The Daily Populous

In Seattle, Washington, delaying the start time of two high schools by nearly an hour lengthened students' daily sleep by more than half an hour, and was associated with reduced sleepiness and increased academic performance.

These results offer quantitative evidence that delaying school start times is beneficial for students.

However, quantitative data showing that delaying school start times would increase daily sleep and academic performance is lacking. »

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A plaque honoring Confederate soldiers has been removed from a West Virginia courthouse.

The Journal reports the Jefferson County Commission voted 3-2 last week to remove the plaque and it has been taken down.

Some residents with family who fought on the Confederate side of the Civil War argued that the plaque should remain. »

Sarah Huckabee Sanders hopes she will be remembered as being “transparent and honest” during her time as White House press secretary.

According to PoltiFact, there are five confirmed times where the press secretary offered “false statements.”.

Sanders told Politico reporter Eliana Johnson during the sixth annual Women Rule Summit that she wants her legacy to be being remembered in a positive light. »

“From 2011-2018, more than 90 percent of the Department’s cases alleging economic espionage by or to benefit a state involve China, and more than two-thirds of the Department’s theft of trade secrets cases have had a nexus to China,” the report stated.

Some policy analysts have recommended that the U.S. should tailor sanctions to address economic espionage.

“Too many folks in Washington cling to an imaginary distinction between Chinese businesses and the Chinese Communist Party,” Sasse said. »