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A Closer Look at the Turkey-Syria Earthquake

On February 6th, southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria were hit by a 7.8 earthquake that was shortly followed by aftershocks with magnitudes as high...

2023 Grammys

The 2023 Grammy Awards was a record-setting show in many aspects, yet lacked any real differentiation from the 2021 and 2020 Grammys. Trevor Noah...

Two Dystopian Bills in State Legislatures

In 1938, under pressure from unions and voters, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which put into place laws prohibiting child labor. A...

The Upcoming 2024 US Presidential Elections

Although the US Presidential elections are still a year away, 2023 kicks off the pre-presidential election year where hopeful candidates will start setting the...

New OUSD Board Votes to Rescind School Closures Decision

Almost a year after the OUSD school board voted to close, merge, and downsize eleven Oakland schools, the decision has been rescinded. The new...

Multiple storms flood the Bay Area 

The recent storms that struck San Francisco and other Bay Area cities caused dangerous driving conditions, extreme winds, power outages, and flooding. This strong...

FIFA’s Contribution to the Human Rights Disaster in Qatar and the Hypocrisy of Western Media

Qatar’s World Cup organizing committee and FIFA spent years attempting to repudiate the accusations of the corrupt vote that secured them the 2022 World...

Sicilian Mafia Boss Arrested

After 30 long years of hiding, Matteo Messina Denaro has finally been arrested. From the 1980s to 1990s, the Sicilian Mafia rampaged Italy, controlling...