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The Impact of Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Expiration

October 8, 2025 btwadmin 0

Electric vehicle (EV) purchases have risen in recent years. Many EV customers want to reduce their gasoline expenses and also reduce the emissions of greenhouse […]

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U.S. and Africa Trade Deal Expires

October 8, 2025 btwadmin 0

There has been much news lately about tariffs and how they impact everything from grocery prices to phones. But people in the United States aren’t […]

Sea stars clustered at low tide on a Washington state beach.

Solving the Sea Star Wasting Disease

October 1, 2025 btwadmin 0

Did you know that more than five billion starfish, actually called sea stars, have died in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America […]

Hundreds of cars form a caravan in the Humboldt Park neighborhood to express Puerto Rican pride

Hispanic Heritage Month: Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez

September 25, 2025 btwadmin 0

September is Hispanic Heritage Month: a time to honor and celebrate the many contributions and accomplishments of the Hispanic community around the world. This week […]

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Maná Nominated to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

September 18, 2025 btwadmin 0

Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is dedicated to celebrating rock & roll music and artists. It opened in 1995 […]

Batter, catcher, and umpire at home plate on a baseball field.

The Changing Face of Umpires

September 18, 2025 btwadmin 0

When you think about a baseball game, what do you think of? Probably the players, home runs, maybe even the concessions. You might not give […]

Japanese World War II surrender signatories, standing in front are: Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezu Chief of the Army General Staff, aboard the USS MISSOURI, September 2, 1945.

The 80th Anniversary of V-J Day

September 10, 2025 btwadmin 0

In World War II, the United States and its allies fought against the Axis powers, which at war’s end included Germany and Japan. Did you […]

Aerial View of Flooded Neigborhoods, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Remembering Hurricane Katrina

September 5, 2025 btwadmin 0

Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused one of the worst natural disasters in United States history. Nearly 1,400 people died in […]

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Chess Booms in India

August 28, 2025 btwadmin 0

Maybe you have heard of the soccer World Cup, but did you know that there is a World Cup in chess as well? It began […]

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Wasps: Not So Bad After All?

August 28, 2025 btwadmin 0

If you’ve ever been stung by a wasp, then you have a pretty good idea of why they aren’t exactly one of nature’s most popular […]

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