
Erik Aker
Web DeveloperErik Aker grew up in San Diego and was educated in the Bay Area after which he worked as an English instructor at various community colleges in San Diego. During his time as a teacher, Erik also worked as a freelance writer, but gave up both occupations in order to take a job in the corporate world, where he soon discovered a passion for computer programming. He's a San Diego native and he spends a lot of time at the beach and area tidepools.
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La investigación ha vinculado las redadas de inmigración cerca de las escuelas con resultados académicos más bajos para los estudiantes latinos, que tienen más probabilidades de tener lazos familiares con inmigrantes.
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News outlets in the United Kingdom are hustling to cover President Trump's state visit. That includes the conservative TV channel GB News.
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The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says Russia's network of sites for Ukrainian children is larger than previously thought, and programs includes military training for children as young as 8.
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The Department of Justice is escalating its demands for sensitive data from voting officials, suing two Democratic-controlled states who have thus far rebuffed the department's requests.
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