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As bad information spreads, Florida schools seek to teach 'digital literacy'
Many Florida high schools now teach a cybersecurity program. There's a larger plan to help students figure out what is and isn't true online. Organizers hope it will become a nationwide model.
Intelligence Squared debate: Should America forgive student debt?
Facing growing discontent over the rising student loan repayments in the middle of a Pandemic, many prominent Democrats – and some Republicans – are calling on Washington to cancel much of the $1.7 trillion that Americans owe. But some argue that it would balloon the federal deficit, waste taxpayer money and benefit wealthy borrowers who don’t need their student loans canceled.
Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes
The Biden administration is moving to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, saying Monday it is taking initial steps toward approving a huge wind farm off the New Jersey coast as part of an effort to generate electricity for more than 10 million homes nationwide by 2030.
Federal eviction moratorium extended just two days before expiration
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.