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The math performance of U.S. teenagers has sharply declined since 2018, with scores lower than 20 years ago, and with American students continuing to trail global competitors, according to the results of a key international exam released on Tuesday. In the first comparable global results since the coronavirus pandemic, 15-year-olds in the United States scored […]
A rush of deep discounts and the growth of flexible payment options were the drivers behind $9.8 billion in online sales in the U.S. on Black Friday — a record figure for the day. According to Adobe Analytics, sales were up by 7.5% on last year’s numbers (you can see those here). Sales
Image Credits: Cavan Images / Getty Images A rush of deep discounts and the growth of flexible payment options were the drivers behind $9.8 billion in online sales in the U.S. on Black Friday — a record figure for the day. According to Adobe Analytics, sales were up by 7.5% on last year’s numbers (you […]
UN inspectors of the Joint Coordination Centre go to inspect a grain shipment aboard the merchant vessel LADY SPERANZA under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Istanbul, 17 February 2023. © UN/Duncan Moore Mr. President, When I spoke to this Council about the situation in Ukraine last month, I highlighted the humanitarian impact of the full-scale […]
Last year, our CEO, Mark Suzman, made it clear that inclusion is a core value for the foundation, not only with our partners and grantees, but also with its employees, who make the work possible. February is Black History Month in the United States, and we join our colleagues in proud celebration and critical […]
Chicago, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global Black Phosphorus Market will grow to USD 83 million by 2027, at a CAGR of 43.1% from USD 13 million in 2022, as per the recent study by MarketsandMarkets™. This growth is primarily triggered by the growing demand for black phosphorus in energy storage and sensors application. […]
Hello and welcome back to The Exchange’s weekend missive. If you are reading this on TechCrunch and want to get the letter in your inbox, head here. Your regular host Anna Heim is off this week on a much-deserved vacation, so I’m stepping back into my old role as newsletter scribe. It’s good fun to […]
President Biden offered pardons Thursday to thousands of people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, as U.S. states and other governments around the world reconsider their approach toward the drug, with some moving to decriminalize or legalize it.
Don Kohn, senior fellow in Economic Studies at Brookings, discusses inflation trends in the U.S. and abroad, the Federal Reserve’s actions to address rising costs, and inflationary expectations among consumers and businesses. Related Content Source link
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — The United States began restricting travel to at least eight African countries Monday as the omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread globally. It’s unclear where the new variant first emerged, but scientists in South Africa alerted the World Health Organization, and it has now been seen in travelers arriving in several countries, from […]
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