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“Terminally ill” Seven Year Old Dies From Munchausen by Proxy, Mother is Charged with the Murder.

Jillian Thibodeau, Editor October 23, 2019

Back in 2017, seven year-old Olivia Gant passed away due to having a “terminal illness". However, after more than two years of her passing, prosecutors now say that she was never sick at all. As of Monday, October 21st, Olivia Gants' mother, Kelly Renee Turner, is now believed to have faked her daughter’s...

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The Amazon Rainforest Continues to Burn Causing Worldwide Harm

Jason Alwang, Editor October 23, 2019

For over a month, the Amazon Rain forest continues to burn, as these wildfires continue to hurt the Amazon. The Amazon is by far the world’s largest rain-forest, covering up 40% of South America. This year alone, there has been over 41,000 fires in the area, which is the highest amount since 2013....

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Updating the Brett Kavanaugh Case

Updating the Brett Kavanaugh Case

Brianna Skaff, Editor September 19, 2019

            Brett Kavanaugh became very well known to the public when President Donald Trump nominated him to the Supreme Court in 2018, and was instituted on October 6. However, Kavanaugh went through multiple trials before he was elected. Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault multiple...

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Cruise Ship Crashes In Venice

Joe Sandberg, Editor June 6, 2019

This past Sunday on June 2, 2019, the 13-deck MSC Opera cruise ship came crashing into Venice, Italy’s VTP cruise terminals. The ship had been coming in for mooring when it had experienced an engine problem and couldn’t control the ship. As the ship had realized that it could not slow down anymore,...

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Players for Liverpool celebrate their victory against Tottenham on Saturday June 1st, 2019  post game in Madrid.

Liverpool Downs Tottenham to Win Sixth Title

Jacob Chaimovitch, Editor June 4, 2019

For the first time since 2005, Liverpool FC is on the top of the European Soccer world. After defeating Tottenham Hotspur FC by a score of 2-0 in Madrid last Saturday, Liverpool earned their 6th championship in their 9th appearance in the final. In last year’s final in Kiev, they were defeated by Real...

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Khloé Kardashian Went To Prom With A Fan

Khloé Kardashian Went To Prom With A Fan

Angelica Rivera-Oliveira June 4, 2019

This weekend, the popular media personality Khloé Kardashian attended her first prom ever at 34 years old with a longtime fan of the controversial reality TV family. The lucky young man’s name is Narbeh and he attends Hoover High School, a regular public high school. Despite what many people think,...

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Robert F. Smith gives the commencement speech to Morehouse College, and announces he will pay off the graduates’ debt.

Billionaire Robert F. Smith, promises to pay off all of Morehouse College’s 2019 graduating class’ debt

Jessica Polito May 29, 2019

On Sunday, May 19th, Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech at Morehouse College’s undergraduate graduation ceremony that he would pay off all of the student debt for the 396 graduates. The students were shocked and overwhelmed by this surprise. Smith is not an alumnus of Morehouse,...

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Queen of Social Media

Queen of Social Media

Brianna Skaff, Editor May 26, 2019

Queen Elizabeth has become the longest-reigning British monarch with 67 years on the throne. With that, she also has 7 great-grandchildren, including Prince Harry and Prince William, which continues to keep her busy; so it makes it easier to understand how she doesn’t have time for mundane tasks, which...

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The Newest Addition To The Royal Family

The Newest Addition To The Royal Family

Angelica Rivera-Oliveira May 16, 2019

On May 6th at 5:56am, Prince Harry and his royal wife Meghan Markle welcomed their newborn baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, into the world. The Duchess of Sussex and Harry waited two days to release the name of their new little prince to the public. Yet, even with the baby being born only last...

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Jaylon McKenzie, 14, pictured above

8th Grade Football Phenom Shot and Killed at Illinois Party

Josh Hobbs, Editor May 13, 2019

Last Saturday, 14-year-old, Jaylon McKenzie, was shot and killed leaving a local house party in Illinois. Around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday Night, Illinois state police responded to calls about a disturbance at a large house party in Venice, Illinois. Calls reportedly started coming in around 11:20, with...

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