2022-06-14 New US Rules for Charter School Financing Face Pushback
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering new rules on federal financing of public charter schools. Charter schools are different from…
2022-06-14 What Is a ‘Bear Market?’
A major measure of the U.S. stock market, the S&P 500 Index, decreased 3.9 percent Monday. That means the index…
2022-06-14 Famous Hong Kong Floating Restaurant Towed Away
Jumbo Floating Restaurant on Aberdeen Harbor in Hong Kong was towed away on Tuesday after being closed by the pandemic.…
2022-06-14 New York Court Rules That an Elephant Is Not a Person
Happy the elephant may be intelligent and worthy of our care, but she cannot be considered a person, New York’s…
2022-06-14 Wikimedia Group Fights Russian Order to Remove Ukraine War Information
The Wikimedia Foundation is appealing the decision of a court in Moscow demanding that it remove information related to the…
2022-06-11 Why Spelling in English Is so Difficult
Recently, 14-year-old Harini Logan won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States. She correctly spelled 22 words during…
2022-06-11 War Rap: Ukraine’s War Youth Voice Angry Words
A young generation pressed by war in Ukraine has turned its anger into rap music. Ukrainian volunteer soldier Otoy is…
2022-06-11 New Zealand May Put Price on Emissions from Cows and Sheep
New Zealand recently released a proposal to put a price on gases released from agricultural activity. The move is part…
2022-06-11 Food Containers Getting Smaller, But Prices Are Rising
In the United States, India, Britain and Japan, people are starting to see smaller containers and higher prices for food.…