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English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters – but they’ve been politicised for years

Just as the protests outside asylum hotels of summer 2025 faded from headlines, some anti-immigration groups turned their attention to another target: English classes.      On November 24, a protest ...

Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise

My weekly language classes have taught me humility more than anything else. Ayaka Ono, my current Japanese teacher, estimates ...
Daily Freeman

What’s happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Dec. 21, 2025

English as a Second Language tutoring at the Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia, runs every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with librarian Susan teaching English to those who ...

Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, ...

Kidnapped, married off, robbed of hope: US aid cuts contribute to exploitation of Rohingya children

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, ...

For these Black women Mexico City became a haven, a fresh start

Black women are flocking to Mexico City. USA TODAY National Columnist Suzette Hackney went there to find out why.

Abandoned by the World: Rohingya Children Sold, Married and Trafficked

Bangladesh has barred the Rohingya from leaving the camps to find work, so they are reliant upon humanitarian aid to survive.
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Man who ploughed car into Liverpool football parade jailed for over 21 years

Paul Doyle, 54, sobbed openly in court as victim impact statements were read out. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Kids aren't learning to spell anymore

Chandler acknowledges that little or non-existent spelling instruction puts children with an existing or emerging learning ...