February 7th, 1964: Beatlemania Reaches New YorkAlmost 60 years to the day, the Beatles landed in New York. The British boy band was a phenomenon in England, with some of their hits, such as “ I Want to Hold Your Hand,” hitting Number One on the charts. After landing, they headed to the Ed Sulivan show, where thousands of screaming fans greeted them. February 8th, … Continue reading This Week In History
By: Summer Livengood What are anger issues? “Anger becomes a problem when you have trouble controlling it, causing you to say or do things you regret. A 2010 study found that uncontrolled anger is bad for your physical and mental health. It can also quickly escalate to verbal or physical violence, harming you and those around you.” If you think you have anger issues there … Continue reading Anger issues
By: Sophia Powell Participating in sports and having college worthy grades are definitely a dream for most high school students, but for some, it can be a bit challenging to keep up with and exceed in both categories. Studies from edweek.org show that 57% of high school students played some kind of sport between the years 1991-2019, with track being the most popular sport for … Continue reading How Sports Can Affect a Students’ Academic Performance
Taylor Swift, the award-winning singer behind our favorite break-up songs, recently was in a conundrum with having one of her hit songs from 2014, “Shake It Off”, sued for potentially stealing some lyrics from a 2001 hit, “Playas Gon’ Play”. However, she asked the judge to dismiss the case because taking it to court was unprecedented. Last year, the songwriters, Sean Hall and Nathan Butler … Continue reading Taylor Swift Lawsuit
Leeches, a parasitic worm species in the subclass Hirunda within the phylum Annelida. Leeches are closely related to earthworms as they have similar soft, segmented, muscular bodies which can contract and lengthen. Leeches are most typically found in shallow waters, where they live hidden in aquatic plants, stones, logs, and debris. Leeches are attracted to disturbances in the water so they will hang around swimming … Continue reading Leeches
An American hacker ‘in his pajamas’ has taken down North Korea’s internet in revenge for a cyberattack carried out against him by Pyongyang. The hacker, who has been named only as P4x, launched repeated ‘distributed denial of service’ (DDoS) attacks against the communist state, crippling the country’s few government-operated public-access websites and slowing email traffic. DDoS attacks flood a system with fake traffic, consuming available … Continue reading Hacker takes North Korea Internet down
Currently, the Canadian Capital of Ottawa has been brought to a standstill by the “Freedom Convoy,” a large group of Canadian farmers and truckers who want several COVID-19 restrictions lifted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau said on Monday that “a small crowd of people waving Nazi flags outside won’t make me lift any restrictions,” commenting on the rumored racism and homophobia that supposedly … Continue reading Freedom Convoy continues to Disrupt American and Canadian traffic
Ranked at #1 Vail, CO. Established in 1962, Vail is one of the most beautiful, and family friendly resorts in the U.S. Also having the largest ski resort in the state of Colorado. Most popular in the snowboarding department because of all the terrain parks, but also is a big fan of skiers of all levels. The Vail Mountain Ski Resort has 195 runs in … Continue reading The Top 5 Ski Resorts in The Country
On Monday, February 7th, at a roundtable in South Florida, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis voiced his support for the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, which has been dubbed by many critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill. Under this bill, the discussion of sexual orientations as well as gender identity will be prohibited in the state’s primary schools. According to Florida Republican Senator Dennis … Continue reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized by White House over “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
The Miami Dolphins organization officially hired Miami former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. Since Sunday, McDaniel is now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Since the Dolphins fired Brian Flores on Jan. 10th, the team was on a month-long search for their new head coach. One of the other finalists was Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, but the team hired McDaniel. … Continue reading Mike McDaniel moves to Miami as the new Miami Dolphins coach
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