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A Nation at War? Congress Wants a Say Last week, btw brought you a closer look at the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Now, Congress is trying to dial back that tension and avoid war by putting a limit on some of the president’s war-related powers. Introduced by Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, the […]
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California Tackles Homelessness Crisis Widespread homelessness can sometimes feel like an impossible problem to solve. But in the wake of receiving a troubling report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently, the governor of California has decided to make a bold attempt at tackling his state’s homelessness problem: by declaring a […]
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Boeing Grounds Faulty Planes You may remember the two major fatal airline crashes that occurred in the last couple of years: one into the Java Sea in October 2018, and the other in Ethiopia in March 2019. Together, these two crashes took 346 lives. Both planes were the same type: the Boeing 737 Max jetliner. […]
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Volcano Eruption Claims Fifteen Lives Last week, at least fifteen people were killed and fourteen more severely injured when a volcano exploded on an island off the coast of New Zealand. It is understood that they perished from the heat, ash, and toxic gases that were released by the eruption. So why were 47 people […]
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A Complete Count? Last week, btw took a look at the 2020 Census, why it is so important, and why some populations – particularly undocumented immigrants – may be reluctant to respond to it. But this is not the only group that is historically undercounted: for example, the Census Bureau estimates that more than 1.5 […]
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Baltimore Museum Shifts Focus to Female Artists Quick: Off the top of your head, name five visual artists. Now, be honest: How many of them were men? How many of them were white? It’s likely that most, or even all, of them were. That’s because the American and European art canon has traditionally been dominated […]
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Rigged Election Leads to Political Chaos in Bolivia Here in the United States, we’ve heard some accusations about the possibility of voter fraud and rigged elections. Right now, the nation of Bolivia is facing fallout from just this situation. Last month, President Evo Morales was elected to a fourth term in office. But an audit […]
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Impeachment Trial Moves to Public Hearing Phase The impeachment inquiry continues this week, with two days of public hearings scheduled before the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, November 13, the House will hear from William Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine. Then on Friday, November 15, House committee members will hear from Marie Yovanovitch, the […]
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Death of ISIS Leader Raises Questions You might not have heard of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before he was killed at the end of October in Syria, but now his death is making headlines across the world. Baghdadi has spent much of his rule in hiding. But Trump announced that Baghdadi was killed by […]
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“Let Us In” The House Intelligence Committee has officially begun its impeachment inquiry against Trump. The first stage of the investigation is to interview witnesses and gather testimony. This step is done behind closed doors and only by Committee leaders, to keep witnesses from working together to collaborate on their testimony. But last week, about […]