Tagged: NewsChips


NewsChips: The IQ Question

By Sarah Trunk | Oct. 24, 2013, 8:34 p.m. | In News Blog »

But the decision should not be upheld because Hall is not mentally fit enough to be put to death and because "bright-line" death penalty laws like Florida's are unfair.


NewsChips: 16 and 17 year-olds can vote in Takoma Park

By Caroline Gabriel | May 23, 2013, 4:52 p.m. | In News Blog »

Last Monday, the Takoma Park City Council voted 6-1 to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in city elections starting in November. This is a great law modification that is sure to benefit the community.


NewsChips: Possible HIV Cure for babies

By Janvi Raichura | March 7, 2013, 5:39 p.m. | In News Blog »

A two and a half year old girl from Mississippi is the first child, and the second person in world, reported to have been cured of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).


NewsChips: John Kerry believes Americans "have the right to be stupid"

By Temi Ibirogba | Feb. 28, 2013, 6:44 p.m. | In News Blog »

While speaking to German students in Berlin on Tuesday, the new Secretary of State, John Kerry voiced his belief during the speech that "In America you have the right to be stupid, if you want to be."


NewsChips: Sequester showdown

By Grace Hill | Feb. 21, 2013, 6:34 p.m. | In News Blog »

Sequestration, which will happen unless Congress reaches a deal before then, is likely inevitable due to the current gridlock and inaction.


NewsChips: Raising awareness of food stamps

By Emma Yeager | Dec. 6, 2012, 6:43 p.m. | In News Blog »

As Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker represents over 250,000 New Jersyans. Booker is putting himself in the shoes of the 850,000 New Jersyans living on food stamps, even as Congress considers a $16 billion cut to the program.


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