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Who Gets the Spot? The Big Football Playoff Debate

December 9, 2025

The 2025 College Football Playoff is set, but not everyone is happy. People are arguing about who should have made it in. Two teams, Alabama and BYU, are at the center of the debate. Both lost their championship games. Alabama was ranked ninth and lost to Georgia. BYU was ranked eleventh and lost to

sports

College Football Rankings Spark Debate: Is the SEC Really Favored?

November 6, 2025

The college football playoff committee has released its first rankings, and fans are already up in arms. Ohio State is sitting pretty at number one, with Indiana close behind at number two. But the real talk is about the SEC, which has a whopping seven teams in the mix. People are scratching their h

business

Applied Materials: Big Changes Ahead

October 24, 2025

Applied Materials, a major player in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, is making some big moves. They plan to let go of 4% of their workforce. This means around 1, 400 people will lose their jobs. The company expects to spend between $160 million and $180 million on these layoffs,

politics

Protesters Stand Up Against Trump Across Illinois

June 15, 2025

The streets of Chicago and its suburbs echoed with a powerful message on a recent Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered to voice their disapproval of President Donald Trump. This was one of the largest protests in recent memory, with over 1, 500 similar events happening across the country. ...

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A Legend Steps Back: Lee Corso's Last College Football Season

April 19, 2025

College football fans are gearing up for a bittersweet season. Lee Corso, the beloved figure from "College GameDay, " is hanging up his headgear after this year. He is 89 years old. He is not online, so he asked a friend to share his thanks to fans. Kirk Herbstreit, his long-time colleague, took to

politics

The Art of Translation: Bridging Cultural Divides

March 29, 2025

Translators play a vital role in connecting different cultures. They do this by acting as intermediaries between a source and a target language. Let's look at how they do this in the context of Chinese political texts. These texts are often rich with modal verbs, which express possibility, obligatio

politics

US Blocks AI Chip Exports to Prevent China from Catching Up

January 13, 2025

In a last-ditch effort to stop China from gaining the upper hand in AI technology, the Biden administration has announced new restrictions on the export of advanced AI chips. This move, coming just before Biden leaves office, is expected to strain relations with China. Tech giants like Nvidia and Or

science

Spring's Warm Spells: A Quick Change for Forest Herbs

December 18, 2024

Have you ever thought about how plants react to warm spring days? Well, it turns out they can make their growing phases happen quicker! Scientists recently studied how spring-flowering herbs in woodland areas respond to warm days during one growing season. They gathered data from five botanic garden

technology

TSMC Warns US About Possible China AI Chip Rule Breach

October 23, 2024

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has tipped off the United States about a potential violation of AI chip export rules by Huawei. The warning comes after a customer placed an order for a chip similar to Huawei's Ascend 910B, which is designed for training large language models. The U

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U. S. Moves to Limit AI and Chip Investments in China

October 22, 2024

The U. S. government is in the final stage of reviewing new rules aimed at controlling investments in China's sensitive technologies. These technologies include artificial intelligence, semiconductors, microelectronics, and quantum computing. The proposal, under review by the Treasury Department, re