Roman Raies, Staff Writer
September 22, 2017
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On Sept. 7, Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, reported a data breach of their customer information. Hackers reportedly responsible for the breach have access to information such as names, social security numbers, credit card numbers, birth dates, phone numbers and addresses of...
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Laura Hay, Staff Writer
September 22, 2017
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Several students have reportedly been avoiding local, national and international news for the past four months.
“I’ve stopped paying attention to news,” said Early College senior Joseph Chang. “The news media is shifting to click-bait.”
This sentiment was echoed by many students who were...
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September 22, 2017
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Mexico
Over 116 people have died in a magnitude 7.1 earthquake affecting Mexcio City and nearby states, as of Sept. 19. 3.8 million central Mexico residents have experienced a disruption in electricity services, and public schools have been closed in Puebla, Mexico City and Guerrero until further...
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Fernando Jimenez, Managing Editor
September 15, 2017
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Hundreds of protests across the nation. 20 state lawsuits. One rescinded program.
President Donald Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, on Tuesday, Sept. 5 through a public statement from Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
“The DACA progra...
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Hannah Shoemaker, News Editor
September 15, 2017
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The story of violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s northern region of Rakhine State is one that has lasted for decades. However, a new bout of violence erupted in the country on Aug. 25 when a militant group known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked 30 police posts, resulting...
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September 15, 2017
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Egypt
On Saturday, Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived over 3,500 years ago. The site took around five months to excavate, yielding a humble historical discovery. Egyptian officials struggling to revive the country’s history presented the finding as a ...
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Julia Martins De Sa, Staff Writer
September 8, 2017
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On Aug. 25, Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas with a magnitude that hasn’t been seen since 2005.
The Category 4 hurricane brought 130 mph winds and heavy rainfall to the entire Corpus Christi area, including Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, destroying homes and flooding...
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September 8, 2017
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Monsoon Flooding In India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Flooding from monsoons in South Asia has led to over 1,200 deaths and directly impacted over 40 million people, according to the U.N. The Red Cross has said the flooding from this rainy season is the worst it has been in 40 years. Evacuation, potential...
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Jayraj Jonnalagadda, Shivam Gandhi, and Hans Oh
September 8, 2017
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The Trump administration recently imposed sanctions on trade concerning humanitarian aid and negotiations with debts on Venezuela to put pressure on its current government.
The U.S. stopped before sanctioning against imports of crude oil from Venezuela, a move that would also raise American gas prices...
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