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Massive Attack on U.S. Cybersecurity, Evidence points towards Russia

Massive Attack on U.S. Cybersecurity, Evidence points towards Russia

Collin Bullock, Writer January 6, 2021

In yet another twist of events in 2020, a sprawling, government-wide hack was revealed last month. The hack, believed to has started as early as March 2020, has impacted almost a dozen U.S. agencies, including The Departments of State, Homeland Security, Energy, Treasury, Commerce, National Institutes...

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21 charged in large scale drug ring

21 charged in large scale drug ring

Amritha Suresh, Editor January 4, 2021

21 have been charged, including current and former university students, for participation in a “large-scale drug ring”. The drugs sold by the ring include  mass amounts of cocaine, marijuana, MDMA, LSD, narcotics, ecstasy, mushrooms, human growth hormones, and tons of other illegal drugs. The...

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Koala visits Australian family Christmas Tree

Koala visits Australian family Christmas Tree

Collin Bullock, Writer December 15, 2020

A surprise guest appeared in the home of the McCormick family, halfway up their Christmas Tree. A native Koala, named Daphne by Taylah McCormick, 16, found her way into the home and took comfort in their festive foliage. "It was a fake tree and very old but she still tried eating the leaves off it,¨...

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Covid Vaccine At The Finishing Line, Giving People Hope Around The World

Covid Vaccine At The Finishing Line, Giving People Hope Around The World

Noah Gehris, Editor December 15, 2020

An answer that the whole world has been looking for is coming sooner than people expected. CoronaVirus has taken everyone's life by storm. The question that everyone has wondered was when will this pandemic be over. The answer is probably sooner than you thought. In the month of December we have been...

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Athletes and Sports Staff come together to transform their training facilities into voting areas

Athletes and Sports Staff come together to transform their training facilities into voting areas

Katelyn Drenga, Editor December 15, 2020

Athletes and sports staff have been transforming their training facilities across the country, in order to create polling booths and give Americans a safe chance to vote during Covid-19.   2020 has been like no other year. With the Virus, violence, wildfires and racism many are turning towards...

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The phases in which the COVID vaccine will be distributed- and when life will return to normalcy

The phases in which the COVID vaccine will be distributed- and when life will return to normalcy

Amritha Suresh, Editor December 15, 2020

A panel has broken the population down into 4 phases- to determine who gets the coronavirus vaccine when.  The first phase includes all frontline doctors, nurses, first responders, and nursing home workers. People with 2+ risk factors will also get the covid vaccine during this first phase.  During...

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Election 2020: The Aftermath

Election 2020: The Aftermath

Collin Bullock, Writer November 24, 2020

Following a historic victory, Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden secured the title of President-Elect 5 days after election night. His victory marked a milestone for the Democratic party by rebuilding the blue wall by winning Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. However, President Trump refused...

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Biden Wins In A Competitive Election

Biden Wins In A Competitive Election

Noah Gehris, Editor November 7, 2020

On November 3rd, The 46th president was to be determined. While this was the first year that elections could be taken online, it changed the way that people could vote forever. Joe Biden, on November 7th, ended up winning the election 290 to 214 with 88% reported. Biden, unless there is a recall, will...

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Donald Trump abruptly ends 60 Minutes Segment on Election Candidates

Donald Trump abruptly ends 60 Minutes Segment on Election Candidates

Collin Bullock, Writer November 2, 2020

In a special Election Edition of 60 Minutes, Major Party Candidates President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Former Vice President Joe Biden, and California Senator Kamala Harris were all interviewed on the Presidency and the fight for the West Wing. However, the most groundbreaking of the...

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The Wolverine Watchmen- And Their Radical Kidnapping Plan

The Wolverine Watchmen- And Their Radical Kidnapping Plan

Amritha Suresh, Editor November 2, 2020

13 men were charged for trying to kidnap Gretcthen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, as well as trying to overthrow the government the week of October 9th.  A lot of people were upset with Whitmer because of her ways of going about the coronavirus. The people in her state viewed her as over-emotional...

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