Russia Banned from Global Sports for 4 Years Over Doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s unanimous decision, if upheld, would exclude Russia from the 2020 Olympics, and the Winter Games and World Cup in 2022.
Deaths of Goo Hara and Sulli Highlight Tremendous Pressures of K-Pop Stardom
Weekly Current Event and Critical Reading for 12/3/2019.
Venice’s Devastating Floods Are the “Canary in a Coal Mine” for Coastal Cities Worldwide
Weekly Current Event and Critical Reading for 11/19/2019.
Day of Rage Plunges Hong Kong into Turmoil After Police Shoot Protester
Weekly Current Event and Critical Reading for 11/12/2019.
NCAA Athletes Getting Paid: Thousands Could Be in Their Futures
Weekly critical reading for 11/05/2019
Researchers Taught Rats to Drive Tiny Cars. And It Made Them Less Stressed, Study Says.
October 24, 2019Ryan W. MillerUSA TodayLexile: 1100L–1200L If you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll ask for a glass of milk. If you give a rat a tiny
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir Successfully Complete First All-Female Spacewalk
Weekly Critical Reading for October 22, 2019. The first all-female spacewalk.
Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Weekly Critical Reading for Tuesday, October 15, 2019.
California Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes to Profit from Endorsements
September 30, 2019Colin DwyerNPRLexile: 1400L—1500L In a move that puts California on a collision course with the NCAA, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill effectively allowing college
How Impeachment Works
September 25, 2019Zachary B. WolfCNNLexile: 1400L–1500L Calls to impeach President Donald Trump began among some Democrats almost the day he was inaugurated. They ballooned after former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report
Will D.C. Become the 51st State? Advocates Argue Case in Congress with Boost from Democrats
September 19, 2019Nicholas WuUSA TodayLexile: 1100L–1200L WASHINGTON—Legislation under consideration in the House of Representatives could make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The bill, aptly named “H.R. 51,” was debated Thursday
145 CEOs Sent Congress a Letter Demanding Action on Gun Control
September 12, 2019Terry NguyenVoxLexile: 1300L–1400 The chief executives of major US companies sent Senate leaders a letter on Thursday, urging Congress to expand background checks on all gun