2022-11-10 Grammar and Gossip
Imagine a time when you heard information about the personal life or behavior of another person – a friend, a neighbor, a classmate, or even a famous person. In other…
2022-11-10 First Member of Generation Z Elected to US Congress
Twenty-five-year-old Maxwell Frost had just been elected to represent part of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives when his phone rang. “Hold for the president,” the caller on the…
2022-11-10 Bangladesh Opening Coal Power Plant Near Mangrove Forest
Bangladesh will soon begin burning coal at a large power station near the world’s largest mangrove forest. The country often experiences power failures and blackouts. The government expects the new…
2022-11-10 Search for Minerals Increases Interest in Deep-Sea Mining
The mining industry is pushing to explore more of the world’s deep oceans to find metals and minerals used for electric vehicles and other technologies. But some scientists are worried…
2022-11-09 Users Concerned about Twitter Seek Alternative Services
Twitter has already seen a drop in users since American billionaire Elon Musk bought the social media service last month. Some users and experts have expressed concerns about Musk’s stated…
2022-11-09 UN Discusses Loss and Damage in Climate Talks
The United Nations climate change meeting known as COP27 began Sunday in the vacation town of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The meeting is the 27th held since the first U.N. climate…
2022-11-09 Control of US Congress Remains Undecided
Republicans made small gains, but Democrats performed better than expected in the midterm elections in the United States. The results left control of the U.S. Congress and the future of…
2022-11-09 Facebook Parent Company Meta Cuts 11,000 Jobs
Meta, the company that owns the social media service Facebook, announced Wednesday that it will cut 11,000 jobs. Company chief Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004. In a letter to…
2022-11-08 New English Assessment as Part of PISA Study
Cambridge University Press and Assessment is partnering with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on a new English language assessment. The goal of the new assessment is to…
2022-11-08 Winning Ticket Sold in Record $2.04 Billion US Lottery
Early reports say one winning ticket for the largest lottery prize in United States history has been sold to someone in Southern California. The record jackpot is worth $2.04 billion.…