WE WILL VOTE! — Police blocked a voting ballot from pro-separatists to prevent additional voting, while protestors marched the streets past a cafe in Barcelona. (NY Times) Another controversial referendum was held on Sunday, when the Spanish government wanted to stop a voting on independence in the wealthy region of Catalonia, Spain. Proseparatists took charge,…
The Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum led to a significant vote in favor of independence to split from Baghdad. At the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) capital, the results from Sept. 25 were announced two days later by officials in Irbil. Precisely 92.73 percent answered “yes” in response to, “Do you want the Kurdistan Region and the…
On Monday, Sept. 25, the Iraqi Kurdish group voted on their independence from Iraq. While the Kurds were expected to vote in favor of separation, several allies, especially the U.S., warned them not to go ahead with this plan. In the Middle East, Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria share Kurdish territory. The Kurds are the…
On Friday, Sept. 15, a judge’s decision to acquit a former St. Louis officer in a fatal shooting of a black man resulted in pro- tests throughout St. Louis. Anthony Lamar Smith was shot five times by Jason Stockley on Dec. 20, 2011 after he fled the scene of a suspected drug deal. Prosecutors claimed…
On the night of Oct. 15, 1997, a six-ton spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida where it began its quest to Saturn. This spacecraft, called the Cassini-Huygens, or Cassini, was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), to send the probe to…
On early Saturday, Sept. 9, Governor of Florida Rick Scott ordered for 6.3 million people to evacuate the state. “The biggest thing you can do now is pray,” Gov. Scott said on Sunday afternoon. With the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey hitting the south-east coast of Texas, Hurricane Irma will result in similar consequences, initially starting…
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RESCUE MISSION — Both President Donald Trump and Melania Trump traveled to the southeast coast of Texas to serve the victims of the flood by aiding with resources and providing encouragement for recovery. (ABC News) “Our whole city is underwater,” Derrick Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur, Texas, said to news reporters from…
Arkansas hurries to implement a line of executions before its supply of sedatives expires On April 20, late Thursday night, Arkansas carried out its first execution following a series of 7 more in the next week. The state will continue its efforts to execute capital punishment be fore its supply of sedatives expires. Arkansas Governor…
On April 22, people across the world celebrated Earth Day. Originating in 1970, this national holiday provides focus on the environment and sustainability. Over 20 million Americans gathered in massive coast to coast rallies to demonstrate their support against the deterioration of the environment. Environmentalists have been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories, power plants,…
How is this famine different from others in the past, and what can be done to save a life? Countries in Africa are experiencing a deadly drought. But wait, before you skim your eyes to the next page, ask yourself this, how do people suffer differently in America than in African countries? Of course we’re…