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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three months into his role leading Des Moines Public Schools. Ian Roberts asked the district board for emergency approval of the $116,000 contract.The agreement to provide training on “culturally responsive coaching” needed to be approved within days, the superintendent said. But the district’s procurement manager discovered that one contract had been assigned to a company that marketed Roberts as a consultant and speaker, sold his books and helped raise his profile, an Associated Press investigation found.Treasury officials warned Roberts that the deal with Kansas City-based Lively Paradox constituted a conflict of interest, and Roberts canceled…

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Jerry stirred up in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday as it approached the Leeward Islands as Tropical Storm Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond. moved along the Pacific coast of Mexicoforecasters said there was a risk of heavy rain and flooding in its path.Tropical Storm Raymond was announced by the U.S. at noon Thursday National Hurricane Center Located in Miami, it is currently the third system off the west coast of Mexico. Tropical Storm Octave was also located off Mexico’s Pacific coast, but is weakening.Raymond was about 115 miles (190 kilometers) south-southeast of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Forecasters said…

The illustration photo shows the Sora 2 logo displayed on a smartphone.Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesCreative Artists Agency on Thursday accused OpenAI’s new video creation app Sora of posing “significant risks” to its customers and intellectual property.The talent agency, which represents Doja Cat, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks and other stars, questioned whether OpenAI believes that “human beings, writers, artists, actors, directors, producers, musicians and athletes deserve to be compensated and recognized for the work they create.””Or do we believe that open AI can just steal, ignoring global copyright principles and blatantly denying the rights of creators and the…

Nicola Peltz Beckham reportedly shed tears as wedding guest Marc Anthony shouted Victoria BeckhamMore recent flashpoints in the wedding drama fire: The newlyweds’ first dance didn’t go as expected, but it’s reportedly very unclear why it went wrong. “Brooklyn and Nicola thought Marc Anthony had gifted them their first dance,” a source told E! Notice for May. Instead, the singer “announced, ‘Welcome to the stage, Victoria Beckham, the most beautiful woman in the room.'” Brooklyn was left in an awkward situation, having no idea what to do. ” The source added: “Nicola left the room in tears. She eventually returned…

Tourists visit the Confucius Temple market area in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, October 1, 2025.Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — The latest signs of hypercompetition, or “entrainment,” are emerging in China’s tourism industry, raising concerns about increasing deflationary pressures across the economy.The total number of domestic tourism trips during the October 1-8 holiday known as “Golden Week” reached 888 million people, and the revenue reached 809.01 billion yuan ($113.63 billion), according to official data released on Thursday. This is an increase of 1.8% and 7.6% respectively compared to last year, according to CNBC’s calculations of the figures.However, growth…

Six months after Lip-Bu Tan began his efforts to turn around Intel’s struggling company, the semiconductor giant announced major hardware upgrades. On Thursday, Intel announced a new processor codenamed Panther Lake. This is the company’s next-generation Intel Core Ultra processor family and is the first chip built using Intel’s 18A semiconductor process. The processors are expected to begin shipping later this year and are being produced at Intel’s Fab 52 facility in Chandler, Arizona, which is expected to begin operations in 2025. “We are entering an exciting new era in computing, made possible by major advances in semiconductor technology that…

An anti-fascist group expert who teaches at Rutgers University said he fled to Spain with his family after receiving death threats during a campaign for his dismissal by the Turning Point USA campus chapter and other conservative groups.Mark Bray, assistant professor of history, said Thursday he made the decision out of concern for his family’s safety after he was mistakenly labeled a member of Antifa, a term referring to a group of far-left activists opposed to fascism.”I have no affiliation with any Antifa organization, nor do I intend to,” Bray said. He wrote the book “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” which…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United Nations announced Thursday that 170,000 tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid are ready to enter Gaza and is seeking Israel’s green light to massively expand aid to more than 2 million Palestinians. agreement to suspend war.Over the past few months, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners have been able to provide only 20% of the aid needed to address the problem. The dire situation in Gazasaid Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Director. Following Wednesday’s announcement, armistice agreementHe said all entry points to Gaza needed to be open to deliver aid on a…

Captain Jared Isaacman of the private manned spaceflight mission “Polaris Dawn” speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, on August 19, 2024. Joe Skipper | ReutersPresident Donald Trump met with Jared Isaacman to discuss the next top choice for NASA, a person familiar with the meeting confirmed to CNBC’s Morgan Brennan.Isaacman has close ties to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and visited the White House in September to attend President Trump’s dinner with tech giants. Mr. Musk did not attend.Mr. Trump and Mr. Isaacman have met in person multiple times in recent…

When it comes to politicians, few command as much respect among Palestinians as Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian prisoner serving five life sentences in Israeli prisons. The former West Bank Fatah party leader is by far the most popular politician in the occupied Palestinian territories, even though an entire generation of Palestinians was born after his imprisonment more than two decades ago. Some have described him as the Nelson Mandela of the Palestinians, believing that their long-imprisoned leader will lead them to freedom. For Israel, he is one of the highest profile terrorists. The 66-year-old was jailed in 2002…