UNITED STATES - JUNE 15: Protesters supporting Sen. Chris Murphy's filibuster on gun laws march onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night, June 15, 2016. Bill Clark/AP Images. http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/CQPHO-AP-A-POL-DC-United-States-Sen-Chris-Murp-/1f5ee10257bf4a388335434366e1a33e/1/0.

A Look at the Filibuster

June 23, 2016 btwuser 0

While gun control has always been a hot topic, the debate is now reaching a new boiling point. Three days after the mass killings in Orlando on […]

President Barack Obama walks through the Rose Garden to the Oval Office following an all-appointees summer event on the South Lawn, June 13, 2016. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/june-2016-photo-day.

Stuff YOU Should Know

June 22, 2016 btwuser 0

British MP Killed Over Brexit Back in April, btw brought you news of a possible “Brexit”. Last month, the British parliament suffered a personal casualty. […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

June 17, 2016 btwuser 0

New Periodic Table Elements Science classrooms all over will have to update their poster of the periodic table. The names of four new elements (with […]

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June 9, 2016 btwuser 0

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Fights for Equal Pay In March, five members of the women’s soccer team playing for the United States in the upcoming […]

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June 2, 2016 btwuser 0

Smart Shoes? You might already have a chip in your shoes that tracks your distance, pace or duration. What if your shoes could do more . […]

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May 28, 2016 btwuser 0

EgyptAir Crash Update Earlier this month, EgyptAir Flight 804 disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea. There were 66 people aboard, including crew. The flight departed from […]

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Get in the Park!

May 26, 2016 btwuser 0

Parks have been around for as long as people have thought to designate some green space for tossing around a ball or spreading out a […]