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'Trash Girl' Nadia Sparkes moves schools over bullying

Authored by bbc.com

Image copyright Paula Sparkes Image caption Nadia Sparkes had a "brilliant" first day at Reepham High after being bullied at her previous school.

A 13-year-old nicknamed "Trash Girl" by bullies for picking litter has changed schools after pupils assaulted her.

Nadia Sparkes won international praise and awards for gathering litter on her journey to and from school, and refused to let the taunts deter her.

Her old school, Hellesdon High School near Norwich, said pupils' safety and welfare was of paramount importance.

Since 2017, Nadia has set off for school an hour early each day to pick up litter and put it in her bicycle basket.

Image copyright Paula Sparkes Image caption Nadia Sparkes said the "Trash Girl" nickname made her feel "like a superhero".

Image copyright Paula Sparkes Image caption Nadia (far left) hopes to start a regular community litter-pick. »

China putting minority Muslims in 'concentration camps,' U.S. says

Authored by reuters.com

Schriver, an assistant secretary of defense, defended his use of a term normally associated with Nazi Germany as appropriate, under the circumstances.

The governor of Xinjiang in March directly dismissed comparisons to concentration camps, saying they were “the same as boarding schools.”.

Academics and journalists have documented grid-style police checkpoints across Xinjiang and mass DNA collection, and human rights advocates have decried martial law-type conditions there. »

Presidents & Their Pet Parrots – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.

Authored by lafeber.com

(Interesting fact: President Washington is the only president never to have resided in the White House.).

Another president whose wife had a fondness for the feathered kind is our fourth president, James Madison (1809-1817).

McKinley’s parrot is said to have been a yellow-headed Mexican parrot (Amazon parrot) named Washington Post that could whistle “Yankee Doodle.”. »

William Barr: is his defence of Trump paving the 'road to tyranny'?

Authored by theguardian.com

William Barr: is his defence of Trump paving the 'road to tyranny'?.

The House judiciary committee chairman, Jerry Nadler, cast Barr’s absence on Thursday as part of the “administration’s growing attack on American democracy”.

The former FBI director James Comey, whose firing by Trump prompted the appointment of a special counsel, offered one theory. »

‘Sonic’ Director Says Design Changes ‘Going to Happen’ After Backlash – Variety

Authored by variety.com

Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be…#sonicmovie #gottafixfast.”.

Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be… #sonicmovie #gottafixfast 🔧✌️ — Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) May 2, 2019.

Ben Schwartz voices Sonic, and the film also stars Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, and Tika Sumpter. »