Author name: Adrienne Colon

Adrienne Colon is a writer at In Human News, where she covers sports, education, and tech. She has a soft spot for anything that involves a good story or an underdog—and she's always looking to tell those stories. Adrienne's hobbies include playing basketball and reading about sports history.

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Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers

AUGUSTA, Maine — Teachers and science advocates are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust into middle school science education. They argue that teachers need more training before introducing such subjects that are both sensitive and nuanced. While critics of the proposed updates said …

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What to stream this week: Nicki Minaj's birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returns

A Nicki Minaj album dropping on her birthday and the return of Tony Shalhoub’s quirky private investigator Adrian Monk with one final case are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists …

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Mehdi Hasan Exposes 'Undeniable' Danger Of Trump's Accidental Confession

MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan said Donald Trump inadvertently revealed the truth about his intentions during a campaign stop in Iowa this weekend. “Our very stable genius who brags about being able to read a prompter better than ‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden even ended up accidentally telling the truth about the threat he poses to American democracy when …

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11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 22 climbers are still missing

PADANG, Indonesia — The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for at least 22 others reportedly missing. Mount Marapi in Agam district in West Sumatra province spewed thick columns of ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the sky …

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Eleven climbers killed as Indonesia volcano erupts, survivors found – official

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday following the eruption at the weekend of the Marapi volcano, an official said, as a search to find 12 more missing was temporarily halted over safety concerns. Three more survivors were found on Monday along with the bodies of the 11 climbers, among …

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Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts and blankets nearby villages with ash

PADANG, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted Sunday, spewing white-and-gray ash plumes more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the air and sending hot ash clouds several miles (kilometers) away. There were no immediate reports of casualties, said Ahmad Rifandi, an official with Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center at …

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United States condemns 'horrific terrorist attack' in southern Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) – The United States condemned the “horrific terrorist attack” during a Catholic Mass at a university in southern Philippines that killed at least four people and injured dozens, the State Department said on Sunday. The United States is in close contact with its Philippine partners and stands with Filipinos in rejecting the act …

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At 14 he slaughtered the woman who raised him and at 21, he walked free. What now?

At 14 he slaughtered the woman who raised him and at 21, he walked free. What now? By all accounts, Donovan Nicholas wasn’t acting like himself when he repeatedly stabbed and then shot the woman he called “Mom” late one afternoon in April 2017. Shaggy-haired and thin, Donovan, a few months shy of his 15th …

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