A study published this summer in the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters found that Europe’s summers have warmed faster than comparable regions of the Northern Hemisphere in large part because the continent cleaned up its air. Within days, the finding had been rewritten in the British press as evidence that heatwaves are “caused by fall in pollution,” and from there...
August 20, 2026
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Grades Rise as Reading and Math Proficiency Falls: Nashville’s Grade-Change Allegations and the Accountability Gap
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Metro Nashville Public Schools leaders presented state test data to the district’s board and described some of the highest academic achievement levels the district has recorded since Tennessee adopted more rigorous standards. Social studies proficiency in grades 3 through 8 rose 4.1 percentage points to 42.1 percent. Superintendent Adrienne Battle called the results a product of...
Number of U.S. Homebuyers Falls to Record Low as Sellers Outnumber Them by Half a Million
The number of Americans actively shopping for a home fell to the lowest level on record in July, according to data released Aug. 13 by the real estate brokerage Redfin, leaving roughly half a million more sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market. Redfin estimated there were about 966,752 buyers in the market in July, down 2.5% from June....
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Clean Air Worked. The Climate Bill Is Coming Due.
A study published this summer in the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters found that Europe’s summers have warmed faster than...
Grades Rise as Reading and Math Proficiency Falls: Nashville’s Grade-Change Allegations and the Accountability Gap
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Metro Nashville Public Schools leaders presented state test data to the district’s board and described some...
Number of U.S. Homebuyers Falls to Record Low as Sellers Outnumber Them by Half a Million
The number of Americans actively shopping for a home fell to the lowest level on record in July, according to...
After 9/11, Congress Made Flight Schools Vet Foreign Students. Drone Schools Were Never Included.
Introduction Twenty-two months after the September 11 attacks, Congress wrote a rule into law that still governs American flight instruction....
The Governor’s Race Isn’t the Race: Why Trump Came to Garden City
President Donald Trump landed on Long Island Friday afternoon for remarks at the Nassau County Police Academy Center for Training...
Oracle Borrowed Its Way Into the AI Trade. The Credit Market Is Now Pricing the Risk.
Introduction Oracle Corporation has spent the past year converting a database and enterprise software business into one of the largest...
The $14 Billion Story That Ate Itself: How Beyond Meat Went From the Decade’s Hottest IPO to a 1-for-30 Reverse Split
Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, that its board had selected a 1-for-30 reverse stock...
The Great Equalizer Comes Home: Cheap Drones, Crowded Skies, and No Way to Tell Friend From Foe
Over eleven weeks this summer, the FBI seized more than 700 drones the largest federal drone enforcement operation in American...