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June 14th marks the start of a historic week in California’s history. The state, which is home to 279 state parks, invites the public to celebrate the first annual California State Parks Week through the 18th. The state seeks to continue the impact of COVID on park visitation. 2020-2021 saw increased visitation to parks throughoutContinue reading “California Celebrates First State Park’s Week”

DACA, also known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides two things for undocumented immigrants: protection from being deported (under certain conditions) and a work permit. The work permit is valuable for undocummented immigrants as those trying to make a living–which is absolutely necessary–is difficult as undocummented people do not have theContinue reading “DACA’s Changing Status”

Huy Fong Foods, the makers of Sriracha, announced in late April that it will be halting its Sriracha production for the next few months. The panic among spicy food lovers is nearing the pandemic levels of the toilet paper shortage. Grocery stores are beginning to run low on stock and restaurant owners are encountering aContinue reading “What the Sriracha Shortage Tells us About Climate Change”

Yesterday, the Golden State Warriors won their 7th NBA championship in franchise history. With that win, Stephen Curry earned his first finals MVP trophy propelling him into consideration as one of the best players of all time. Curry became just the sixth player in NBA history to win four titles, multiple league MVPs and aContinue reading “Is Stephen Curry the G.O.A.T?”

 Forty years ago, Vincent Chin was murdered. Forty years on, his memory remains both in remembrance and in chilling parallel to hate crimes today. In 1982, Chin was approached by two men in the city of Detroit where an altercation broke out and Chin was left mortally wounded by a baseball bat. The assailants hadContinue reading “Remembering Vincent Chin”

Ukraine’s allies have imposed sanctions on Russia in an effort to damage Russia economically. Sanctions are penalties inflicted by one government on another to deter hostile behavior or violations of international law. But will these attempts to support Ukraine be able to last the duration of the war? The US intends to impose an embargo onContinue reading “The Sustainability of the Sanctions Placed on Russia”

Brittney Spears’ ex-husband, Jason Alexander, broke into her home while being on livestream and is now facing charges. Alexander has plead not guilty to the court on the charges of misdemeanor trespassing, two misdemeanor counts of battery, and misdemeanor vandalism. This is all a result of Alexander hopping a wall at Spears’ mansion that thenContinue reading “Brittney Spears Granted a Restraining Order Against Ex-Husband”

Ten days ago British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira went disappeared while returning from a four-day reporting trip in the Javari region of the Amazon. Some of their belongings, including clothes and a laptop, were found on Sunday. Phillips had been living in Brazil for over ten years and was working onContinue reading “Missing in the Amazon”