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Hispanic Heritage Month: Major League Baseball

September 29, 2022 btwadmin 0

More than two thousand Hispanic and Latinx players have participated in Major League Baseball (MLB) in its history. Today, roughly 250 of the current 1,200 […]

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Marvel’s Voices “Comunidadaes” #1

September 15, 2022 btwadmin 0

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Marvel Comics has come out with a new anthology, or collection, called Marvel’s Voices: Comunidades #1. This anthology spotlights […]

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Biden Announces Student Debt Relief Plan

September 1, 2022 btwadmin 0

Student loan debt is at an all-time high. Right now, the average public university student must borrow $32,880 to pay for a bachelor’s degree. As […]

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COVID Vaccine Approved for Children Under Five

June 30, 2022 btwadmin 0

There are approximately nineteen million children under five years old living in the United States. Until recently these children were not eligible for a COVID-19 […]

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The United Kingdom’s Platinum Jubilee

June 10, 2022 btwuser 0

Sunday, June 5th, brought the conclusion of Queen Elizabeth II’s four-day Platinum Jubilee, a celebration of her seventy years as monarch. At 96 years old, […]

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YOU DECIDE: Should Ohio Postpone its Primary Elections?

April 22, 2022 btwuser 0

Every ten years, state legislatures must evaluate the census population data to see if their state’s congressional district maps must be changed. Information about population […]

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Women’s History Month: A Visit to the National Parks

March 16, 2022 btwuser 0

It’s Women’s History Month, and the National Parks Service is celebrating! Two years ago, the National Park Service (NPS) launched its Women in the Parks […]

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President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union Address

March 9, 2022 btwuser 0

Every year, the president delivers an annual message to a joint session of Congress called the State of the Union Address. This speech covers issues […]

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Women’s History Month: Equal Pay for U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

March 3, 2022 btwuser 0

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team won two consecutive World Cup championships in 2015 and 2019–yet the players were still making thousands of dollars less […]

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Tensions Rising Between Russia and Ukraine

January 26, 2022 btwuser 0

­Russia and Ukraine are two neighboring nations with a tumultuous history. Now, they are facing their highest level of tension in years. So, what’s happening, […]

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