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As a student in New Jersey in 2017, Gurjap Kaur Kohli, now 17, was proud to be a resident of the first state to mandate the teaching of Sikhism in schools. He fast forwards six years and is happy to see more schools adopt the curriculum. Now a total of 18 states and Washington, DC, have passed bills to teach K-12 Sikhism, with the district being the latest to join the growing list. New Jersey started the trend in 2009. Some of the reasons behind the education push include Sikhs are a growing population in the US paying.Gurjap Kaur Kohli.Courtesy…

But the case was marked from the start by apparent missteps and accusations that investigators were dragging their feet due to a cultural bias against sex workers.Melissa Cann, whose 20-year-old sister, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, disappeared in July 2007, described in a New York magazine interview what happened when she told a police officer that her sister was missing and that she was a sex worker."As soon as I told him what he was doing in Manhattan, he didn't care," Cann said. The fight to set the wheels of justice in motion inspired a 2020 Netflix movie called “Lost Girls” about Mari…

Bo and Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians etched their names in the record books Friday night in a loss to the Texas Rangers. The Naylor brothers became the first siblings to Major League Baseball record holder for hitting multi-run home runs in the same inning for the same team, according to The Associated Press. Bo Naylor, number 23 of the Cleveland Guardians, is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on July 14, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)The brothers went deep in the…

FARGO, North Dakota — One police officer was killed and two others were seriously injured. in a shooting that also left the suspect dead on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, police said.A civilian was also seriously injured in the shooting that occurred just before 3 p.m. Friday, police said in a late-night statement that provided no details about how the shooting unfolded or a possible motive. Many witnesses said they saw a man open fire at the officers before other officers fired at him.A woman said she was driving when she saw the officers go down.“I saw the…