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Students made the mathematical team U.S.A. by outscoring 350,000 other teens on the American High School Math Exam last February. They then passed a series of follow-up tests and attended a one-month mathematics seminar at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., before leaving for Hong Kong. In contrast, Chinese and Russian students, who usually dominate the math olympiad, train together year-round. Last week they had to settle for second and third place, respectively....

Those striking inequities–and others–were highlighted by a new database produced by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Gates Foundation-funded watchdog group. Researchers waded through phone-book-size union contracts and school-district policy booklets to come up with a portrait of how the 50 largest school districts are educating American kids (nctq.org/cb). The dramatic disparities–for example, kids in Memphis get about five weeks less schooling than kids in Houston–have reignited enthusiasm for an old idea: close the achievement gap by making the school day longer....

Meanwhile, Senate Dems are considering proposing changes in the higher-education reauthorization bill that would threaten colleges that use legacy preferences with loss of federal funds. The proposal penalizes colleges with a legacy preference and Early Decision (a controversial program in which applicants apply early, with the promise that they’ll attend if accepted), as well as a minority graduation rate that is 10 percent or more below its overall rate. The proposal is to link the three–even though there’s no cause and effect among them....

Instead, Edwards will leave Roush Fenway for greener grass, which he sees at expected destination Joe Gibbs Racing. At Joe Gibbs Racing, he could win plenty more races and likely could challenge for Sprint Cup championships. So why leave if the results could be the same? Why leave a program that has been loyal to him, gave him a huge opportunity and took him within one point of a Cup title?...

The clip of the sun’s surface was recorded by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) between October 25 at 4 p.m. EDT through to 10 a.m. EDT on October 26. It’s 18 hours worth of activity. It shows the inner turmoil of our home star, its surface teeming with activity. Around the side, a particularly active portion of the sun can be seen ejecting material into deep space. The footage, shared with Newsweek, can be seen above....

These hopes are bolstered by the fact that these vaccines, except for Johnson & Johnson, are each said to afford an efficacy of over 90%, rendering what public health officials describe as “effective or practical immunity.” Effective immunity is the development of antibodies to prevent infection. Effective immunity can be achieved through either infection or vaccination, and it is possible that asymptomatic infection may still occur. Despite the positive findings, the results did not assess whether or not these vaccines provide significant sterilizing immunity....

While many cases are mild with flu-like symptoms, the infection can be severe; it can even cause death. Treatment with antibiotics is needed to prevent complications. Ehrlichiosis Symptoms The symptoms of ehrlichiosis vary, and can range from mild to severe; usually symptoms can be seen within a week or more (up to two weeks) after a person is bitten by a tick that is infected with the Ehrlichia bacterium. Although it’s considered a nationally reportable disease, many experts believe that ehrlichiosis is underreported and that the actual number of infected people is significantly higher....

Eibar opened scoring through friendly fire after Real Sociedad’s Asier Illarramendi scored by mistake after 57 minutes,reports Efe. Portuguese Tiago Manue Bebe scored the second goal nine minutes later to double the lead. After Saturday’s victory, Eibar provisionally holds fourth place with 10 points, while Real Sociedad is 10th with seven points. Real Madrid leads La Liga with 13 points, just two points ahead of runner-up Sevilla and three points before third-place Barcelona....

Seminole County Public Schools has warned students and parents not to open the suspicious emails—which could contain malware—and to delete them immediately. Officials said all students at every high school, as well as some middle schools, received the emails. In total, more than eight million emails were sent. “The emails are coming from both Gmail and Protonmail email accounts,” the school district said in a message to parents. “Our information services department and local law enforcement have been alerted and are working diligently to remedy the situation....

With still no sign of the Breath of the Wild sequel, which was announced at last year’s E3 and is so far only known as Breath of the Wild 2 (which will most likely change down the line), fans, though excited for this new title, are understandably curious about what is happening with the sequel. RELATED: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Pre-Order Bonus Confirmed With A Catch Since that initial trailer, Nintendo has been completely quiet about it and no official details have been revealed....

Though this Clasico is one of the more inconsequential ones in terms of the bearing it has on the league table – with Barcelona 10 points clear of their visitors and nine gameweeks remaining – it still promises to enthrall fans with the intensity, aggression and glut of goals and entertainment. One team is on a Spanish unbeaten record, while the other has nothing to lose. One team is looking to extend that run to 40, while the other seek to erase the memories of a humilating defeat in the previous meeting....

The two clubs have millions of fanatical fans all around the world. Their club shops and stadiums are visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists, and although other Spanish teams also count on international fans, there can be little doubt that Barca and Real Madrid fly the flag for the Spanish football league, La Liga, reports Xinhua. Saturday afternoon sees the first ‘Classico’ of the season and as well as 99,000 fans in Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium, the game will be watched by a worldwide television audience of over 500 million people, making it the La Liga’s showcase event....

Ya habíamos visto varios conceptos de móvil plegable de Xiaomi en los últimos años, pero el Mi Mix Fold apuesta por un formato familiar, bastante similar al que ya hemos visto en los Galaxy Fold de Samsung y el Mate X2 de Huawei. El Mix Fold incluye una de las pantallas internas más grandes que hemos visto en un plegable de este tipo, con un panel AMOLED flexible de 8,01” (HDR10+, 2480 x 1860, 60 Hz, Dolby Vision)....

Diego Simeone’s side face Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at Vicente Calderon, holding a 4-2 advantage from the opening fixture in Germany. Simeone focused on Champions League Torres has been out of action since sustaining the injury against Deportivo La Coruna earlier this month, when he appeared to be knocked out prior to hitting the turf following a clash of heads with Alex Bergantinos....

La serie Reno 4 está compuesta técnicamente por ocho dispositivos en total, pero por ahora la compañía china ha decidido lanzar solo tres de ellos en Europa. En su anuncio del 1 de octubre, Oppo ha dado la bienvenida al Reno 4 Z 5G, el Reno 4 5G y el Reno 4 Pro 5G. Hubiéramos omitido el “5G” del nombre del dispositivo si fuera igual al modelo 4G pero con un módem 5G, pero en el caso del Reno 4 5G y el Reno 4 Pro 5G, son bastante diferentes a sus equivalentes sin capacidad 4G, empezando por las cámaras....

Despite no confirmation of a follow-up, FromSoftware has already said Elden Ring is a “fantastic start for the new franchise” in a press conference with publisher Bandai Namco. This statement certainly hints at more Elden Ring content for years to come, but players have yet to see what shape that will take. Fans have begun speculating, especially regarding where a possible sequel will take place. The Lands Between are massive and dense with lore, but a potential sequel could open up the wider world of Elden Ring and explore new continents....

RELATED: Elden Ring: Pope Turtle Location If players walked up to the massive iron doors without meeting the pre-requisite, the entrance will remain firmly shut. For those confused on what to do, here’s how to get inside the Divine Tower of West Altus in Elden Ring. Finding The Divine Tower Of West Altus The first step is making it to the Divine Tower of West Altus. This location is fairly-well hidden as its located in the mountainside South of Leyndell, Royal Capital....

Eddy Pineiro showed up on the injury report Saturday with a right knee issue. The team said he was limited in practice and is questionable for Monday night’s game at Washington. Coach Matt Nagy told reporters Pineiro suffered a minor knee injury in the weight room Friday, but expressed optimism that he’ll be able to kick in Week 3. “I think we’ll be OK,” Nagy said. “We just have to see how it goes the next couple days....