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National educational assessment numbers are in they are not good, post Covid-19 pandemic. 4th and 8th graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math. The alarming findings are based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress reading and math exams, often called the “Nation’s Report Card”. The gaps between White students […]
Mayor Malik Evans held a press conference Friday morning to announce the City Of Rochester will be with the county and other services to help the homeless issue in Rochester. One of the other key points discussed at the press conference was the heroin and opioid problem in the city along with mental health.
With what sames like everything going up, like the price of food. The financial crisis may also have an affect, on the way people date. Research from the dating app Bumble, quizzed 2,187 adults on their thoughts on money and dating. They found that young people in particular are feeling conscious of their finances when […]
Uber Eats is expanding it’s service to cannabis, offering deliveries in Toronto. Uber Eats has teamed up with cannabis marketplace Leafly to offer residents weed delivery from local, licensed retailers in Canada. Uber Eats claims this is a world first for a “a major third-party delivery platform.” Users in Ontario have been available to order […]
Yesterday began the first day of hearing aids being available to buy over the counter across the US. The major shift in hearing health care is due to a recent rule change by the Food and Drug Administration. Back in August, the FDA cleared the way for the devices to be sold in retail stores […]
For this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation aimed at helping breast cancer survivors. This new law would provide the proper insurance coverage for women who choose to have reconstructive surgery after undergoing a mastectomy. Governor Hochul stated that it’s time for breast cancer survivors to be treated with dignity […]
Bad news for some shellfish lover’s, there’re billions of crabs missing from the waters in Alaska and for the first time ever snow crab season has been canceled. Reports say over the past few years the creature’s population has been declining from the Alaskan sea dropping from 8 billion to 1 billion from 2018-2021. There […]
NFL Hall Of Famer, Deion Sanders aka “Neon Deion” aka “Prime Time.” is now the head football coach at Jackson State, a historically Black university or HBCU. Jackson State is the hottest program in America, poaching talented recruits and winning games in equal measure. Plus, Coach Prime is fight for the people is Mississippi and […]
The Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to more than 9 million households who are potentially eligible for tax benefits, but haven’t filed a 2021 return to claim them. The news come after an audit by the Treasury Inspector General for the Tax Administration. $1.1 billion in Child Tax Credits were sent to 1.5 million […]
Older Americans are increasingly targeted by online scammers aiming to steal large amounts of money through various schemes. A new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation says the problem is getting worse to the tune of $1.7 billion in 2021. According to the FBI, the number of elderly victims is rising at an alarming […]