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In some classrooms in Senegal, deaf and hard-of-hearing students now study alongside everyone else

Apr. 10, 2024 02:34 AM EDT

PIKINE, Senegal (AP) — Mouhamed Sall stepped to the chalkboard with a glance and quick question in sign language to an assistant. Then he solved the exercise to the silent approval of his classmates, who waved their hands in a display of appreciation. Sall and three other students...

Tearful relatives of Maine mass shooting victims plead for change to prevent future tragedies

Feb. 01, 2024 21:25 PM EST

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Tearfully relaying scenes of blood, chaos and panic, family members of the victims of Maine's deadliest shooting described their unfathomable losses on Thursday as they implored an independent commission to make sure others never have to experience the same thing. ...