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4-day school week gains popularity for teacher recruitment
Schools across the country are facing a teacher shortage, and some are turning to a four-day school week as a way to attract and retain qualified staff. However, research shows that it harms student achievement. The four-day school week is not new, but it has become more popular in recent years. According to the Four-Day… -
State Department forces pronouns on, misgenders employees
According to a new policy, the State Department has begun forcing pronouns onto its employees. Not only this, but it appears the department is getting those pronouns wrong. According to Straight Arrow News’ exclusive Media Miss tool, this story is only being covered by the right. On Thursday, May 18, the department implemented a mandatory… -
Docs: Hunter Biden-tied Chinese donors gave millions to UPenn
Documents show Chinese donors linked to Hunter Biden‘s business dealings have been moving money to the University of Pennsylvania. The university is home to the Penn Biden Center, where dozens of classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were found late last year. According to Straight Arrow News’ exclusive Media Miss tool,… -
OpenAI CEO tells Senate to create new agency to handle AI
U.S. senators expressed their concerns Tuesday, May 16, about the risks of artificial intelligence, as they heard testimony from the CEO of OpenAI, a nonprofit research company that promotes and develops AI. In the hearing, senators on both sides of the aisle expressed concern regarding ChatGPT’s ability to hallucinate, or produce false information, as it… -
Miami police say they won’t enforce immigration law, truckers push boycott
Ahead of Florida’s new immigration law taking effect in July, local police and truckers have begun weighing in on the issue. In part, the law makes it a felony to “knowingly and willfully” transport an undocumented person in the state of Florida. Miami-Dade County Police announced its officers do not plan on pulling over cars… -
AI in politics: How synthetic media could shape the 2024 presidential election
Following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will be running for reelection in 2024, the Republican National Committee released an AI-generated video depicting a dystopian version of his potential second term. AI-generated images, audio, and video are considered synthetic media and it can be influential in shaping public opinion. Henry Ajder, an advisor on generative… -
New outrage after TX school officials call child sex abuse claims ‘mutual’
The Plainview Independent School District released new details on Wednesday, May 20, after reports of sexual misconduct among first graders at South Elementary left parents demanding answers. The Plainview ISD statement contradicted the account of Heather Gonzales, the cousin of the 6-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a classmate. According to Gonzales, the… -
DOJ sides with Christian group punished for feeding homeless
The Justice Department has expressed its support for a Christian nonprofit in its land-use dispute with the Southern Californian city of Santa Ana. The dispute centers around the nonprofit handing out food and drinks to homeless people. “Religious groups should be entitled to exercise their religion by providing charitable services based in their religious beliefs,”… -
Title 42 expires, triggering challenges to new policies: May 12 rundown
The expiration of Title 42 brings forth new legal and political discourse over the new regulations that aim to take the pandemic-era immigration policy’s place. And a Marine veteran involved in a chokehold incident on a New York City subway, which led to the death of street performer Jordan Neely, is expected to turn himself… -
Supreme Court rejects challenge to California pork law
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge from pork producers to a California animal cruelty law, ruling that the case was properly dismissed by lower courts. The law requires pork producers to provide more space for breeding pigs if they want to sell in the state. Voters in California approved Proposition 12 in 2018. The Iowa-based… -
School districts turn to 4-day school weeks despite test score data
Four-day school weeks (4dsw) have become a growing trend deployed by school districts in order to combat teacher shortages. 850 school districts across the country have dropped a fifth day of instruction, up from 650 in 2019. While more popular in rural districts, four-day school weeks are catching on in metropolitan areas as well. The… -
Jury finds Trump sexually abused Carroll, awards $5 million in civil trial
Donald Trump has been cleared of rape, but found liable of sexual abuse in the battery and defamation trial brought before a jury by writer E. Jean Carroll. She has been awarded $5 million in damages. Because this is a civil trial, and not a criminal one, Trump faces no jail time. The jury of… -
Graphic images from Texas mall shooting spread on social media: Media Miss
Within hours of the mass shooting that left nine people dead at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday, May 6, graphic images from the shooting had already spread on social media. Images and videos were not particularly difficult to find on Twitter, in part because they were shared from accounts that had paid to be…
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