by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Jul 17, 2020 | Featured, Politics
Over a quarter of female Department of Veterans Affairs employees experienced sexual harassment in recent years, according to a Government Accountability Office report published Wednesday. The GAO report highlighted outdated VA sexual harassment policies, delays in...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Jul 15, 2020 | National Security
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping took power, political commissars assigned to all Chinese naval ships have started learning about battle command in addition to political work training. This has enabled commissars to plan and even lead combat operations, Zi Yang, a...
by Anabel Mendoza | Jul 14, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
Last week, when ICE announced that international students attending online-only U.S. colleges in the fall must either transfer to schools with in-person instruction or leave the country, Amr Mecca felt the fear and shock so many international students have been...
by Hannah Farrow | Jul 13, 2020 | Featured, Politics
The initial pandemic outbreak caused many farmers in Florida to plow under their crops for an estimated loss of more than $500 million, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “U.S. specialty crop producers continue to be undercut by...
by Xurui Tan | Jul 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Education
The Saratoga Springs City School District in upstate New York has been working hard to reopen its schools since early May, with completely in-person learning as the ultimate goal, officials say. But Superintendent of Schools Michael Patton said this week that a hybrid...
by Amy Sokolow | Jul 9, 2020 | Business & Tech, Coronavirus
Countries such as South Korea have curbed the coronavirus by using contact-tracing phone apps, but the U.S. has stalled in its own efforts because of privacy concerns and other hurdles. One of the biggest challenges, experts told a congressional panel this week, is...
