Interview and article by Hudson Mu, age 14 It was a sweltering June Saturday in the Bronx, New York. A pop-up table supported boxes of face masks, hand sanitizer and water bottles in front of Van Cortlandt Park. Taped to it were posters that could be spotted all across the Bronx and Westchester of Jamaal …
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By Hudson, age 13, and IndyKids Staff As students begin another year, many schools take steps to prevent bullying and safeguard the health and well-being of their students. Yet, unfortunately, bullying isn’t just a problem on the playground, but it’s an issue in many levels of society, from workplaces to families, even in the highest …
Amzad Ali, age 14, and IndyKids Staff After the February 14 school shooting at in Parkland, Florida, lawmakers in Congress began work on a bipartisan bill to improve the background check system for owning guns. The current background National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was created in 1998. Since then, it has blocked …
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By Sophie J Paiva, Age 9, Naasir M Favors, Age 10, and IndyKids Staff In 2017, there were 346 mass shootings reported in the United States. According to a Quinnipiac University poll in November last year, 95 percent of American voters support universal background checks for gun purchases, and 65 percent support a nationwide …
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The U.S. government shut down from October 1 to 17 because Congress could not agree on how to fund its budget.
Congress passed a law on August 4 making it legal for the government to spy on people’s phone and e-mail conversations without first getting a warrant from a court.
Last year the White House fired eight U.S. attorneys, law enforcement officers under Attorney General Gonzales. The White House says the attorneys were fired because they didn’t do their job well. But the attorneys had received good performance reports.
After many years under Republican control, the Democratic Party will now make up the majority of Congress, which means Democrats will be better equipped to challenge Bush’s policies.
