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    Former Minnehaha Academy employees Elizabeth Van Pilsum, left, and Rick Olson, center, react after an explosion at the school Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Minneapolis.Several people are unaccounted for after an explosion and partial building collapse Wednesday at the Minneapolis school, fire officials said. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
    August 02, 2017 - 6:37 pm

    The Latest: School receptionist ID'd as explosion victim

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on an explosion and partial building collapse at a Minneapolis school (all times local): 5:35 p.m. Officials at a private school in Minneapolis have identified the employee who was killed in a natural gas explosion on campus, as well as a second worker who remains...
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    Former Minnehaha Academy employees Elizabeth Van Pilsum, left, and Rick Olson, center, react after an explosion at the school Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Minneapolis.Several people are unaccounted for after an explosion and partial building collapse Wednesday at the Minneapolis school, fire officials said. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
    August 02, 2017 - 6:04 pm

    The Latest: 4 remain hospitalized after school explosion

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on an explosion and partial building collapse at a Minneapolis school (all times local): 5 p.m. A Minneapolis hospital says it is still treating four people who were injured in a fatal gas explosion at a local school. Nine people were initially taken to Hennepin County...
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    Former Minnehaha Academy employees Elizabeth Van Pilsum, left, and Rick Olson, center, react after an explosion at the school Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Minneapolis.Several people are unaccounted for after an explosion and partial building collapse Wednesday at the Minneapolis school, fire officials said. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
    August 02, 2017 - 4:13 pm

    The Latest: 1 dead, 1 missing after school explosion

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on an explosion and partial building collapse at a Minneapolis school (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Authorities say one person is dead and another is missing after a natural gas explosion at a college prep school in Minneapolis. Fire Chief John Fruetel says the body was...
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    Former Minnehaha Academy employees Elizabeth Van Pilsum, left, and Rick Olson, center, react after an explosion at the school Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Minneapolis.Several people are unaccounted for after an explosion and partial building collapse Wednesday at the Minneapolis school, fire officials said. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
    August 02, 2017 - 3:32 pm

    The Latest: 2 missing, 7 hospitalized after school explosion

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on an explosion and partial building collapse at a Minneapolis school (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Authorities say seven adults are hospitalized following a gas explosion that leveled part of a school in Minneapolis. Hennepin County Medical Center says three patients...
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    The Lighthouse Christian Academy is seen on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Bloomington, Ind. In its brochure the school promises an exemplary education, a caring atmosphere and a service to God _ but not for everyone. The school reserves the right to deny admission to LGBT students because it views their lifestyle as immoral. (AP Photo/Brian Slodysko)
    June 19, 2017 - 3:43 am

    Indiana Christian school at center of LGBT voucher debate

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Lighthouse Christian Academy promises to provide an exemplary education, a caring atmosphere and service to God — but not for everyone. The school says in its admissions brochure that it reserves the right to deny admission to LGBT students because their lifestyle is...
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    In this May 24, 2017, photo Tabarek Kadhim, a sophomore at Deering High School in Portland, Maine, wears a sports hijab while playing a tennis match in Windham, Maine. Deering High School is providing sport hijabs with the goal of making Muslim girls comfortable and boosting their participation in sports. Tennis co-captains Liva Pierce and Anaise Manikunda solicited private donations to avoid criticism for using taxpayer funds on religious apparel, and ended up with enough to outfit all teams, including lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, softball, field hockey and track. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
    June 08, 2017 - 1:12 am

    Sporty hijabs encourage Muslim girls to hit field of play

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Muslim student athletes at one U.S. high school no longer have to be slowed down by worries that their headscarves might fall off. Deering High School in Portland, Maine, is providing sport hijabs with the goal of making Muslim girls comfortable — and boosting their...
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    FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, file photo, Bob Hurley, head coach of the St. Anthony High School boys' basketball team, signs a game ball in Jersey City, N.J. In a half century at St. Anthony's, Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Hurley has won on an almost unparalleled level in high school. But now the school that has been a haven to the poor seeking a Roman Catholic education could soon be closing its doors. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)
    April 05, 2017 - 7:35 pm

    Clock runs out on hoops power St. Anthony's in New Jersey

    JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A national basketball powerhouse in New Jersey is closing. St. Anthony's, the school that bears the stamp of Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley, will shut its doors in June. Hurley and other school officials announced the expected decision Wednesday after meeting with the...
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    March 17, 2017 - 5:49 pm

    School refutes Texas official's Muslim prayer room concerns

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas school district says Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is raising unfounded concerns about religious freedom over a spare classroom where Muslim students pray. Muslim students at Liberty High School in Frisco have been allowed since 2009 to pray in a classroom that...
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    A banner for Snap Inc. hangs from the front of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, March 2, 2017, in New York. The company behind the popular messaging app Snapchat is expected to start trading Thursday after a better-than-expected stock offering. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    March 03, 2017 - 12:51 pm

    The Latest: Snap Chat IPO windfall helps California school

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a California high school making millions from the initial public offering of shares in Snap Inc. (all times local): 9:45 a.m. The venture capitalist who helped a California private Catholic high school earn millions from an initial public offering of shares in...
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