Transgender student rights
Students walked out of a Broward County high school to support trans rights. A transgender student played on the girls’ volleyball team, leading to school staff being investigated.
Global temps foreshadow future
The U.N. weather agency is warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future. The World Meteorological Organization warned that the average temperature for the year is up to only one-tenth of a degree under a target limit for the end of the century.
Henry Kissinger’s legacy
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100. He hadn’t been convicted of war crimes.
Native tribes recognized
Under a bill filed by a Pensacola Republican Representative, Florida would give state recognition to three Native American tribes in the Panhandle.
The future of dyslexia
Dyslexia affects 1 out of every 5 people. There’s a company using AI to help people with dyslexia.
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