By now, you’ve likely heard of the cheating scandal that has taken over the internet in recent weeks. If not, here’s a brief rundown: a founding member of the YouTube influencer group—The Try Guys—was exposed for cheating on his wife with an employee. This exposé began as a rumor in late September, sparked by a…
Last Wednesday, a Connecticut jury found InfoWars host Alex Jones liable for 965 million dollars in damages due to defamation. For years, Jones claimed that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, where 20 children and six adults were killed, was a false flag operation designed to enact sweeping gun control laws. The class-action lawsuit was filed…
On Oct. 6, President Joe Biden announced new efforts his administration is taking to reform the drug policy. This includes taking steps to decriminalize marijuana, beginning with pardoning all people who have been convicted of marijuana possession under federal law. This does not include people who have been convicted of selling or distributing marijuana illegally. …
Since 2000, almost 40 Category 4 or higher hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic Ocean. According to the National Hurricane Center, a government organization that tracks and attempts to manage hurricanes, Category 4 hurricanes are marked by “catastrophic damage.” The description of said hurricane reads as follows: “Well-built framed homes can sustain severe damage with…
On Sunday, Sept. 25, the Italian right-wing party “Brothers of Italy” won a clear majority in Parliament. This places party leader Giorgia Meloni as the next Prime Minister. She would become the first woman to win Prime Minister as well as the most right-wing Italian leader since Benito Mussolini in 1945. According to a speech…
On Sept. 26, in a historic referendum, Cubans voted to legalize same sex marriage in a family code that includes measures that allow same sex couples to marry and adopt children. Approximately four million Cubans voted in favor of the measure, allowing the referendum to pass with a majority of nearly 67%. Voter turnout was…
Protesters have recently flooded the streets in Iran in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s “morality police.” Amini was arrested for improperly wearing a hijab and died a few days later in police custody. The 22-year-old Kurdish woman was traveling in her brother’s car in Iran’s capital, Tehran,…
In the past month, the Ukrainian Army has launched new offensive pushes and successfully reclaimed vast portions of territory that Russian forces had previously captured, notably the town of Izyum. Russian troops were forced to flee, abandoning military equipment and supplies in their wake, allowing Ukrainian soldiers to use their old equipment. In response to…
On September 14th, approximately 50 migrants landed on the Massachusetts island Martha’s Vineyard. Two days later, nearly all of them left for a military base on the mainland. Most of the migrants were from Venezuela, although some were from other Latin American countries. Anyone wondering how they ended up so far north so quickly should…
On September 10th, you may have looked up to the sky and noticed the moon was full. To some of us that meant nothing more than a full moon once a month, but every year when the moon is full around this time, that means much more to people who celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn…