Bellevue School District Proposes Consolidation of Elementary Schools Amid Declining Enrollment, Blames Low Birth Rates
The Bellevue School District (BSD) is considering plans to consolidate several elementary schools due to declining enrollment, according to NPR. A letter sent to families states that one proposal is to…
‘Mixed With Sugar, Beetles Taste Like Meat’: 200,000 Tons of Insect-Based Foods to be Produced Annually
The recent trend of promoting insect consumption as a sustainable food source is hard to ignore. A simple Google search reveals numerous articles with headlines such as “How Humans Eating…
Major Firms Pay Millions to Company That Vacuums CO2 and Stores it Underground, Suffocating Plants
Swiss firm Climeworks announced a major breakthrough on Thursday, revealing that it has successfully extracted carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stored it underground, where it will eventually turn into rock. Climeworks has…
Trump Demands DOJ Raid on White House as New Classified Documents are Discovered in Biden’s Possession
President Joe Biden’s team has uncovered an additional set of classified documents, distinct from those found earlier this week in the Washington, DC office. According to NBC News, an anonymous source has revealed…
Kevin McCarthy: Most Unpopular First-Time Speaker in 30 Years, Favorability Ratings Lower Than Pelosi’s
According to a recent report, many Republican lawmakers are hesitant to support McCarthy as the new Speaker of the House due to his perceived unreliability as a conservative. In addition, McCarthy’s lack…
Prepare for More Inflation: Biden’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan to Cost $1 Trillion
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for federal aid borrowers is expected to cost approximately $400 billion over…
EU Carbon Tax Rate Doubles, Affecting Residents
According to recent reports, European Union inhabitants will now be paying, directly or indirectly, approximately $500 per year in carbon taxes, which reached a rate of over €85 per metric ton…
Global Study: 90% of Population at Risk of Extreme Heat, Drought
A new study from Oxford’s School of Geography warns that the majority of the global population, over 90%, is at risk of experiencing the devastating impacts of extreme heat and drought. These conditions have…
52% of U.S. Schools Lack Mental Health Assessments Despite Receiving $700 Billion in Funding
Approximately just 52% of public schools in the United States conduct assessments to identify mental health disorders in students, according to a study by Washington State University researchers. However, the availability of these assessments varies…
Noma, Named the World’s Best Restaurant, Announces Closing and Transformation into ‘Giant Lab’
The esteemed restaurant, Noma, will no longer serve diners after next year. Since it opened twenty years ago, the Copenhagen establishment has garnered international acclaim, particularly for its contributions to the development of New…