Yearly Archives

2024

Massive Turnout at Delta Sigma Theta’s Global Public Service Conference

TL/DR - Over 3,000 members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina for a regional conference celebrating the chapters in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and Bermuda. The event was aimed at preparing the members to focus on social action programs and carry out service activities in their communities. The…

Unveiling Transparency in Health Care Costs

TL/DR - Former surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams recently received a $10,000 medical bill which was negotiated down to $4,800 by his insurance, but he was left to pay the full amount due to his high-deductible health insurance policy. Health care costs, which make up nearly 20% of the US GDP, are rising rapidly due to health care consolidation and…

Heat Wave Hits New York, I-95 Corridor, and Washington DC

TL/DR - A dangerous heatwave is impacting many parts of the US, resulting in heat alerts for over 100 million Americans, including the densely populated I-95 corridor. There are also concerns around wildfires in California, where 89,700 acres have already burned this year, and a possible tropical system developing in the southwest Gulf of Mexico.…

NBC: Trump Campaign Targets Disloyalty in Arizona GOP

TL/DR - Donald Trump's campaign has reportedly taken action to quash suspected disloyalty within the Arizona GOP, with the suspected ringleader being Shelby Busch, chair of the elections-focused group We The People AZ Alliance PAC and the chair of Arizona’s delegation to the GOP convention. Busch was accused of lobbying for a rule change at the…