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Mariah Partin, Staff Writer   Facebook was recently involved with a huge data breach, which entailed a release of personal information of millions of users. According to Facebook, data was originally collected by a professor and then shared with third parties, such as Cambridge Analytica. Up to 87 million people may have been affected. AccordingContinue reading “Facebook Data Breach”

Mariah Partin, Staff Writer   As of March 16, former Catalan government ministers and separatist leaders are abroad or in custody. Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was arrested in Germany but was just released on $65,000 bail, as the court ruled he could move freely around the country, pending an extradition to Spain. If heContinue reading “Leaders of Catalonian independence movement arrested”

Mariah Partin, Staff Writer   In 2018, the United Kingdom held a referendum on Brexit on the question of whether the United Kingdom should remain in or leave the European Union. Over 30 million Britons voted in the referendum and only just over 50 percent supported the decision to leave the EU. Newly appointed PrimeContinue reading “Brexit negotiations center on Northern Ireland”

Julia Lucas, Staff Writer   Gun control has been everywhere in the news this past month following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. While many school shootings and mass shootings in the United States have gained short-term attention, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School, organized by gun control activists nationwide, have been pushing forContinue reading “Controversial gun bill in Florida sparks uproar”

Brian Messing, Section Editor   On March 4, the Russian government launched an attack on Sergei Skripal, a former double agent, currently living in the United Kingdom. Skripal was attacked by a lethal nerve agent that affect both him and his daughter. Skripal was born in the Soviet Union in 1951, and acted as aContinue reading “Russian attack on agent in UK unites allies”

Zara Kulish, Staff Writer   We all know Amazon as a huge online retail marketplace, but they also have their own line of products and subsidiary companies that give them stake in many smaller and more varied industries. Among the companies in the Amazon empire, not counting CEO Jeff Bezos’ acquisitions under his other corporateContinue reading “Amazon acquires Ring security doorbells for $1 Billion”

Brenna Woslum, staff writer   2018 marks the 17th anniversary of the Nisqually earthquake. The infamous earthquake struck on the morning of Ash Wednesday (Feb. 28, 2001), at 10:54 a.m., and lasted between 40 and 45 seconds.  With a magnitude of 6.8, it was the largest earthquake many Washington residents had experienced in their livesContinue reading “Shake, Shake, Shake: A Reflection on the Nisqually Earthquake”

Julia Lucas, Staff Writer   Feb. 22 was an average school day for all students and teachers in 49 of the 50 states. Students prepared for school and attended classes like any other weekday; however, in West Virginia students were enjoying a day off from classes. West Virginia teachers began a statewide strike on Feb.Continue reading “West Virginia teachers go on strike”

Zara Kulish, Staff Writer   The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been a center for pilgrimages for Christians for a long time. The place on which the church is built is identified as both the site of the crucifiction and that of Jesus’ tomb. After converting to Christianity, the Roman Emperor ConstantineContinue reading “Church the Holy Sepulche closes, inciting confusion from pilgrims”

Mariah Partin, Staff Writer   March 5 was Italy’s general election, which consisted of choosing over 900 members of its two houses of Parliament, the lower (and more important) house, the Chamber of Deputies and the upper house, the Senate. Former prime ministers Silvio Berlusconi and Matteo Renzi lost seats as voters shifted towards anti-establishmentContinue reading “Italian election leaves hung parliament”