Gabrielle Petito, 22, along with her fiancé Brian Laundrie, set out on a cross-country trip in a camper van. Gabrielle Petito’s family reported her missing to the North Port, Fla., police department on Sept. 11. She vanished in the western United States while on a cross-country journey with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who returned toContinue reading “The Story of Gabby Petito”
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Texas Tries To Stop Abortion Pills
Texas has put a ban on abortion that went into effect on September 1, 2021. This law prohibits abortion for any woman who is six weeks or more pregnant. Many are outraged because of this law due to the fact that many women do not even know that they are pregnant until after six weeks.Continue reading “Texas Tries To Stop Abortion Pills”
Donors Have Pledged to Help Afghanistan Population in Need
The United Nations warned on Monday at a conference in Geneva that millions of Afghans, including children, are on the verge of hunger and might die before winter. António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, encouraged the international community to help Afghans suffering from poverty, which has risen since the Taliban seized power in August. ManyContinue reading “Donors Have Pledged to Help Afghanistan Population in Need”
An Inevitable Battle Over Vaccination Mandates
President Joe Biden announced a plan last Thursday, September 9th, mandating vaccination for over 80 million private sector workers, in addition to several million more federal employees. The legal foundation for this mandate remains disputed, and the announcement has proven to be predictably divisive. The plan would involve the issuance of a rule from theContinue reading “An Inevitable Battle Over Vaccination Mandates”
The Ending of America’s Longest War: What’s Next?
The United States completed its’ full withdrawal of troops on August 30th, 2021 and brought to a close a 20 year war that cost thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. The dramatic final chapter of what Biden called the “Forever War” seems like a fitting end to an otherwise messy, morally ambiguous, and complicatedContinue reading “The Ending of America’s Longest War: What’s Next?”
The Texas Abortion Law Sparks Anger Throughout the Country
The Texas abortion law S.B. 8, also known as the “Texas Heartbeat Act”, was placed to take affect September 1, 2021. The act criminalizes abortion in Texas after six weeks of pregnancy unless the mother’s life is in danger. However, many women fail to realize pregnancy during that given time. An issue that contributes toContinue reading “The Texas Abortion Law Sparks Anger Throughout the Country”
Mental Health: More Important Than Any Gold Medal
Simone Biles at 24-years-old has already won 4 Olympic gold medals and 19 world championship gold medals. She is considered by many to be the greatest gymnast of all time and many, if not everyone, expected her to continue her domination in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. However, in one of the biggest surprises of theContinue reading “Mental Health: More Important Than Any Gold Medal”
The Delta Variant: We Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet
COVID-19 cases are once again seeing a rapid increase in numbers across the country. While much of this is being attributed to the much more contagious Delta variant, some are arguing that the actual underlying cause is “vaccine hesitancy” among the general population. With almost 7 months of 2021 in the books, it is safeContinue reading “The Delta Variant: We Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet”
Social Media Companies Under Fire for the Spread of Covid-19 Misinformation
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most difficult problems to address has been the rampant spreading of misinformation. One need to only look across any one of the frequently used social media sites to see a wide array of differing opinions and contradictory information about COVID-19 and the vaccines introduced to prevent it. TheContinue reading “Social Media Companies Under Fire for the Spread of Covid-19 Misinformation”
Protests in Cuba Spark Foreign Policy Debate
On Sunday, protests erupted throughout Cuba as activists marched against the dictatorial communist regime. Economic turmoil, together with the effects of covid, have left the residents of the country in a dire situation, only worsened by the oppression of their totalitarian government. Cuba is famous for its repression of dissidents, and these protests, the largestContinue reading “Protests in Cuba Spark Foreign Policy Debate”
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