By:Summer Livengood The recent bill signed by President Joe Biden is to get rid of synthetic nicotine. If you don’t know what synthetic nicotine is, it is vapes and e-cigarettes. It also doesn’t contain any tobacco, which makes it synthetic. They are chemically produced and made. In the past couple of years, nicotine products have become more and more popular. Also, due to the popularity … Continue reading BAnning of synthetic nicotine
On Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17 a.m. at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), four astronauts from the private company Axiom Space left the atmosphere. Unlike the flight on July 20, 2021, that flew Jeff Bezos into space for 10 minutes, these astronauts were headed toward the International Space Station (ISS). The fantastic four that went to the ISS weren’t just any average … Continue reading Private Astronauts Headed to Space from NASA
(Featured photo provided by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Last Friday, April 15th, Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Richard Corcoran, approved the adoption of mathematical instructional materials to be put onto the state’s list that adhered to Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) standards. However, out of the 132 submitted textbooks, a whopping 54, about 41%, of them were rejected from going onto the … Continue reading Florida bans 41% of submitted textbooks, cites Critical Race Theory
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) recently seized over 400 firearms from an apartment in Philadelphia after a two-year investigation, revealing a large gun-smuggling ring operating out of the city. ATF officials stated that they had been investigating the case since 2020, and had been tracking illegal firearms back to the sellers via “Straw Purchases”. “Straw Purchases” are when a person legally … Continue reading ATF Busts major gun smuggling ring in Philadelphia
From March 30th through April 2nd at the Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the Key West High School (KWHS) Academic Challenge team, a student-run educational trivia team, proved their intellectual abilities by placing fifth place in their state competition. Although there is no monetary prize like Jeopardy, a game show based on your knowledge of various topics, Academic Challenge gives the students … Continue reading Academic Challenge places fifth in the state
By:Summer Livengood Florida is a very touristy area. Key West gets over 550 tourists a week. You would never guess how many we get during summer break. Over 3 million people just during the summer. `Now for the small Florida keys, that’s a lot of people. It also hurts our oceans and other communities. Bars stay open longer, beaches get more pollution. The summer comes … Continue reading Florida’s Upcoming Summer
On Monday, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new bill focused on addressing what House speaker Chris Sprowls calls a “fatherhood crisis” that the state is currently dealing with. The bill, formally known as HB 7065, showed support from Republicans and Democrats, and it unanimously passed Florida’s House and Senate. Under the measure, about $70 million from Florida’s budget will be allocated to various … Continue reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs two new bills to help Florida families
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) originally wanted to launch the 1st Artemis Mission with the goal of landing the first woman and person of color on the moon. However, the mission got postponed, pushing each stage back from a few months to a year. The earliest that the third mission, Artemis 3, can take place is 2025. On Saturday, April 2nd, they were … Continue reading NASA’s Artemis Mission Postponed
Since the start of the season, Key West High School’s (KWHS) Girls Lacrosse team has dominated the field through their diligence, teamwork, and skill. Their hard work is reflected in their incredible ten-to-two win-loss record this season. Climbing their way up the ranks to the top, the girls lacrosse team is ready to win the district championship. Naomi Grabus, Juliette Hamilton, Isabella Marchiano, and Katie … Continue reading Live, Laugh, Love: Lacrosse
By:Summer Livengood Gun violence has affected over 1 million people in just the United States. Whenever you read or watch the news most of the time you will always see a shooting or killing by deadly weapon such as a gun. Today in this age there have been serious injuries from guns also having major deaths. Guns are associated with drive-by shootings, school shootings and … Continue reading Gun violence
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