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Peoria-Area Principal Salaries Reach $145,628Politics — 6dPublic salary data show the highest-paid principals earned $110,295 in East Peoria in 2025-26 and $141,997 in Washington that year. In 2024-25, the top-paid principals received $145,628 in Dunlap and $140,566 in Peoria Public Schools.

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‘Saved by the Bell’ Actor Dies at 75 — Sep 29, 2026Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing Principal Richard Belding in the popular sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75. Haskins’ agent, Jay Schachter, confirme… — by Sandra Rhodes

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School Staff Face Indictments in Ohio, VirginiaPolitics — 4dIn Cincinnati, assistant principal Steven Barton faces additional sexual-battery and grooming charges tied to four more students, on top of charges involving a 16-year-old; prosecutors allege he used his school position to access and exploit students. In Virginia’s Albemarle County, former school employee Michael Swiney faces nine additional sexual-abuse charges after three more children came forward, while three current or former district administrators were indicted separately over alleged failures to report suspected child abuse.

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Secore to Become Surf Air Mobility CFO — Sep 28, 2026Surf Air Mobility appointed Jason Secore, formerly CFO of Matternet, as its CFO effective September 30, 2026; he will also take over as principal financial and accounting officer. Outgoing CFO Oliver Reeves will advise the company and its board through September 2027.

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Priya Raman Secore brings solid drone finance experience that could strengthen Surf Air's path to scaling electric flights.

Trump plans rare rally on Choctaw land — Oct 1, 2026President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally on Choctaw Nation land in Oklahoma, part of his effort to promote Republican candidates and his agenda ahead of the midterm elections; such visits by sitting presidents to tribal nations are rare. The Choctaw Nation is renting the venue but not sponsoring the event, and its principal chief said he hopes the visit will help people understand the nation’s sovereignty and work.

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AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

Fury, Joshua Set for Cardiff Heavyweight Fight — Sep 24, 2026Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will meet in their long-awaited heavyweight showdown on December 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, with Netflix broadcasting the fight. The UK venue was secured after negotiations over staging the bout in the United States, and organizers are expected to schedule a late start to reach American viewers.

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Dana Whitfield Cardiff makes sense for the biggest UK crowd but the late start will test how many fans stay awake here.

Keystone Law Revenue Surges 22.5%, Raises FY2027 Outlook — Sep 14, 2026Keystone Law Group reported stronger interim results for the six months to 31 July 2026, with revenue up 22.5% and adjusted PBT up 31%, alongside an interim dividend of 9.6p and a 15p special dividend. The firm expanded its Principal network to 501, lifted revenue per Principal to £133.8k, launched CoCounsel Legal AI, completed a brand refresh, and forecast FY2027 revenue and profits to be comfortably ahead of market expectations.

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Weekend Sports Results Span High School, BoxingSports — Sep 12, 2026Local education and crime updates: A Brooke County principal faces new wiretap charges with bond set at $200,000, and the Brooke High School contract was terminated following the hearing, while a Steubenville senior housing project was halted after human remains were found. In sports, BYU aims to adapt after Sione Moa's absence, while UFC and boxing events reported notable knockouts and sizeable live gates.

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Book outlines nine principles for mastering skills in months — 1dDeliberate project design—not talent—lets ordinary people compress multi-year schooling into months of direct practice.

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Jared Kim I've built real apps in six months by breaking down big projects into weekly targets instead of taking endless courses.

Why lasting effectiveness starts with character, not technique — 2dCovey argues that productivity and teamwork habits collapse under pressure unless they rest on examined character principles and a written personal mission.

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Rachel Meyers I've tried building habits without first clarifying my core values and they always faded under deadline pressure.

Brink’s Wins UK CMA Backing for Planned NCR Atleos DealBusiness — 2dThe U.K. Competition and Markets Authority has accepted in principle Brink’s proposal to sell NoteMachine/TestLink UK to address competition concerns over its planned acquisition of NCR Atleos, avoiding a Phase 2 review if the divestiture is completed. Brink’s says the deal remains on track to close in early 2027 and maintains its expectation of $200 million in annual cost synergies within three years of closing.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Turn a near-ruin into principles you can actually useCulture — 3dPeople weighing big career or money calls should know Dalio's whole system began when a wrong depression call left him laying everyone off and borrowing $4,000 from his father.

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Maya Lindstrom Laying off the whole staff and borrowing from family sounds brutal, but it makes sense that it forced him to build a more disciplined way of thinking at Bridgewater.

Seneca Nation Claims Compact Deal; New York Disputes — 6dThe Seneca Nation says it has reached an agreement in principle with New York on a new gaming compact that would end state revenue-sharing payments, but Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office says negotiations are ongoing and no deal has been reached. The uncertainty has alarmed local officials in Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca, which rely on casino revenue-sharing funds.

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AI Leaders Split Over Regulation and Safety — Sep 13, 2026Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged that pursuing superintelligence must benefit humanity and remain under human control, advocating deliberate pacing and broad access for both closed and open-source AI models, plus embedded evaluators to turn safety principles into practice. He also stressed that organizations should own their learning loops and proprietary knowledge, cautioning against control by a few entities, and noted Microsoft will publish a Code of Conduct for its MAI models to guide public consultation.

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King Charles to Host AI Summit in Scotland — Sep 12, 2026King Charles will host a Scotland summit with leaders from Nvidia, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI to develop a shared set of principles for AI, aiming to ensure the technology serves humanity. The effort follows warnings from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei to slow the pace of AI development for safety, with the king offering a neutral forum to broaden understanding of AI responsibilities.

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Support Trump vs Support DemocratsYourlist — VS BattleEvery executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.

Principal Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Assassination Gets Five Years For Child Porn — Mar 18, 2026The former principal of an Oregon high school was sentenced on Feb. 23 to five years in prison after being convicted of possessing child pornography, local media reported. Jeremy P. Williams, who served as the Principal…

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High School Principal Axed After Prom Is Marred by ‘Disgusting Spectacle’ Featuring a Drag QueenOpinion — May 1, 2024A high school principal in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been fired during an investigation into a drag queen performance at prom. According to NBC News , Irene Cisneros, the principal at Atrisco Heritage Academy High…

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Iowa Principal Dies from Injuries Inflicted During Heroics at School Shooting: ‘He Fought Hard’Reporting — Jan 16, 2024The principal of the Iowa high school that was the target of a mass shooting earlier this month has died of injuries sustained in the attack. Perry High School principal Dan Marburger, 56, was among the eight victims of…

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A Principal's Quick Actions Saved the Lives of 900 Students Before Flooding Swept Away Their SchoolGood News — Sep 7, 2026Principal Rajendra Dawadi evacuated 900 students from Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School minutes before flash floods destroyed the building in Nepal's Trishuli Valley.

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School Principal Adopted Student Who Was Sent to His OfficeReporting — Dec 4, 2023A Kentucky principal is celebrating the holidays with his family, which expanded nine years ago after one of his students got suspended and he learned she needed a home. According to “ Good Morning America ,” Jason…

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Principal Fired After Images of Her Manhandling a Special Education Student SurfaceReporting — May 28, 2022A Tennessee principal who was recorded dragging a special education student through her school in 2019 has been fired. On Thursday, the Rutherford County Board of Education reviewed video that showed former Walter Hill…

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Queens Assistant Principal Accused of Running Prostitution Ring — Feb 24, 2026An elementary school administrator in Queens faces federal charges after prosecutors said he secretly ran a prostitution operation for over a decade. According to the New York Post , Bond Ng, 47, an assistant principal…

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Watch Principal Lay Down The Law To Students On Anti-ICE Walkout — Feb 19, 2026A principal at Wilson High School in Spring Township, Pennsylvania, ordered students who walked out of class to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to class. Across the country, students have…

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Georgia Assistant Principal Accused Of Shoplifting Almost $1k From Walmart Using ‘Stacking’ Trick — Jan 29, 2026An assistant principal in Georgia is facing serious charges after being caught in a shocking shoplifting scheme that played out over several weeks at Walmart — and it wasn’t a petty crime. Courtney Janell Shaw, 47, an…

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