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  • Global Perspective: Hungary and Bulgaria hold decisive elections

    Global Perspective: Hungary and Bulgaria hold decisive elections

    Hungary and Bulgaria have recently held crucial parliamentary elections on April 12 and April 19 respectively. Hungary saw a massive voter turnout at 78.9%, the highest the country has seen since 1990. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has been in office since 2010, was defeated in a landslide by Péter Magyar. Orbán’s far-right Fidesz party

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  • Etown adds two new majors

    Etown adds two new majors

    Two new majors are being added to Elizabethtown College. Starting in the Fall 2026 semester, the interdisciplinary majors, Interaction Design & User Experience (IxD) and Nutrition & Human Performance, are expected to prepare prospective students for careers in their respective growing industries. IxD majors will focus on developing digital systems and interfaces with human users

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  • Today’s Tech: New self-healing concrete uses bacteria to repair cracks in itself without help from humans

    Today’s Tech: New self-healing concrete uses bacteria to repair cracks in itself without help from humans

    Concrete has been a staple material used in construction for a very long time. A person can find concrete almost anywhere they look. Its strength and durability are not to be scoffed at, with it being able to support drastic amounts of weight. However, even though it can support all of these structures, concrete has

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  • Business Buzz: FOX’s Kalshi partnership aims to boost engagement and revenue.

    Business Buzz: FOX’s Kalshi partnership aims to boost engagement and revenue.

    FOX’s partnership with Kalshi is primarily a response to the changing economics of modern media. The company announced it will integrate Kalshi’s prediction market data across FOX News, FOX Business and FOX One, adding real-time forecasting to its coverage of politics, economics and major events. While this can be seen as an innovation in information

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  • PA Politics: What is the state of Pennsylvania’s primary elections?

    PA Politics: What is the state of Pennsylvania’s primary elections?

    Another election year means another year in the political spotlight for Pennsylvania, the perennial swing state whose elections could be feasibly won by either party. Pennsylvania will have relatively few contested primaries on May 19, but the decisions may matter come November. Both the Democratic and Republican primaries for the state’s marquee governor’s race will

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  • Today’s Tech: US launches first crewed mission to the moon since 1972

    Today’s Tech: US launches first crewed mission to the moon since 1972

    On April 1, the United States launched a rocket into space containing astronauts on a mission to fly around, but not on, the moon. This mission, named the Artemis II, marks a massive milestone in space exploration, since NASA is sending a rocket with astronauts deep into space for the first time since the Apollo

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