The Oxford High School Shooting
On November 30, a gunman, who is thought to be fifteen year old student Ethan Crumbley opened fire at Oxford High School. Eleven people were shot, and four students were killed. This tragic event has been the deadliest out of 28 reported school shootings that have occurred this past year.
Devin Nunes Set to Leave House for Trump Job
Representative Devin Nunes is set to retire from the House of Representatives by the end of 2021 in order to take on a new job as CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group.
Government Impostor Scams – What You Should Know
Imagine yourself on a normal day. You’re walking to school, riding the bus, or sleeping in. All of a sudden, your phone begins ringing, the screen lighting up with a call from the New York Police Department.
Homobodoensis
The Middle Pleistocene (also called the Chibanian), which took place from 774,000 to 129,000 years ago, is a complicated period in paleoanthropological history. Although it saw the rise of Homo sapiens in Africa and Homo neanderthalensis in Europe, along with many of their contemporaries, little is known about it, and to make matters worse, the terminology used is often vague and contradictory.
Russia Destroyed a Satellite: What It Means and How it Impacts the Space Community
On November 15th, 2021, the Russian government blew up their own satellite, the Cosmos 1408. The debris caused by the explosion has already endangered the lives of astronauts in outer space. Following the explosion, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) received commands to find shelter in case of collison with oncoming space debris from the satellite. The ISS was unharmed, but this crisis serves as a warning of what similar decisions could mean for the future of satellites orbiting our Earth.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Its Impact on Cryptocurrency Investors
The bipartisan infrastructure bill has been signed into law recently and features new rules regarding one of the hottest investments right now, cryptocurrency! In the eyes of cryptocurrency users and investors, these new regulations are not at all appealing. These new regulations pertain to, of course, taxes! The bill implements new rules when it comes to taxes and reporting gains to the IRS.
JPMorgan sues Tesla over Musk Tweets
On Monday, November 15, JPMorgan Chase sued Tesla for $162 million, accusing the electric car company of breaching a contract regarding payments to the banking giant.
Government Impostor Scams: What You Should Know
Imagine yourself on a normal day. You’re walking to school, riding the bus, or sleeping in. All of a sudden, your phone begins ringing, the screen lighting up with a call from the New York Police Department, the phone number of which seems to originate from Brooklyn. You answer the call, thinking better of ignoring a call from the police. The man on the other end of the phone immediately begins speaking, telling you that you’re under a criminal investigation. Naturally, you’re shocked, but it gets worse.
President Biden Signs the Infrastructure Bill into Law
On Monday, November 15th, President Joe Biden, surrounded by members of Congress and his cabinet, triumphantly signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The bill, commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, is a $1 trillion investment into American infrastructure. Proponents of the bill argue that it will repair America’s crumbling infrastructure. President Biden praised the bill by proclaiming, “With this law, we focused on getting things done.” The bill contains funding for repairing traditional infrastructure such as roads and bridges. It also contains funding for broadband access and renewing America’s electric grid among many other projects.
The Kyle Rittenhouse Case
During the chaotic summer of 2020, protests filled the streets of cities across the country to stand up for Black lives being taken by police violence. On August 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse - a seventeen year old from Illinois - came as an armed “medic” to protect businesses from protesters. By the end of the night, he had shot three people, killing two. Over a year later, Rittenhouse was found not guilty on five felonies. How did a teenager even get in this situation? What does the public think about the events that have unfolded? Ultimately, the long, controversial story has pushed polarization in America even further towards both extremes, but here are the objective facts of what has happened since that deadly night.