Weekly News Blast | Feb. 26 - Mar. 5
Since the UK left the European Union (EU) in 2020, Northern Ireland (which remains part of the UK but shares a land border with the indep...
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Matthew Inui
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Spy Balloons Spell Uncertainty for Already Fraying U.S.-China Relations
On January 28, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was detected in U.S. airspace near the Canadian border. After transiting over Can...
Breanna Crossman
- Feb 16
- 5 min
The Contentious 2022 Midterms - Who Won, and What’s Next for the Nation
The midterm elections of 2022 shaped the 118th Congress of the United States and were one of the most influential elections of the past d...
David Lee
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Weekly News Blast | Feb. 6-12
On February 6, Turkey and Syria were struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, leaving more than 46,000 dead. The strongest in the country in...
Ariel Donato
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Weekly News Blast | Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Pursuant to the Biden administration’s new immigration program, U.S. officials have approved more than 7,500 migrants from Cuba, Nicaragu...
Matthew Inui
- Jan 30
- 4 min
McCarthy Wins The Speaker Election, But At What Cost?
On January 6, exactly two years after protestors stormed Capitol Hill and breached the halls of Congress, Republican Representative Kevin...
Matthew Inui
- Jan 30
- 4 min
Weekly News Blast | Jan. 22-29
This week, former Vice President Mike Pence reported that his staff had found a “small number of documents” from his time in the White Ho...
Danielle Uehara
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Why Indonesia’s Recent Earthquake Was So Disastrous
Indonesia, an archipelago nation in Southeast Asia, has one of the world's highest rates of natural disasters. Located in the aptly named...
Mahsa Forghani
- Jan 30
- 6 min
Zan, Zendegi, Azadi: The Current Crisis in Iran
For people worldwide, 1979 carries memories of hostage crises, nuclear accidents, and Soviet invasions. For the people of Iran, 1979 mark...
Magdeline Gomes
- Jan 29
- 2 min
World's Largest Volcano Erupts in Hawaii
Mauna Loa is among one of four volcanoes that make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipel...
Dhruti Pattabhi
- Jan 29
- 2 min
The North Carolina Blackouts
Shadowed by a national cold front, tens of thousands of North Carolinians were also left without electricity. As the potential for domest...
Breanna Crossman
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Weekly News Blast 1/15-1/22
On January 22, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran killed 11 and injured more at a Los Angeles dance hall, inciting new fears about mass shootings a...
David Lee
- Jan 28
- 4 min
Ukraine War Updates
The year 2022 has come to a close, but the war between Ukraine and Russia continues. Soldiers and civilians from both countries have been...
Husnain Malik
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Trump Calls For Termination of U.S. Constitution After Release of Matt Taibi’s ‘The Twitter Files’
On December 3, former U.S. president Donald Trump took to his proprietary social media platform ‘Truth Social’ and called for the termina...
Danielle Uehara
- Jan 28
- 6 min
British Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns
After only 45 days in office, British Prime Minister Liz Truss of the Conservative party resigned on October 20, 2022. Appointed on Septe...
Lolita Chowdhury
- Jan 12
- 3 min
South African President Resists Calls to Resign
A report conducted in late November 2022 by an independent parliamentary panel alleges South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attempted ...
David Lee
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
What Does Italy’s Election of a New Prime Minister Mean for the Country?
Italians took to the polls in their recent election to vote for a new prime minister and seats in parliament on September 25, 2022. The l...
Magdeline Gomes
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
Student Loan Relief Update
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan has been blocked from proceeding by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The plan is one that c...
Lolita Chowdhury
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Trump's Tax Fraud Trial Starting - What it Could Mean for the Trump Business Going Forward
Former U.S. president and businessman Donald Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, is currently on trial for possible criminal tax fra...
Matthew Inui
- Dec 29, 2022
- 4 min
Weekly News Blast | Nov. 6-13
On November 6, 2022, the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) convened in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. In the following days, delegates and ...
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