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Morale in the education sector is at an all-time low, with the Merrimack College Teacher Survey, a nationally representative poll of 1,300 educators conducted by the EdWeek Research Center painting a bleak picture for those teaching in schools across the U.S. For example, 12 percent of those polled said they considered themselves “very satisfied” with their jobs.That was down from 39 percent in the same poll taken in 2012....

Chiellini reaches Serie A milestone for Juve The 18-year-old has established himself as one of the most exciting forwards in European football having hit 14 Ligue 1 goals and 10 in cup competitions so far this term, and has widely been tipped for a record-breaking transfer away from Monaco at the end of the season. And, though Mbappe’s performances have won acclaim from the European elite, the France striker insists team-mate Falcao has had a big impact on his success....

After Arabella sees the man who raped her (“Patrick” aka David, played by Lewis Reeves) return to the scene of the crime at the top of the episode, she and Terry (Weruche Opia) begin to plan what to do. Although what follows initially seems like what actually happened, events loop back twice to when Arabella and Ben (Stephen Wright) are sitting on their balcony, creating four parallel timelines. Coel partly explained why she structured the ending of I May Destroy You in this way in an interview with Vulture, but first let’s take a look at those four different timelines, each of which is broadly reminiscent of one of the seven stages of grief....

HOSENBALL: Do you think the Americans should get out of Iraq now? KREKAR: Yes. If Ansar fighters go back into Iraq and fight the Americans, do you condemn them or is that good ? When the Americans attacked Ansar Al-Islam’s area, they destroyed everything and killed 253 people who belong to Ansar. Civilians, women and children, and some other people also. I think it is a very, very natural reaction, when the members who are still alive from Ansar Al-Islam try to do something against America....

My feet and legs were so swollen I could hardly walk and my back was in so much pain I couldn’t stand for more than five minutes at a time. At best, I was sleeping in two hour increments and crying each time I had to roll over. Any nervousness or anxiety I was feeling about delivering two babies was superseded by physical pain and emotional exhaustion—it was time for my children to make their debut....

Costa out, Morata in at Chelsea? The midfielder is on loan at Bournemouth from Arsenal in 2016-17 and his contract at Emirates Stadium expires at the end of next season. Arsenal want Wilshere to sign a new deal, but the 25-year-old – who has made 19 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth – wants to make sure he is in a position to continue playing week in, week out. “I’m concentrating on the next three or four months and then I’m not sure what is going to happen,” he said to Sky Sports....

The former Ghana international has struggled to fulfil his immense potential, enduring difficult spells at Schalke and AC Milan in recent years prior to hitting form again at Las Palmas last season. Liverpool, Spurs, Man City & Man Utd to win at 2/1 Now at Eintracht Frankfurt, Boateng believes that his feelings have not been given any consideration when criticism has become personal. “If you think about Robert Enke’s suicide, one per cent of that was to do with the press and the whole hubbub,” he told Kicker....

When I arrived at the Peruvian city of Cusco, I’d heard about other people’s experiences of ayahuasca, but they were horror stories really; mostly featuring tourists who’d tried it in the wrong places, or even died. Ayahuasca is banned in the U.S. and the U.K. because it’s natural components contain the hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT). My first instinct was that I would certainly not be taking hallucinogens for the first time in a foreign country, let alone at a jungle retreat amongst strangers....

In 2002, I opened an online fan club and within six months many of my fans were telling me that they wanted to serve as my slave, which was something I had never heard of. After a while, one contacted me and said he wanted to be a money slave for me. He told me that there are men who want to give their money away to an unattainable, beautiful woman who they put on a pedestal, and who will give them nothing in return....

BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter Liberian forward Francis Forkey Doe could not hide his delight at helping his new club Pahang defeat his former team Selangor 3-1 in their round four Malaysia Super League match on Saturday. The journeyman scored a brace in the match, to take his tally to three goals this season. “I am very happy to get the three points today. The entire team played well and I had the support of my teammates....

This was not the first time that Pence had said he was unable to change the outcome of the election. However, his speech Friday marked the strongest rebuke yet of his former boss, who continues to push the disproven claim that he lost in 2020 as a result of massive, nationwide voter fraud. “This week, our former president said I had the right to ‘overturn the election,’” Pence said while speaking to the Federalist Society in Florida....

Aubameyang usurped Lacazette as the club’s record signing when he joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in a £56 million deal. The strikers have subsequently developed a promising relationship despite Arsenal’s Premier League struggles, the Gabon international giving up the chance to score his first Arsenal hat-trick by handing over a penalty to Lacazette in April 1’s defeat of Stoke City. Both players made their name in Ligue 1 and Aubameyang suggested he had some initial concerns about how he could work with Lacazette....

Liverpool’s form has suffered badly since Mane departed for the tournament in Gabon, with the Reds’ only win in his seven-game absence coming in an FA Cup replay against League Two side Plymouth Argyle. Payet: I don’t need to justify my behaviour That run has seen them dumped out of both domestic cup competitions and fall 10 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea, who they host on Tuesday. But while a quick return for Mane might provide a boost, Klopp – whose side were beaten at home by Championship outfit Wolves on Saturday to make it three home losses in succession – needs to “look into his eyes” before finalising his line-up....

A hamstring injury kept Kane out of the trip to Old Trafford, with Pochettino selecting Son Heung-min in attack rather than Fernando Llorente. Chelsea 7/1 to beat Bournemouth 2-1 Spurs made good progress in wide areas in the first half, where they lacked Llorente’s physicality, and then seemingly abandoned the tactic once the Spaniard was brought on in place of Son just after the hour. Dele Alli scuffed wide from Christian Eriksen’s superb chipped pass before Martial’s 81st-minute winner - an event Pochettino considered far more significant than Kane being out....

Bale: Ronaldo still the best The Frenchman took charge of Madrid in January 2016 and has enjoyed his fair share of success since replacing Rafael Benitez, lifting the Champions League less than five months into his reign. Madrid were looking imperious in their bid for LaLiga glory this term, but disappointing results against Valencia and Las Palmas have allowed Barcelona back into the title race. However, Bale is adamant Zidane remains unmoved by their recent stumble....

The president posted a video to Twitter Saturday (May 16) with his face superimposed over actor Bill Pullman’s in the beloved 1996 disaster film. The scene in question features Pullman’s character, U.S. President Thomas J. Whitmore, delivering a rousing speech to military troops ahead of their battle against hostile alien invaders. Some choice lines from the speech include, “We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore,” “We will be united in our common interest,” and “We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist....

Will there be another season of Into the Night? Though there has been no official word from Netflix yet, the signs so far are good. The majority of Netflix’s debut series from European countries have been renewed for at least two seasons, with shows like Spain’s Club de Cuervos, Germany’s Dark and the Italian Suburra: Blood on Rome getting commissioned for multiple seasons. As Belgium’s first Netflix original, therefore, Into the Night might act as a flagship for the country’s content....

Trump claimed that New York, his former legal residence, had been harmed by the coronavirus mitigation efforts set in place by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo. When Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden suggested putting plexiglass shields in between tables at restaurants, Trump responded negatively. “If you go and look at what’s happened to New York,” Trump said, “it’s a ghost town. It’s a ghost town. And when you talk about plexiglass, these are restaurants that are dying....

Atleti CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin claimed last month he received an enquiry from the Catalans about Saul’s availability, only to be put off by his reported release clause of €150million. The 23-year-old says it is always encouraging to know other clubs are watching but insists he extended his contract in July last year with the intention of enjoying a spell of success in the capital. “It’s always positive that teams show interest in you,” he told AS when asked about Barca’s reported interest....

Every joke, every sight gag, every frame of celluloid in the first 59 minutes 45 seconds is just a brick on the path that leads to one of the most inspired finales, combining sport and comedy, ever put on screen. For the young or otherwise unaware, “The Naked Gun” is a 1988 slapstick parody based on the short-lived 1982 TV series “Police Squad!”, which was produced by the creative team behind the all-time-great parody “Airplane!...