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Warning: This post contains spoilers for House of the Dragon. It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in the Season 1 finale of House of the Dragon, but Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey, then Olivia Cooke) gifts Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock, then Emma D’Arcy)

No state saw improvements in students’ math or reading scores between 2019 and 2022—and a majority of states saw declines, according to a new report released Monday. The test scores, which continue to paint a bleak picture of student achievement

The results, from what is known as the nation’s report card, offer the most definitive picture yet of the pandemic’s devastating impact on students.

Math Scores Fell in Nearly Every State, and Reading Dipped on National Exam  The New York Times Math and reading scores of 4th- and 8th-graders dropped during pandemic, report says. Math declines were the largest ever  CNN NAEP math and reading scores

Warning: This post contains spoilers for House of the Dragon. Daemon Targyaren (Matt Smith) may not always be the smartest or most cunning character on House of the Dragon. That said, he does know how to take down an enemy

Conservative lawmaker set to cap stunning reversal as early as Monday afternoon just weeks after losing previous bid to Liz Truss

The blackouts in Kyiv creep up on you. There is no Hollywood moment when the whole city goes dark or when the twinkling lights of a block of flats go out in unison.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Kyiv on Sunday denounced as dangerous lies suggestions from Russia that Ukraine was preparing to use a “dirty bomb” as a dramatic escalation in their eight-month-old war. Ukraine’s western allies also dismissed the allegations from Moscow,

Amid political turmoil, the UK is set to select a new prime minister but everyday voters will not have a say due to how the country’s parliamentary democracy functions

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Russian Minister of  Department of Defense US, Russian defense secretaries speak for second time in three days amid ‘dirty bomb’ claims  Fox News Russian State Media Claims Ukraine Plans To