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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Fixing the Scoreboard: Why Sports Records Matter

The Education Department has called for an important fix. "Erased" sports records of girl athletes back to female athletes. The push comes after President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender women from women's sports. The NCAA and the NFHS have been urged to make these records accura

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Love Thy Neighbor, But Who's the Neighbor?

Vance, a politician, recently made some controversial comments about immigration policies. He suggested that those on the "far left" care more about undocumented immigrants than their own citizens. He believes that the love of fellow citizens should come before loving those outside of your own count

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Congress's Real Power: The Money

Money talks, and in the U. S. government, it's Congress that speaks the loudest. The Constitution spells it out in black and white. It's all about the money. Congress has the power to control federal spending. This is a basic rule of the game, written clearly in the Constitution. Presidents can

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

The Newfound Risks of Government Data Privacy

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, is considering new steps which could greatly impact data breaches in the US. A prominent data privacy group has taken action on these steps. The group is suing the government and DOGE, alleging that the agency has led to

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Money on Hold: A Legal Tussle Unfreezes Dollars

President Donald Trump was not happy. A court blocked his plan to halt federal spending. It was unprecedented and claimed it was all about needing to pause spending on some things. Some judges were not convinced. The president was not happy. The courts were stopping some of his plans. Trump

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Plan or Blunder?

A former President of the United States made some bold proposals. He suggested that the U. S. could take control of Gaza and move around two million Palestinians who call it home. This idea? A possible disaster for international law. More details came out, and it just got worse. Gaza is home to aro

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Big News? New Owens over an old name.

Remember the places you learned as a kid? Imagine if you were told to call your backyard by a different name. You would think it was odd. Well, that is what happened at the highest office of the land. The President changed the name of Gulf of Mexico. Not long after, an announcement shook the news ro

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Websites and Data Uncovered: The Battle for Public Health Information

Imagine this: essential health information vanishes from government websites. This isn’t a dystopian movie plot, but a real-life issue that came to a head recently. A federal judge stepped in, ordering agencies to bring back health-related webpages and datasets that had been taken down. This move ca

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Trump's Big Talk: What Does It Really Mean for Gaza and Jordan?

King Abdullah II stepped into the White House to meet with President Donald Trump. Alongside this visit, came Trump's yet another audacious idea to transform Gaza. The plan, no less than grand. Control Gaza, strip it of residents, and transform it into a tourist paradise! However, things are not as

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

The Big Money Ask: Trump's Immigration Plans Need Cash

The Trump administration is in a bind. They need more money to carry out their immigration plans. Tom Homan, known as the "border czar, " and Russell Vought, the budget director, met with Senate Republicans recently. They made a strong case for more funding. They said, "We need more money to keep o

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