Major US university to hide letter grades for first-semester students, cites ‘mental health crisis’

University of Michigan. (AP Photo) A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will introduce…

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Inside Portugal’s 19th-century goat tower, where dwarf goats climb a spiral ramp to a three-storey home | World News

19th-century goat tower PC: Wikipedia At Quinta da Aveleda, a historic wine estate in Portugal’s Vinho Verde region near Penafiel, a three-storey stone tower stands among the property’s romantic gardens, built not for people but for goats. Known as the Torre das Cabras, or Tower of the Goats, it was constructed in the late 19th…

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Eggs thrown at Kosovo PM in parliament; House suspended amid political crisis

Kosovo’s parliament was suspended after opposition MP Time Kadrijaj threw eggs at acting PM Albin Kurti Kosovo’s parliament was suspended on Saturday after opposition lawmaker Time Kadrijaj threw eggs at acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti.The incident came as Kurti’s Vetevendosje party remained locked in negotiations with opposition groups over the formation of new institutions following…

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In 2002, a Kansas landowner began restoring 320 neglected acres with winter burns; 20 years later, native tallgrass and wildflowers had returned | World News

From ash to wildflowers: two decades of controlled burns on one Kansas prairie (representative image). Image Credits: ChatGPT When Mike Moddrell purchased 320 acres of land in southwest Douglas County, Kansas, in 2002, the land was tired. In the years of neglect, weeds and cedar trees had invaded the land. More than two decades later,…

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Berkshire Hathaway Q2 earnings: Profit rises 16% to $12.98 billion as buybacks accelerate

American multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, with operating profit, revenue and net income rising, while its massive cash pile fell as the company stepped up stock purchases and buybacks.Operating profit rose 16 per cent year-on-year to $12.98 billion, beating analyst expectations, reported Reuters. Revenue increased 10 per cent to $101.81 billion, while…

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Devdutt Padikkal hits century as Pant and Jurel fail, how India’s batters fared on day 2 vs SLC XI | Cricket News

Ravindra Jadeja, Devdutt Padikkal Devdutt Padikkal strengthened his case for a place in India’s playing XI for the first Test against Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 142 on the second day of the warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo.While Padikkal made the most of improved batting conditions, Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel…

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