By Cady Inabinett, Managing editor of content ‘Divisive concepts’ bill makes appearance in Alabama legislature A bill banning public schools and colleges from promoting certain “divisive topics,” which include topics related to sex, race and…
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By: Cady Inabinett United Nations announces record high greenhouse gas levels The World Meteorological Organization announced on Oct. 25 that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high level and increased at a faster…
UM holds open discussion after Chauvin verdict
By Cady Inabinett On April 20, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all three charges he faced for the death of George Floyd—a Black man who was killed while being arrested…
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By: Harrison Neville School named after KKK Grand Wizard renamed after Hank Aaron Originally named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a confederate general and the first Grand Wizard of the infamous Ku Klux Klan, Atlanta public…
Reddit plays the stock market
What started off as a series of investments into GameStop stock has now turned into a war between some users on Reddit and Wall Street, with even lawmakers starting to take notice. When discussing the situation on CNBC Jim Cramer, host…
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Ugandan Presidential Election Ugandans voted this past Thursday, Jan. 14, in a presidential election between current president Yoweri Museveni—an authoritarian leader who has held power since 1986, and opposition leader Bobi Wine. However, Wine and other opposition leaders allege…
The future of the death penalty
After a seventeen-year hiatus in federal executions, former president Donald Trump’s administration resumed the practice by carrying out thirteen executions starting July 2020. This was more than three times the number of executions carried out…
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president
Wednesday, January 20, Joe Biden took the oath of office and was sworn into presidency. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts conducted the ceremony, which took place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol,…