The Taliban administration had closed down girls high schools for seven months. Just recently, the Taliban announced they would reopen the schools on March 22, 2022 and they reopened them just to close them back down again several hours later. What this means is that no female students above the sixth grade is allowed toContinue reading “The Taliban Closes Afghan’s Girl Schools After Reopening”
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Review of “A Life on Our Planet”
“A Life on Our Planet” by David Attenborough offers insight into our planet’s past and a vision for its future. David Attenborough is a British broadcaster and natural scientist who has visited every continent on Earth. With his passion for the planet, Attenborough created this documentary with Netflix to show the world the effects ofContinue reading “Review of “A Life on Our Planet””
Mental Health Crisis Hotline
A new bill will seek to ensure that the mental health crisis hotline will serve the most vulnerable first. Lawmakers want to gather certain funding on the new mental health crisis hotline which will be dialed as 988. This will be done in order to avoid unnecessary police calls and be given to mental healthContinue reading “Mental Health Crisis Hotline”
CROWN Act
As of March 18th, 2022, the House has passed the CROWN Act, also known as the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act. The new bill will address the underlining works of systemic racism, where Black women and men are forced to change their natural hair to fit in. Several states, suchContinue reading “CROWN Act”
Energy in Conflict
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has dislodged the everyday life of people around the world. While the worst of everything is happening to Ukrainian citizens, there has been a ripple effect worldwide. Because of Russian control on oil, the most felt effect to those outside of Ukraine has been a steep rise in gasContinue reading “Energy in Conflict”
Senate Passes Bill to make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
On Tuesday March 15th, 2022 Senate passed a bill that could potentially make Daylight Savings Time permanent across the United States. The bill passed was called the Sunshine Protection Act and it was passed in the senate with unanimous consent. Daylight saving time was implemented in the United States in 1918. So if this billContinue reading “Senate Passes Bill to make Daylight Saving Time Permanent”
Clinical Lycanthropy
Clinical lycanthropy is a psychiatric illness in which a person is convinced they are metamorphosing into a werewolf. Those affected by clinical lycanthropy believe they can transform into animals. Typically, the people affected assumed that they could turn into wolves and werewolves, although other species are sometimes included. Those who suffer from this disease oftenContinue reading “Clinical Lycanthropy”
MLB Lockout Finally Over
After 99 days of the lockout, Major League Baseball and the Players Association have reached an agreement on March 10, which will mean baseball will officially return. Major League Baseball’s last lockout was in 1994 when players went on strike until the 1995 season. Although the agreement almost did not happen, the union subcommittee votedContinue reading “MLB Lockout Finally Over”
Mental Health and the Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone, adding new stressors to everyday life. We had to deal with death, supply chain shortages, constantly changing regulations, and not being able to see friends or family. While we adapted to the new way of life as a whole, all of these things have taken a tollContinue reading “Mental Health and the Pandemic”
Former UFC Champion Arrested
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been arrested and now has ten charges against him. He has been charged with attempted murder, shooting at a motor vehicle, assault with firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, willfully discharging a fire arm from a vehicle, and carrying a loaded firearm to commit a felony. If heContinue reading “Former UFC Champion Arrested”