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Russia sues Google for banned YouTube accounts
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Google has accumulated fines worth two undecillion rubles, or 20 decillion USD, from a Russian court on Oct 31. It is being held liable for refusing to restore the accounts of Russian state-run media outlets on YouTube, a company owned by Google. To put it in perspective, 20 decillion consists of 34 zeros, equivalent…
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Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates
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The tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which have been boiling for years, finally exploded into a war in early 2022. Ukraine had previously desired to join NATO which Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, strongly opposed. Putin’s problem with NATO and Ukraine joining is that for the past 25 years the NATO alliance has…
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Increased fights are a symptom of post-pandemic student strife
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It is no secret how pervasive and impactful the effects of the pandemic have been on everyone, with students at the forefront. High schoolers are angry and traumatized, and because they are not equipped to handle the depth of emotion they feel, the positive campus culture we were accustomed to pre-COVID has devolved into…
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Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine increase
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Russia has sent the official order to attack Ukraine to Russian troops, sending relations between Russia and Western countries to its lowest point since the Cold War. Western European countries since the beginning of the invasion have placed an immense amount of sanctions on Russia in support of Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine has…