A consequential moment for K-12 education
Back-to-school season is here, and with it, comes a decision that will define the next decade for K-12 education. Do district leaders adopt curriculum-connected AI that builds on progress…
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RFK Jr. finds more than 100 ways to make America's children healthier
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a Make America Healthy Again strategy on Tuesday to improve children's health and stop the rise of chronic diseases.…
Oil settles higher after Israeli attack on Qatar
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday after the Israeli military said it carried out an attack on Hamas leadership in the Qatari capital Doha, an expansion of its military actions in the…
Europe: Stoxx 600 ends flat as merger boost balances France turmoil
EUROPEAN shares ended steady on Tuesday, as a boost from Anglo American’s merger deal and higher oil prices managed to counter uncertainty in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s…
Epstein's newly revealed 'black book' is a who's who of wealthy power players
Jeffrey Epstein had the private phone numbers and addresses of the very rich and very famous in an address book seized by the FBI during their investigation of a sex trafficking ring he…
Did Apple just signal the death of the single-screen iPhone?
In 2017, Apple’s then-newest iPhone foreshadowed the most significant design shift in the device’s history. With the iPhone X’s debut, Apple’s smartphone ditched its iconic home button so…
Missouri Republican Warns His Party as It Passes Gerrymandered Maps
Missouri Republican state Representative Tony Harbison rebuked his party on the state House floor for choosing to submit to President Trump’s gerrymandering demands rather than address the…
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump's tariffs
The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would hear arguments over President Trump's tariffs during the first week of November. Source link
Supreme Court gives Trump breathing room on halting foreign assistance spending
The Supreme Court gave a brief reprieve Tuesday to President Trump in his battle to refuse to spend $4 billion in foreign assistance money. Source link
Leavitt Says Epstein Files Aren’t Fake—Just the Ones About Trump
The Daily Wire, for instance, did not cite “three separate signature analysts,” It cited three “AI research systems”—which did not remark, at all, on Trump’s signature, but rather compared…
Leavitt Cites Funniest “Handwriting Experts” on Trump Signature
The Daily Wire, for instance, did not cite “three separate signature analysts,” It cited three “AI research systems”—which did not remark, at all, on Trump’s signature, but rather compared…
John Fetterman Shares Bizarre Winnie the Pooh Meme After Israel Attack
Pod Save America host and former Obama staffer Tommy Vietor wrote of Fetterman’s response, “I fucking hate this idiotic, childish memeification of deadly serious issues. Any hope of…
Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Source link
Design secrets: It’s all in the typeface
Fast Company’s creative director, Mike Schnaidt, breaks down the Manuka Slab typeface and explains why it was chosen for the summer issue of the print magazine. If you’re looking for a…
Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw U.S. House districts
Missouri's Republican-led House turned aside Democratic objections Tuesday and passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's congressional districts so that…
Gen Z protests in Nepal, sparked by a social media ban, have killed nearly 2 dozen and injured hundreds. Here’s what to know
Nepal’s prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, resigned on Tuesday after youth-led protests sparked by a government ban on social media in the Himalayan country left nearly two dozen people dead…
IPOs this week: Klarna, Legence, Gemini, and more join the growing list of stock listings to watch in 2025
Amid the uncertainty around tariffs earlier this year, some companies had delayed their plans to go public. But despite the typically sleepy end-of-summer season, the initial public…
The iPhone Air misses the point
Some say there are no new ideas. When it comes to the iPhone Air, maybe they are right. Announced today, the iPhone Air will debut on September 19 for $999. Its selling point? The iPhone…
Trump Comments on Israel’s Qatar Attack in Weirdest Way Possible
The DOJ has already sent requests to 16 Republican-led states and at least 17 Democrat-led states or swing states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, and Wisconsin. Some states,…
Trump cracks down on drug ads on TV, social media that he says mislead people
President Trump on Tuesday went after pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of intentionally concealing dangerous side effects when marketing their drugs on TV and social media. Source…
Georgia governor's electric mobility dream for Georgia tested after South Koreans detained in raid
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has courted foreign investment to his state and has also talked so tough about immigration he once offered to use his own pickup truck to round up "criminal…
Judge to Dismiss Absurd RICO Charges Against Cop City Protesters
A Georgia judge plans to throw out the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, charges against the 61 defendants who were protesting the construction of “Cop City,” the…
Here’s the Name of Every Republican Who Voted to Kill Epstein Bill
In an 8–4 party-line vote Tuesday, Republicans on the House Rules Committee shot down a bid to put the Epstein Files Transparency Act—which would compel the Justice Department to release…
The class of 2025 just made history—in the worst way
Math and reading scores for U.S. high school seniors are plummeting, according to new federal data released on Tuesday. Reading skills in particular have suffered, with test results…