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A third of UK school staff report ‘physical underdevelopment’ in poor students | Schools newsthirst.

A third of school staff have seen “physical underdevelopment” in students due to poverty, with schools in England stretching their budgets to buy basic household items such as cookers, bedding and clothes for pupils whose families are struggling. A survey of more than 14,000 school staff, published at the National Education Union’s annual conference in…

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Ex-UK defence minister ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attitude to Putin and Russia | World news newsthirst.

Pronouncing himself “disgusted” by Donald Trump’s favorable attitude to Russia and Vladimir Putin, the former UK defence minister Grant Shapps said the US president calling a Russian missile strike that killed dozens in Ukraine last weekend a “mistake” was an example of “weasel language we used to hear … from the IRA” terrorist group. “All…

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Nats pitcher Jorge López ejected after pitch narrowly misses Andrew McCutchen’s head, benches clear newsthirst.

Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge Lopez was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a pitch near Andrew McCutchen’s head led to the benches briefly clearing. In the seventh inning, López hit the previous batter Bryan Reynolds with a pitch before facing McCutchen, who had to fall to the ground to avoid getting…

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‘Who is going to face Mr Trump’: Canada leaders’ debate dominated by US crisis | Canada newsthirst.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the key question in Canada’s upcoming election is who is best to deal with Donald Trump as he faced his Conservative rival in a French-language leaders’ debate on Wednesday. Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said during the debate Canada needs change after a decade of Liberal party rule and Carney…

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