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Feb 01 2025LIFESTYLE

Celebrate Black History Month All Year

Let's talk about February. Every year, this month is big for African American heritage and education. Think one whole month isn't enough? You might not be alone in thinking that. But it all started as a week-long event. In 1926, a historian and author named Carter G. Woodson created Negro History

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Feb 01 2025HEALTH

STUDY on How Problem Based Learning can Help Rural Communities

Imagine setting foot in rural Japan or even rural communities in other countries like The USA or Australia, some rural areas are noticeably lacking enough doctors to meet the needs of the larger patient population. Rural medicine is in dire need of assistance: and one of the significant cu

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Trump's New Plan to Change Civil Rights

Imagine starting a job and immediately shaking things up. That's what Donald Trump did when he began his second term in office. He hit the ground running with a bunch of executive orders around hot-button topics. These orders deal with issues like transgender rights, abortion, and

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Chaos at USAID: Senior Leaders Sidelined and a Director Fights Back

In a surprising move, almost 60 senior leaders at USAID were temporarily taken off the job. This decision was reversed later in the day by a senior career civil servant. This employee, who was in charge of employee and labor relations, wrote to the affected employees. He told them he had no evidence

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

What Really Happened When DEI Practices Were Questioned

Supporters of causes favoring more representation in the workforce of people with disabilities were under the spotlight, but not for positive improvements of disabilities. Conservative backers accused companies were boosting hiring efforts Those who didn’t support the the companies efforts contend

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Jan 31 2025TECHNOLOGY

Zuckerberg's Big Shift

Zuckerberg, the big boss of the social media giant Meta, recently had a chat with his employees. He talked about some big changes he's made to rules about speech and ended some programs. And he's all for having a great relationship with President Trump and the US government. Zuckerberg is 40 years o

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Government's Big Push to Cut Diversity Initiatives Creates Big Mess

Let's start with a big move by the government. They are removing all references to "diversity, " "equity, " and "inclusion" across federal agencies. This includes even the most basic employee manuals. Take the Internal Revenue Service’s procedural handbook for employees, for example. The terms were

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Resign or Face the Axe: Trump Purge of FBI Senior Ranks

The Trump Administration has taken dramatic steps to transform the upper ranks of the FBI, making the agency seem more like a revolving door than a stable institution. Avalanches of discord have been swirling around the FBI lately, but this time the storms are political rather than legal.

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Health Controversies Around Vaccines: Who Really Controls Policy and The Role of Biden's HHS Appointments

Robert F Kennedy Jr the new HHS secretary nominee as well as President Joe Biden are set up for a big battle. The decisions around vaccine policy in the U. S. could be shifted to a more vaccine-risk focused way. The Biden administration, in its final stretch, made a series of last-minute a

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Jan 31 2025HEALTH

Cervical Cancer: Why Early Detection Matters

January has flown by, but it's not too late to take action against cervical cancer. This disease is a significant concern for women, ranking as the fourth most common cancer. It's no exaggeration to call it a serious threat. Many people don't realize that cervical cancer can be prevented. In fact,

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