by Haley Velasco | Aug 16, 2017 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people sitting in traffic on a hot day? Nothing unusual for New York or Los Angeles. But the dozens of cities that are sitting in the path of total solar eclipse are generally small to medium-sized communities that will be inundated on Aug....
by Haley Velasco | Aug 16, 2017 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – For Congolese honorary park ranger Adams Cassinga, there is nothing quite like observing an elephant in its natural habitat. “It is a feeling of peace. It is a feeling of amazement,” he said. “It’s such a huge animal. If you have seen it on...
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by Haley Velasco | Aug 9, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to fund broadband companies to provide better connectivity, including broadband and 4G LTE, to areas that are unserved. “Access to high speed internet needs to be as much...
by Haley Velasco | Aug 8, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker announced this week he’d introduced a bill to legalize marijuana nationwide — a measure that usually might not get much attention. However, he used Facebook Live — and immediately reached more than 120,000...
by Haley Velasco | Jul 21, 2017 | Sports
WASHINGTON — As a high school student in Rhode Island, Katie Morin swam the 500- and 1000-meter freestyle alongside elite athletes, including three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel. As she became more serious about swimming, she met with a sports psychologist, a general...
