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Adidas seeks to rebrand itself and move forward into the future
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After German sportswear company Adidas broke its contractual link with Kanye West and his Yeezy sneaker line in October 2022, the brand faced a major financial and ethical dilemma. In a recent statement issued by the company relating to risks to its earnings in the future, Adidas decided not to sell existing merchandise, as…
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Former County Executive Officer faces allegation of harassment
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Recently ex-County Executive of Ventura County, Mike Powers, is facing a lawsuit for sexual and racial harassment. An anonymous former executive with the Ventura County Health Care Agency made the accusations, as well as claims that the county forced her out of her job as a response to her original complaints. The female accuser…
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Asteroid lights up the sky over the English Channel Islands
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For only the seventh time in recorded history, space enthusiasts gathered to watch a once in a million asteroid airburst. This astrological event occurred on Feb. 13 at about 3 a.m. Resembling a massive shooting star, the asteroid dashed the sky, momentarily as bright as the moon, over the English Channel Islands ending its…
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Chinese spy balloon stirs up fear in the US
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Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, 2023, a Chinese-operated high altitude balloon was spotted flying across Alaska, Canada and the contiguous United States before being shot down off the coast of South Carolina. China claims that it was an innocuous weather balloon, and has accused the United States of withholding information regarding the incident.…
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NPHS students involved in head-on car crash
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UPDATE: This article was updated and corrected 3/14/23 at 2:45 p.m. On Feb. 27, 2023, three NPHS students were riding on an off-road electric motorcycle and collided with a car at the intersection of Via Las Brisas and Via Grande in Dos Vientos. The students were going down a hill on the wrong side…
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Local teens go “scouting for food”
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On Saturday, Feb. 25 through the rain and hail, local Boy Scout troop 730 went racing door-to-door collecting over 75 Trader Joe’s bags filled to the brim with a total of 500 non-perishable food items for the annual Manna Conejo Valley food drive. The Manna Conejo Valley food drive has provided much-needed food in…
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Turkey and Syria rattled by devastating earthquake
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On Feb. 6, 2023, a massive, magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Turkey and northern Syria, killing over 50,000 people and displacing 2.4 million others. Turkey’s infrastructure was unprepared for the disaster as 6,000 buildings collapsed amid the chaos. Due to the fact that so many buildings collapsed so easily, Turkey’s government has sought to…
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Tyre Nichols’ magnifies the issue of police brutality
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While driving home on Jan. 7 from taking pictures at a Memphis park, 29-year-old Tyre Nichols was pulled over for allegedly reckless driving. Officials voiced that as Memphis police officers approached Nichols, he immediately proceeded to run away. However, the body camera footage shows the officers physically threatening Nichols who stayed calm at first,…
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George Santos’ empire of lies crumbles
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On Jan. 3, 2023, George Santos assumed the office of New York congressman. Santos is a conservative republican, but what made him stick out to voters was his unique backstory. He rallied support for his election campaign by telling crowds of people stories from his life, such as his Jewish ancestry, his mother who…
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Classified documents found at homes of Biden and Pence
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On Jan. 20, 2023, the FBI searched the home of President Joe Biden in order to recover classified documents that he had allegedly taken during his time as Barack Obama’s vice president. While the President’s approval had remained steady at around 43% since December, Biden’s approval among voters has taken a hit due to…