Ohio State names provost as its new president after predecessor’s abrupt resignation

Ohio State elevated its chief academic officer to president Thursday, acting swiftly to move past the abrupt resignation of ...
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In rural America, a teacher pipeline from abroad starts to dry up

Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other ...
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Is Atlanta still the ‘Hollywood of the South’? A film boomtown faces a test

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Ratledge used to make as much as $9,500 a week working on film sets around Atlanta. Now, he’s on food stamps. Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals ...
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Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in a purported assault partially caught on camera.
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The islands off Iran’s southern coast are key to its economy and security. What to know about them

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran’s parliament speaker warned on Thursday that attacks on the Persian Gulf islands that form Iran’s southern maritime frontier would provoke a new level of retaliation, ...