Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, it is teenagers, rather than politicians, who are leading the way for increased gun control. This past weekend, two million people marched across America, in what was the largest student protest in US History. The anti-gun protest, March for Our Lives, galvanised a…
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It's not a very well known fact that thousands of pilots in the US carry guns in their cockpit. While it may come as a shock to some, there's a clear and obvious reason behind the equipping of the pilots: hijackers. Ever since the 11 September 2001, hundreds of American…
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In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. famously gave his "I have a dream" speech during a march on Washington. He was, of course, talking about the injustices faced by black people at the hands of white people, and called for a change in the way America was governed. Now, more…
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The March for Our Lives kicked off on Saturday, with hundreds and thousands of marchers descending on Washington DC to protest the inaction of Congress to tighten gun laws in the US. The gun violence protest came about following the devastating shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…
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In 2018, one would hope that gay conversion therapy is something that is long behind us. Unfortunately, that assumption would be wrong. Despite numerous studies asserting that you can't change a person's sexuality and medical, scientific, and governmental organisations all expressing concern, "reparative therapy" remains a dark reality for some homosexual…
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These days, reading the news sometimes feels like watching a TV show. Kids are standing up to adults about gun control in order to become the heroes of their generation, world leaders are threatening nuclear war in a classic good-guy/bad-guy standoff sort of way, and, to top it all off, the president manages…
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America has more mass shootings than every other civilized country. After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed, the surviving students have ignited a movement. They're demanding adequate legislation to stop the epidemic of gun violence, such as by banning the AR-15, enforcing universal background…
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When you hear "Pirates Of The Caribbean," you probably think of the movies, starring Johnny Depp as the shrewd, eccentric and very drunk Captain Jack Sparrow. But before it was a blockbuster movie franchise, it was a ride at Disney World. In fact, it was the last attraction Walt Disney…
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The case, or indeed cases, against Donald Trump, seem to be growing by the week. Certainly, the former Apprentice star has courted controversy since he first decided to run in the 2016 Presidential election against former First Lady and Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton. And from his ways on Twitter,…
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According to The Guardian, young black men are nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers, and last year, 23 per cent of all people who were fatally shot by police were black. To humanise such statistics, we have yet another report of a life…
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Last Thursday, the 950 ton pedestrian bridge at Miami's Florida International University collapsed, killing six people. One of them, Navarro Brown, 37, was working on the bridge at the time, as an employee of Structural Technologies. The other five victims had the unfortunate luck to be driving in cars underneath…
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It's been over a month since the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which took the lives of 17 people. But in the wake of yet another massacre, a movement has arisen. The surviving students have emerged as passionate advocates for change. After making memorable appearances in the media, their…
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Yann Arnaud, a Cirque du Soleil acrobat, fell to his death last week during a live performance. The 38-year-old was trying out a new routine when something went wrong, leading to him falling onto the stage in front of the audience. He died from his injuries at Tampa General Hospital…
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It has been reported that several people have been injured at a high school in Maryland after a gunman opened fire. The school district said; "The Sheriff's office is on the scene; additional information to follow", adding that the siutation has been contained, according to CNN. An FBI spokesperson for the…
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Even with more than 16 years passed, the events of September 11 are still fresh in our minds. While we have celebrated the heroes who risked their lives to save who they could and mourned for those that couldn't be rescued in time, it's not often we focus on the…
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Donald Trump has been causing controversy again. Ahhh, how many times are we going to type that sentence before the year is up? This time though, it's nothing to do with him sleeping with a porn star, or eating a McDonald's every day, nor is it even anything to do with his…
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While it's easy to turn a blind eye to incidents that happen in prisons and jailhouses because the victims are usually criminals, it's also important to remember that they are human beings. No matter what they've been incarcerated for, they deserve at least a reasonable degree of care, and any…
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On Wednesday, students all across the United States participated in National Walkout Day. They walked out of class for seventeen minutes to protest gun violence, and demand action from lawmakers. That's one minute for every victim who died at the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The 19-year-old killer was mentally…
