by Silvia Martelli | Aug 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, Education, Featured
Italian schools are set to reopen on Sept. 14, but only if 2.6 million single-seat desks are built within the next month to allow the social distancing that the traditional two-person desks in classrooms make impossible. Reopening schools is seen as a crucial step...
by Nicole Girten and Henry Ren | Aug 17, 2020 | Featured, Politics
Political content creators have not shied away from the social media app TikTok despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that could potentially ban the app. In fact, banning the app, some creators say, could have the unintended consequence of motivating young...
by Henry Ren | Aug 17, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
China bought less than one-fourth of its promised $36.6 billion yearly U.S. agriculture import target in the first half of 2020, China customs data showed. There is still time to meet the commitment, however, and strong demand could push China to make record-level...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 14, 2020 | Featured, National Security
Members of the armed forces want to talk about racial injustice and civil unrest, and the Pentagon is encouraging them to “tell us exactly what’s bothering them” to reduce tension and keep morale positive, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 14, 2020 | Featured, National Security
Three years and millions of dollars later, counter terrorism efforts in the Philippines have not made a “substantial difference,” a Defense Department Inspector General report released this week found. Since 2017, the U.S. has supported the Armed Forces of the...
by Nicole Girten | Aug 14, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured
In the race for Florida’s 12th congressional district between Republican incumbent Rep. Gus Bilirakis and Democratic challenger Kimberly Walker, the two candidates’ policy views and career paths could not be more opposing. Bilirakis first served in the Florida...