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Blinken pledges aid after Morocco earthquake, defends G20 statement on Ukraine war

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Antony Blinken talked on "This Week" about Elon Musk's role with Starlink in Ukraine, the response to the Morocco earthquake and more The U.S. "reached out immediately" to the Moroccan government in the wake of a devastating earthquake there and "made very clear to them that we are prepared to assist in any way that we can," Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. "We have the U.S. Agency for International Development, which takes the lead in our efforts, mobilizing and we're waiting to hear from the Moroccan government how we can be of most assistance. But we're tracking this very carefully and our hearts go out to the people of Morocco," Blinken told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an interview that aired Sunday. The death toll from the quake, which struck in the High Atlas Mountains on Friday night, has already surpassed 2,000, according to Moroccan officials. Scores more were injured in the worst seismic ev...

Florida officials tell state schools to teach AP Psychology 'in its entirety'

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Florida officials tell state schools to teach AP Psychology "in its entirety" after College Board said the state had effectively banned the course. Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. has instructed Florida school officials to teach College Board's AP Psychology course "in its entirety," according to a letter obtained by ABC News from the state Department of Education. The letter follows the College Board's announcement that Florida officials had effectively banned the course by instructing state superintendents "that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law." "The department believes AP Psychology can be taught in its entirety in a manner that is age and developmentally appropriate and the course remains listed in our course catalog," Diaz wrote in the Aug. 4 letter to school officials. "College Board has suggested that it might withhold the 'AP' designa...