The email arrived like a punch in the gut. You have exhausted your Pell Grant funds. In order to take this class, you will need to pay out of pocket. Jimmieka Mills was familiar with that feeling. When she’d shown up at the financial aid office of a Houston Community College campus at age 19, […]
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If your Instagram page is in desperate need of a refresh, Apple’s new operating system will come as music to your ears. iOS 13 is expected to launch at Apple’s event on September 10, and it has a range of impressive camera and photo features to boost your Instagram game. Most notable are several new
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Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. They say NOAA’s action risks the credibility of the nation’s weather and science agency and may even risk lives. Dismay came
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The next-generation mobile standard known as 5G is finally becoming more widely available after initial deployment in late 2018, and more 5G mobile launches are set to take place this year in various parts of the world. But while eagerly anticipated by consumers craving an enhanced mobile experience, 5G had the lowest readiness score among
Charter schools educate six percent of America’s children, but get an outsized amount of attention, pro and con. Partly because charter schools represent change: Charter schools have grown more than sevenfold in the last twenty years. Partly because charter schools educate an outsized, and concentrated, percentage of Black and Latinx students, and groups of Black
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The moment that Apple fans have been waiting for is finally almost here, as the iPhone 11 will be revealed next week. Apple is hosting an event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on Apple’s Cupertino Campus on Tuesday, where it’s expected to unveil three new smartphones, rumoured to be called the iPhone 11, iPhone 11
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Forget large RVs, the HYMER VisionVenture is a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based vehicle that takes camper vans to the next level. Think of it as a solar-powered, two-level apartment on wheels. There’s a pop-up roof / sleeping area, multi-functional furniture, a full bathroom with a shower as well as a rotating vanity sink, and a kitchenette. Read
India’s space agency said it lost touch with its Vikram lunar lander on Saturday as it made its final approach to the moon’s south pole to deploy a rover to search for signs of water. The fate of the lander — whether it crashed or landed — wasn’t immediately known. A successful landing would have
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Blockchain is the least mature of the six transformative technologies tracked by Digital Orbit. Complex and largely confined in application to the financial sector, Blockchain together with 5G had the lowest scores in readiness, one of Digital Orbit’s two key measures. The low scores meant that both Blockchain and 5G were considered least likely
Cristian watched with excitement across the picnic table as Chef Bruce formed blue balls of cornmeal and pressed them between two stainless steel paddles. “I know how to do that!” he exclaimed with excitement. “He’s making tortillas. My Mom does that.” Cristian, a fourth grader originally from Mexico, speaks Spanish at home but struggles with
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