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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…
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Nepal plane crash kills all 72 on board
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On Jan. 15, 2023, Yeti Airlines Flight 691, an ATR-72 regional plane, crashed just before landing at Pokhara, Nepal, resulting in the death of all 72 people on board, including 68 passengers and 4 crew members. The 27 minute flight was traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara. This crash was the deadliest involving an ATR-72,…
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United States debt limit is reached
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A potential crisis emerged when the United States hit its debt ceiling on Jan. 19, 2023, resulting in countless disagreements about how to resolve the issue. The debt ceiling is a limit on the amount of national debt that can be drawn by the United States Treasury, which helps to limit how much money…
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California falls victim to mass shootings
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The first month of this new year is marked by unprecedented gun violence. The shootings of January killed 90 people across the U.S., twice as many as last year, including 26 in California, all in a span of one week. A shooting in the early morning of Jan. 16 in Goshen, California, left six…
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Massive hurricanes strike Puerto Rico and Florida
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Over the past few weeks, hurricanes have ravaged Florida and Puerto Rico, killing dozens and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Hurricane Fiona was the first to strike, hitting Puerto Rico on Sept. 18, 2022, five years after Hurricane Maria caused catastrophic damage and left much of the island without power. After…
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Amini’s death sparks world-wide protests
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The choice of wearing a hijab is a freedom those within the United States are fortunate to have, while women in Iran face prejudice for not wearing one. On Sept. 16, Mahsa Amini lost her life on the way to Tehran after being brutally abused by policemen. The morality police noticed that a piece…
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CVUSD condemns misinformation
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On Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, CVUSD sent out a letter from the district’s school board. The subject of the letter addressed numerous online campaigns that were spreading misinformation about Conejo Valley schools, their employees and district staff. Among these campaigns, two voicemail messages were left for Superintendent Mark McLaughlin, one directed at the Board…
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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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NASA creates spacecraft to destroy an asteroid
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On Sept. 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, performed in the first ever asteroid deflection test. Ten months after it was launched, and after traveling around the sun 101 million miles, it hit the asteroid Dimorphos, which was seven million miles away from Earth. Dimorphos, at around 500 feet in diameter, is…
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Fentanyl crisis plagues America
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With Halloween just around the corner, the consumption of candy from a stranger has people worried about what could be in store with the increasing effects of the new fentanyl crisis. According to the CDC, fentanyl was the leading cause for the record number of drug poisoning and overdose deaths just last year. Around…