Fight intensifies over SHSAT for NYC’s specialized high schools
Students, parents and supporters are calling on the city to protect the entrance exams for the city's eight elite specialized high schools ahead of a crucial vote next week that will decide whether the exams go ahead. The Specialized High School Admissions Test is the only admissions criterion used by top schools like Bronx High […]
NYC high school fire sparked by lithium-ion battery renews fears around dangerous devices
Lithium-ion batteries used in a student project caused a fire at Staten Island Technical High School, injuring a firefighter. Concerns are growing over schools' safety efforts over dangerous devices. The fire broke out on the third floor of the elite school around 7pm on December 6, and required 12 units and 60 firefighters to put […]
Energy prices are high and people in these states face the heftiest electricity bills
See what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com. Paying utility bills, including electricity, is a responsibility many Americans face every month, and one that some find difficult to bear. Nationally, Americans had to pay an average of $185.59 for electricity in August. According to Recently released report from LendingTree. But it turns out residents in some states […]
Here is How High Shiba Inu Can Rise if SHIB Market Cap Hits $100B, $500B, or $1T – The Crypto Basic
In this article, we estimate how much the price of Shiba Inu could rise if SHIB's market capitalization rose to $100 billion, $500 billion, or even $1 trillion. Following Bitcoin's rollercoaster move earlier this week, Shiba Inu fell below $0.00003 to a weekly low of $0.00002442. Since breaking below this level, SHIB has made a […]
Military academies see drop in sexual assault and harassment, but rates remain high
Reported sexual harassment and assault at U.S. military academies has dropped “significantly” over the past two years after spiking in 2022, but rates remain high, according to new Pentagon data released Thursday. That's what it means. During the 2023-2024 school year, 783 cadets and cadets (457 women and 327 men) experienced sexual assault or harassment […]
California father, Dan Slavin, shares fury of daughter competing against transgender athletes in high school
Dan Slavin, a California construction contractor, raised his daughter Caitlin this year through an experience no one in his family expected. Over the summer, Martin Luther King High School, where Caitlin competes in cross country, receives word that a new transfer student will be joining Caitlin's team. The student was a transgender athlete. Slavin said […]
Carson Palmer returning to alma mater to coach high school football
Former USC and NFL quarterback Carson Palmer will join the coaching staff. Unlike Bill Belichick, Palmer has no plans to take his talents to college, instead taking a job as head coach at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Palmer, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler, played quarterback in high school and […]
Evening Report — Trump's honeymoon high
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Coffee prices hit 47-year record high after challenging growing season
(news nation) — Consumers can expect higher coffee prices as the global coffee market breaks a 47-year record. Arabica coffee, a type of coffee bean grown primarily in Central and South America, sold for $3.44 a pound earlier this week, breaking the previous high of $3.35 set in 1977. Brazil is a major producer of […]
New Jersey governor hopeful cops to fake Spotify Wrapped list high lighting Bruce Springsteen
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D.N.J.) confirmed that last week's Spotify-wrapped post had indeed been changed. The four-term lawmaker, who hopes to lead the state as governor next year, said the screenshots of his top five favorite songs of the year, all by Bruce Springsteen, are mockups of what should be accurate summaries. “If I hadn't shared […]