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How Florida’s Attempt to Let Teens Sleep Longer Fell Apart

After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.

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Florida’s experiment has illustrated how, even as concerns grow about the well-being of American teenagers, a modest scheduling shift with broad support from scientific and medical experts can struggle to gain traction.

Tusk Government Wins Confidence Vote in Poland

Donald Tusk called the vote to seek endorsement of his government after a political opponent won the presidency.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaking in Parliament in Warsaw on Wednesday.

Netanyahu Survives a Vote to Dissolve Parliament but Emerges Weakened

Some of the Israeli prime minister’s coalition partners backed an opposition motion over rules that exempt most religious students from serving in the military.

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Although the move would not immediately bring down Israel’s government, it could hurt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politically.

French Lawmakers Vote to Promote Alfred Dreyfus Amid Rising Antisemitism

The National Assembly voted to promote the Jewish army captain to brigadier general more than 130 years after he was falsely convicted of espionage and imprisoned in French Guiana.

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An undated photograph of Alfred Dreyfus. He was publicly stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on false charges of espionage before being exonerated.

Where ​South Korea’s New President​ Lee Jae-myung Stands on Trump and North Korea

Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.”

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South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party, is expected to change the country’s course on key issues at home and abroad.
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