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Weekly News Blast | Jan 28 - Feb 3
Since Thursday, Southern California has been hit with historic amounts of rainfall, formed by two separate storm systems in the region...
Téa Satariano
Feb 6, 20243 min read


Weekly News Blast | Jan 21 - 28
On January 23, New Hampshire held the country’s second Republican presidential primary. The two remaining candidates, former President Do...
Mackenzie Mathieu
Jan 31, 20245 min read


Weekly News Blast | Jan 7 - 14
Lithium mining in Chile has been suspended at the Atacama Salt Flats, the world’s largest lithium deposit, after indigenous groups blocke...
Danielle Uehara
Jan 15, 20243 min read


Weekly News Blast | Dec 31 - Jan 7
On January 5, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state of Idaho to enforce a strict abortion ban, stating that they would hear arguments...
Téa Satariano
Jan 8, 20243 min read


Weekly News Blast | Dec 24 - 31
Following the Colorado Supreme Court ruling last week that removed Donald Trump from the presidential ballot in the state, more states...
Mackenzie Mathieu
Jan 1, 20244 min read


Weekly News Blast | Dec 12 - 17
According to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, North Korea launched a possible long-range ballistic missile on Wednesday, around the same time...
Danielle Uehara
Dec 19, 20233 min read


Weekly News Blast | Dec 3 - 10
On December 5, United States President Biden told several of his campaign donors that he is not certain whether he will run for president...
Téa Satariano
Dec 11, 20232 min read


Weekly News Blast | Nov 26 - Dec 3
On November 30, the Russian Supreme Court ruled that “the international LGBTQ public movement and its subdivisions” should be designated a..
Mackenzie Mathieu
Dec 5, 20234 min read


Weekly News Blast | Nov 12-19
On Sunday, November 19, Argentina held its run-off elections between centrist Sergio Massa and a far-right candidate Javier Milei. During...
Danielle Uehara
Nov 20, 20234 min read


Weekly News Blast | Oct 15 - 22
Early on October 21, prominent Jewish activist Samantha Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home in Lafayette Park, Detroit. Acco...
Danielle Uehara
Oct 23, 20233 min read


Weekly News Blast | Oct 1 - 8
The trial for cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried began on October 3. He faces seven federal charges, including wire fraud, securities...
Matthew Inui
Oct 9, 20233 min read


Weekly News Blast | Sep 24 - Oct 1
On September 26, New York judge Arthur Engoron ruled that former president Donald J. Trump had routinely committed fraud by inflating the...
Matthew Inui
Oct 4, 20234 min read


Weekly News Blast | Sep 18 - 24
On Monday, September 18, Canada expelled India’s top intelligence agent with little explanation. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Danielle Uehara
Sep 25, 20233 min read


Weekly News Blast | Sep 10 - 17
Torrents from tropical “medicane” Storm Daniel recently caused unprecedented flooding in Derna, a city in northeastern Libya. According...
Matthew Inui
Sep 18, 20234 min read


Weekly News Blast | Aug 27 - Sep 3
After failing to qualify for the first Republican primary debate last week, presidential candidate Francis Suarez announced on August 29...
Matthew Inui
Sep 4, 20234 min read


Weekly News Blast | Aug 20-27
On August 24, former president Donald Trump turned himself into the Fulton County Jail on state charges for his efforts to overturn the...
Danielle Uehara
Aug 28, 20233 min read


Weekly News Blast | July 30 - Aug 6
On August 1, the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the U.S. credit rating from the highest (AAA) to the second highest (AA+). In a statemen...
Matthew Inui
Aug 7, 20234 min read


Weekly News Blast | July 23 - 30
According to the mayor of Moscow and the Russian Defense Ministry, in the early hours of July 30, three Ukrainian drones damaged two high...
Danielle Uehara
Jul 31, 20235 min read


Weekly News Blast | June 25 - July 2
After a tumultuous mayoral election in Canada’s most populous city, veteran politician Olivia Chow was declared the new mayor-elect of To...
Matthew Inui
Jul 3, 20234 min read


Weekly News Blast | June 11-18
According to multiple crypto-tracking experts, a group of North Korean hackers known as “Lazarus” were likely behind the theft of at leas...
Danielle Uehara
Jun 20, 20234 min read
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