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Cruz Announces Bid for Nomination We’re ramping up to “election season,” where candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties formally announce his or her bid for their party’s nomination. Last month, btw introduced you to nine Republican nominee hopefuls who recently addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Among them was Ted Cruz, who […]
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Events of Selma in Graphic Novel Current United States Representative John Lewis of Georgia has released the second in a graphic novel trilogy called March. The first volume, published in 2013, depicts the events also explored in the current film Selma. The story is a behind-the-scenes look at the intimate details of the milestone moments […]
The Great Vaccination Debate
Last month, we brought you news of the recent resurgence of measles after more than a decade of being considered “eliminated” in 2000. This week, we dig deeper into the growing concern over the spread of the disease and look at both sides of the larger vaccination debate. A Brief History of Vaccination Smallpox, a highly […]
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Bowl Game Mania! If you’re from Ohio, Alabama, Oregon or Florida, you likely spent the New Year rooting on your home team. For the rest of you, better luck next year. At the end of the college football season, there are many bowl games played during the weeks leading up to Christmas and through New […]
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Update on Mars Rover Back in 2012, btw brought you news of the successful landing of the Mars rover, Curiosity. A year later, we reported on the disappointing news that life on the red planet is officially highly unlikely. This week, btw reports that Curiosity has reached its primary destination, the base of Mount Sharp. […]
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India’s New Prime Minister In what is being called a “landmark election victory,” Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will become India’s newest prime minister (the highest political office in the country). Modi won 282 seats, ten more than needed to secure a parliamentary majority. He campaigned with promises of reviving the economy […]
btw’s Year in Review: Science, Technology and Business
This was a year filled with exciting new discoveries, future-facing innovations, and a continually changing climate. Big corporations faced big consequences for big mistakes. Living life and conducting business in an online environment has become commonplace. But the innovations in Science and Technology continues to evolve. Science We have always been fascinated with the early lives […]
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Are Competitive Sports Good or Bad for Kids? In an era when schools are eliminating extra curricular activities because of budget concerns, outside organizations have been filling the gap. However, there is a growing divide between those who believe the heightened focus is good for our kids’ development and those who believe it is killing […]
No Life on Mars (Probably)
When NASA launched its Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover in 2011, one of the main goals of its 98-week mission was to determine the red planet’s “habitability.” Last month, the journal Science published a paper that reported the life on Mars is highly unlikely. This is because the rover has yet to find evidence of […]