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Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. What was his involvement?
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This White House member tested positive for COVID-19 and is quarantining at a vacation home in Delaware.
First Lady Jill Biden has contracted COVID-19 and is currently experiencing mild symptoms. President Biden has tested negative and will mask when around others indoors.
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In Ecuador, drug cartels are increasingly smuggling cocaine in shipping containers of this agricultural product, of which Ecuador is the world’s largest exporter.
Ecuador, the world's largest banana exporter, has seen an increase in cocaine smuggling via its banana industry. This is due to its geographical location between Peru and Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producers, and the presence of established gangs. The rise in drug trafficking activities has led to a surge in violence in the country.
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According to a recent study by Stanford economist Thomas Dee, which concerning student behavior has been observed in the US educational system post-pandemic?
Last school year, about one quarter of U.S. students missed at least 10 percent of school days, defined as “chronically absent”, a significantly higher proportion than pre-pandemic. Students have not yet made up the ground missed during the pandemic, and the increased absenteeism is worsening the problem.
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Two people in northern China were recently detained for causing "irreversible damage" to this cultural monument, after they used an excavator to widen a gap and create a shortcut.
The two individuals, a 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman from Inner Mongolia, used heavy machinery to create a passageway in the Great Wall of China, large enough for their excavator to pass through.
