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Why Is the College Board Pushing to Expand Advanced Placement?
BOSTON — For the past two decades, the College Board has moved aggressively to expand the number of high school students taking Advanced Placement courses and tests — in part by pitching the program to low-income students and the schools that serve them.
OpenAI’s Board Pushes Out Sam Altman, Its High-Profile CEO
SAN FRANCISCO — Sam Altman, the high-profile CEO of OpenAI, who became the face of the tech industry’s artificial intelligence boom, was pushed out of the company by its board of directors, OpenAI said in a blog post Friday afternoon.
U.S. Investigates Colleges for Antisemitism and Islamophobia Complaints
The federal government opened discrimination investigations this week into a half-dozen universities, including Columbia, Cooper Union and Cornell in New York, after complaints about antisemitic and anti-Muslim harassment after the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
House Ethics Chair Moves to Expel George Santos
The Republican chair of the bipartisan House Ethics Committee introduced a resolution Friday to expel Rep. George Santos of New York from Congress, citing the committee’s damning new report documenting pervasive campaign fraud and violations of House rules.
Students Are Missing School at an Alarming Rate
The academic achievement of millions of American students faltered during the pandemic — and in many cases, has not recovered three years later. The latest data on student attendance offers one explanation: Far more students are missing many days of school compared with before the pandemic.
Panda Diplomacy Might Not Be Dead Just Yet
WASHINGTON — The fur balls might be coming back to Washington and San Diego. Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech Wednesday night that his nation’s best diplomats, giant pandas, might soon return to zoos in the United States that have recently sent bears back to their homeland.
Santos Won’t Seek Reelection After House Panel Finds Evidence of Crimes
The House Ethics Committee on Thursday found “substantial evidence” that Rep. George Santos violated federal law, setting the stage for another likely push to expel the embattled first-term Republican from New York and prompting him to declare that he would not seek reelection.
How RFK Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall
In 2021, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earned more than $500,000 as the chair and top lawyer at Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit organization that he has helped build into a leading spreader of anti-vaccine falsehoods and a platform for launching his independent bid for the White House.
Biden and Xi Meet at a Backdrop for Hollywood and Tech-Titan Weddings
SAN FRANCISCO — Filoli, a grand house and garden on 654 acres of rolling green grounds along the California coast, has been a supporting character in the 1980s television drama “Dynasty” and the 2001 romantic comedy “The Wedding Planner.” It has been the venue for top-dollar nuptials of Facebook executives, and the public can tour the gardens.
U.S. and China Agree to Displace Fossil Fuels by Ramping Up Renewables
The United States and China, the world’s two largest climate polluters, have agreed to jointly tackle global warming by ramping up wind, solar and other renewable energy with the goal of displacing fossil fuels, the State Department said Tuesday.
How Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025
Former President Donald Trump declared in the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign: “I am your retribution.” He later vowed to use the Justice Department to go after his political adversaries, starting with President Joe Biden and his family.
Evidence Points to Israeli Shells in Strikes on Gaza’s Largest Hospital
Minutes after 1 a.m. Friday, as active fighting raged between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, a projectile streaked over Gaza’s largest medical complex and crashed into the center of the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital, a place where thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip had sought shelter.
Running vs. Walking: Which Is Better for Lasting Health?
Walking is among the world’s most popular forms of exercise, and far and away the most favored in the United States. And for good reason: It’s simple, accessible and effective. Taking regular walks lowers the risk of many health problems including anxiety, depression, diabetes and some cancers.
Sharp Drop in Airfares Cheers Inflation-Weary Travelers
Airfares to many popular destinations have recently fallen to their lowest levels in months, and even holiday travel is far cheaper than it was last year, providing some welcome relief to consumers who have been frustrated for months by high prices for all manner of goods and services.
Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them?
After Dr. Mark Mohrmann completed a successful orthopedic procedure in 2019, his patient turned to Yelp, a review website, to share his appreciation. “Dr. Mark made me feel that I was in safe hands,” the patient wrote in a five-star review.
Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog
There are more Americans who say they have serious cognitive problems — with remembering, concentrating or making decisions — than at any time in the past 15 years, data from the Census Bureau shows.
A Cook’s Tour of the Tokyo Food Scene
It’s a Monday afternoon in the Tsukiji branch of the Tokyo Sushi Academy and we’re about to be put to the test. Or I am anyway. Most of the other students enrolled in the Japanese Culinary Intensive course are professionals. They are local or from abroad, just brushing up on skills or adding to their repertoire. My bench mate works charter yachts out of Australia. Our sensei, chef Hiro Tsumoto, noticed a tattoo on his forearm with Japanese characters and called out: “Hey, that’s my aunt’s name!”
U.S. Bets on Small Nuclear Reactors to Help Fix a Huge Climate Problem
WAYNESBORO, Ga. — Towering over the Savannah River in Georgia, the first nuclear reactors built from scratch in the United States in more than 30 years illustrate the enormous promise of nuclear power — and its most glaring weakness.
Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Christopher Hixon, a 27-year veteran of the Navy who served in the Persian Gulf, trained with government ammunition that typically had a distinctive “LC” marking on its brass casings.
The Only People Who Understand What a Caregiver Goes Through
On Thursday mornings, Julia Sadtler and Debora Dunbar log onto Zoom to talk about caring for their husbands with Alzheimer’s disease, in hourlong conversations that are usually informative, sometimes emotional and always supportive.
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