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Minnesota Protest
Minnesota has recently been a hub for violence linked to state authority. In 2026, the Twins served as the center of Anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) demonstrations in the aftermath of several deaths. The Beginning of It All Since December 2025, President Donald Trump has deployed over 3,000 ICE and Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota–…
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6 Coolest Tech at CES 2026
It’s January, which means every tech geek’s favorite tech convention is here! CES 26 saw the announcement of so many cool new tech, and here are the top 6 tech from the event. 6. Lego SMART Play Lego launched a set with sensors integrated into the blocks. There are three main smart blocks included –…
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Venezuelan President Kidnapped by US
January 3, 2026 – remember this date because this will be on an APUSH test soon. January 3 is the day the US kidnapped the Venezuelan President and First Lady. So how does this work – how does one just take another country’s leader? Surely you need more than a black van and a bag…
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Does Sleep Cure Acne?
Acne is one of the nemesis most teenagers battle with, among many others. It is at puberty that most of us get our pimples. I later learned of others who get it at a later age in their youth or even as a young adult. Most people prefer their acne to surface in their teenage…
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The $5 Trillion Suit
Imagine a world where the most valuable commodity is not oil, gold, or land, but a specific type of logic etched onto silicon. Three years ago, if you had stood in a London boardroom and suggested that a company known for making “graphics cards” would eventually carry a valuation exceeding the entire GDP of Germany,…
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Intelligent Throat Enables Speech
Numerous patients who suffered from ALS, Alzheimer’s, or a stroke in the past face difficulties with moving the necessary muscles involved with speaking. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Beihang University have created a wearable intelligent throat that has the potential to aid these patients, while targeting certain problematic areas in which older tech…
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EPA Ban Animal Testing
The Environmental Protection Agency set for itself a deadline of 2035 to terminate the use of animals (including rabbits, dogs, mice, and other mammals) for chemical testing. Animal experimentation has long been a controversial setting as proponents of both sides make compelling arguments about its ethical implications, scientific value, and necessity for medical advancement. EPA…
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Indian Women’s Cricket Team Wins World Cup
On November 2nd in Navi Mumbai, India, history was made as South African and Indian Women’s Cricket Teams faced off against each other, neither having won a World Cup previously. During the semifinals, India had faced off against Australia, the seven-time World Cup winner. Pratika Rawal, an Indian opener, missed the semifinals due to a…
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End of the Government Shutdown
September 30th, 2025. This was the date by which the United States Senate was supposed to have passed a bill containing the budget for this next year. This would contain crucial funding for government organizations such as the military, the FDA, the EPA, etc. Funding would go towards research, wages, equipment, and upkeep of federal…
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Are Mixed Reality Headsets the Future?
October saw the announcements of two more devices in the rising eye tech industry: Apple Vision Pro (upgraded) on October 15th and Samsung XR on October 22nd. Apple isn’t new to the whole mixed reality headset world; however, Samsung is, and Samsung’s headset does look a little too similar to Apple’s… If you’re unfamiliar with…
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UN Security Council Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan
On November 17th, the UN Security Council passed, with a vote of 13-0, a US-drafted resolution that supports President Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. Both China and Russia abstained from voting and using their veto power. Trump’s 20-point peace plan focuses on ending hostilities on both sides, sending aid into the Gaza Strip, releasing hostages…
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DC National Guard Shooting
On November 26 just after 2pm, an individual shot at and critically wounded two National Guard members patrolling outside the White House. One Guard member, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her injuries, and the other, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe is still in critical condition. Both were a part of a campaign to cut back crime in…
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SpaceX’s Boxes of Hope
We often hear rockets lifting off every few months. For most of us on Earth, it’s just another launch. However, 400 kilometers above, for a small crew orbiting our planet, it means everything. Inside the sleek, white capsule of SpaceX’s Dragon 2 are not just machines and science experiments, but tiny pieces of home on…
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Sora 2
OpenAI, the same company that made ChatGPT, launched Sora 2 on October 1st. Sora is their video creation AI model, which was first launched in February 2024. Sora 2 is very different from the original model. If the original Sora was just an AI video generator,Sora 2 is more of a TikTok of AI videos.…
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Meta Glasses
Meta just released the first version of the Meta Glasses with an actual display. The glasses comprise 2 main parts: the glasses themselves and the neural wristband to control the glasses. The glasses aren’t as heavy as they appear, though they are still much heavier than normal glasses. The battery life is around 8 hours…
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Bacteria Turns Plastic into Painkiller
Chemists have discovered that Escherichia coli, better known as E. coli, can transform a molecule obtained from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into painkillers. Almost all the plastic used in everyday life is derived from fossil fuels, and only a small portion is recycled. Paracetamol is derived from benzene, which is a really unsustainable petrochemical that…
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Navigating the Windows 10 Sunset
It has been nearly a year since Microsoft announced on one of its blogs, declaring the end of Windows 10. On October 14th, 2025, the announcement came into implementation, marking the end of a decade of support from Microsoft. It is part of the New Technology family, which is a line of operating systems created…
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Apple Event
The September Apple Event finally came around, and here are the biggest announcements! Starting with the iPhone lineup, this year Apple has decided to follow the thin phone trend by unveiling the iPhone Air (named after the MacBook Air). The iPhone Air was released in place of the iPhone 16 Plus last year (also note…
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Charlie Kirk Assassination
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10 during his “American Comeback Tour” stop at Utah Valley University. Authorities identified Tyler Robinson as the primary suspect, alleging he fatally shot Kirk in the neck with a rifle. Kirk was 18 when he founded Turning Point USA, a movement aimed at mobilizing conservative youth. Rapidly…
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Hyundai-LG Plant Raid
In early September 2025, the Hyundai-LG battery plant project in Ellabell, Georgia, was the center of an international incident after U.S. immigration authorities detained hundreds of foreign workers. On September 4, 2025, federal agents conducted a large-scale raid, detaining around 475 workers at the plant site; a majority of them were foreign nationals brought in…
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