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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Who Follows the Rules? A Look at COVID-19 Prevention

Different countries in Latin America reacted to COVID-19 in different ways. Exactly how did this affect the prevention measures citizens took? People from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico were asked about their actions during the pandemic. The interviews happened from September 2020 to

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Massive Funding Drop Kind of scary stuff happened at the Department of Education.

The Education Department - a critical institution for public schools - has faced a huge blow recently. A team run by the exubetant Elon Musk, often referred to as the wrongfully powerful "DOGE people" made major cuts. These budget slashes exceeded a billion dollars! The DOGE people presented n

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Feb 12 2025EDUCATION

Learning by Doing: A New Approach to Education.

Wisconsin is making a big move towards changing how students learn. Students in La Crosse got a unique chance to show off their skills. For decades State Superintendents have focused on just tests and boring classes. But this time is different. This time it was all about hands-on learning. Dr. J

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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 2025SCIENCE

Boosting Molecular Excitement with Smart Range-Separated Hybrids

Imagine trying to understand how molecules get excited. Scientists have come up with a clever way to do this using something called range-separated hybrids (RSHs). These RSHs are part of a bigger idea called time-dependent density functional theory. This new method doesn't force things to f

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Feb 12 2025CRYPTO

Hunting Halal Crypto: AI Tells them Apart

Muslims today face a unique challenge In today's world, Muslims have a tough job, they have to navigate through cutting-edge money and tech innovations. If you are a crypto-savvy Muslim, you might scratch your head as to which cryptocurrencies align with your faith's rules. The ques

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Feb 12 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Hard Landing: Rockstar's Jet and Plane Collide

First, let's talk about the crash. It is quite concerning to see private jet crashes. On Monday, a private jet owned by rockstar Vince Neil struck another plane at Scottsdale airport, Arizona. In this plane crash, Four people were on board the arriving jet, and one person was in the parked plane. Th

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Feb 12 2025EDUCATION

A Brilliant Teacher's Well Deserved Win

In the world of teaching, there are those who simply do their job, and then there are those who truly inspire. Kelly Pelak, a teacher who has been teaching for more than two decades in the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181, falls into the latter category. Pelak's dedication

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Feb 12 2025ENVIRONMENT

The Path to Clean Energy - and the Roadblocks

A lot of people might think everything is doomed if someone in power opposes cleaner energy and pushes coal, but amazingly, it is not that simple. Let's start from the big picture. The United States has been making huge progress in producing electricity from wind, sun, and even cleaning up gas.

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Feb 12 2025FINANCE

Powerful Forces behind International Money Matters

Governments around the world are looking for ways to break free from depending on the U. S. dollar. They are moving towards different currency choices to stay safe from currency risks. This approach aims to investigate how economic growth, trust in money, financial markets

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