2016年2月25日星期四

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Massachusetts students want Don McLean's concert cancelled

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 03:12 PM PST

Massachusetts high school students are calling for the cancellation of a concert by "American Pie" singer Don McLean because of a domestic-violence charge against him in Maine. The Cape Cod Times ...

Obama's pick for Education says teachers saved his life

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 01:17 PM PST

Acting Education Secretary Dr. John King, Jr., testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, during his confirmation hearing as the Education Secretary. Obama's choice to serve as Education Secretary says he rose to his current position because New York City public school teachers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to serve as Education Secretary says he rose to his current position because New York City public school teachers "literally saved my life."


Indonesia orders re-arrest of international school teachers charged with sex abuse

Posted: 25 Feb 2016 07:15 AM PST

By Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of two teachers from Canada and Indonesia on charges of sexually abusing kindergarten children at an international school in Jakarta, extended their jail sentences and ordered their re-arrest. The Canadian embassy in Jakarta called the Supreme Court's decision "unjust" and said the case had not been handled transparently. "The outcome of this case has serious implications for Indonesia's reputation as a safe place for Canadians to work, travel and invest as well as for Canada's long history of cooperation with Indonesia," it said in an online statement.
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