Schools Increasingly Consider Rewarding Teachers for Results, Not Seniority

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Los Angeles public school support staff, teachers, and supporters rally outside of the school district headquarters during a strike in Los Angeles on March 21, 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images In several states and hundreds of local school districts, traditional teacher salary structures based on years of service are being replaced by merit and

RFK Jr.’s Food Pyramid Flip Will Have Widespread Benefits, Proponents Say

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., flanked by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, announce new dietary guidelines in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Upon unveiling the new food pyramid and dietary guidelines for

Trump Calls for Temporary 10 Percent Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates

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Mastercard and Visa credit cards in Zelienople, Pa., on Feb. 20, 2019. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo President Donald Trump said on Jan. 9 that he would call for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates of 10 percent, potentially starting later this month, though its enforcement may depend on Congress. In a Truth Social post,

ExxonMobil Considers Venezuela Return as Chevron Plans Immediate Production Increase

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Pumpjacks lift oil from wells at a Chevron production area in the Midway-Sunset Oil Field, California’s largest, in Fellows, near Taft, on Oct. 17, 2025. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images ExxonMobil is exploring a return to Venezuela almost two decades after its assets were seized and nationalized, CEO Darren Woods said on Jan. 9. “It’s

Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People

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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered: