Homeless public school students: increasingly, it’s a thing

Homeless public school students: increasingly, it’s a thing

More than 1.5 million students were trying to attend school while homeless in 2017/18, which is the highest number in over twelve years.

Pregaming in Iowa with no party to follow

Iowa is small, overwhelmingly white, mostly rural. Voters don’t get a secret ballot. Iowa is not very accommodating to handicapped voters.

The doesn’t-matter-if-he-did-it defense strategy takes over impeachment hearings

Many defenses have emerged from the impeachment trial in the Senate but perhaps the most consequential was presented by Alan Dershowitz.

Coronavirus spreads to 4 US states

About a month ago, a new coronavirus showed up in Wuhan, China, probably from contact with an infected animal in a local market. Since then, it’s sickened an estimated 4500 people and caused about 106 deaths. It’s been confirmed in five US states.

Impeachment trial needs to hear from witnesses, according to American public

Rules for how the impeachment trial will proceed seem designed to produce a quick trial with no guarantee that either new evidence or witnesses will be considered.

Houston Astros cheated the year they won the World Series title

If you know what’s coming, you have a huge competitive advantage. Some pitches are so fast they can require a swing that starts before the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand.

Democratic debate will only showcase 6 candidates

Millions of voters will watch the top 6 competitors for the Democratic nomination.

Veganism makes the stage at Golden Globes

While only a few percent of US consumers self identify as vegans, the Economist reports one-quarter of 25-34 year-olds say they are vegans or vegetarians.

Hit on Soleimani increases chance of war

The hit on General Soleimani was the biggest US retaliation so far, and increased the chances of going to full-out war.

Ugly Christmas sweaters may be uglier than you thought

If you’re under age 35, chances are you bought an ugly Christmas sweater, you wore it only once, and it’s made from plastic.

President Trump sends a letter that can be viewed through mental health issue

President Trump wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi just prior to his impeachment in which–for six pages–he rants about the Ukraine mess and its unfairness (to him).

NAFTA 2.0: the USMCA trade deal takeaways

U.S. farmers can now sell (some) daily products to Canada. Previously, Canada had very tight controls on their domestic dairy market.

Report from the investigation of the Mueller investigation

Republicans believe that the flawed wiretap application started the investigation, and–since it was flawed–so was the investigation.

Three law professors describe Trump’s conduct as impeachable; one does not

President Trump is accused of pressuring the president of Ukraine to investigate former Vice-President Joe Biden, who seemed likely to be Trump’s political opponent in the 2020 election. He is also accused of obstructing justice by blocking the testimony of witnesses, intimidating witnesses and refusing to comply with subpoenas.

Got PISA Day anxiety? You must’ve seen the test results.

The US is ranked 8th in reading, 11th in science, and 30th in math, according to a test given to 15-year-olds across 79 countries.

Black Friday: move over

This year more people are expected to forego the chaos and stay at home to shop.

WeWorkers collectively react to $1.7 billion severance to CEO Adam Neumann

Want to build a business while working alongside other creative people in shared office space, with established phone lines, internet, and office furniture? Do you like happy hours, high-end coffee machines and even rooftop pools?

Impeachment testimonies bring different conclusions

Testimonies from key Ukraine experts to the House impeachment committee given in the same room at the same time have produced two different narratives.

President Trump calls for whistleblower’s identity… over and over and over

President Trump tweeted references to the whistleblower over 100 times, calling him a “traitor” and a “spy.” Members of Congress have demanded that the whistleblower be required to testify. Don Jr. even leaked the person’s name.

President Trump’s investigation into corruption

Did President Trump ask for investigation into corruption because he believed doing so was appropriate considering Ukraine’s history of corruption? Or, did Trump ask for an investigation into corruption because he believed doing so would make Joe Biden look bad?