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Again and Again and Again
Just a few days ago, the notorious Florida Department of Education banned yet another Advanced Placement course- this time, it is AP Psychology. Their reasoning for such a decision bases itself on the course’s topics, some of which include sexual orientation and gender identity. Under state law, teaching students these topics are illegal. Removing students’…
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Deja Vu
With the 2024 elections a year out, a hypothetical 2024 election states that Americans might be seeing Joe Biden and Donald Trump racing against one another yet again. Politico notes that Biden and Trump are currently tied at 43% support for their White House return. When surveyed, Trump had more support for his demographic. A…
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Can He Do Anything Right- An AP Mess!
Back in the beginning of this year, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida rejected high school students’ access to a Advanced Placement (AP) course: AP African American studies. DeSantis, a Republican politician, ultimately chose to ban this course as he states that the studies focus too much on political agendas, queer studies, and a plethora of…
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A University Nightmare
As of recently, the prestigious and well-established university, Harvard University, is getting investigated for their application process; researchers note that there seems to be some sort of racial injustice and bias stemming from their admissions. The Education Department is investigating Harvard’s potential violation of Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act, which goes into…
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A Contraception Miracle
On July 13, 2023, the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, in the United States. This means that starting in early 2024, Opill will become available in many stores across the country; its selling locations have yet to be disclosed, but consumers can expect to find these pills at grocery stores, drugstores,…
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Good Riddance- An Economic Failure
March 2023. Silicon Valley Bank. A bank failure. In a span of just two days, the once solvent Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) suffered a major bank collapse that soon led to its termination. As a result of inflation and other economical issues, many people/tech companies (most of those using SVB were from the technology sector)…
The American Times 