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On Friday, March 15 in New Zealand, there was a shooting at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. The death toll has risen to over 50 people. A 28-year-old Australian man was charged with murder. New Zealand’s Prime Minister promises that the laws surrounding semi-automatic guns will change. The loss of the 50 people…
On Friday, February 22nd, the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft, was charged with two counts of solicitation of prostitution. These events occurred at Orchids of Asia Day Spa, a massage spa in Jupiter, Florida. The charges were made after the uncovering of a human sex trafficking ring linked to illegal sex work in several…
For the past few weeks, the media has been dominated by the U.S. Federal government shutdown, which is now the longest in the nation’s history. Both Republicans and Democrats have been placing the blame as to who caused the shutdown on each other, and there is a lot of false information circulating about what the…
A man and a woman both graduate from the same college, at the same age, in the same year. They move to the same city, apply to the same business, and become employed in the same position. They start working on the same day, and every day after that they arrive and leave the building…
If you’ve been following the news lately, you are probably aware of the US-bound caravan of migrants. If not, here’s what you need to know: For the past month, a caravan of thousands of migrants has been moving from Central America towards the US-Mexico border. Nearly all of them are from Honduras, though some joined…
Throughout 2018, American teens have worked to prove their investment in this world and its well-being. Young people take interest in a wide a range of issues, but inevitably some headlines spur greater passion than others. In recent weeks, one matter has risen above the rest: rhinoceros poaching. Americans have long been aware of the…
On Youtube, hundreds of videos decry people’s ignorance. Reporters stand in busy streets with microphones, asking dozens of pedestrians common-knowledge questions. Who was the first president of the United States? Where is North Korea on this map? Who is our vice president right now? The interviewees stumble over their words. “Abraham Lincoln,” they say. They…
On October 27, 2018, anti-Semite Robert Bowers opened fire on worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With an AR-15 and three handguns, Bowers murdered 11 people and injured six more as they began their morning Shabbat services. As the nation mourns the eleven Americans who lost their lives in this hate crime, we can’t…
In October 2017, the #MeToo movement went viral over many different social media platforms when actress Alyssa Milano popularized the hashtag in her tweet: “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” As of today, the tweet has 66,000 replies and 24,000 retweets. Men and women alike…
Since 2013, America has suffered from nearly 300 school shootings. In other words, there has been an average of at least one school shooting per week for the past five years. Quite clearly, the signs that read, “This is a Gun Free Campus,” are neither preventing nor stopping such carnage. America needs change. While stricter…