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Scores in U.S. history and civics for eighth-graders are down across the U.S., according to recent results from the assessment known as the “Nation’s Report Card.” This year’s history scores are the lowest recorded since the assessment began in 1994, and the new data mark the first-ever drop in civics.
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Last Updated on June 7, 2023
The community eats a largely healthy diet consisting of whole-grain bread, beans, garden vegetables, fruits, and mastic oil, all of which are important for heart health. Also important, “They laugh and drink wine together.”
“Their purpose-imbued lives give them clear roles of responsibility and feelings of being needed well into their 100s.” The people here also favor a mostly plant-based diet.
Last Updated on May 7, 2023
Nikkei » NATO is opening an office in Tokyo to better consult with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Update » Video on YouTube appears to have been restricted.
Here is a link to the article and video on the Bloomberg platform.
https://youtu.be/I0iYopakgcc?t=271
Last Updated on May 5, 2023
The appeal comes in his message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on 3 May, in line with a 1993 UN General Assembly resolution.
The focus this year is on the connection between press freedom and overall human rights.
Reporters Without Borders described China as “the world’s biggest jailer of journalists and one of the biggest exporters of propaganda content.” The People’s Republic of China fell to 179th place on the index, just one place above bottom-of-the-class North Korea.
https://youtu.be/IcZmsV3aRwE
Last Updated on May 5, 2023
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