LEGO launches Braille Bricks to make reading more fun for blind children
In the hopes of making reading more fun and inclusive for blind children, LEGO has announced that it is launching Braille Bricks. The new bricks
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Tech firm VMware faces DACA discrimination lawsuit
A participant in the federal program shielding young immigrants from deportation is suing a Silicon Valley company, saying she was denied a job she was
Student sues Apple for $1 BILLION after ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition mistakes him for thief
A student is suing Apple for $1 billion, after the company’s in-store facial recognition software mistakenly identified him as a thief. Ousmane Bah, an 18-year-old
Florida high school, scene of massacre, wins prize to help fund senior prom
FILE PHOTO: Students arrive for the the first day of classes at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Joe
Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike to force leaders to act | Environment
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, has given her support for a general strike for the climate, saying the student movement she inspired needs
Columbine principal, haunted by 20-year-old massacre, still recites victims’ names
ARVADA, Colo. (Reuters) – Each morning for the last two decades, Frank DeAngelis has recited aloud the names of the 13 people killed at Columbine
Doves, heartbreak and hope on 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre
LITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) – A week-long series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre culminated on Saturday with a remembrance
A universal framework combining genome annotation and undergraduate education
IMAGE: Workflow describing various steps in the manual annotation of protein-coding genes. view more Credit: Prashant Hosmani As genome sequencing becomes cheaper and faster, resulting in
Solemn service to mark 20th anniversary of Columbine High massacre
LITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) – A week-long series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre culminates on Saturday with a remembrance
Arizona School Apologizes After Little Rock 9 Exercise Brings Up Trauma For Black Student
An Arizona school has publicly apologized for the impact of a recent exercise after criticism from at least one parent who said a recent lesson
Judge upholds New York City’s mandatory measles vaccination order
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of parents who challenged New York City’s recently imposed mandatory measles vaccination
Chem professor on leave after Nazi gas chamber exam question
A chemistry professor whose exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust
Is it really ‘dry clean only’? (video)
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2019 — Knowing the do’s and don’ts of washing your clothes can be difficult, but chemistry has got your back. With a
Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites
Health and wildlife officials are taking steps to prepare for potentially dangerous parasites that could gain a foothold because of Alaskas warming climate. Non-native ticks
Columbine-infatuated teen found dead in Colorado after hunt
DENVER (Reuters) – A Florida teenager who authorities said was armed, dangerous and “infatuated” with the Columbine massacre was found dead in Colorado after she