Achievers: Mustang teachers and staff receive over $19,000 in grants

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Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and veterans
As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from some of the city's 90,000 veterans, who've become flagbearers for psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Colorado residents voted to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, in a 2022 ballot measure, launching two years of rulemaking before it could be used to treat conditions such as depression and PTSD. Colorado joined Oregon in legalizing psilocybin therapy, though the drug remains illegal in most other states and federally.
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Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools
Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than 50 years ago. At its peak in the Jim Crow 1960s, 500 boys were housed at what is now known as the Dozier School for Boys, most of them for minor offenses such as petty theft, truancy or running away from home. In recent years, hundreds of men have come forward to recount brutal beatings, sexual assaults, deaths and disappearances at the notorious school in the panhandle town of Marianna.
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Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights
Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes negotiations at Camp David and a field trip to the Gettysburg battlefield to demonstrate the consequences of war. “We finally got an agreement because we all shared faith in the same God,” Carter told biographer Jonathan Alter, as he traced his Christianity, Begin’s Judaism and Sadat’s Islam to their common ancestor in each religion’s sacred texts. Carter, who Sunday at 100, was widely known as a man of faith, especially after his long post-presidency became defined by images of the Baptist Sunday School teacher building homes for low-income people and fighting diseases across the developing world.
CBS News
Mark your 2025 calendar with dates for holidays, events and games
Wondering when Easter and the Super Bowl are? When the clocks change? Check out the 2025 calendar dates for holidays, big games, movie releases, award shows and more.
AFP
Finnish police probing seven sailors over cut cables
Finnish police said Tuesday that seven sailors from the Eagle S tanker suspected of last week cutting an undersea power cable between Finland and Estonia are targets of a sabotage investigation and have been banned from leaving the country."Seven members of the Eagle S crew have the status of suspect in this criminal investigation and have been served with a travel ban," Finnish police said in a statement, referring to the oil tanker being held in Finnish waters in the Baltic Sea pending the inv
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Milan says no to all outdoor smoking in Italy's toughest ban
Smokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country's toughest ban comes into effect Wednesday.- Cheap smokes - Italy's first national smoking ban, in 1975, banned smoking on public transportation and in classrooms and certain other areas.
TODAY
Seeing the number 1212 everywhere? Here's what it might mean
According to numerologists, angel number 1212 suggests harmony and balance are ahead. It's about trusting yourself, and accepting changes with an open mind.
AFP
FBI makes its largest bomb bust on Virginia farm
The FBI uncovered more than 150 homemade bombs on a farm in Virginia in what is thought to be the largest such seizure in the agency's history, according to court documents filed this week.A court document filed Monday said Spafford, who works at a machine shop, had used pictures of President Joe Biden for shooting target practice and expressed support for political assassinations.
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Display collapses on kids, families after balloon drop mishap in Peabody
Several children were hurt when a display collapsed during a New Year's Eve event for kids in Massachusetts.
Politico
Trump says he would make calls for Mike Johnson
The president-elect also plans to attend Jimmy Carter's funeral.
AFP
Osaka Expo 'Grand Ring' a symbol of unity: architect
A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of unity despite criticism over costs, its creator says.So the Expo is also a "wonderful occasion to show that Japan has a long history" of wooden buildings, Fujimoto said.
CNN
More than 50% of Puerto Rico customers remain without power after massive outage
A critical failure in Puerto Rico’s power grid has caused a massive blackout affecting a large part of the island, according to a post on Gov. Pedro Pierluisi’s X account.
USA TODAY
2024 ends with rare 'black moon': What to know
Although the black moon itself will be invisible, it will create ideal opportunities for stargazing.
USA TODAY
Happy new year! See photos of Times Square as Americans ring in 2025
See photos from Times Square as Americans celebrate New Year's and the ringing in of 2025.
Reuters
Trump says will attend Jimmy Carter's funeral
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said he would attend next week's state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, and predicted that only House Speaker Mike Johnson could win the vote for the House's top job. As Trump entered a New Year's Eve Party at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Tuesday, he was asked by a reporter whether he planned to be on hand for Carter's funeral at the National Cathedral on Jan. 9 in Washington, D.C.. At the black tie gala attended by billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk, Senator Ted Cruz and other supporters, Trump was also asked what message he had for Republicans who have not followed his lead and backed House Speaker Johnson's re-election bid.
AFP
Serbia enters new year with student protests over train station tragedy
Thousands of students marched in Belgrade and two other Serbian cities during a New Year's Eve protest that went into Wednesday, demanding accountability over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November.Alongside the Belgrade march, students in Nis, a university centre in the south of the Balkan country, also held a march to disrupt concerts, while Novi Sad -- which did not have New Year's Eve celebrations -- had a student demonstration.
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Trump says he is planning to attend Jimmy Carter's funeral
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Asked about it as he walked into a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump responded, "I'll be there.” Pressed on whether he'd spoken to members of Carter's family, Trump said he'd rather not say.
AFP
New year hope and joy reign in a Damascus freed from Assad
Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13 years of civil war.More than half a million people died in the 13-year civil war as the country split into different regions controlled by various warring parties.
CNN
Thousands march in Bangladesh to mark student-led uprising that ousted Prime Minister Hasina
Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and remember the more than 1,000 killed in the violence.
CNN
What we know about funeral plans for former President Jimmy Carter
The official state funeral in Washington, DC for former President Jimmy Carter will be held on January 9, the White House confirmed Monday.

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