Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall in North Carolina

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August 13, 2020 btwuser 0

Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut Last Tuesday, Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut experienced a huge explosion that killed at least 137 people and left about 5,000 more injured. More […]

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August 6, 2020 btwuser 0

An Incomplete Count? The U.S. Census happens once every ten years. But what is the Census, and why is it so important? The Census is […]

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July 29, 2020 btwuser 0

Biden’s Childcare Plan Did you go to private childcare when you were younger? Do you have younger siblings that attend daycare, summer camp, or some […]

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July 23, 2020 btwuser 0

Reparations in Asheville One of the more controversial suggestions for how to improve economic equality between white people and African Americans is the use of […]

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July 16, 2020 btwuser 0

#NoCoronaSummerSlide It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the negative news about COVID-19 lately. That’s why it’s especially important to learn about amazing people […]

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July 8, 2020 btwuser 0

McGrath Wins Kentucky Democratic Primary If you are a regular news consumer, you’ve probably heard of Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican who is also […]

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June 17, 2020 btwuser 0

Reconsidering Facial Recognition Technology Imagine that you are accused by law enforcement of a crime you didn’t commit. Imagine that the reason for your arrest […]

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June 5, 2020 btwuser 0

George Floyd’s Death Spurs Public Protests Last week, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man named George Floyd was killed by police officers. Floyd–who was unarmed–was handcuffed and […]