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HISTORY OVERHAUL: Have your say as draft history curriculum recasts the past through an African lens

Today at 21:32 PM, via Daily Maverick

A newly drafted History Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (Caps) proposes a radical shift away from Eurocentric teaching toward an “African-centred” approach. Now open for public comment, the draft curriculum aims to equip learners with a deep understanding of Africa’s long past and its undeniable interconnectedness with the rest of the world.

Business

United States issues final warning

Today at 16:59 PM, via BusinessTech

US President Donald Trump has issued a final warning if Tehran doesn’t agree to a deal.

Sport

Gibbs-White hat-trick earns Forest win over Burnley

Today at 21:00 PM, via BBC News

Morgan Gibbs-White’s hat-trick helps Nottingham Forest secure a vital 4-1 comeback victory in their bid for Premier League survival, and leaves Burnley on the brink of relegation.

Education

The Guardian view on school food: there is no instant solution to childhood obesity | Editorial

Today at 18:30 PM, via The Guardian

Higher nutritional standards are a good idea. But ministers, like hungry pupils, must avoid looking for ‘grab-and-go’ fixes

For growing children, lunchtime is a vital moment in every day. Full-time education is demanding. Afternoon lessons only work because they come after a break – and food. And children, like adults, often mind a great deal about what they eat. So school menus are...

Education

Times Are Hard. What’s a Teacher to Do?

Today at 15:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to an Opinion essay by Frank Bruni. Also: An arch near Arlington; cuts in mental health care; transformation in prison.

Science/Tech

Is the Iran War Driving a Surge of Interest in Electric Cars?

Today at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

In October and through November, America’s EV sales reached their lowest point since 2022 after government subsidies expired, remembers Time. “But first-quarter data for 2026 shows that used EV sales were 12% higher than the same time last year and 17% higher than the previous quarter. “One factor likely helping push buyers toward these cars is high gas prices, which recently topped $4.00 a...

Science/Tech

Pancreatic Cancer MRNA Vaccine Shows Lasting Results In Early Trial

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

NBC News reports on a 16-person clinical trial of “personalized messenger RNA vaccines” which use the immune system to fight cancer cells. “The goal is not to eliminate existing tumors, but instead to stamp out lingering, undetected cancer cells, and later any new cells that form before they can cause a recurrence.”Patients still have surgery to remove tumors. After that, the mRNA vaccines are...

Science/Tech

Motorola Sues Social Media Platforms and Creators in India

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Motorola has filed a lawsuit in India against social media platforms and content creators,” reports TechCrunch, “over posts it alleges are defamatory…”The lawsuit, filed in a Bengaluru court and obtained by TechCrunch, names platforms such as X, YouTube, and Instagram along with dozens of content creators, and seeks takedown of the content as well as broader restraint on what it describes as...

Science/Tech

Nevada Police Can Now Track Cellphones Without a Warrant

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Nevada quietly signed an agreement earlier this year with a company that collects location data from cellphones, allowing police to track a device virtually in real time,” reports the Associated Press. “All without a warrant.”The software from Fog Data Science, adopted this January in Nevada through a Department of Public Safety contract, pulls information from smartphone apps in order to let...

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Yesterday at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.