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Trial to assess TX high school’s punishment of Black student over hairstyle

A trial is scheduled for Thursday to decide whether a black Texas high school student can continue to be punished for refusing to change his hairstyle. Darryl George, 18, could be punished for violating the school district’s dress code regarding hair length, which his family says violates a new state law. The Crown Act, which […]

NV lithium mine prompts US wildlife service to assess endangered status of tiny snail

Federal wildlife officials list the small snail, found only in high desert springs near a giant lithium mine being built along the Nevada-Oregon border, as an endangered or endangered species. They agreed to conduct a full year-long investigation to determine whether they should. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says in a study published Thursday […]