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Commentary: Prioritize programs to send students abroad
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (304+ words) Higher education has one role: to improve the lives of students. While some institutions are trumpeting on-campus benefits like lazy rivers, luxurious dorms and multi-million-dollar esports arenas, it is the experiences that have nothing to do with these headline-grabbing facilities…...
Pictures: 15th Annual Orange County Mayor’s Holiday Toy Drive
3+ week, 3+ day ago (39+ words) Santa rings a bell and waves at the start of the distribution of toys from a record-breaking 15th Annual Orange County Mayor's Holiday Toy Drive, at Barnett Park, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. More in Local News...
World’s tallest teen dunks for first college field goal as No. 23 Florida routs Saint Francis
3+ week, 3+ day ago (351+ words) GAINESVILLE " Xaivian Lee scored 18 points, Alex Condon added 14 and No. 23 Florida got a break from one of the toughest nonconference schedules in the country with a 102-61 victory against Saint Francis on Wednesday night. The Gators (7-4) never trailed while dominating every…...
Preparing to study abroad requires knowing what might go wrong during and after the trip
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1090+ words) By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and RIO YAMAT, Associated Press After spending two college semesters in northern Thailand, Sarah Jongsma found herself back home in the rural Nevada town where she grew up, surrounded by everything familiar yet feeling strangely out of…...
Kids get diseases like lupus, too. As researchers hunt better treatments, this camp brings joy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (847+ words) By SHELBY LUM and LAURAN NEERGAARD A doctor advising " sleepaway camp? That's how a 12-year-old diagnosed with lupus found himself laughing on a high-ropes course as fellow campers hoisted him into the air. "It's really fun," said Dylan Aristy Mota,…...
Malaysia to ban social media for children under 16 next year
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (231+ words) I believe that if the government, regulatory bodies, and parents all play their roles, we can ensure that the Internet in Malaysia is not only fast, widespread and affordable but most importantly, safe, especially for children and families," he said....
Here’s what happened when my son and I turned off our screens for a day
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1344+ words) I was just outside of San Jose when my iPhone began buzzing inside the cup holder of my rental car, notifications lighting up the screen like a slot machine jackpot. My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than…...
UF’s 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux makes historic debut, becomes tallest person to play college basketball
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (654+ words) GAINESVILLE " Florida's 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux made his long-awaited, hard-earned debut to become the tallest player in college basketball history. With the No. 3 Gators 104-64 win against North Florida well in hand, many among a reported crowd of 10,065 began to chant, "Oli,…...
Commentary: Lessons learned from a pediatrician mom for Halloween
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1042+ words) Pediatrician Shannon Fox-Levine has learned many of her Halloween health tips not from her profession, but from raising two boys. Here, she shares those tips with parents starting their Halloween traditions. I am a pediatrician and a mom of two…...
Supreme Court hears arguments on whether states can ban conversion therapy for LBGTQ+ kids
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (655+ words) The justices are hearing a lawsuit from a Christian counselor challenging a Colorado law that prohibits therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, with support from President Donald Trump's Republican administration, argues the law violates her…...