Category: General Interest

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As a young child, life was fascinating. I remember the urgency to know more. Mom said I was reading the newspaper at age five. Libraries were glorious places. I remember how I felt as I entered the large doors. What shall I explore today? I got lost in books. They led me to other places. I could go anywhere. Be anyone.

First grade wasn’t challenging enough. “Dick and Jane” were the reading books. My parents requested a meeting with my teacher. They offered to bump me to third grade. However, my parents resisted because they felt I wouldn’t be accepted by children two years older. Plus, I was a tiny thing…

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Even though America might not be perfect, it’s helpful to remind ourselves of all the earthly riches/rights we have at our fingertips. Oftentimes, we need to put ourselves in other people’s shoes. Just ask Kang Gyu-ri, Hanaya, and Ina.

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The NTSB has officially released the FINAL REPORT on the tragic mid-air collision near Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) — and the findings may surprise you. In this episode, retired airline captain Captain Steeeve breaks down what the investigators discovered, …

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Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Break Up Big Medicine Act to address rampant consolidation in the health care industry that drives up prices, squashes competition, and fuels corporate greed.

“There’s no question that massive health care companies have created layers of complexity to jack up the price of everything from prescription drugs to a visit to the doctor. The only way to make health care more affordable is to break up these health care conglomerates,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren. “Our bill would be a monumental step towards ending the stranglehold that corporate giants have on our broken health care system.”

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“Updating the Women’s Health Coverage Act” refers to the proposed Advancing Women’s Health Coverage Act (AWHCA), a bipartisan bill introduced in late 2025 to modernize the original1998 Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA). It would expand coverage for breast …

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