Category: USA News
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Political Transitionalism: How Trump’s Proposed 100% Tariff on International Films Could Affect Cinema Forever by Avery Vilela ’26
Entering President Donald Trump’s fourth month in office, communities around the world are beginning to see the global impacts of his presidency. Among the several economy-based propositions, some failed, but many executed, Donald Trump has officially pulled cinema into the conversation. On May 4th, 2025, Trump publicly stated on his Truth Social platform that, “The…
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Removal of PBS/NPR by Emilia Sawicka ’25
As Donald Trump pushes to defund PBS and NPR, the debate often gets framed as a matter of budgets. He claims public media has a “liberal bias” and argues that taxpayers shouldn’t be supporting such things. But this isn’t just about funding, it’s about preserving one of America’s last shared public goods. Public broadcasting has…
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The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk (And His Still Obscene Wealth) by By Jonathan Mansell ’26
The Rise: In 1324, during his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca, Mansa Musa showed the world he was, at least, the wealthiest man of his time. In the modern day, we understand him to be the richest person to have ever lived, with most modern estimates of his wealth being around $400 billion according to CelebrityNetworth. …
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Egg Prices Hit an All-Time High… by Julia Robinson ’26
If you’re an egg-lover like me, you may have noticed an increase in egg prices lately. Egg prices have increased by 60% since last year, that’s right, you read that correctly. Last year, a dozen of eggs were $2.95 however today the average price stands at $4.95, some stores even going as high as $10.…
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Celebrating Women’s History Month at BHSECQ by Rassa Kia-Young ’27
The month of March is always an important one, as it is the annual celebration of women’s history and the contributions women have made to STEM, activism, politics, literature, art, and more. These contributions are invaluable to our history and culture, and all throughout March they are acknowledged, remembered, and celebrated. It is a month…
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January’s Southern Snowstorm by John Dean ’26
2025 is off to a crazy start when it comes to weather. As fires raged in LA, the Southeast was dealing with the opposite problem: a blizzard that brought record-breaking levels of snow to a region that often goes years without receiving a single flake. On January 20th, dangerously cold temperatures were felt as far…
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TikTok Was Banned… Here’s What You Should Know by Julia Robinson ’26
On January 19, 2025, the short-form video app known as TikTok was banned in the United States. Anyone in the country who tried opening the app would be met with a pop-up that read: “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now. We are…
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Linda McMahon and the Future of Public Education by Molly Castle ’25
Public industries in the U.S. are more politicized than in other developed nations. (The recent shooting of a healthcare CEO is a potent reminder of the dangers and frustrations of a predominantly private and for-profit healthcare system). Public schools have not escaped politicization either. Recent disputes over book bans in K-12 schools and the widely…
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Student Arrests over Pro-Palestine Demonstrations by Molly Castle ’25
If you have opened the New York Times app in the last month, or turned on the news, chances are you’ve seen something about the pro-Palestine protests taking over campuses across the country. What started as a sit-in on a green of Columbia’s campus spread quickly across the country, with some protests and encampments even…
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The Clock is Ticking for TikTok by John Dean ’26
Over the past few years, TikTok has become one of the most well-known and widely used social media apps. After rebranding from musical.ly in 2018, its popularity skyrocketed, growing exponentially during the pandemic. Everyone was stuck inside, with nothing better to do than spend hours scrolling. Its rise forever changed the internet, bringing with it…