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Google removed references to cultural observances like Black History and Pride Month from its calendar to focus only on public holidays from timeanddate.com, sparking mixed reactions about the tech giant's role in promoting or omitting significant cultural moments.

Google updates calendar policy on cultural observances

By Paris Goodman, Staff Writer
Published Mar 4, 2025
Google removed references to cultural observances like Black History and Pride Month from its calendar to focus only on public holidays from timeanddate.com, sparking mixed reactions about the tech giant's role in promoting or omitting significant cultural moments.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

What we’re reading: Trump orders English as the official language of the U.S., Texas measles outbreak nears 150 cases and more

By Cal Phillips, Staff Writer
Published Feb 28, 2025
Trump orders English as the official language of the U.S., Texas measles outbreak nears 150 cases and more of what we're reading.
President Donald Trump holds his first Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

What we’re reading: President Trump announces new tariffs, Health Secretary RFK Jr. tracks measles outbreak in Texas and more

By Jade Otway, Staff Writer
Published Feb 27, 2025
President Trump announces new tariffs on Canada and Mexico and increases China's, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces measles outbreak in Texas in early days in office and more of what we're reading.
Palestinians look at a mosque destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Efforts to reach a new cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Any deal would have to include a pause in fighting, an exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and large quantities of desperately needed humanitarian assistance for the war-battered Gaza Strip. But finding a formula acceptable to both sides has been elusive. The gaps between Israel and Hamas remain wide, and the chances of an agreement anytime soon still appear to be slim. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

What we’re reading: Israel and Hamas to engage in hostage exchange, first measles death in Texas outbreak and more

By Pilar Olivas, Staff Writer
Published Feb 26, 2025
Israel and Hamas plan to exchange hostages, update on measles outbreak in Texas and more of what we're reading.
Looking for survivors in Palestine (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

What we’re reading: Israel and Hamas cease-fire to expire this week, Starbucks fires over 1,000 employees and more

By Alexah Montanes, Staff Writer
Published Feb 24, 2025
Israel and Hamas cease-fire to expire this week, Starbucks fires over 1,000 employees and more of what we're reading.
Rep. Jim Jordan, Washington D.C., Feb 21.

What we’re reading: U.S. lawmakers challenge EU tech fines, Trump nominates Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director and more

By Tara Meany, Staff writer
Published Feb 24, 2025
U.S. lawmakers challenge EU tech fines questioning its fairness to the nation, Trump nominates ex-secret service Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director and more of what we're reading.
FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is silhouetted by window light as he heads to the chamber to begin the week, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

What we’re reading: Mitch McConnell retirement, new Gallup polls and more

By Colin McThorn, Staff Writer
Published Feb 21, 2025
Mitch McConnell ends four decade tenure, one in 10 adult Americans identify as LGBTQ+ and more of what we're reading.
Military personnel board a U.S. Marine Osprey at the Naval Outlying Landing Field Friday, January 31, 2025, in Imperial Beach, California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

What we’re reading: Trump’s birthright citizenship ban denied, Judge delays NYC mayor case and more

By Ashley Matustik, Staff Writer
Published Feb 20, 2025
The appeals court in San Francisco rejects Trump's order to reinstate birthright citizenship ban, Mayor Eric Adam's corruption case still on hold and more of what we're reading.
A file photo from May 19, 2010, shows a blue rectangular piece of microplastic on the finger of a researcher from the University of Washington-Tacoma's environmental science program after it was found in debris collected from the Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma, Wash. Tiny bits of broken-down plastic, smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice, are turning up everywhere in oceans—from the water to the guts of fish and the feces of sea otters and giant killer whales. Yet little is known about the effects of these "microplastics" on sea creatures or humans. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

What we’re reading: New study finds rising level of microplastics in human brains

By Colin McThorn, Staff Writer
Published Feb 19, 2025
A new study conducted by Nature Medicine confirms microplastics are found in human brains more than any other organ.
A Delta Air Lines plane lies upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

What we’re reading: Delta crash landing, IRS data system access controversy and more

By Sydney Jansen, Staff Writer
Published Feb 18, 2025
Delta flight makes an emergency landing in Toronto, Elon Musk requests access to IRS data systems and more of what we're reading.
Texas senate bill seeks to allow teen mothers autonomy over their reproductive health

Texas senate bill seeks to allow teen mothers autonomy over their reproductive health

By Kiley Beykirch, Staff Writer
Published Feb 17, 2025
Senate Bill 348 would grant unmarried minor mothers the ability to make decisions regarding postpartum medical care and contraception without parental consent.
Firing spree within the Department of Homeland Security.

What we’re reading: DHS plans to fire hundreds of leaders, “Not my President’s Day” protests and more

By Madison Haynes, Staff Writer
Published Feb 17, 2025
Department of Homeland Security is preparing to fire hundreds of senior employees, “Not my President’s Day” protest against Trump and Musk break out and more of what we're reading.