By Wyatt Bose Former senator and vice president, Joe Biden, has officially started his campaign. April 25, 2019, Senator Biden announces that he will be running for president as a representative of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is largely made up of the younger generation. Many are skeptical that at the age of…
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Terrorist Attacks Cause Blood Baths on the Streets of Sri Lanka
By Katie T. On Easter Sunday, April 21, three churches in Sri Lanka were brutally bombed by a group of Muslims, killing over 359 Christians. The bombings took place on both sides of the country and were carried out by a single group. According to the New York Times, it was “the largest attack on…
Disastrous fire leaves Notre Dame in ruins
By Diego V. In a devastating fire, world famous cathedral Notre Dame was badly damaged and had it’s roof burned off. Investigators still don’t know the cause of the fire but have come down to a few likely possibilities. The first likely reason that the police have been focused on is that the fire was…
Comedian wins Ukraine’s Presidential Election
By Lucas B. On Sunday, Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old comedian, defeated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine’s Presidential Election. Although Zelensky has no prior political experience, he won in a landslide, receiving 73 percent of the votes. Poroshenko, devastated by his defeat, wrote on social media that he believed Russia would be pleased that Zelensky…
Yemen: The Vietnam of Today
By Henry G. Yemen has been in a civil war for more than four years over who will be the leader of the country. 50,000 have starved due to the famine caused by this civil war. However, it shows no sign of stopping. Despite what it may seem, the conflict in Yemen is not a…
Money Can Buy Everything–Literally You Can Fake Your Way to College, but Not Through Life
By Audrey Z. On March 12, 50 people nationwide were charged by The U.S. Attorney in the the District of Massachusetts Federal Court for bribing sports coaches, SAT and ACT proctors, school officials, and other advantageous insiders to get their kids into elite colleges in what is said to be the largest college admissions scandal…
Paul Manafort charged for a financial fraud case
By Diego V. Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman and experienced political consultant, Paul Manafort, was recently sentenced to four years in prison for a financial fraud case that ruined his reputation. In 2016, he retired from being Trump’s campaign chairman for unknown reasons. Rumors began to speculate that he was related to business dealings regarding…
Israel’s Prime Minister Facing Indictment
By Henry G. Israel’s Attorney General, Avichai Mandelblit, announced he will be charging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with one count of bribery and three counts of breach of trust. Prosecutors would have to go through pre-indictment hearing before Netanyahu is charged. With elections coming up in six weeks, Netanyahu called these accusations “outrageous” and an…
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un fail to negotiate
By Matthew D. Hanoi, Vietnamー After a summit staged from February 28-29, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have been unable to reach an agreement on North Korea’s denuclearization. Despite the fact that Trump said that he alone could fix the nuclear missile problem on the Korean Peninsula, this has been the second time that…
Gavin Newsom to withdraw National Guard from US/Mexico Border
By Matthew D. Sacramento, California- Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, signed a decree on Monday that entails the National Guard’s withdrawal from the US/Mexico border in a rebuttal to the President’s efforts to stop illegal immigration. Newsom stated that he does not want the troops taking any part in what he calls a “political…
