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Scientists predict areas where algal blooms will blanket waters

Scientists predict areas where algal blooms will blanket waters

by Christine Huang | Aug 25, 2017 | Featured, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON – Global warming will fuel the overgrowth of harmful algal blooms in lakes and reservoirs, affecting the Northeast and Southeast most significantly, according to a new study. Using a detailed modeling framework, Steven Chapra, a Tufts University...
Breaking down the blockbuster Celtics-Cavs Trade

Breaking down the blockbuster Celtics-Cavs Trade

by Brent Schwartz | Aug 23, 2017 | Featured, Sports

BOSTON — For Kyrie Irving, after the news that he was unhappy in Cleveland surfaced, parting ways with the Cavaliers was inevitable. But heading to the Cavs’ biggest competitor seemed unlikely. But after a few quiet weeks, the Cavaliers have agreed to...

Does a business operations job mean worse health?

by Christine Huang | Aug 23, 2017 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON – Kayla D’Alonzo had been working as a production assistant at an event planning company in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost a year when she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression disorders. D’Alonzo, who was 25 at the time, said she had never faced...
Designated Spenders: Are Minor League Stadiums Worth The Millions of Public Funds Spent?

Designated Spenders: Are Minor League Stadiums Worth The Millions of Public Funds Spent?

by Jenna West | Aug 23, 2017 | Atmosphere, Featured, Minor League Baseball

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – The Potomac Nationals – a minor league baseball club in suburban Washington – are a prime example of a question facing at least 160 baseball communities around the country: Should local taxpayers pay the multimillion-dollar price tags for...
A Perception Gap, not a Skills Gap, may be Manufacturing’s Biggest Problem When Looking for New Hires

A Perception Gap, not a Skills Gap, may be Manufacturing’s Biggest Problem When Looking for New Hires

by Katherine Hyunjung Lee | Aug 23, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – President Trump’s Manufacturing Jobs Initiative may have disbanded, but the administration, companies and research agree on one thing: A four-year college degree is not the only—or necessarily the best—way to a high-paying job, especially when it comes to...
Norfolk Tides Manager Ron Johnson Enjoying Season With Son

Norfolk Tides Manager Ron Johnson Enjoying Season With Son

by Jenna West | Aug 23, 2017 | Featured, Players, Sports

NORFOLK, Va. — In his 39th season in professional baseball, Norfolk Tides Manager Ron Johnson still enjoys being at the ballpark. But this season his job has an added benefit – spending more time with his son, Chris, who joined the team in February, and...
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