As a middle-school teacher, Nancy Streit understands how hard it can be to compete with a smartphone for a child’s attention.But as a mother, she knows the devices are a necessity when there’s an emergency.“It’s mostly the parents calling,” she says, adding that while she doesn’t allow phone use in her classroom, students routinely skirt […]
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Israel shuts down Al Jazeera news agency
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Al Jazeera is to be shut down in Israel. Mr Netanyahu accused the Qatari-owned network of “incitement” and said the cabinet decision had been unanimous. Al Jazeera condemned the move as “criminal”. Foreign journalists are banned from entering Gaza and Al Jazeera staff there have been some […]
Schools crack down on cell phone use
Schools are finding creative ways to stop students from using their cellphones during the day, fueling debates about the effectiveness and wisdom of such bans. Some schools have partnered with companies to implement the use of pouches that students are required to put their phones into at the beginning of the day and that don’t […]
US Government halts all firearm exportation
The United States has halted most civilian firearm exports for the next 90 days, the U.S. Department of Commerce said late Friday. Citing national security reasons, the Commerce Department said the U.S. will largely stop issuing civilian export licenses and will assess the “risk of firearms being diverted to entities or activities that promote regional […]