When America’s public schools fail to provide, teachers are forced to cover thousands of dollars in classroom expenses out of their own pockets

(Representative AI Image) Across the United States, teachers are paying out of pocket to keep classrooms operational. From pencils and composition books to durable headphones and art supplies, educators at high-needs schools regularly spend hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars annually on materials that schools cannot provide. Even with modest district stipends and crowdfunding platforms like…

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Canada GDP contracts 1.6% in Q2, US tariffs weigh on exports, first decline in seven quarters

Canada’s economy shrank at an annualised pace of 1.6% in the second quarter as exports took a hit from tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Statistics Canada said on Friday. This marked the country’s first GDP contraction in seven quarters.The agency also revised down its first-quarter growth estimate from 2.2% to 2.0%, underscoring the…

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Raima Sen reveals she had a crush on Sanjay Dutt, blushed in a scene with him in Parineeta: ‘That came very naturally…’ |

Celebrating 20 years of Parineeta, Raima Sen reminisces about her role as Koel, highlighting her natural chemistry with Sanjay Dutt, which made portraying her character’s crush effortless. She also speaks fondly of Vidya Balan’s supportive nature during her Bollywood debut and their enduring friendship. Sen recalls Saif Ali Khan’s humor, which made the filming experience…

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Critical minerals pact: India, Japan ink cooperation deal; pact to diversify critical supply chains

Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy said on Friday that India has signed an agreement with Japan in the mineral resources sector as part of efforts to build and diversify critical mineral supply chains.The memorandum of cooperation, signed between India’s Ministry of Mines and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), was…

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CIMAP researchers develop AI-based solutionto detect adulteration in medicinal plants | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Researchers at the CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP) in Lucknow have introduced a groundbreaking AI-based solution to tackle food fraud and adulteration in India’s natural medicine industry.Led by senior scientist CH Ratnasekhar, the team developed a machine learning-guided metabolomic fingerprinting technique to ensure the authenticity of botanicals like turmeric, ashwagandha, basil,…

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Aneet Padda reveals Ahaan Panday took her to church, prayed for her to land lead role in Saiyaara: ‘We’d lit a candle’ | Hindi Movie News

Following the blockbuster success of their debut film ‘Saiyaara’, newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda have finally broken their silence in their first-ever interview. The director, Mohit Suri, and the makers made the unconventional decision to skip a promotional spree, letting the film’s content and the actors’ performances speak for themselves. In a recent interview,…

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‘Pathetic, heartless, disgusting!’: Sreesanth’s wife slams Lalit Modi, Michael Clarke for digging up Slapgate video | Cricket News

Bhuvneshwari, Sreesanth’s wife, has called out Michael Clarke and Lalit Modi for airing the unseen video of the ‘slap’ incident between her husband and Harbhajan Singh from 2008 (Images via Instagram/Screengrabs) The infamous Harbhajan Singh–Sreesanth “slap-gate” controversy from the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 has resurfaced following remarks made by…

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