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Feb 18 2025POLITICS

New York's Mayor Faces Turmoil as Top Aides Quit

In a surprising turn of events, New York's mayor, Eric Adams, is facing a significant shake-up in his administration. Four key deputies have decided to step down, leaving Adams in a tough spot. The resignations come on the heels of a controversial decision by the justice department to drop corruptio

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Feb 12 2025EDUCATION

Louisiana's Academic Comeback

Louisiana's school system is making headlines again, this time for its impressive academic progress. Recently, a new academic recovery study ranked the state first in the country for reading growth and second for math, comparing data from 2019 to 2024. This is a big deal, as it shows that Louisiana

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Feb 10 2025WEATHER

St. Louis Weather: Snowy Week Ahead

St. Louis is about to get really cold and snowy. Winter is coming early. The first snow show is predicted to start late Monday night and go into early Tuesday morning. It will be hard to predict how much snow will fall. Southern counties might see more snow, up to two inches, and there will be s

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Feb 08 2025TECHNOLOGY

Apple Invites: Who Can Join the Party?

Apple launched a new app called Invites for iPhone users, but it's not for everyone. First things first, the Invite app is exclusive to iPhone users. If you're rocking an Android or an old iPhone with iOS 17 or earlier, you're out of luck. You need to have iOS 18, the latest version.

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Feb 05 2025BUSINESS

Google's Cloud Division Fails to Meet Market Hopes

The firm that owns Google, based in Silicon Valley, recently announced its latest earnings. The company reported a total revenue of $96. 5 billion for the most recent period, marking a 12 percent increase from the previous year. However, this figure just missed the mark of $96. 6 billion that many f

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Feb 04 2025TECHNOLOGY

Tech Corporation Launches Event Planner App For Users

Apple recently broke into the event planning software industry with its new app, Focused on connecting Apple iCloud users to create, organize, and manage every annual party like a pro. The event managing tool, offers creators the ability to see and adjust their event details. Link invitations easil

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Feb 02 2025POLITICS

USAID in Turmoil: What's Happening and Why It Matters

The future of the USAID agency hangs by a thread. Why is the government ordering massive changes? It's all very complicated. USAID, the heart of the country's humanitarian aid efforts abroad, faces a significant overhaul. This time, the shakeup is different. The Trump administration has put USAID

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Feb 02 2025HEALTH

Small Samples, Big Challenges: Testing for TB in the Brain

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a nasty infection that affects the brain and spinal cord. It's caused by the same bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) in the lungs. One big problem with TBM is that it's hard to detect. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which is the fluid that surrounds the brain and

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Feb 01 2025EDUCATION

Is A Credit Union The Right Move For East Ascension High School?

A debate is brewing in Ascension Parish. Officials in Ascension Public Schools want financial literacy in their school curriculum. They want to bring a credit union to East Ascension High school. The idea of financial literacy sounds good. But how far money handling skills will go is uncertain. But

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Feb 01 2025TECHNOLOGY

Cloud Expectations Out of Reach for Microsoft

Microsoft, a tech giant, released its earnings report which showed some good, but also some not-so-good news and has shaken analysts' faith in the company's aggressive expansion in artificial intelligence. It hit above-expectations with the total revenue for the quarter going up 12%. The company fel

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