POLICIES

Feb 05 2025EDUCATION

Spring Break Rethink: School Days Added Due to Winter Weather

South Carolina’s Dorchester County School District 4 has made a bold move. They’re shifting plans due to winter weather. The original school day, April 21st, was supposed to be a teacher workday. It is now a regular school day for students. This decision is a direct response to the recent bad weathe

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Border Patrol Boosts Security with Razor Wire and Tech

In a move to tighten border security, the Yuma Border Patrol is installing over a mile of razor wire east of the San Luis Port of Entry. This effort aims to prevent illegal entries of people and goods, according to Justin De La Torre, the Yuma Border Patrol Chief. The installation of razor wire is

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

Syrian Doctors and Nurses: Navigating Life and Work After Leaving Syria

It's important to understand that many people who once worked in healthcare in Syria had to leave their home because of the trouble that started in 2011. It forced many healthcare professionals to make big decisions. Some of the first to leave headed for the eastern Mediterranean region. As time pa

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

New Yorkers Say Enough is Enough: Crime and Migrant Crisis Fuel Frustration

New York's Democratic voters are expressing their discontent with the current political landscape. They are angered by the status quo and are worried about the city's future. A recent survey by Honan Strategy Group revealed that 75% of Democratic primary voters believe the city is in a state of eme

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

Panama Pulls Away from China’s Global Network

Panama is taking a big step back from China's global investment plan. The country decided not to renew a 2017 deal with China's "Belt and Road Initiative. " This decision came after Panama President José Raúl Mulino met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In 2013, China began this initiative to

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

New Push Against Campus Antisemitism

Five well-known universities are under the spotlight following new inquiries into allegations of antisemism. This move comes from a wider call to harshly penalize schools that haven't taken enough steps to tackle anti-Jewish hatred on their premises. Notably those universities subj

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Feb 03 2025POLITICS

Trump's Big Threat to South Africa

President Trump recently made a bold statement. He plans to stop all future US assistance to South Africa. This is due to the country’s recent land expropriation policies. Trump fears these laws will allow the government to take land without fair compensation. He thinks South African authorities are

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Feb 03 2025EDUCATION

Classroom Crackdown

In Houston, some school classrooms have a unique twist: a countdown timer. It ticks away in the background. A teacher in a fourth-grade English class uses this timer to keep her students on track. She gives them 10 seconds to log in. And then, she sets the timer for one minute while students read a

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Feb 03 2025POLITICS

Bird Flu, Ebola, TB Outbreaks and Health Communication Block

The Bird flu, Ebola, and tuberculosis cases started spreading. With so many outbreaks happening, it just shows that disease used to be a distant problem and now it's something we have to worry about locally. It's not a problem for someone else, but for everyone. If you thought the disease o

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Feb 03 2025POLITICS

Europe's Migration Dilemma: Lessons from Trump's Strong-Arm Tactics

Imagine a room full of serious-looking people, all trying to figure out how to manage immigration to the EU. This happened in Warsaw, where European ministers met to discuss ways to beef up their approach to irregular migration. They found themselves thinking about a certain Mr. Trump Dona

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