Education Across the Nation (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

Perspectives from the East & West Coast. The host for this episode is Grace Laudick. The guest for this episode is Amanda Landro. We discuss how education has been transformed by the pandemic since the Spring 2020 semester by following the educational journeys of two women on the mainland, who are both students and teachers/coaches. […]

Fall 2020 Return to College Campuses (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

How Creighton U is Welcoming Students Back. The host for this episode is Grace Laudick. The guest for this episode is Maria Stevenson. We discuss how Creighton University is welcoming students back for the fall 2020 semester. We cover safety precautions on campus, in the dorms, and in the classroom, how the university is mitigating […]

Exploring Racism & Civic Engagement at an HBCU (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

Perspectives from a Student at Texas Southern U. The host for this episode is Grace Laudick. The guest for this episode is Merritt Johnson. We discuss racism and civic engagement at a historically black university in Texas, and how the BLM movement has influenced campus life and the future of education at Texas Southern University. […]

Racism in College Admissions and the Classroom (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

Are Certain Groups at a Disadvantage? The host for this episode is Grace Laudick. The guest for this episode is Rachel Leong. We discuss racism in the college classroom, campus life, and college admissions. We explore how education may be transformed in the near future in light of the death of George Floyd, BLM movement, […]

Lessons to be Learned from Global Education (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

Local vs. International Education, What’s Better? The host for this episode is Grace Laudick. The guest for this episode is Jennah Waynant. We discuss the challenges facing education today and how students feel the education system can be changed to help meet the demands of the present and future. We explore what life is like […]

An International Student at a Canadian University (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

How Does Education and Culture Influence Our Worldview? The host for this episode is Grace Laudick. The guest for this episode is Braeden Watanabe. We will discuss what life is like as an international student at a Canadian university, and the challenges of adapting to a new culture and educational system. As we compare the […]

A High School Senior’s Experience with COVID-19 (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Graduating in the Midst of a Pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the high school class of 2020 in the wake of the pandemic. We will explore how high school social events, extracurricular activities, classroom experience, thesis, graduation, and college plans […]

A High School’s Experience with COVID-19 (Educating Ourselves in These Difficult Times)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Secondary Education and Social Events Amid a Pandemic. We hope to shed light on the experiences of secondary school educators during the coronavirus pandemic, and enable students to gain a better understanding of how their instructors have been affected by the […]

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- Jeanna Smialek

Wage growth and hiring slowed in April, prodding investors to slightly increase their bets on rate cuts this year. [...]

- J. Edward Moreno and Joe Rennison

A cooler-than-expected jobs report for April shifted the tone on Wall Street, rekindling investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut rates soon. [...]

- Jeff Sommer
The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings

The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to continuing risks, our columnist says. [...]

- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
Trump and Hope Hicks Meet Again as She Testifies in Hush-Money Trial

Hope Hicks, once a spokeswoman for Donald J. Trump, broke down in tears on the witness stand as she talked about their time together. [...]

- Jill Cowan and Jonathan Wolfe
U.S.C. Will Host a Graduation Party at the Coliseum After Canceling Its Main Ceremony

The university said it would hold a celebration at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. More than 100 school-specific graduations and smaller receptions will also take place with tighter security. [...]

Tories see big losses in last pre-general election test

Labour wins a by-election and string of councils from the Tories, who retain the Tees Valley mayoralty. [...]

Local election results in maps and charts

Analysis of the first wave of results in the local elections 2024. [...]

Sunak says results 'disappointing' but voters will 'stick with us' at general election

Labour wins by-election and string of councils from the Tories, who retain the Tees Valley mayoralty. [...]

When is the next general election?

The next UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier. [...]

Chris Mason analysis: Bleak picture for Sunak as Tories take election hit

Labour has discovered a knack of winning in the local elections where they need to win in a general election. [...]

More than 200 firefighters were on site, trying to control the flames. Residents near the factory were advised to keep their windows and doors closed to protect themselves from fumes. [...]

The UN has said the destruction of housing in Gaza has not been seen on this scale since World War II. Meanwhile, Israel has confirmed the death of a man [...]

Canadian police have arrested three men thought to have been involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist whose death last year triggered a huge diplomatic row [...]

The US and EU responded to recent Iranian drone attacks on Israel by increasing sanctions. US President Joe Biden has been accused of laxity in their application. Is there any [...]

With dwindling interest among young people and a growing movement for animal rights, bullfighting, once thought of as an enduring part of Spanish culture, has become a hot-button topic in [...]

- Willem Marx
Israel Hamas War Protests Worldwide; Visiting a Donkey Festival in Colombia

As protests over the Israel Hamas war roil college campuses across the U.S., similar protests are happening elsewhere in the world. We hear from some of them. And a quirky [...]

- Rhitu Chatterjee
Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks [...]

- Bill Chappell
Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is [...]

- Juana Summers
Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get [...]

- Willem Marx
Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international

Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement. [...]

- Harrison Smith

He captured Dylan’s shift from acoustic to electric, taking pictures that were featured on the covers of “Bringing It All Back Home” and “Highway 61 Revisited.” [...]

- Associated Press

The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza [...]

- Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Laura Meckler, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Justin Jouvenal

A growing number of colleges and universities are negotiating deals with students to defuse tensions peacefully. [...]

- Evelyne Musambi | AP

Kenya’s president has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue [...]

- Perry Stein, Marianna Sotomayor

The Democratic lawmaker from Texas denied all the charges. He was indicted Friday alongside his wife, Imelda Cuellar. [...]

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