Archive for October 2025

Florida lawmakers are working to address the state’s critical shortage of social workers by making it easier for out-of-state professionals to practice here without navigating complex licensing requirements. A bipartisan bill would allow Florida to join a social worker licensure compact that 31 other states have already adopted, including all of Florida’s neighboring states.

A chance encounter with plastic waste on a tropical beach sparked a deep investigation into what those fragments mean for human health. The research reveals that bottled water isn’t as pure as it seems—each sip may contain invisible microplastics that can slip through the body’s defenses and lodge in vital organs. These tiny pollutants are linked to inflammation, hormonal disruption, and even neurological damage, yet remain dangerously understudied.

Hanoi (VNA) – Social welfare will remain a central task of the Government in the coming period, with higher requirements and more practical policies to ensure well-being and improve living standards for all people, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan (above) affirmed on October 9.

The Virgil Square Tenants Association posed with a banner at their July meeting.

The First Amendment limits the government’s power to censor people’s free speech. People in the United States can, for instance, join protests, criticize the government and say things that others find offensive. But the First Amendment only applies to the government – which includes public colleges and universities – and not private institutions or companies, including private colleges and universities.