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ASU Professor Wins Prestigious Yidan Prize

TL/DR - Shai Reshef, founder of the tuition-free University of the People, and Michelene Chi, a professor at Arizona State University who developed a framework to enhance student learning, have been announced as the 2023 winners of The Yidan Prize—the biggest award in education—in recognition of their contributions to the field. Each winner will…

Kari Lake Faces Backlash for DeSantis, COVID-19 Misinformation

TL/DR - Failed Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake was criticized by officials from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign for allegedly lying about DeSantis's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lake claimed that DeSantis forced vaccines and masks on people and children, a statement that DeSantis's press secretary Bryan Griffin called a…

Federal Child Care Funding Cut Puts Working Moms at Risk

TL/DR - During the pandemic, child care became a significant issue in the US, with many facilities shutting down due to a lack of funds, leaving working parents without the necessary child care. The American Rescue Plan Act provided $24 billion in child care stabilization funds, keeping over 200,000 child care providers operational, though these…

Hunter Biden Accuses Giuliani, Costello of Laptop Data Hack

TL/DR - Hunter Biden has sued Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney, Robert Costello, accusing them of hacking and manipulating data on a hard drive connected to his laptop. The laptop in question was supposedly abandoned by Hunter Biden at a Delaware computer repair shop in 2019, the owner of which provided the hard drive to Giuliani and Costello.…