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Parents start petition to bring Halloween celebrations back to Massachusetts school district
A Massachusetts school district has garnered national attention over its decision to celebrate fall instead of Halloween during school hours. According to a letter Melrose Public School Superintendent Dr. Julie Kukenberger sent to parents of elementary school students, the change was made to be more inclusive to students who do not celebrate Halloween. Parent Carolyn… -
Mudslinging in the Virginia governor’s race gets dirty
With less than two weeks until Election Day in Virginia, the mudslinging is well underway in the governor’s race. Polls are neck and neck. The close race has the candidates doing everything they can do try and get an edge on their opponent. Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin is the latest to take fling some dirt,… -
900-year-old sword dating back to the Crusades found off the coast of Israel
An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country’s Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders. The amateur diver was about 170 yards (150-meters) off the coast and in 5.5-yard-deep (five-meter-deep) water when he made the discovery. Covered in marine organisms, the sword weighed around 11-13 pounds when it was… -
Politicos remember Colin Powell
Tributes are pouring in following the death of former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell. This includes President Joe Biden, who ordered government flags to fly at half-staff through Friday. President Biden issued a statement saying, “Colin Powell was a good man. He will be remembered as one of our great Americans.” Powell’s family announced the… -
How did Pete Buttigieg spark debate over length, pay of paternity leave?
A debate over the length and pay of paternity leave took center stage after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg shared he took time off once his twins were born. Buttigieg and his husband Chastin welcomed two new babies amid a major supply chain backup at U.S. ports. On Sept. 4, Buttigieg shared his family’s news via Twitter.… -
Heads Up! It’s asteroid season and NASA is giving us a close-up look
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Attention asteroid aficionados: NASA is set to launch a series of spacecrafts to visit and even bash some of the solar system’s most enticing space rocks. The robotic trailblazer named Lucy is up first, blasting off this weekend on a 12-year cruise to swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter —… -
Release the Kraken: New Seattle franchise headlines NHL’s opening night
Almost three years after the National Hockey League approved expansion to Seattle, the Kraken will take the ice for their first regular season game in franchise history tonight as the NHL’s 2021-22 regular season begins. Seattle’s opening night opponent, the Vegas Golden Knights, stunned the league in 2017-18 by earning a Stanley Cup Final berth… -
Lost in translation: Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ disappoints translators and Korean speakers
The Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ is trending on Twitter after users pointed out inaccurate translations in the auto-generated English subtitles. The show has garnered a massive audience since its release in September and is making history as the first Korean show to top the charts on Netflix. Set in South Korea, the series follows a… -
Taylor Swift and Virginia’s next governor: Why her masters are the focus of a new ad campaign
Taylor Swift fans could help decide the outcome of Virginia’s gubernatorial race. Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is running for the seat again on Nov. 2. He has a new five-figure ad buy that connects his opponent, Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, to Swift’s bitter battle to gain control over the master recordings of her first six… -
Campaign ad highlights Lumbee Tribe’s stunning defeat of KKK at the Battle of Hayes Pond
Charles Graham, a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly running to represent North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, became a household name overnight. Graham put out a powerful political ad highlighting the Battle of Hayes Pond that garnered national attention. Twitter metrics indicated Graham’s ad had attracted more than three million views in less than 24… -
“It’s just too soon to tell”: Dr. Fauci on celebrating Christmas with family
Dr. Anthony Fauci is under fire following comments he made during an interview on the CBS Sunday talk show ‘Face The Nation.’ “It’s just too soon to tell,” said Dr. Fauci, when asked whether Americans should gather with family this Christmas. “We just need to concentrate on getting those numbers down and not try to… -
Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show to showcase LA’s love for Hip hop
Hip hop artists Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar will headline the NFL‘s Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show. The most-watched sporting event of the year is being held at SOFI Stadium in Inglewood, California on Feb. 13, 2022. This is the first time in nearly three decades that the NFL has granted… -
A shot at equality: NCAA allows women’s basketball to use ‘March Madness’ in branding
New changes are coming to the 2022 NCAA Basketball Championship: the NCAA is now allowing women’s Division I basketball teams to use the phrase ‘March Madness’ for their national tournament branding. For decades, only men’s basketball teams have been allowed to use the phrase. A statement by the NCAA says the decision to include women…
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