• San Diego Padres ownership group agreed to sell the team to a new investor consortium on May 2, awaiting MLB approval.
• The deal, valued at $2.8 billion, includes local business leaders and aims to fund stadium upgrades.
• This sale ends decades of current ownership, promising stability amid the Padres' competitive NL West push.
• US 于4月24日向 Middle East 部署了第三个 aircraft carrier strike group 及数千名精锐部队,标志着自 2003 Iraq invasion 以来最大规模的军事集结;尽管签署了停火协议,为期两个月的 Iran 冲突仍在升级。
• President Trump 警告称,如果和平努力失败,美军已“ready to go”,并指出 US 利用4月8日的停火来“restock”军事能力,而 Washington 和 Tehran 则互相指责对方违反协议。
• US 于2月28日发起的轰炸行动重创了 Iran 的军事基础设施和领导层,但 Tehran 依然控制着全球关键的油气供应路线 Strait of Hormuz,这促使 US 于4月13日实施了 naval blockade。
关于英国中学数学教学的研究颠覆了数十年来关于混合能力教育的争论。一项研究显示,在按能力分组的班级中教学可以提高优秀学生的成绩,但并不会影响学习能力较低学生的进步。University College London 教育学院的研究发现,在英国中学中,此前数学成绩较强的学生在混合能力班级中的进步速度,慢于在与能力相近的学生在一起学习时的速度。阅读更多内容...
Kremlin-controlled paramilitaries also alleged it inflicted ‘irreplaceable losses’ on insurgents avoiding civilian casualtiesRussia’s defence ministry has claimed its Africa Corps – the successor to the former Wagner mercenary group – had prevented a coup in Mali over the weekend, avoiding mass civilian casualties and inflicting “irreplaceable losses” on rebel insurgents.It said in a statement that its troops in the desert town of Kidal near the Algerian border had fought for more than 24 hours while completely surrounded and vastly outnumbered. It also alleged without providing evidence, that the militants had been trained by European mercenary instructors including Ukrainians. The casualty toll was not specified. Continue reading...
Trump officials use incident at correspondents’ dinner to pitch case for $400m project, arguing it will be ‘safe space’US politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of J (DoJ) has used the weekend shooting in Washington DC to pressure a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom.Several Trump administration officials, including the president, seized on the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to advance their case for the completion of the controversial $400m project, for which the White House’s East Wing was suddenly demolished, arguing the new ballroom was needed as a “safe space”. Continue reading...
Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous leaders giving speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year runningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn anti-immigration group asked followers how loud they would be booing welcome to country ceremonies at Anzac Day dawn services before multiple events were disrupted on Saturday. But the group has denied orchestrating a campaign, despite doubling down on its criticism of what it called “woke rituals”.Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous elders giving welcome to country speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year running, and sparked another public debate about their role at public events. Uncle Ray Minniecon, who served in the armed forces nd was booed while giving a welcome at Sydney’s dawn service, said the mocking was “unexpected and unnecessary, but it happens”. Continue reading...