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• Venezuelans protest in support of jailed opposition leader
• Why black teachers are leaving urban schools
• Fresno men suspected in stabbing of 2 college students near Cal Poly
• 7 teachers, 20 students reported ill at Cumberland County school
• Students receive EMT casualty training in Durham

Venezuelans protest in support of jailed opposition leader Posted: 19 Sep 2015 03:02 PM PDT Some 2,000 protesters rallied in Venezuela's capital Saturday in support of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez who was recently sentenced to nearly 14 years behind bars. The gathering in eastern Caracas came in response to a call from Lopez himself, relayed to supporters through his wife Lilian Tintori. Lopez, 44, is an economist with a master's degree from Harvard University who was convicted this month for inciting violence in protests against the government of Nicolas Maduro that left 43 dead and about 3,000 wounded between February and May 2014.

Why black teachers are leaving urban schools Posted: 19 Sep 2015 05:49 AM PDT While the percentage of minority teachers has risen in the US, the number of black teachers has declined between 2002 and 20012 in nine cities, according to a recent study by the Albert Shanker Institute. "Diversity is a key component to equality and opportunity," Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, told the Washington Post.

Fresno men suspected in stabbing of 2 college students near Cal Poly Posted: 18 Sep 2015 07:20 PM PDT Police in San Luis Obispo are searching for two men from Fresno suspected of stabbing two college students. The attack happened early Friday morning at the Mustang Village Apartment Complex near the campus of Cal Poly.

7 teachers, 20 students reported ill at Cumberland County school Posted: 18 Sep 2015 01:59 PM PDT Cumberland County health officials say seven teachers and 20 students called in sick or went home Friday because of stomach virus symptoms at Armstrong Elementary School in Eastover.

Students receive EMT casualty training in Durham Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:29 AM PDT High school students who are training to be Emergency Medical Technicians got some experience handling casualties at the City of Medicine in Durham on Friday

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