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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have two well-behaved, medium-sized dogs. Every day, morning and evening, the three of us take a constitutional walk, with the two of them on leashes. Over the years, I have encountered a variety of people who seem to feel it is their right to call to, play with, distract, pet or otherwise engage my dogs. The new form of interaction, which puzzles me, involves a stranger seeing me on the sidewalk and immediately asking for the names of my dogs. My dogs’ names are the key first words in commands to them, and it is important for them to always know who is commanding them.

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, Associated Press Education Writer Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that immigration agents were going to try to enter schools. There was no truth to it, but school staff members had to find students who were avoiding school and coax them back to class. “People just started ducking and hiding,” Balderas said. Educators around the country are bracing for upheaval, whether or not the president-elect follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally.

Nobody thought it would end this way. Four months ago, there was plenty of excitement and anticipation surrounding UCF heading into its second season in the Big 12. The expectation was a bounce-back year following a 6-7 campaign in 2023. Now, the Knights find themselves in the unfathomable position of playing out a season with no chance at a postseason bowl. The only goal is to beat Utah on Friday and send out 20-plus seniors with a win. What happened? “I don’t know, it’s been tough,” said senior running back RJ Harvey. “Everybody is entitled to their own opinions,” said senior receiver Kobe Hudson.

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A Broward high school debate teacher has resigned after being accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a student and forcing students to pay fees to attend his class. The school district started investigating Dario Camara, 42, a teacher at Western High in Davie, after Davie police arrested him on fraud-related charges in February.

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