Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to take legal action to protect federal funding for Chicago schools after President Trump threatened to revoke money from districts promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. The Education Department’s notice requires a certification against DEI policies to receive Title I funding, which CPS relies on for over $400 million. Johnson, who has been sued by the Trump administration over sanctuary city policies, is standing up to the president in a move that could bolster his progressive image in liberal Chicago.
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Violent online network’s leaders — dubbed “War” and “Trippy” — charged over alleged child exploitation
SummaryTwo leaders of a violent online network, Leonidas Varagiannis (21) and Prasan Nepal (20), have been arrested for allegedly running a child exploitation enterprise that targeted vulnerable minors, coercing them into producing explicit content. The network, known as 764, operated from late 2020 to early 2023, utilizing encrypted messaging apps, and involves disturbing allegations of exploitation involving children as young as 13. Varagiannis, arrested in Greece, contests extradition, while Nepal was apprehended in North Carolina,...
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