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National and Global News | Nov.29, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: California Copes with Destructive Wildfires
by Malena Aylwin ’22 News Staff In the past 13 months, California has seen two of its largest wildfires in terms of acreage, two of its most destructive blazes in terms of structures lost, and the deadliest fire…
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National and Global News | Nov.09, 2018
Midterm Election Results
By Micaela Freeman ’20 History was made on Tuesday during this year’s midterm election. A record number of women were elected and will be heading to Congress in this new term. Colorado’s newly elected governor, Jared Polis, is the…
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National and Global News | Nov.09, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Anti-Semitic Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue
By Malena Aylwin ’22 A mass shooting occurred in Pittsburgh on the morning of October 27, 2018. While Shabbat morning services were being held at the Tree of Life Synagogue, 11 individuals were shot to death, and seven were injured. …
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National and Global News | Nov.01, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Government Officials Sent Mysterious Pipe Bombs
by Thomas Edwards ’20 Former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Representative Maxine Waters, and former CIA Director and MSNBC contributor John Brennan are all among the list of names who were targets of pipe…
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National and Global News | Oct.25, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Saudi Journalist Killed in Fist Fight
by Kelly Martella ’21 On Oct. 2, Jamal Khashoggi went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain a legal document. Suspicions began to rise around the world in the following weeks, and it became an international affair. …
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National and Global News | Oct.18, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Hurricane Michael Has Devastates Florida Panhandle
by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Co-Editor Last Wednesday, category 4 Hurricane Michael made landfall on the Florida panhandle, tearing through parts of the state, destroying almost everything in its path, including the city of Mexico Beach. Michael struck…
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National and Global News | Oct.04, 2018
California Repeals its Net Neutrality Laws
Net neutrality protects people from internet fraud. by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Co-Editor Back in June of this year, the Federal Communicatons Commission (FCC) officially repealed net neutrality laws. Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers…
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National and Global News | Sep.27, 2018
Three Killed in Shooting at Rite Aid
By Micaela Freeman ’20 In our society today, mass shootings are an unfortunate reality that people all around the world have to deal with. On Thursday, September 20, Snochia Moseley, 26, opened fire in a Rite Aid distribution center near Aberdeen,…
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National and Global News | Sep.20, 2018
Tropical Storm Florence Wreaks Havoc In the Carolinas
By Hannah Langley ’21 Natural disasters are a horrible and scary reality that the whole world must face at one time or another. This past weekend, Tropical Storm Florence hit both North and South Carolina. The result has been catastrophic,…
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National and Global News | Sep.20, 2018
Accusations Against Brett Kavanuagh Escalate
By Micaela Freeman ’20 Brett Kavanaugh, judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is currently under investigation during his confirmation into the Supreme Court. Nominated by President Trump, Kavanaugh has recently been charged with…
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