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It's probably best for government to stay out of people's bedroom. I can imagine how it will work out when a gay, married couple gets reported. Or an Indonesian national is having a fling with a foreign national?

It would appear that what has been withheld is operational information about how and what the CIA was doing and how it collected information. Newly released JFK documents point to what the CIA was hiding https://www.yahoo.com/news/newly-released-jfk-documents-point-to-what-the-cia-was-hiding-002728388.html

It's not a wise idea to leave a class unattended for any length of time, that is especially true if there is an on-going incident. Send a student for help. Most schools and classes have a class leader and that might be the best one to get assistance. Most teachers know at least a few students who are helpful and reliable. I fight between two students could easily grow to include more if they are left unattended. There is also the possibility of other students getting injured by objects thrown etc. A teacher bears some responsibility for the safety of the class.

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(CNN) — About 300 tourists from around the world have been left stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu, according to the mayor, after Peru was plunged into a state of emergency following the ousting of the country's president. Former President Pedro Castillo was impeached and subsequently arrested in early December after announcing his plan to dissolve Congress. The unrest sparked by his arrest has prompted international warnings about travel to Peru. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/machu-picchu-tourists-stranded-amid-protests/index.html

And now he is looking for investors: Elon Musk's team is seeking new investors for Twitter The managing director of Elon Musk’s family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter as users revolt, advertisers flee, and debt payments loom, according to two people familiar with the fundraising effort. Musk’s money manager, Jared Birchall, reached out to potential investors this week, offering shares of Twitter at the same price, $54.20, that Musk paid to take the company private in October, the people said. “Over recent weeks we’ve received numerous inbound requests to invest in Twitter,” it read, according to a copy reviewed by Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/12/16/2022/elon-musks-team-is-seeking-new-investors-for-twitter

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According to the article: But he said some files would be kept under wraps until June 2023 to protect against possible "identifiable harm".

I was always surprised at how little in class conflicts occurred in Thai schools. I and a few teachers ran into it infrequently. I instructed teachers that if it was safe to do so to break the fight up AFTER sending another student to get one of Admin or Thai teachers for assistance. Ours was a private school and classes were somewhat smaller and we tended to know the students reasonably well. The students usually stayed with the same group for many years, so there was less fighting in the classroom. Most fights took place between students from a different class and that usually took place outside the classroom. Whether you physically intervene or not depends on a lot of factors. Do you think you can do it without getting hurt? Are they simply pushing and hitting each other or are they armed in some way or throwing objects -- chairs, bags, etc.? Is there a good chance that you can break them up without actually getting involved? The dynamic changes quickly and the consequences get more serious if the teacher ends up hitting or physically harming a student. These are always dicey situations that require quick action.

Twitter threatened with EU sanctions over journalists' ban The EU has threatened Twitter owner Elon Musk with sanctions after several journalists covering the company had their accounts abruptly suspended. Reporters for the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post were among those locked out of their accounts. EU commissioner Vera Jourova warned that the EU's Digital Services Act requires the respect of media freedom. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63996061

A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets. The "AquaDom" - home to 1,500 tropical fish - is 14m high (46 ft) and was described as the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world. Two people were injured by glass. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63996982

Twitter on Thursday evening suddenly suspended several high-profile journalists who cover the platform and Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world, who acquired the company just a few months ago. Hours after the suspensions took hold, Musk faced off with one of the journalists he suspended in a Twitter Space audio discussion before an audience of more than 30,000 listeners. The suspended journalist, along with several others, found a backdoor way onto the platform through the website's audio function. “You doxx, you get suspended. https://finance.yahoo.com/twitter-suspends-journalists-covering-elon-010856604.html

When Donald Trump tipped his fans off on Wednesday morning that a "major announcement" was coming soon, numerous theories began circulating the internet. None of them were correct. Within 24 hours, Trump revealed the major news: that he was launching a line of digital trading card NFTs featuring fictionalized artwork of himself. Even more major, he is charging $99 apiece. "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! My official Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection is here!" he posted on Truth Social Thursday morning. https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-digital-trading-card-nft-major-announcement/

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Three men convicted of aiding a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan in 2020 were sentenced on Thursday to lengthy sentences that could put them in prison for at least seven years. The three men, Paul Bellar, 24, Joseph Morrison, 28, and Pete Musico, 45, were convicted in October of aiding a plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer, a Democrat, as part of a right-wing backlash over her role in the state’s Covid restrictions. The men, all Michigan residents, were found guilty of providing material support for terrorist acts and illegal gang membership, as well as felony firearms charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/us/whitmer-kidnap-sentence-michigan.html

The US government is suing Arizona's governor over the construction of a makeshift barrier made of shipping containers at the US-Mexico border. Governor Doug Ducey began building the barrier earlier this year, saying it was an attempt to "secure" the border. But in its lawsuit, the government claimed Arizona was trespassing on federal lands. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63991451

The White House has ordered the release of thousands of documents on the murder of US President John F Kennedy in full for the first time. With the publication of some 13,173 files online, the White House said more than 97% of records in the collection were now publicly available. No huge revelations are expected from the papers, but historians hope to learn more about the alleged assassin. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63994729

Russia hit back at reports that the U.S. is poised to send the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, calling it a “provocative” move that “can lead to unpredictable consequences.” The U.S. has not yet announced the decision to send the advanced systems, which could help Ukraine fend off a barrage of Russian missile strikes, but multiple reports indicated such an announcement could come this week. “If this is confirmed, we will witness yet another provocative step by the administration, which can lead to unpredictable consequences,” the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3776569-russia-warns-of-unpredictable-consequences-if-us-sends-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine/

Washington CNN — A trio of US lawmakers has introduced new legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. The new bill by Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and a bipartisan pair of congressmen in the House, reflects the latest escalation by US policymakers against the Chinese-owned short-form video app. TikTok has faced doubts about its ability to safeguard US user data from the Chinese government. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/tech/tiktok-ban-bill/index.html