Today, the educational system worldwide is complex and contradictory. On one hand, the education of the 20th century has great influence on different fields of human activity, greatly contributing to development of science, economics, politics, industry, manufacturing, IT, etc. On the other hand, the education has expanded so vast that it requires changes and modification…
by Steve Birr Washington, D.C. officials are discussing an array of affordable housing plans that will cost taxpayers millions of dollars. The D.C. Council held a hearing Monday for a $50 million proposal to build 1,000 tiny homes around Washington that would provide affordable housing to the impoverished, elderly, millennials and minimum wage workers. Mayor Muriel…
by Connor D. Wolf Yahoo! top level managers allegedly used an employment review process to discriminate against male workers during an extensive restructuring process, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Company President Marissa Mayer implemented the review not long after being appointed in 2012. Gregory Anderson claims managers used the review to discriminate against male…
The American Humane Association (AHA) is sending much-needed Superbowl cheer to servicemembers and military dogs overseas. AHA is partnering with the Military Working Dog Team Support Association to send almost 200 care packages. Over 40 volunteers came together Thursday to put together the care packages for military dogs and their handlers. Each care package includes…
Richard Pollock Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group, is seeking federal records on why the Department of Justice (DOJ) ignored a federal grand jury indictment of a major Democratic Party donor who ordered illegal medical procedures that killed five elderly patients, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. A federal grand jury named Hansjorg Wyss,…
Gas prices are plummeting in Michigan, with some places reaching as low as 47 cents. As reported by WILX: “The Beacon and Bridge Market first dropped its prices to .78 cents a gallon, after Marathon and Citgo slashed their prices to .95 cents a gallon. Then, that same station went even lower, going all the…
Blake Neff The chancellor of Oxford University in the U.K. said Thursday that students unhappy about a Cecil Rhodes statue on campus should consider moving to a different school, or even to China. A student movement at Oxford called Rhodes Must Fall has been campaigning for a statue and plaque honoring Cecil Rhodes to be…
Blake Neff The president of Ithaca College in New York announced he will retire next year, brought down by protesters who say he hasn’t done enough to handle racial issues on campus. Tom Rochon was one of several college presidents last fall besieged with demands he resign for race-related reasons. He’s the second, following University…
By Blake Neff Chris Christie, New Jersey’s famously hefty governor, spent over $300,000 of his annual state allowance on food and drinks in the past five years, including over $82,000 that was used to buy drinks and snacks at NFL games. However, the governor’s food spending appears to have dropped sharply in a manner that…
By Lina Bryce The NYPD is investigating an officer caught on video berating, insulting, threatening and basically throwing a huge hissy fit over a minor traffic dispute with an Uber driver. The uploader of the YouTube Account that goes by Sanjay Seth, reported that the “Uber driver pulled around and gestured that he should use his blinker, casually…