The national teacher shortage is causing some school districts nationwide to ask retired teachers to return to the classroom. Education experts share their thoughts on the solution.
The U.S., with international partners, completed the removal of enriched uranium from a Venezuelan research reactor to South Carolina.
The U.S., with international partners, completed the removal of enriched uranium from a Venezuelan research reactor to South Carolina. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the removal of 13.5 kilograms of enriched uranium from Venezuela’s RV-1 research reactor. The uranium, which had been unused since the reactor ceased operations in 1991, was securely transported to the U.S. for processing and reuse. DETAIL: Officials said 13.5 kilograms, or roughly 30 pounds, of uranium enriched above the 20 percent threshold was safely packaged and transported about 100 miles across Venezuela before being shipped by a specialized British nuclear transport vessel to…Open
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Are local offices still about fixing potholes and picking up trash, or has everything become a national political fight? The Hill's Bill Sammon and Chris Stirewalt discuss how even mayoral races are now shaped by national ideology and figures like Donald Trump.
A cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus received medical intervention this week while pausing offshore at Cape Verde, a country of islands off the Atlantic coast of Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO), which is helping to coordinate a response to the infectious disease on and off the ship, called the ship MV Hondius, held a briefing Thursday, May 7. Officials described the nature of the virus and actions being taken to provide care and safety for those onboard the vessel, as well as efforts to contain and track possible spread beyond those already diagnosed. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, explained that, although hantaviruses usually spread from rodents to humans, the strain in this…
It was not immediately clear if Makary would be fired or if he would leave the administration voluntarily, but it comes after the commissioner faced criticism over his handling of the agency.