The Long Weekend: Federal Government Shutdown
Over the weekend, the federal government shut down. Though it officially reopened on Tuesday, the shutdown–which has only happened 18 times in all of American […]
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The Latest Immigration Crisis
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story looks at last week’s tension between the Congress and the president about resolving […]
Walmart Raises Wages
Last month, Congress passed a controversial new tax bill. This bill angered many Democrats because it will raise taxes for millions of middle-class families. […]
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Deadly Mudslides in California Over the past several months, whenever we heard about California weather in the news, it was usually because of the devastating […]
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Cold Start to 2018 Did you miss any school last week due to snow and freezing temperatures? Over a million students did, particularly along the […]
YOU DECIDE: Space Mission to the Moon
In December, President Trump announced his administration’s plans to send American astronauts back to the moon for the first time since 1972. The directive, called […]
Trump versus Bannon
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story looks at the controversy surrounding a new book published about President Trump’s first […]
Year in Review: People and Culture
While the Trump administration dominated the headlines this year, a lot was still going on behind the scenes in the world of sports, social media, […]
Year in Review: Science and Technology
Space and Discovery One of this year’s most exciting events was the “Great American Eclipse,” which took place on Monday, August 21. Eclipse mania gripped […]
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Net Neutrality Ends In November, Election Central examined the issue of net neutrality, and what it could mean for consumers like you if the Federal […]