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12.08.2023 The News Roundup For December 8, 2023 House Speaker Mike Johnson is playing hardball with the Senate. He told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer this week that he can't pass any funding for Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasions through the House unless it was paired with ...
12.07.2023 SOS: Preserving Biodiversity Around The World Plants and animals across the world are struggling for many reasons. Most of those reasons are caused by human activities. But within the last 50 years, we've taken some steps to try and ease that. Some places like Gorongosa National ...
12.06.2023 SOS: Reintroducing Endangered Species A million species are under the threat of extinction, scientists say. Since the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, 11 species on that list have been declared extinct in the United States. One tool being used to combat ...
12.05.2023 SOS: Saving Keystone Species What do bison, beaver, wolves and sea otters all have in common? They're keystone species. That means they have an outsized impact on their ecosystem. It took humans driving some of these to near extinction to realize just how important ...
12.04.2023 SOS: 50 Years After The Endangered Species Act Scientists predict that more than 1 million species could go extinct in the coming decades. It's been 50 years since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973 to protect plants and animals in the U.S. from extinction. Over 99 ...
12.01.2023 The News Roundup For December 1, 2023 New York Rep. George Santos' time in Congress could come to an end this week. A vote to expel him is expected on Friday. He had already previously refused to resign. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died this week ...
11.30.2023 Best Of: 'The Golden Bachelor' And Finding Love After 60 For the first time in the franchise's 21-year history, ABC's "The Bachelor" is surprising viewers with "The Golden Bachelor", where all the contestants are over 60. And the bachelor himself is 72. Whether you're a fan of the show or ...
11.29.2023 WeWork's Bankruptcy And The Future Of Coworking Spaces WeWork – the shared office space company – was once hailed as a revolutionary way to work, with a $47 billion valuation to match. But earlier this month, the company filed for bankruptcy. WeWork reported more than $18 billion in ...
11.28.2023 Best Of: What We Get Wrong About Forgiveness In June 2015, nine people died at Charleston's Emanuel A.M.E. Church, victims of a racist shooter's rampage. Some of the victims' relatives publicly forgave the murderer, including Chris Singleton, whose mother, Sharonda Coleman Singleton, was killed. Philosopher Myisha Cherry was ...
11.27.2023 Linking Math And Games Across The World Marcus du Sautoy is a mathematician who loves games, travel, and, unsurprisingly, math. His new book is titled "Around the World in 80 Games: A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games." In it, du Sautoy tours the world's ...
11.26.2023 'The Big Dig': The Legacy Of The Costliest Highway Project Whether it's high-speed rail or highway reconstruction, infrastructure projects in the U.S. are often associated with high price tags and lengthy timelines. Perhaps no project captures this better than Boston's Central Artery Tunnel project, more commonly known as the Big ...
11.24.2023 The 1A Record Club Listens To Dolly Parton's 'Rockstar' Dolly Parton's resume is as big as her hair. And at age 77 she's adding another title to it: "Rockstar." Her new album was released on Nov. 17. It's a mix of covers of classic rock songs, featuring collaborations with ...
11.23.2023 Best Of: 'Strange Planet' Satirizes The Absurdities Of Everyday Life The wildly popular webcomic "Strange Planet" has attracted millions of followers by pointing out absurdities in everyday life. Beings on Strange Planet live in a place very similar to Earth and behave very similarly to humans. They just talk about ...
11.22.2023 Best Of: The 1A Record Club Celebrates 50 Years Of Hip-Hop Hip-hop is many things – unapologetic, lyrical, rhythmic, and above all, ubiquitous. Since its nebulous "creation" at a party in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop has become one of the world's most popular genres and cultural expressions. It's also evolved ...
11.21.2023 Best Of: How To Add Some More Spice To Your Life And Diet Chances are you uses spices everyday. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, spice consumption per capita among Americans has more than tripled since 1966. But spices aren't just about taste. They can also be beneficial to our health. One ...
11.20.2023 Why Does Flying Have To Suck? Complaints against U.S. airlines hit a record high in 2022. And it's not getting any better. Consumer complaints nearly doubled in the first three months of this year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. With only four major airlines ...
11.18.2023 The News Roundup For November 17, 2023 It's been a busy week for the GOP in Congress. Lawmakers managed to avoid another government shutdown. House Speaker Mike Johnson's grace period in his new role seems to be over. US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping ...
11.17.2023 A Brief History Of Eyeliner William Shakespeare once said that the eyes are the window to the soul. We make eye contact with others to show that we're listening, to connect, or simply as a way of saying, "I see you." Cultures around the world ...
11.15.2023 Best Of: Game Mode Gets Cozy It's been over three years since "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" was released. It became one of the best-selling video games of the year — moving over 42 million copies, almost four times as much as the previous edition of the ...
11.14.2023 What United States Vs. Rahimi Could Mean For Gun Rights Of Domestic Abusers Guns, and who gets to have access to them, is one of the most hotly debated issues in our country. The Supreme Court will weigh in on gun rights once more in the coming months in the case of a ...
11.13.2023 Ask A War Photojournalist The first photographs of a major military conflict were taken during the Crimean War of the 1850s. Nearly 175 years later, photojournalists are on the ground, on the frontlines of conflicts around the world, documenting history. They do so at ...
11.10.2023 The News Roundup For November 10, 2023 This was an off-year election week to remember. In Kentucky, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear retained control of his office after making abortion a central issue of his campaign. Five GOP candidates took the debate stage in Miami this week, all ...
11.09.2023 The GOP Hopefuls Take The Debate Stage For The Third Time Five Republican presidential hopefuls faced off in Miami on Wednesday night for the third GOP debate, the last one of 2023. Former President Donald Trump will, once again, not be on the stage. Instead, he'll be at a rally in ...
11.08.2023 Confronting The Nation's Crisis Of Care By 2030, the Census Bureau estimates that the nation's population will consist of more adults over 65 than children. As the youngest of the baby boomers enter their sixties, and younger adults are having children later in life, many Americans ...
11.07.2023 What Happens When Private Security Patrols Public Streets? If you live near a bustling downtown or shopping center, you may have noticed an increase in private security during the last couple of years. Even places like hospitals, jails, or the occasional Walgreens and gas station have turned to ...
11.06.2023 The Challenges Of Reporting The War In Gaza War is inherently difficult to cover in real-time. The war between Israel and Hamas is no different. The Committee to Protect Journalists has called the death toll among journalists in the conflict unprecedented with at least 36 journalists killed since ...
11.03.2023 The News Roundup For November 3, 2023 House Republicans are set to put forward a bill to send aid to Israel to the tune of $14.3 billion. Idaho made its first "abortion trafficking" arrest this week. A mother and son were arrested and charged with kidnapping for ...
11.02.2023 'Pharmageddon' And The Future Of Retail Pharmacies Pharmacists say they're overworked and understaffed and have been for years. So they planned a "Pharmageddon" – three days of nationwide walkouts at CVS and Walgreens. The walkouts come after protests from pharmacy workers at Walgreens last month, and multiple ...
11.01.2023 The Evolution Of Día De Los Muertos It's easy to mistake Día de los Muertos for Halloween. Skeletons and marigolds, like the vivid orange macabre of jack-o-lanterns, are synonymous with the tradition. So are the food and treats prepared for loved ones who have passed away. While ...
10.31.2023 How Horror Creates Meaning Different kinds of horror stories can be scary, dreadful, terrifying, and even gross. But they can also be rich with meaning. There's no lack of horror subjects and subgenres to venture into, whether it's slashers, zombies, monsters, ghosts, or vampires. ...
10.30.2023 What's Next For Mike Johnson And Donald Trump? All 220 House Republicans present voted for Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson as the body's next speaker. He was the fourth candidate put forward by the GOP in the three weeks since they ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Meanwhile, former ...
10.27.2023 The News Roundup For October 27 After three weeks of a vacancy, and multiple failed candidates, House Republicans finally named their speaker: Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson. Also this week, Ford and the United Auto Workers Union have reached a tentative deal that would see an end ...
10.26.2023 The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' For this month's Movie Club, we're discussing "Killers of the Flower Moon," a new film by director Martin Scorsese that some say could be his last. The film is based on a book by the same name by journalist David ...
10.25.2023 The State Of Israeli Politics Benjamin Netanyahu campaigned to be Israel's prime minister on the promise that he'd keep Israel safe. Now, as the leader of one of the most right-wing governments in the country's history, he's tasked with shepherding Israel through a crisis after ...
10.24.2023 Who Represents The Palestinian People? Since Hamas's deadly attack on Israel on Oct. 7, a lot has been said about the militant and political group and whether or not they represent the Palestinian people. Hamas has been declared a terrorist group by dozens of countries, ...
10.23.2023 Best Of: What Is Cultivated Meat? Cultivated meat is green-lit in the U.S. That's meat grown in a lab. Two food technology companies — UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat — are letting people try their cultivated meat. But you can't grab any off grocery shelves quite ...
10.20.2023 The News Roundup For October 20, 2023 President Joe Biden flew to Israel this week for a brief visit amid the country's preparation for a ground invasion of Gaza. During his brief, 7-hour stay, he managed to help push through a deal for humanitarian aid trucks to ...
10.19.2023 Diversity, Craft Beer, And The Future Of The Brewing Industry Whether it's an ale, lager, stout, or sour, people all over the U.S. are trying their own craft beer recipes at home. Some turn them into businesses. The number of craft breweries in the U.S. is at an all-time high ...
10.18.2023 An Airstrike At Gaza Hospital Kills Hundreds An air strike has hit the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands were seeking safety and treatment. Hamas has blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants. ...
10.17.2023 Why How We Talk About Gender Matters Back in 2015, Schuyler Bailar made headlines for being the first openly transgender athlete to compete on a Division 1 NCAA sports team. Now, he's an advocate for transgender inclusion. His new book is called "He/She/They: How We Talk About ...
10.16.2023 The Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza As Israel's military prepares for a ground war, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has become increasingly dire with water, food, and fuel in dangerously low supply. Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are fleeing south after the Israeli Government told residents ...
10.13.2023 The News Roundup For October 13, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel this week to reaffirm U.S. support for the country's war against Hamas. He told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that America would 'always be there' for Israel at a joint press ...
10.12.2023 How Our Relationships With Our Phones Affect Us A report from Common Sense Media found that teens get over 230 of these distracting notifications each day. Some get over four thousand. But teens aren't the only ones inundated. According to market research company Insider Intelligence, American adults spend ...
10.11.2023 Ask A Playwright While Shakespeare is long gone, but theater – and thus playwriting – is very much alive. Theater, in contrast to television or film, offers a unique chance for audiences to come together and experience a one-of-a-kind production. Playwrights, in collaboration ...
10.10.2023 Game Mode Gets Cozy It's been over three years since "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" was released. It became one of the best-selling video games of the year — moving over 42 million copies, almost four times as much as the previous edition of the ...
10.09.2023 Israel Declared War On Hamas After Hundreds Were Killed In Surprise Attacks Israel has not suffered a blow like this in 50 years. Death tolls are hard to verify. But Israeli officials say more than 600 Israelis have been killed in attacks from Gaza since Saturday. As many as 100 Israeli soldiers ...
10.07.2023 The News Roundup For October 6, 2023 Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lost his position this week as eight Republicans joined House Democrats in stripping him of his title. The House will now have to vote for a new Speaker. Migrant deaths have more than doubled at ...
10.05.2023 From Solar Panels To National Policies, What Climate Solutions Actually Help? Climate records have been broken non-stop this year. 2023 saw the earth's hottest summer on record. The record-breaking heat continued into September. The year also saw extreme weather including the Canadian wildfires that scorched 37 million acres of land, roughly ...
10.04.2023 'The Golden Bachelor' And Finding Love After 60 For the first time in the franchise's 21-year history, ABC's "The Bachelor" is surprising viewers with "The Golden Bachelor", where all the contestants are over 60. And the bachelor himself is 72. Whether you're a fan of the show or ...
10.03.2023 Carl Hiaasen, Banned Books, And Censorship In Schools The American Library Association found that the number of books facing challenges for censorship is up 20 percent for the first eight months of this year compared to 2022. That includes more than 800 books in school districts across 37 ...

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The News Roundup For December 8, 2023

SOS: Preserving Biodiversity Around The World

SOS: Reintroducing Endangered Species

SOS: Saving Keystone Species

SOS: 50 Years After The Endangered Species Act

The News Roundup For December 1, 2023

Best Of: 'The Golden Bachelor' And Finding Love After 60

WeWork's Bankruptcy And The Future Of Coworking Spaces

Best Of: What We Get Wrong About Forgiveness

Linking Math And Games Across The World

'The Big Dig': The Legacy Of The Costliest Highway Project

The 1A Record Club Listens To Dolly Parton's 'Rockstar'

Best Of: 'Strange Planet' Satirizes The Absurdities Of Everyday Life

Best Of: The 1A Record Club Celebrates 50 Years Of Hip-Hop

Best Of: How To Add Some More Spice To Your Life And Diet

Why Does Flying Have To Suck?

The News Roundup For November 17, 2023

A Brief History Of Eyeliner

Best Of: Game Mode Gets Cozy

What United States Vs. Rahimi Could Mean For Gun Rights Of Domestic Abusers

Ask A War Photojournalist

The News Roundup For November 10, 2023

The GOP Hopefuls Take The Debate Stage For The Third Time

Confronting The Nation's Crisis Of Care

What Happens When Private Security Patrols Public Streets?

The Challenges Of Reporting The War In Gaza

The News Roundup For November 3, 2023

'Pharmageddon' And The Future Of Retail Pharmacies

The Evolution Of Día De Los Muertos

How Horror Creates Meaning

What's Next For Mike Johnson And Donald Trump?

The News Roundup For October 27

The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'

The State Of Israeli Politics

Who Represents The Palestinian People?

Best Of: What Is Cultivated Meat?

The News Roundup For October 20, 2023

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An Airstrike At Gaza Hospital Kills Hundreds

Why How We Talk About Gender Matters

The Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza

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How Our Relationships With Our Phones Affect Us

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Israel Declared War On Hamas After Hundreds Were Killed In Surprise Attacks

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'The Golden Bachelor' And Finding Love After 60

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