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To improve mental health, some schools start later

The idea of later school start times, pushed by many over the years as a way to help adolescents get more sleep, is getting a new look as a way to address the mental health crisis affecting teens across the U.S. (May 7)
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Ex-FCC chief, Newton Minow dead at 97

Former Federal Communications Commission head Newton Minow, who famously described network TV as a “vast wasteland,” has died. Minow’s daughter, Nell Minow, confirmed that her father died Saturday at home in Chicago, surrounded by loved ones.
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AP Top Stories May 6 P

Here’s the latest for Saturday, May 6: Britain’s King Charles III crowned; Demonstrators protest coronation; Rev. Al Sharpton calls for chokehold death investigation; Italian tourism campaign receives backlash.

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Sharpton calls for investigation into subway chokehold

Rev. Al Sharpton called for the Manhattan District Attorney to explore charges against the man seen on video putting Jordan Neely in a chokehold Monday on a New York subway. Jordan Neely, 30, died from compression of the neck, the city’s medical examin…