Active parents tend to be aware of their children’s emotional state, validating their reasons for being upset, happy, or angry, and responding with empathy.
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Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2026
Our community is completely inclusive and validating.
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Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
The Nevada County public defender’s office and the nonprofit Civil Rights Corps asked the state appeals court to investigate the matter, and to consider sanctioning Wilson’s office for submitting the false citations.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Russia’s shadow fleet is made up of aging tankers that are bought used, often by nontransparent entities with addresses in countries that are not sanctioning Russia.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Others contend that legitimizing him erodes Democratic credibility on antisemitism and other issues, handing Republicans ammunition heading into the midterms.
Though framed as a request for information, Levine’s letter signals that Florida’s campaign against accrediting bodies — once focused on general university oversight — is expanding into medicine, one of the most tightly regulated sectors of higher education.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.
Voters were also in favor of keeping phones out of classrooms, with 79% of respondents approving of cellphone bans in K-12 classrooms, CPI said.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
The law, criticized by free speech advocates, allows a top official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to designate a group as a domestic or foreign terrorist organization, with the governor and three other members of the Florida Cabinet approving or rejecting the designation.
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