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Schools could be held to account

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DfE consults on ‘core digital standards’ and confirms £45m extension of wifi and fibre schemes DfE consults on ‘core digital standards’ and confirms £45m extension of wifi and fibre schemes More from this theme Recent articles The government is considering holding schools to account for meeting six “core digital standards”, warning that only 16 per cent report meet them currently. The Department for Education launched 11 digital standards for schools and colleges in 2022. It is now consulting on six of them – broadband internet, wireless networks, network switches, digital leadership, filtering and monitoring, and cyber security. The DfE said its “long-term ambition” was for “all schools and colleges to meet six core digital standards by 2030”. It is not clear whether the standards will change or are simply a subset of the same 11 standards previously produced. Asked if following the standards would be mandatory for schools, the DfE said: “We will explore long-term options for greater accountability on these standards for 2030.” The DfE has also announced a £45 million extension to programmes …

Lynnwood, Wash. City Revokes “Bisexual Transwoman”‘s Council Seat After Discovering OnlyFans Account

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The Lynnwood City Council in Washington may revoke Jessica Roberts’ appointment to the vacant Position 5 seat after learning she reportedly operated an OnlyFans account. Roberts’ now-deleted profile described her as “a bisexual transwoman” with graphic details about her body, according to a new report from My Northwest. Councilwoman Derica Escamilla, who voted for Roberts, said, “We were definitely unaware,” and is questioning the “blind” appointment process. Councilman Patrick Decker added, “I certainly had no idea of the views Jessica held and do not feel those views and activities are in keeping with the gravity and seriousness of serving the people of Lynnwood.” The My Northwest report says that the Lynnwood City Council will meet on March 13 to decide whether to rescind Jessica Roberts’ appointment after revelations about her personal life. Roberts defended her position, stating, “This would not impact my ability to do the job I was appointed to do or my ability to serve my fellow residents.” Council President Nick Coelho acknowledged concerns, saying, “New information has come to light… that would have …

Birbalsingh-Phillipson meeting: The DfE’s official account

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More from this theme Recent articles Bridget Phillipson had to ask headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh to “lower her tone” and “allow her to finish her sentences”, official government minutes of a controversial meeting between the pair claim. The documents, obtained by Schools Week under the freedom of information act, also allege the school leader repeatedly interrupted Phillipson, and also asked her if she was enacting academy reforms because of her own ambitions to lead the Labour Party. The academies section of the children’s wellbeing and schools bill have prompted a very public spat between the minister and the headteacher of Michaela Community School, who penned an open letter and Spectator article after their meeting on February 3. Birbalsingh accused the politician of not being “interested” in schools, and accused her of a “Marxist ideological dislike” of academies. The Mail newspaper today published its own account based on sources, claiming Birbalsingh “became so animated that officials working in the office outside of the closed meeting room could hear her through the walls”. ‘Remove the heat’ But Schools …

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account? | Israel-Palestine conflict

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A United Nations special committee says Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza are consistent with genocide. In a new report, a UN committee says Israel is intentionally causing the death of civilians and aid workers, using starvation as a weapon of war, and inflicting collective punishment on Palestinians. Separately, the Human Rights Watch NGO says 90 percent of Gaza’s people have been forced from their homes in a mass displacement drive that some rights groups say could amount to a war crime and ethnic cleansing. Senior US officials issued an ultimatum to Israel, saying that Washington could halt arms supplies if it did not allow more aid into Gaza. But the US deadline has passed and humanitarian organisations say the situation is only getting worse. So, why doesn’t the United States act? And can anyone else hold Israel to account? Presenter: Mohammad Jamjoom Guests: Tamara Alrifai – Spokesperson for UNRWA Hassan Barari – Professor of international affairs at Qatar University Nadia Hardman – Researcher in the Refugee and Migrants Rights Division of Human Rights Watch Source …

Graphic artist reconstructs the face of Amenhotep I, one of the three pharaohs mentioned in the Exodus account – OpentheWord.org

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Israel in EgyptBy Edward Poynter (1836-1919)/Wikipedia/Public Domain Cicero Morares, a graphics expert from Brazil, has released an image of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I, based on a reconstruction of his face from his mummified remains, the Daily Mail reports. Cicero Morares reconstruction of the face of Amenhotep I. Morares is an expert involved in the forensic reconstruction of faces from skeletal remains. He used a variety of methods based on CT Scans taken of Amenhotep’s mummy in 2021. Amenhotep I is best known for having created the Valley of the Kings where many Egyptian pharaoh’s were buried. He lived about 3,500 years ago and was the son of Pharaoh Ahmose. These are two of the three Pharaohs mentioned in the Exodus account and Israel’s deliverance out of Egypt. It was Ahmose who initially tried to kill off the Hebrew boys, which led to Moses miraculously being raised in Pharaoh Ahmose’s court. At around 40 years of age, Moses fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian guard during the reign of Ahmose’s son, Amenhotep I. Moses later …

Crypto scammers hack OpenAI’s press account on X

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OpenAI’s official press account on X appears to have been compromised by the same cryptocurrency scammers who did the same with company leadership in previous months. Late Monday afternoon, OpenAI Newsroom, an account OpenAI recently created to spotlight product- and policy-related announcements, posted about a supposedly new OpenAI-branded blockchain token, “$OPENAI.” “We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI [sic]: the gap between Al and blockchain technology,” the post read. “All OpenAI users are eligible to claim a piece of $OPENAI’s initial supply. Holding $OPENAI will grant access to all of our future beta programs.” Image Credits: X Of course, $OPENAI doesn’t exist — and the post on X linked to a phishing site designed to mimic the legitimate OpenAI website (minus the conspicuously incorrect URL “token-openai.com”). A prominent “CLAIM $OPENAI” button on the fake site encouraged unsuspecting users to connect their cryptocurrency wallets, likely in an attempt to steal those users’ login credentials. Image Credits: X As of publication time, both the post and site were still up — as was a repost and a reply …

I Noticed Money Going Missing From My Joint Account. When I Learned Why, I Was Done With My Husband’s Parents

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milan2099 via Getty Images” fifu-data-src=”https://i2.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9271496ea6ccb9cd42b8946acdfe36df.jpeg?ssl=1″ data-src=”https://i2.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9271496ea6ccb9cd42b8946acdfe36df.jpeg?ssl=1″/> milan2099 via Getty Images In a recent Reddit post shared to r/AmITheAsshole (AITA), Redditor u/EmotionalYear1372 shared that they’d been married to their husband for nine years but had only recently considered separating their finances. “I’m the saver and he’s the spender,” they explained, adding that this wasn’t really a problem at the beginning of their relationship because they had to incomes and lived “comfortably.” “His family has always ‘borrowed’ money from us but rarely ever pay that money back,” they shared, clarifying “I personally don’t lend money not even to family but I do not stop him from lending to his.” A few years ago, they had a change in circumstance The original poster (OP) wrote that a few years ago, their husband had been in a car crash. This meant he couldn’t work, so OP became the breadwinner ― though their husband was eligible for disability benefits, it didn’t come through until four years after the accident. “In that time we dwindled our savings to nothing and came close …

“It Was Horrific”: A Situation Room Officer’s Harrowing Account of an American Insurrection

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The situation was “surreal,” said Stiegler. But he was wary of disclosing more. “I have to be careful,” he told me. “I have been giving a lot of testimony, and I don’t know where the lines quite are.” I ventured that one of his points of contact must have been the Secret Service. He paused, then said, “That’s fair.” Which meant that he was getting real-time updates directly from the chaos in the Capitol building, as the mobs surged through the halls. The most harrowing part? “How close we came to losing the vice president,” he told me. He paused, then looked up at the ceiling, struggling to compose himself. “The screams, the yelling. The different things that we heard that day.” Stiegler is a young man with a cheerful disposition, but when he talked about January 6 he seemed to age before my eyes. “It was horrific,” he said quietly. “There’s a group of us that were on duty that day, and we don’t know how to process it still…We don’t know how to …

Closed a Chime Account? You Could Get 0 if You Didn’t Get a Refund on Time – CNET

Closed a Chime Account? You Could Get $150 if You Didn’t Get a Refund on Time – CNET

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Some customers waited more than three months to get back the money in their accounts. Source link

Trump paid Michael Cohen from his own personal bank account, former Trump Organization employee says

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Day 12 of Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial began with a new witness to the stand, Jeffrey McConney, a former employee of the Trump Organization who prosecutors say helped arrange a $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, who alleges had a sexual encounter with the former president. In his testimony on Monday, McConney, who served as a financial controller, reprised his role in the Trump Organization’s 2022 civil fraud trial, The New York Times reported, discussing his interactions with the company’s former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. McConney said that he and Weisselberg, who is currently in jail, had been close and would eat lunch together every day. He was less close with the former president’s ex-fixer, Michael Cohen; asked to describe Cohen’s role at the Trump Organization, McConey flatly stated that, “He said he was a lawyer.” But the former Trump Organization staffer also spoke to Trump’s interactions with Cohen. In 2017, he testified, Trump told him that Michael Cohen was owed money, some of which was said to be a for a bonus …

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Schools could be held to account

Lynnwood, Wash. City Revokes “Bisexual Transwoman”‘s Council Seat After Discovering OnlyFans Account

Birbalsingh-Phillipson meeting: The DfE’s official account

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Graphic artist reconstructs the face of Amenhotep I, one of the three pharaohs mentioned in the Exodus account – OpentheWord.org

Crypto scammers hack OpenAI’s press account on X

I Noticed Money Going Missing From My Joint Account. When I Learned Why, I Was Done With My Husband’s Parents

“It Was Horrific”: A Situation Room Officer’s Harrowing Account of an American Insurrection

Closed a Chime Account? You Could Get $150 if You Didn’t Get a Refund on Time – CNET

Trump paid Michael Cohen from his own personal bank account, former Trump Organization employee says