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The Biden administration blamed airlines for delays and cancellations but downplayed the FAA's lack of staffing in air traffic control
The Biden administration blamed airlines for delays and cancellations but downplayed the FAA's lack of staffing in air traffic control
While President Joe Biden's administration publicly hammered airlines for flight delays and cancellations last summer, behind the scenes Federal Aviation Administration officials were well aware that their own agency also bore responsibility for disrupting thousands of flights, according to previously unreported internal FAA records
2023-05-20 12:17
Main shootings: 'Helicopters, sirens. It's crazy' - Lewiston resident
Main shootings: 'Helicopters, sirens. It's crazy' - Lewiston resident
Billie Jayne Cooke tells the BBC the whole city is in lockdown, describing the attack as "unimaginable".
2023-10-26 12:29
Horse 'left to die' is now prize-winning show pony
Horse 'left to die' is now prize-winning show pony
Irish police found Woody lying, exhausted, across a pavement in County Tipperary last year.
2023-06-25 14:17
Minnesota becomes 23rd state to legalize recreational marijuana
Minnesota becomes 23rd state to legalize recreational marijuana
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota signed a bill into law on Tuesday legalizing recreational marijuana use in the state.
2023-05-31 01:17
Wagner: Where next for the mercenary force?
Wagner: Where next for the mercenary force?
With Wagner's leader sent into exile, where might its thousands of fighters turn next?
2023-06-30 12:23
From MrBeast to MKBHD: 5 YouTube content creators who spent money wisely by serving enormous audience
From MrBeast to MKBHD: 5 YouTube content creators who spent money wisely by serving enormous audience
YouTube is great for content creators to show their creativity, and some who have made it big on the platform know how to spend their money wisely
2023-05-28 13:51
US and Europe still tied after halfway point of final day at Solheim Cup in Spain
US and Europe still tied after halfway point of final day at Solheim Cup in Spain
Europe and the United States are tied 10-10 as the decisive singles matches of the Solheim Cup get through the turn at Finca Cortesin in southern Spain
2023-09-24 22:29
Savannah Chrisley reveals dad Todd's 'countless hours' of trauma sharing helped her heal after suicide attempt
Savannah Chrisley reveals dad Todd's 'countless hours' of trauma sharing helped her heal after suicide attempt
Todd Chrisley's daughter Savannah revealed that 'countless hours' of trauma sharing with her dad healed her after she attempted to kill herself in her teenage years
2023-05-31 11:59
'I'm super happy for him': Lily-Rose Depp backs dad Johnny Depp after their Cannes premieres
'I'm super happy for him': Lily-Rose Depp backs dad Johnny Depp after their Cannes premieres
'I'm super excited. And it's so awesome that we get to do projects that we're super proud of,' said Lily-Rose Depp
2023-05-25 08:22
Vinícius Júnior soccer racism dispute ignites heated off-field debate in Spain
Vinícius Júnior soccer racism dispute ignites heated off-field debate in Spain
Repeated racist insults against Brazilian soccer star Vinícius Júnior have unleashed a heated debate in Spain about tolerance for racism in a society that is becoming rapidly more diverse on and off the field
2023-05-24 15:46
Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?
Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?
Donald Trump’s decision to insert himself into the chaotic race to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker will serve as a test of the former president’s sway with lawmakers as he works to win a second term
2023-10-07 12:55
Can you solve this primary school maths problem which has everyone stumped?
Can you solve this primary school maths problem which has everyone stumped?
Every generation is divided on whether schoolwork has got harder or easier over the years. Boomers, for example, deplore the ubiquity of multiple-choice questions on modern-day tests, while Gen-Z argues that exam pressure has never been more intense. And yet, one maths problem is stumping children and adults from across all ages, even though it was originally intended for six to seven-year-olds. The bewildering question was shared to Twitter by American journalist Helen Rosner, who explained: “My friend just sent me this pic of his 1st grader’s math workbook and neither he nor I have even the tiniest clue what the kid is supposed to do here.” Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The image features two shopping baskets – one containing three oranges and two bananas, the other empty – accompanied by the following task: “Use math drawings to make the pictures equal. Connect them below with = to make true number sentences.” Rosner’s tweet was instantly met with bewilderment, with one commentator replying: “Are you...supposed to draw the exact same fruits in the second basket????? To make them 'equal'????? “I feel like it's a psychology experiment and not a math problem." Others admitted they tripped at the first hurdle, with a number asking: “What the hell are ‘math drawings’?” Others made valiant attempts at solving the problem: “My brain goes to drawing someone eating all the fruit on the right side, with the peels of two bananas and three oranges scattered around him,” one said, adding: “Is that mathed properly?” “It does look like the answer is eat one orange and then split the rest of the fruit between the two baskets…” suggested a second. Or, simpler still: “Maybe you draw fruit in the empty basket to make them equal?” (This one makes the most sense to our small, Monday morning brains.) “College math instructor here,” chimed in another. “My thought: make sure that both baskets have the same number of fruit. You could do this by adding 3 oranges and 2 bananas to the right, but you could also add FOUR oranges and 2 bananas, and then an extra orange to the left!” That guy lost us at "college math instructor," to be honest. Still, it’s not surprising that the question has boggled so many minds given that the child’s own father – a graduate of Ivy League university MIT – couldn’t figure it out. One Twitter user summed up how all parents were feeling about the whole debacle, writing simply: “All I know is the age at which I’m intimidated by my kid’s math homework has been pushed WAY up.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-19 17:50