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Harvard – Yale football game postponed due to student-led climate change protests The collegiate football game between Harvard and Yale on Saturday was delayed after students and alumni stormed the field to protest climate change, according to CNN. As halftime was ending, students ran onto the middle of the field[Read More…]

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Twitter announces that they will no longer be running political ads on their platform Twitter announced mid-last week that they will no longer be running political ads on their platform. “We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned,[Read More…]

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Two teens are dead after 16-year-old student shot five classmates and himself in his Southern California high school on Thursday morning Two teens are dead after 16-year-old student shot five classmates and himself in his Southern California high school on Thursday morning, according to CNN. He pulled a pistol from[Read More…]

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The United States is on track to accept zero refugees in the month of October According to the State Department, the United States is reportedly on track to accept zero refugees in the month of October, and has already cancelled over 500 flights this month. Travel for refugees who have[Read More…]

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California Governor declares state of emergency as Kincade fire north of San Francisco continues to grow According to The New York Times, Governor Gavin Newsom of California declared a state of emergency Sunday due to the growing presence of the Kincade fire north of San Francisco. The fire, which began[Read More…]

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Trump Administration announced Thursday that it plans to significantly decrease the amount of refugees the U.S. accepts in the 2020 fiscal year According to the United States Department of State, the Trump Administration announced Thursday that it plans to decrease the amount of refugees the U.S. accepts in 2020 to[Read More…]

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The United Auto Workers Strike Against General Motors Sunday Night Amidst Corruption Investigation Starting at 11:59pm on Sunday night, nearly 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) began a walkout against General Motors (GM) amid arguments over the tiered pay scale along with a new four year contract that[Read More…]

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Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy late Sunday in efforts to shield itself from more than 2,600 federal and state lawsuits According to The New York Times, the infamous maker of OxyContin Purdue Pharma filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late Sunday in efforts to shield itself from more than 2,600 federal[Read More…]

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Health officials link over 450 pending cases of potential lung illnesses to that of e-cigarette usage Health officials are now investigating 450 cases of potential lung illnesses linked to vaping. There have been six deaths related to the mysterious illness, the most recent being in Kansas last week. The Wall[Read More…]

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The Tragedy of September 11: Eighteen Years Later 18 years ago today, tragedy struck the heart of America. On September 11, 2001, the Islamic extremist group al-Queada led a coordinated attack on the United States. Hijacking four airplanes, the terrorist group planned to fly one plane into each building of[Read More…]