Joe Biden was in serious trouble. By the time of the Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina during the 2020 election cycle, analysts expected his campaign to lose the race. To keep his campaign afloat, Biden needed a key endorsement from House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Clyburn wanted something in return: a promise to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court. This January, after Stephen Breyer, one of the three l

Venice, a major city located in Northern Italy, is made up of small islands that have been troubled with flooding since the country’s formation. Unfortunately, these floods have worsened in the past 65 years from rising sea levels due to climate change. In an effort to try to protect Venice from floods, barriers and other machinery have been put in place. MOSE (Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico) is a barrier system that includes an artificial island that contains a sandbar

No more pencils, no more paper, and way less stress – College Board has changed the SAT yet again to become more streamlined for the class of 2024 and onward. On January 25th, College Board announced big changes to the SAT for future test-takers: the test will be shortened by an hour with more time for each question; in terms of content, the no-calculator math section will be removed, and the reading section will have shorter passages with only one question each. Tests will s