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‘You are our enemies’: Noel Edmonds in spat with council after move to New Zealand

Entertainer has reportedly bought up 12 properties in rural Ngātīmoti and objected to a cycle trail proposal

The Guardian - UK

"Halo was a hit single before we even put out the record": how a million dollar demand, distaste for black metal and bungled record deal helped Soil write a millennial metal anthem

Halo was the song that put Soil on the map, but label interference almost ended their career entirely

Metal Hammer

Bret Bielema says Illinois has ‘unfinished business’

Losing four of the final five games last season, including the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State, left a sour taste for the Illini.

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Leaders aim to block CPS takeover of Urban Prep charter school

A group of African American leaders is trying to stop the closure of a once-lauded Chicago charter school for Black boys.

Chicago Sun-Times

How we plan for New Zealand's next big disaster

We're a country prone to natural disasters - but are some areas better prepared than others?

Newsroom.co.nz

‘You stand like an overcooked prawn!’ Why bad posture is the key to back pain – and 10 ways to improve yours

At work and at home, we spend hour after hour sitting, staring at screens or fiddling with our phones – and our hunched, twisted bodies bear the marks. Let’s get things straight again

The Guardian - UK

Editorial: Let Urban Prep, a premier educator of Chicago’s young Black men, stay free

The Chicago Board of Education has revoked the charter of the storied Urban Prep Academy schools in Bronzeville and Englewood and, over howls of local protest, cleared the way for a hostile takeover by the bureaucrats of Chicago Public Schools.

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Urban Prep faces CPS takeover, veterans home endures another COVID outbreak and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lauded all-boys charter school faces Chicago Public Schools takeover

CPS wants to take over Urban Prep Academies in an unprecedented move to wrest control from its troubled leaders while trying not to displace students.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sexual misconduct investigation forces out lauded charter school leader Tim King, sources say

An attorney for King, the founder of Urban Prep Academies, denied allegations he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tim King, once named a People magazine ‘Hero of the Year’ as head of Urban Prep Academies, resigns

King’s departure comes as the charter school network is under investigation by the school district’s inspector general amid financial turmoil, WBEZ reports.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS cites Urban Prep, celebrated all-boys Chicago charter school, for ‘dismal’ financial management

The privately operated, publicly funded school has used cash advances and “predatory loans” for funding, city school officials say. Urban Prep leaders say its financial issues are resolved.

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