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Weekly News Blast | May 8-15
A summary of key world events from the past week: Russia celebrates Victory Day, abortion protection bill fails, COVID-19 in North Korea...
Matthew Inui
May 20, 20224 min read


Twitter Bans Ads That Deny Science on Global Warming
On Friday, April 22, Twitter announced it would ban ads that deny science on global warming. In a statement outlining the new policy...
Breanna Crossman
May 16, 20223 min read


To Mask or To Not: The Enduring Battle of the Mask Mandate
Masking mandates in public areas have remained one of the most controversial policies in the last few years as governments try to balance...
Matthew Inui
May 9, 20223 min read


Weekly News Blast | May 2-8
The most important events from the past week: Roe v. Wade decision leaked, the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp lawsuits, New Mexico wildfires...
Breanna Crossman
May 9, 20223 min read


The End of Title 42: Opening Doors to Immigrants
After much conflict and debate in court, President Biden announced on April 1 that Title 42 ― a policy that has both quickened and...
Danielle Uehara
Apr 27, 20224 min read


Weekly News Blast | Apr. 17-24
A recap of key developments from the last week: White House Easter Egg Roll 2022, Arizona wildfire evacuations, Biden signs Earth Day...
Matthew Inui
Apr 26, 20223 min read


Weekly News Blast | Apr. 3-10
A recap of key developments from last week.
Ariel Donato
Apr 17, 20222 min read


Volunteer Foreign Fighters Join Ukraine against Russia
Since February 24, 2022, Russian forces have invaded Ukraine and unleashed violence on its 44 million inhabitants...
Breanna Crossman
Apr 9, 20224 min read


The Largest Mass Execution in Saudi Arabia’s Modern Kingdom
On March 12 in Saudi Arabia, 81 people were executed for a variety of crimes, the largest mass execution in the country’s modern history...
Danielle Uehara
Apr 7, 20223 min read


The Omicron Variant: An Economic Perspective
As the Omicron wave recedes, medical and news reports tell of the extreme stress and limits of the U.S. medical infrastructure. However...
Dhruti Pattabhi
Apr 5, 20222 min read


Weekly News Blast | Mar. 27-Apr. 1
Three of this week's most prominent headlines: developments in Ukraine, controversy at the Academy Awards, antilynching bill becomes law.
Matthew Inui
Apr 4, 20223 min read


Florida Education Bill Causes National Controversy
Two weeks after passage in the House, the Florida Senate voted to pass SB 1834, the Parental Rights in Education Bill, on March 8, 2022...
Matthew Inui
Apr 2, 20224 min read


Weekly News Blast | Mar. 21-27
A summary of important events from this past week: Biden travels to Poland, Madeline Albright passes away, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji...
Breanna Crossman
Mar 28, 20223 min read


Weekly News Blast | Mar. 13-20
A recap of key developments from this past week: three million people have fled Ukraine, Omicron variant BA.2 spreads rapidly...
Ariel Donato
Mar 23, 20223 min read


The West Responds to the Invasion of Ukraine
Tensions first began building two days before the invasion when Putin declared the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine independent...
Matthew Inui
Mar 9, 20224 min read


Understanding the January 6 Investigation
The nation watched as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Now, a year later, the investigation continues...
Danielle Uehara
Mar 9, 20224 min read


Weekly News Blast | Feb. 20-27
A recap of key developments from this past week: Russia invades Ukraine, the international community responds, Biden nominates a justice...
Michaela Dumlao
Feb 28, 20223 min read


Democrats Fail to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Historic voting and election reforms have been introduced in the Senate after the disputed results of the 2020 election...
Breanna Crossman
Feb 18, 20224 min read


The Oxford Shooting: A Drastic Change in Normalcy
Between 2020 and 2021, Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan housed around 1,603. But in the span of three days...
Dhruti Pattabhi
Jan 31, 20222 min read


Eastern Ukraine: A Territorial Dispute Turned International Concern
For close to 70 years, Ukraine, formerly known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, had been a part of the Soviet Union...
Matthew Inui
Jan 30, 20224 min read
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