by Ariel Gans | Jan 11, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — U.S. carbon dioxide emissions boomeranged toward pre-pandemic levels in 2021, a turnaround from more than a decade of downward trends, and freight transportation and coal are major culprits, according to a report released Monday by the Rhodium Group, an...
by Julia Shapero | Dec 13, 2021 | Politics
Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why? The U.S. Constitution does not include any formal mention of a life...
by Courtney Degen | Dec 8, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — The majority of Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled they would support the requirement that schools offering religious instruction be included in state-mandated tuition assistance programs. “Religious schools also teach secular subjects and...
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by Julia Shapero | Dec 8, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — Relatives of those who have died from the opioid epidemic urged the Department of Justice on Friday to prosecute the Sackler family for their role in the epidemic. The Sacklers owned Purdue Pharma, the company that developed the painkiller OxyContin. For...
by Katherine Huggins | Dec 8, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Chief executives of six cryptocurrency companies testified before Congress on Wednesday, as legislators contemplate increased regulation and oversight of the rapidly growing financial industry. “Currently, cryptocurrency markets have no overarching or...
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by Jay Shakur | Dec 7, 2021 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON— Glenn Youngkin’s gubernatorial campaign victory in Virginia last month made parental outrage over educational issues a central theme. In doing so, the Governor-elect has given Republicans a nationwide campaign messaging strategy heading into the 2022...
