) March 21-22, 2019. This year's theme is to Refresh and Reinforce Learning. Register online today. from UEN News https://ift.tt/2VrOyOP

6 Things to Know about the Education Freedom Scholarships

This proposal would empower students and families to choose the best education setting for them – regardless of where they live, how much they make, and how they learn. Here are 6 things you should know about Education Freedom Scholarships: 1.) This proposal would drive a historic voluntary investment in America’s students and our future. Continue Reading from ED News https://ift.tt/2NBix3X

Trump Administration Unveils Plan for Historic Investment in America's Students through Education Freedom Scholarships

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, along with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), unveiled Education Freedom Scholarships (EFS), the Trump Administration's key proposal to expand and improve the education options available to students across the country. The policy will make a historic investment in America's students, injecting up to $5 billion yearly into locally controlled scholarship programs that empower students to choose the learning environment and style that best meets their unique needs. from ED News https://ift.tt/2BZ6ngM

Prepared Remarks by Secretary DeVos at the unveiling of the Education Freedom Scholarships proposal

Thank you, Walter Blanks, for that kind introduction. And thanks for sharing your story with us this morning. Stories like yours and Denisha Merriweather's touch my heart every time I hear them, and they keep me motivated every day. I know each of you has an inspiring story, too! You are growing up in a place and Walter and Denisha were fortunate to live in places that offer more education opportunities for students and their families. So many other students across our country aren't so lucky. from ED News https://ift.tt/2GOxb7D

Hawaiian Airlines flight turns around after passenger tries to punch flight crew

Hawaiian Airlines flight turns around after passenger tries to punch flight crew A Hawaiian Airlines flight heading to South Korea Wednesday night was forced to return to Honolulu after a passenger on board became violent.

Tinder launches 'spring break mode' to connect with matches before vacations

Tinder launches 'spring break mode' to connect with matches before vacations Good news for collegians on the prowl.

Snowplow hits buried car with woman stuck inside

Snowplow hits buried car with woman stuck inside A woman’s car was struck by a snowplow after being buried by the snow, she was stuck inside for hours.

Singapore Airlines passenger claims he found a human tooth in his in-flight meal

Singapore Airlines passenger claims he found a human tooth in his in-flight meal Quite a toothsome dish.

Grandmother convicted of drunken airport brawl stuns social media with youthful looks: 'She is 50??? How?'

Grandmother convicted of drunken airport brawl stuns social media with youthful looks: 'She is 50??? How?' Move over Jeremy Meeks — there’s a new hot criminal driving the Internet wild.

Alaska Airlines passengers, crew treated after strange odor forces flight to divert

Alaska Airlines passengers, crew treated after strange odor forces flight to divert A total of 12 passengers and crew members were treated upon landing, four of whom were sent to the hospital for further evaluation.

Llama spotted on Portland train

Llama spotted on Portland train A llama was spotted on a Portland light rail service.

‘Emotional support animal’ mauls 5-year-old at Portland Airport, lawsuit claims

‘Emotional support animal’ mauls 5-year-old at Portland Airport, lawsuit claims A mom has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit against the owner of a pit bull and Alaska Airlines.

Traveler at Sydney Airport uses luggage cart completely wrong in viral video clip

Traveler at Sydney Airport uses luggage cart completely wrong in viral video clip The woman was seen trying to push the luggage cart while it was upturned on its side.

Airline apologizes after flight attendant drops, injures passenger's baby: report

Airline apologizes after flight attendant drops, injures passenger's baby: report Pobeda is reportedly apologizing for the incident, which left a 5-month-old child hospitalized.

Afghan forces clash with Taliban to retain control over military base

At least nine Taliban insurgents, including three suicide bombers were killed by the Afghan forces in a bid to prevent a complex attack by the hardline Islamist group on a military base in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2H7evPS

Gun battle rages between Al Shabaab and Somali troops after hotel attack

A gun battle raged in Mogadishu on Friday between Somali soldiers and Al Shabaab fighters, holed up in a building next to a hotel they had hit with a suicide car bomb the previous evening. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NyV3g4

Death toll from Al Shabaab suicide car bomb in Somalia rises to 29 - police

The death toll from an Al Shabaab suicide car bombing at a Mogadishu hotel rose to 29 with 80 wounded, police said on Friday, as a gun battle raged at the site of the blast between fighters of the militant group and Somali troops. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2GQQIEy

Bangladesh tells U.N. Security Council cannot take more Myanmar refugees

(This Feb 28 story corrects attribution of quote in paragraph 11 to Pierce not Schraner-Burgener) from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Tlcx4R

South Korea to work with U.S. and North Korea after failed nuclear talks

South Korea will work with the United States and North Korea to ensure they reach agreement on denuclearization, the South's president said on Friday, a day after talks between the U.S. and North Korean leaders collapsed over sanctions. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tHkmDt