The U.S. House of Representatives has officially designated the week of July 14, 2025, as “Crypto Week,” signaling a major legislative push to define the future of digital assets in America. Led by House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson, and House Republican leadership, Congress plans to bring to … Read more
Historically, the gold standard for diagnosing colorectal cancer has been a colonoscopy. During the procedure, a thin tube with a camera is inserted into the rectum, which lets the doctor examine the inside of the colon and look for abnormal growths. But in the United States, colonoscopies are only routinely done in people who are … Read more
This may be a bit hard to swallow. But recently you may have heard mention of new term “razor blade throat” to describe a possible COVID-19 symptom. And chances are razor blades fall way down below pizza and hot dogs on the list of things that you’d like in your throat. But there have been … Read more
A new study published in Translational Psychiatry has provided the most detailed look yet at how psilocybin affects brain activity in rodents. Researchers found that psilocybin produces widespread changes in brain network organization, disrupting normal patterns of communication between brain regions and creating a unique state of high-frequency neural connectivity. These effects varied depending on … Read more
Negotiators for the Vermont House and Senate have a deal on education reform. After days of tense debate, six lawmakers tasked with hammering out a deal shook hands Friday afternoon on historic legislation that — if enacted — would upend nearly everything about how the state funds and governs its K-12 schools. Less than 24 … Read more
Legislators say they’re unlikely to consider a possible override vote until they reconvene in January 2026 Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed more than $122 million from Alaska’s annual budget plan before signing it into law Thursday. The governor’s vetoes fell heaviest on education, as Dunleavy eliminated more than $50 million from the state’s per-student education funding … Read more
Teachers working at the community’s schools in Istanbul talk about their important cultural mission and share their love of what they do “Our city is not just its monuments and memories. Our city is alive, because there are still teachers who work with love, faith and vision. There are still students who are eager for … Read more
After a week of stalled negotiations between House and Senate members over private school funding, compromise prevailed. But the bill — a generational transformation of Vermont’s education system — still requires a majority vote in both chambers. MONTPELIER—After days of stagnated negotiations, a group of lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott reached a compromise on the … Read more
As Starbucksaims to bring back customers and assuage investors with its turnaround strategy, it is also winning over its store managers with promises to add more seating inside cafes and promote internally. Since CEO Brian Niccol’s first week at the company, he’s been pledging to bring the company “back to Starbucks” to lift sluggish sales. … Read more
School districts and elected officials across Alaska were reeling in the hours after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed tens of millions of dollars in education funding from the state budget, weeks after lawmakers had overridden his previous veto of a permanent increase to the school funding formula. Lawmakers approved last month a roughly $180 million permanent … Read more