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A now-32-year-old Florida teacher is accused of having sex with a student in a classroom during lunchtime. Sarah Jacas is listed as a mathematics teacher at Corner Lake Middle School, which is a ...

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American mathematician Joshua Zahl, who recently solved a 100-year-old math problem, has packed his bags and is set to leave Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC). His breakthrough in the ...

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