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A Debate for the Ages

The Presidential debate between Democratic-party candidate Kamala Harris and Republican-party candidate Donald Trump was truly a monumental moment in America’s proud history — in both negative and positive ways. The debate broke numerous precedents and was significantly less formal than in the past. However, as a result of this more lax debate, the American people […]

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2024 Election Candidates

The 2022 midterms are over, and Democrats managed to defy history and polling by not taking a “shellacking” like the party in power usually does after a sitting president’s first midterm. Many issues need to be addressed in society. Both political parties seek ways to appeal to voters and put their best candidates at the […]

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Down with Putin? Russia’s Homefront Pushback

It’s been nearly two years since Russia occupied Ukraine; if there was an international backlash then, the now domestic turmoil has definitely turned it twofold. There looks to be a quaint coup d’etat going on in Russia, with some of Vladimir Putin’s most trusted associates staking their chances in the power throws of a politically […]

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India Article

Introduction I recently visited India for Summer Break, and I wanted to share some of the most interesting facts I learned and some of the vibrant contrasts between India and America. I went to the cities of Chennai and Tuticorin, cities in the state of Tamil Nadu. I wanted to discuss demographics, transportation, and animal […]

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Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Why Does it Mean Full-on War?

Russia recently made a politically bombastic move to invade Ukraine and other Eastern-bloc European nations to liberate the Ukraine separatist movement. Although Russia is the only state recognizing the independence of the off-shooting Ukrainian sovereignty, the invasion is made out as the culmination of a Russian-Ukrainian alliance that acknowledges the rebelling states of Donetsk and […]

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Hope during the Pandemic: Sivame Child Center Reopens

Background           Throughout these past couple of years, the pandemic has taken a detrimental toll around the world, infecting the weakest individuals: the elders, the impoverished, and the unhealthy. There has been an upward surge in pandemic cases, including the new variant of COVID, the Omicron variant, which spreads faster than the Delta variant. Because of […]

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Retirement of SCOTUS Stephen Breyer

The nation’s justice system is once again going to be monumentally shifted with the retirement of long-standing Justice Stephen Breyer in his 28 years of service from the Supreme Court. Through debating the constitutionality of the death penalty and arguing for the justice of abortion, Breyer quickly made a name for himself since his original […]

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SAT Changes

SAT. Procrastination. Puberty. All integral parts of the high school experience. One of them just received a massive revamp, and no, it’s not puberty.  On January 25, 2022, College Board announced a swath of unprecedented reforms to the decades-old assessment. They’re digitizing the test, removing the need for paper and good ol’ yellow number two […]

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More About the Omicron: The Newest Strain of Covid-19

We all know about Covid-19, also known as the coronavirus. It has dominated all of our lives for the past two years. Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began in December of 2019, many variants have been popping up, like the delta variant. Now there is a new strain of coronavirus – Omicron. Researchers say that […]

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COP26 failed. Now what?

COP26 was touted by world leaders as a summit where they would take action and come to a global consensus on how to tackle climate change and reach the goals outlined in the Paris Climate Conference. World leaders were optimistic about getting results going into the summit and 197 countries were present at the conference […]

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The Omicron Variant

Life for many has returned to an almost normal state. People are still maintaining safety measures, and many are going back to work to see colleagues still in masks. While it would seem like we are almost out of the woods of the pandemic, that might not be the case. Recently, there have been sightings […]

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COP26 is Our Last Chance

Leaders from all around the globe gather at Glasgow in the UK to discuss climate change at COP26. COP26 is the United Nations climate change conference held from Oct 31 to Nov 12 this year, where various countries work together to address climate change and make progress. The summit aims to reach an agreement between […]

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Israeli-Palestenian Conflict

Israel is a country endowed with a profound and tragic history, fledged through a century of intermittent conflict and religious persecution. Israel and Palestine have harbored constant tension for one another in a decades-long clash over the territories between them: the Gaza strip and the West Bank which are the Eastern and Western divisions of […]

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Power To The Investors

The stock market has been a long-standing hub of economic activity attracting myriads of people ranging from average, coffee-stained, 9-5 office workers to affluent, Wall Street stockbrokers. Throughout all the social intercourse that has taken place through the stock market, deals have been revolutionized, systems have been remodeled, and companies have floundered and flourished. The […]

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Out with the Old, In with the New

January 20, 2021, marked the introduction of a new dawn in American politics: the passage of power from one president to the next. Historically, inaugurations solidify the peace and prosperity of the U.S., signaling a new beginning and hope for all. Although the last four years have been full of social division and polarization, Biden’s […]

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US Capitol Riot

The original founding fathers drew great influence from the Roman Republic when forming the great nation of the United States of America. They built the government from the hay-day of the Republic (think functioning Senate, Tribune of the Plebs, and Consuls). The virtues of the ancient Romans — loyalty, humility, and the ability to do […]

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Return of The 737 MAX

For over a year and a half, approaching two years, Boeing’s 737 MAX has been grounded by virtually all government aviation agencies in the world. After two deadly crashes in the fall of 2018 and the spring of 2019, agencies like the FAA were left no choice but to ground the aircraft and investigate the […]

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Paloma Community Park

The Parks and Recreation department of Peoria, Arizona recently opened Paloma community park on October 3, 2020. The park is located at 29799 North Lake Pleasant Parkway, Peoria, AZ which is about a ten-minute drive from our school. Interest for this park originally began all the way back in 2014, and initial construction of the […]

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Electoral College Explained

Despite contrary belief, the electoral vote confirms the presidency, not the popular vote. On the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, the Electoral College officially votes for the President and the Vice President.  The electoral college is made up of electors who are chosen by their respective parties in state conventions. If a […]

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United Returns To JFK

United Airlines has just announced that it will restart service at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport(JFK) with initial routes to both Los Angles(LAX) and San Francisco(SFO), which are both key United hubs. Service is slated to begin on February 1, 2021. United plans to utilize the 767-300ER and will operate out of […]

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Election: Biden v. Trump

The 2020 election was arguably the most contentious debate between two candidates ever. With America facing a slew of high profile issues such as COVID, racism, and others, it was imperative that we had the proper candidate to tackle the gargantuan issues in front of us.  On the side of the democrats, we have Joe […]

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Raging Wildfires Engulf California

   Nearly 3,354,234 acres of land in California have been burned. Additionally, an estimated 7,718 fires still rage on, and 12,000 firefighters are working tirelessly to save millions of people from these deadly blazes. California is even using prisoners and seeking firefighters from other states for assistance, but it’s not enough; they need more help. […]

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Soaring Albatrosses Aid in Tracking Illegal Fishing

Over the past century, marine animal populations have seen great declination due to illicit poaching and encroaching industrialization. Marine life is critical in sustaining habitable climates for both land and aquatic creatures alike through processes such as the filtration of air and the provision of a stable food source: fish. Both sharks and salmon have […]

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The All-New 777X: Are Those Wingtips Worth All of the Hype?

On Saturday, January 25th, in Everett Washington, the Boeing 777X took its first flight. This marks a monumental milestone in the history of commercial aviation. When the 777X lifted its wheels off of the ground, it became the largest twin jet airliner to ever fly. After a rough year, Boeing is in dire need of […]

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