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Friday May 12nd, 2017 day edition

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As soon as school bus driver Teresa Stroble heard two 9th graders yell about seeing smoke, she jumped into action.

The Duncan, South Carolina, school bus driver ushered all 56 students -- from Duncan Elementary, Beech Springs Intermediate and Byrnes High School -- off her bus, and radioed the transportation office to call 911 before the vehicle burst into flames Tuesday morning.

The "7-year veteran driver and teacher assistant for [Spartanburg School District 5] did exactly as she was trained and quickly and calmly evacuated all 56 students from the bus, and got them to a safe location," the school district said in an online statement several hours after the incident.

Stroble was able to evacuate all of the students "in under a minute," he added on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.

A local resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said he witnessed the school bus explosion and could feel the heat from the flames as he drove past the scene on West Main Street in Duncan.

The school district later notified all parents of students on the bus, reporting that there had been no injuries.

The school district thanked the firefighters, school officials and Stroble for their help. »

Tennessee makes community college free for all adults

Authored by money.cnn.com
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Tennessee is about to become the first state in the nation to make community college free for all adults.

It made tuition and fees free for recent high school graduates enrolled in a community college or technical school.

Now, adults who don't already have an associate's or bachelor's degree can go for free, too, starting in the 2018 fall semester. »

FBI to continue Trump-Russia probe but will not update White House

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Simply put, you cannot stop the men and women of the FBI from doing the right thing.”.

I believe we have the adequate resources to do it and I know that we have resourced that investigation adequately,” he said.

“Director Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day,” Mr McCabe said at the hearing. »

Air Canada ranked worst airline in North America for satisfaction

Authored by kelownanow.com

Canada’s largest airline did not show well in a recent poll ranking passenger satisfaction among North American airlines.

In the new study released by J.D. Power, Air Canada was ranked dead last.

According to consumer insights, Air Canada falls behind the four other traditional carriers, specifically Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and even United Airlines. »