Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Packets of Nestle Golden Nuggets whole grain breakfast cereal, produced by Nestle SA, sit displayed for sale inside a supermarket in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. If you ever got the…
Category: Education
Tchakamau Mahakoe is still not settled on which of the US universities she will attend. (OBSERVER FILE PHOTO) TCHAKAMAU, the ambitious and brilliant schoolgirl the Jamaica Observer featured two years ago along with her brother for their academic achievements, has…
ABC The story of the first-generation Ghanian-American student accepted by all eight Ivy league schools is wonderful, but it also stirs up the tension between black Americans and recent African immigrants — especially when you describe him as “not a…
Photo: Lindspetrol/Flickr Little tiny ants have been spotted in our new home, and many people are suffering the same fate across the country. As much as I love spring, I don’t like bugs — especially bugs that can infest a…
Flickr/Daniel Go With all its accents and dialects, the English language naturally includes variation in sound. But sometimes people just flat out mispronounce words. Take a look at these 11 examples.We bolded the emphasized syllable and included links for…
Avery Coffey Last week, the nation heard about 18-year-old Chad Thomas, a senior at Booker T. Washington Senior High in Miami, who received 150 scholarship offers for his prowess on the football field and ability to play nine instruments. Now, comes…
So far, the political discussion revolving around Chris Christie’s diminishing prospects for 2016 have centered on the George Washington Bridge scandal, (and the laughable investigation by his own attorney), and the not-yet-vetted story about Sandy aid being withheld from less-than-enthusiastic…
Artefacts: German soldiers sent pictures like this one as postcards from the front line. This man sits next to this ammunition from 1916. Treasure trove: Pictures like this one show the London Scottish regiment on a troop train before battle…
It starts early. A new report issued by the Education Department shows a troubling trend – Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools – even as tiny preschoolers. The racial disparities in American education, from…
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MIAMI (WFOR/CNN) – Chad Thomas, a senior at Booker T. Washington, is a teen with many talents. So many talents, that he has received hundreds of college scholarship offers. Thomas, 18, has received 150 scholarships for his skills on the…