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Supreme Court vs Navajo Nation
On June 22nd, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation in a case regarding the tribe’s water usage. In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS decided that the federal government has no obligation to supply water to Native American tribes. What launched this case? In the 1868 treaty, the Navajo Nation agreed to cease…
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Meet Apple’s Vision Pro
Apple’s World-Wide Developer Conference this year was filled with surprises. At most WWDCs, Apple only goes over the updates to our device’s operating systems, but this year, they have included much more. Not only did they finish their transition from Intel chips to Apple Silicon chips by announcing their new Mac Pro, but they also announced…
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N. Korea Likely Behind Cryptocurrency Hack
Over the past five years, North Korea has been able to steal $721 million from Japan worth cryptocurrency through hacker groups as reported by the Nikkei business daily. Elliptic states that a total of $2.3 billion in cryptocurrency has been stolen from businesses by North Korea in the last half a decade. Right after North…
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Past Lives: A Spiritual and Endearing Movie
Slow burners are like drinking a hot cup of tea on a cold day: they take time to adjust to but the end results are so satisfying. I felt this same sentiment after watching “Past Lives,” the new directorial debut by Celine Song, starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro. The movie spiked my…
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Search for the Titanic Submersible
The Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate, was launched and set sail on the 18th of June, 2023 to the famous shipwreck of the Titanic. It had five occupants including the co-founder of OceanGate. 1 hour and 45 minutes after starting its dive, it lost communication with its mother ship, The Polar Prince, and was…
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Mountain Ranges Inside the Earth
Researchers discovered mountain ranges 410 miles deep into the Earth that are up to 4 times the height of Mount Everest. Read further to find out how. Background Info Starting at the center, Earth is composed of 4 layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust. Since the crust is the…
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The Tilting
The Earth spins on its axis with a tilt which it has sported for a long time. The tilt was hypothetically caused by Theia, an ancient planet, that crashed into Earth and knocked it off-kilter. This was also said to be the beginning of our moon’s life: as it was created from the debris caused…
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Mysteries Surrounding Collapse of Kakhovka Dam
Four thousand. That’s the number of people who were displaced from their homes after one of the largest disasters in Europe for many decades: the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka Dam. On the other hand, while this was an enormous disaster that had many political and social effects, no one is quite sure what exactly…
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