The novel coronavirus has shattered education in the United States, leaving millions of parents struggling to cope with childcare and remote classes. Naturally, tech billionaires have taken it upon themselves to fill the void. But while Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg promised $ 6 million for educational projects, and Twitter CEO Jack …
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Rocket fired at the United States embassy in Iraq hits a nearby house and injures a child: reports
According to reports, a rocket aimed at the Green Zone of Baghdad, home of the United States Embassy, hit a residential house and injured a child. The rocket was launched late Saturday from Baghdad’s Ali Al-Saleh area and landed near a house near a local television channel, a military statement …
Read More »Trump fuels national divisions in Fourth of July speech
On a day devoted to unity and celebration, President Donald Trump promised to “safeguard our values” from internal enemies (leftists, looters, agitators, he said) in a July 4 speech filled with all the complaints and combativeness of its political manifestations. Trump saw paratroopers float to the ground in a tribute …
Read More »China’s Inner Mongolia city warns of suspected bubonic plague case
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in a city in China’s Inner Mongolia region issued a warning Sunday, a day after a hospital reported a suspected case of bubonic plague. The Bayan Nur City Health Committee issued the third-level alert, the second lowest in a four-tier system. The alert prohibits the hunting …
Read More »Yellowstone Supervolcano Warning: USGS Confirms 102 Earthquakes Hit Volatile Site in the US | Science | News
More than a hundred earthquakes struck Yellowstone in the past month, raising fears of a devastating eruption of the volatile supervolcano. Mike Poland, the chief scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, revealed the number of recent earthquakes in an overview of activity in Yellowstone during June. Speaking on …
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