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Train Derailment in Ohio raises Environmental concerns, Distrust in Government

Recently, a Norfolk-Southern-operated train with about 150 train cars was derailed in the small village of East Palestine, Ohio. Approximately 32 train cars fell off the track and tipped over, releasing toxic chemicals such as vinyl chloride (which is used to make PVC, a compound used in piping and construction) that they contained. The chemicals were being transported on the train through East Palestine before … Continue reading Train Derailment in Ohio raises Environmental concerns, Distrust in Government

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Cambodia’s last independent media outlet shut down by the Prime Minister

(Featured Image provided by REUTERS/Johanna Geron) Recently, Voice of Democracy (VOD), one of Cambodia’s last independent and non-state-controlled media outlets, was just shut down by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Originally launched in 2003, the Phnom Penh-based radio station was run by the nongovernmental organization Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM). It published its newspapers in both English and their native language of Khmer, often … Continue reading Cambodia’s last independent media outlet shut down by the Prime Minister

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Trouble for Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster has recently gained suspicion from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. senators, and concert fans after the pre-sale of tickets to Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras tour’. The sale started November 15, 2022, with a reported two million tickets being sold that first day. However, the sale of Swift’s tickets was not the first one with Ticketmaster. With issues like Swift’s only growing larger … Continue reading Trouble for Ticketmaster

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Chinese Spy Ballon: The Incident and its Fallout

(Featured Photo provided by Javier Zarracina/USA Today) Just last week, a massive white balloon presumed to be a Chinese spy balloon was spotted off the Californian coast. It had been floating around North America for a few days at that point, having arrived at the Aleutian Islands chain in Alaska before going into Canadian airspace and then back into the United States in Northern Idaho. … Continue reading Chinese Spy Ballon: The Incident and its Fallout

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Military plans to put more housing for troops at TWF due to Migrant Crisis

Recently, inside sources with the Key West city council have reported that the United States military has begun planning to place temporary barracks at the Truman Waterfront Park (TWF) for a 3-month period. This is due to the current state of emergency for Monroe county, which was placed in effect by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, due to a burgeoning migrant crisis that has strained the … Continue reading Military plans to put more housing for troops at TWF due to Migrant Crisis

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Fusion Ignition Achieved by DOE

Last month, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA), in cooperation with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), recently announced a breakthrough in fusion energy. They have achieved a reaction called “fusion ignition,” which can make fusion energy realistically possible to use in the future. Fusion ignition, as defined by LLNL, is “also known as scientific energy … Continue reading Fusion Ignition Achieved by DOE

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2024 Ford Mustang Auction

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, the very first 2024 Ford Mustang was auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson’s event in Scottsdale, Arizona.  All of the profits from the auction will be going to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), which funds studies of type 1 diabetes. The sports car raised an incredible $565,000 for JDRF.   The new owner of the vehicle identification number (VIN) 001 car will … Continue reading 2024 Ford Mustang Auction

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Israel launches drone strike on Iranian military plant

(Featured photo provided by WANA/Reuters) Recently, explosions occurred at a military factory in Isfahan, a city in central Iran, on Sunday. Nearby, a fire had also started at a fuel refinery in Northwestern Iran around 11:30 pm local time.  The Iranian defense ministry has stated that drones carried out these attacks, more specifically, Micro Aviation Vehicles (MAVs). However, the attack only did minor damage to … Continue reading Israel launches drone strike on Iranian military plant

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