Hurrican Lane Poses Massive Threat to Hawaii

Source: CNN, The Washington Post  Hurricane Lane, a dangerous, Category 4 storm, is pushing closer to Hawaii. The islands have already begun to experience excessive amount of rainfall, exceeding 30 inches in some places, and waves as high as 25 feet tall are beginning to crash down on the south side of the state. The resulting flooding […]

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Canada Moves to Legalize Marijuana After Senate Vote

Sources: Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Financial Post On June 19th, 2018, Canada’s senate voted to legalize the recreational use of Marijuana, making it the second country in history to do so. Recreational use will become legal in mid-October after legislation cleared its final hurdle. This marks a wholesale shift in how the country approaches […]

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Travel to Africa

Global News Blog Summary: In addition to “becoming one” under the Church of England, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are becoming one with wildlife. They two arrived in Botswana late last week to celebrate a birthday; it also served as an important meeting between Markle and Prince Harry’s group of friends. After a night of […]

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Upcoming Egyptian Election Sparks I.S. Assault

(Reuters) Egypt’s presidential elections will be held between the 26th and 28th of March 2018. On January 19th, 2018, incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi formally announced that he would run for a second and final term. In the lead up to the election, supporters of candidates Sami Hafez Anan and Khaled Ali have faced difficulties […]

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U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Wins Gold at 2018 Olympics

Primary Source: NPR News For the first time in twenty years, the United States women’s hockey team has earned a gold medal at the Olympics. They beat Canada, breaking the country’s remarkable success streak. In a dramatic and very close game, the United States won in a sudden-death shootout.   Regulation time ended in a […]

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Reverend Billy Graham Dies at Age 99

Primary Source: The Washington Post Evangelist Rev. Billy Graham died of natural causes on Wednesday, February 21st, in Montreat, North Carolina. He was 99 years old. According to an announcement from House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, Graham will lie in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda from Wednesday, February 28th until Thursday, […]

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What Happened: Florida School Shooting Survivors Took Sen. Mark Rubio to Task

Primary Source: BBC News Last week, a Florida school shooting left 17 people—students, teachers, and administrators—dead. Since the horrific event, survivors of the shooting have taken up the fight for stricter legislation on gun control. On February 21nd, they boarded busses to Tallahassee, the Florida state capital, to attend and participate in a town hall […]

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What Happened with the Winter Olympics’ Ceremony’s Landmark Handshake

(Al Jazeera) The 23rd Winter Olympic Games kicked off in Pyeongchang on the evening of February 9th. The opening ceremony, titled “Peace in Motion,” was held in front of a 35,000-person crowd, which included spectators, athletes, and officials. The most notable detail from the ceremony, however, was not the pomp and circumstance; it was a […]

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Global Stock Markets Plunge and Rise in Dynamic Week

(CNN Money) 2017 saw record-setting climbs in global stock markets. This past week, however, has seen a significant variation.   On Friday, February 2nd, the Dow closed down 666 points, or 2.5%. This was the largest percentage decline since the Brexit referendum in June of 2016. Though the cause is uncertain, analyst speculate that the […]

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