U.S. math scores dropped sharply in 2023 on a major international assessment, even as fourth graders posted higher scores in more than a dozen countries.
> U.S. fourth graders saw their math scores drop steeply between 2019 and 2023 on a key international test even as more than a dozen other countries saw their scores improve. Scores dropped even more steeply for American eighth graders, a grade where only three countries saw increases.
The Alsayed brothers lost their mother in the first bombing. They thought the White House could help save the survivors.
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> The Alsayed brothers lost their mother in the first bombing. They thought the White House could help save the survivors.
Ballad Health, with the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the nation, has failed for years to meet many quality-of-care goals, leaving some patients afraid of their local hospitals but with no other nearby options.
> Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a week and kept alive by a ventilator and blood pump, according to his medical records.
Inoculation campaigns that protect children and adults from dangerous diseases rely on a delicate web of state and federal laws and programs. If senior officials cast doubt on vaccine safety, the whole system might collapse, especially in red states.
But this surprising effect of pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.
> But this surprising effect of pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.
Overly curious Mary visits her boyfriend's flat for the first time, only to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied…
> Overly curious Mary visits her boyfriend's flat for the first time, only to discover itβs been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied explanation, she climbs into his head. > > > Curiosa is a mixed media film, combining stop-motion puppet animation with pixelation (people wearing masks).
Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered two new malware families, RevC2 & Venom Loader, deployed using Venom Spider MaaS Tools.
The United States has called for a thorough investigation into Moscow's moves to influence Romania's presidential and parliamentary elections after documents declassified on December 4 said the country was the target of an "aggressive hybrid Russian action."
The Russian currency has dropped precipitously in recent weeks, a drop mainly sparked by new U.S. sanctions on a major Russian bank. Itβs not a collapse, but itβs definitely another warning light for the countryβs war economy.
A new assessment finds Tehran is likely to increase its nuclear activity in the face of renewed threats or sanctions
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to appoint a new prime minister "in the coming days" following a no-confidence vote that brought down the government and plunged the nation into political uncertainty.β¦
> French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to appoint a new prime minister "in the coming days" following a no-confidence vote that brought down the government and plunged the nation into political uncertainty. Speaking in a televised address on Thursday night, Macron rejected mounting calls for his resignation and vowed to serve his full term until 2027.
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Around the world, 10 cows, 47 pigs, and 2,400 chickens get killed for meat every second.
> Around the world, 10 cows, 47 pigs, and 2,400 chickens get killed for meat every second. > > Recent estimates suggest that 99% of livestock in the United States is factory-farmed. Globally, the majority of animals are raised on factory farms. > > For many of these animals, life is short and painful.
Our researchers discovered a vulnerability on all Windows Workstation and Server versions from Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 to the latest...
Dealt a bad hand by a board who wouldn't give him enough time, Intel's next leader needs full control to think different
Afghan special forces personnel in Iran left vulnerable to recruitment in Ukraine War after Britain abandons them
The Government of Canada has taken further strong steps to tackle gun crime and to uphold its commitment to keep cities and communities safe.
> Google Search has a new button at the bottom of the search results that shows you if the results are personalized or not and a way to turn off personalization.
Lawmakers will soon vote on a bill directing a nonprofit to draft curriculum on atrocities carried out by communist regimes.
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> Lawmakers will soon vote on a bill directing a nonprofit to draft curriculum on atrocities carried out by communist regimes.
RSS is not a comprehensive solution in this case.
Think for example about us goverment, there is agencies that does not provide RSS feeds and even the ones that do are too many to follow locally.
That is where what I am talking about come as the most common sense solution here.
To answer your question here, AI can provide a brief summary and can even help in the selection of press releases.
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Honestly, Iβd respect Biden less if he hadnβt pardoned Hunter.
That is very weird thing to say.
"I would respect Biden less if he lived with his principles and didn't abuse his position for his own benefit"
It would be more respectful of him to issue a pardon for specific cause instead of making his son live with zero consequences for his actions.
Even changing the law to be fair would be better than pardoning only his son.
That's not a microblog...
You can't legally donate, resell or share the games you bought from both companies.
You don't own your games.
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Did you understand my question?
As I said in other comment, he lowered Twitter expanses without actually lowering the quality of service quality (I don't know if he lowered moderation for costs or personal control) .
I would preferred he do the costs minimizing measures more slowly, but I don't think anyone can criticize the efficiency there.
And all of that while not knowing anything about how social media companies work or having previous experience.
I am saying all this as a person who use Mastodon and BlueSky instead of Twitter.
Most people who left Twitter left it because of Elon ego rather than the way he manages the company internally.