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News Wrap: Civil rights, special education oversight shifted from Department of Education
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is taking additional steps to dismantle the Department of Education by moving two high-profile functions out of the agency, crews are making progress to contain a wildfire that broke out in the Los Angeles area and British officials are investigating reports that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered civilian yacht.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, News Wrap: Civil rights, special education oversight shifted from Department of Education, In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is taking additional steps to dismantle the Department of Education by moving two high-profile functions out of the agency, crews are making progress to contain a wildfire that broke out in the Los Angeles area and British officials are investigating reports that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered civilian yacht.
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