by Alyssa Sun On February 20th, 2020, the Santa Clara Public Health Department (SCPHD) reported the first person who contracted coronavirus in Santa Clara County has recovered and has been released from quarantine. The adult male had recently traveled to Wuhan, China, and his case was first discovered on January 31st. At…
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Number of Coronavirus Victims Skyrockets: Scientists Worry There is No Cure
by Hannah Rutherford The coronavirus is a deadly pandemic sweeping the globe and has taken the lives of hundreds and infected thousands in just a month. Although the virus can start as merely a cough or a slight fever, symptoms can progress into shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. In the past week,…
American Female Astronaut Lands Back on Earth after Months in Space
by Rebecca Kapiloff “I was able to become an astronaut because no one told me I couldn’t.” This is what astronaut Christina Koch said before making her descent to earth and landing on the snow-covered Kazakh steppe, Kazakhstan at 09:12 GMT. The 41 year old female survived 328 days in space along with…
New Virus Outbreak Has Infected Thousands of People
by Ori Shacham A new disease believed to originate from bats and other animals has spread to tens of thousands and killed nearly 500 people in China, and is quickly spreading to nearby countries. Late last year, food markets in Wuhan, China were illegally selling wildlife, and experts believe this is how the coronavirus…
Taiwan Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
By Audrey Zhang On Friday, May 17, Taiwan legislature passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage, a major milestone in Asian history. It has been almost two years since Taiwan’s Constitutional Court declared that their civil code’s definition of marriage stating it was only between a man and woman, was unconstitutional. The Court was given two years…
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: The End of the World, or the End of all Wars?
By Henry G. On the first of July, 1968, the United Nations passed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a treaty to limit the number of nuclear superpowers on the planet. The treaty was a groundbreaking advancement in the limiting of worldwide nuclear annihilation. The treaty limited the research and use of nuclear weapons to five nations–these…
Eurovision Song Contest, 2019 controversy
By Freyja Arnarsdottir The annual Eurovision Song Contest is a European competition in which artists from a wide variety of countries all over Europe as well as Australia perform their own original songs live. However, Eurovision has been clouded with controversy this year. Netta Barzilai brought Eurovision to Israel in 2019 with a strong performance…
SAT to Add “Adversity Score” That Rates Students Hardships
By Manu Nandela The SAT is a college placement test that plays an important part in whether or not students are accepted to particular colleges. Now the College Board is looking to integrate an “Adversity Score” to the SAT in a bid to level the playing field for students of different means. The “Adversity Score”…
Abortion: A woman’s right or felony by law?
By: Kiana Zahedi In a controversial turn of events, many states are passing abortion and “heartbeat bills”, which are bills that ban or restricts abortion for upcoming mothers. These bills are some of the most restrictive in US history, and are causing a national debate on women’s rights. During the month of March, both Mississippi…
Attorney General William Barr accused of lying to Congress
By Matthew Diederich Pictured: Attorney General William Barr testifies to Congress Washington, D.C. —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress after his failure to turn over the complete Mueller Report that investigated Russia’s interference with the 2016 presidential election. According to Pelosi, Barr’s letter to Congress releasing…
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