Is there an answer to why some people get really sick blood diseases MDS is a life threatening disease that can affect anyone. It turns into acute myeloid leukemia half the time. People are born with it or get it from dodgy cells that grow and clone in their blood. There are people with MDS living
Idaho's fourth and eighth graders have shown they’re keeping up with the rest of the country in reading and math. This isn’t just a small improvement; it’s a steady performance. Idaho is doing well in reading, especially among eighth graders, where only two states did better. Idaho’s students w
In New York, the top education officer, Betty Rosa, recently got a surprising pay boost, $155, 000. This move makes her total annual salary is around $489, 000. Betty Rosa is now the chairperson of the Board of Regents and the State Education Department commissioner. She defended this raise by
This Season of a reality show has seen some big names step up and then step down. Two celebrities, Carey Hart and Kyla Pratt, had to leave the show recently. Carey Hart, a professional racer, had been pushing his body to the limit for years. His body finally gave in after a hard fall, so he had to
Kids in tough spots often get the short end of the stick, especially when it comes to violence, despite it being known that violence disproportionately affects marginalized communities. Help is supposed to be available through Crime Victim Compensation (CVC), in Canada and the United States. V
Senator Markey has some serious concerns about President Trump's choice for the next head of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The HHS is a big deal, affecting everything from our safety to the cost of our healthcare. It's like the captain of a ship, steering us through health c
Ed Martin, a conservative activist, has taken the helm as the interim U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Martin was once a staunch supporter of Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election and represented some of the rioters who stormed the U. S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. His appo
U. S. President Donald Trump has been vocal about his desire for NATO members to increase their defense spending. He wants them to contribute 5% of their GDP to defense, a significant jump from the current 2% target set in 2014. Trump believes this will reduce the U. S. 's burden in protecting NATO
Lithuania and Estonia, two small Baltic countries, have decided to significantly up their defense spending. They've pledged to allocate five percent of their GDP to defense, starting from 2026. This makes them the highest defense spenders in NATO, passing Poland's current four percent. Why are they
They say time changes everything, but not always for the better. Two powerful plays, "Jordan" from 1992 and "Iphigenia in Splott" from 2015, bring to light the never-ending struggle of mothers living in poverty. Both plays tell the grim tales of babies who didn't make it due to insufficient help fro
