Category: World News
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U.S. Involvement with Venezuela and Greenland by Elias Frater ’26
Within the past few months, much has changed regarding the international relations of the United States, especially within countries and territories like Venezuela and Greenland. The current Trump administration’s approach to these situations has stirred the opinions of many Americans and has sparked all sorts of questions and concerns regarding the future of these nations,…
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Melania’s Movie Draws Attention – But Not Crowds by Samantha Partridge ‘28
The highly anticipated documentary Melania, a film about the first lady Melania Trump’s life in the weeks leading up to the 2025 presidential inauguration, opened in theaters on January 30, 2026, to a mix of box office records and sparsely filled theaters. Directed by Brett Ratner and produced by Amazon MGM Studios, the film had…
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The Destructive Hurricane Melissa by Valentina Tang ’26
On Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm, made landfall in Jamaica. Eventually, it slowed to a category 1 storm and lashed Cuba. Because it had minimalized to a category 1 storm, the damage was less severe and threatening. Nonetheless, officials have reported more than 20 people killed in Haiti, and five…
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Champions Again: How the Dodgers Won the 2025 World Series by Gabriele Vimont ’27
The 2025 World Series came down to one final face-off on November 1st, 2025. It was a long, tense night that baseball fans are definitely going to remember. Under the bright lights of the Rogers Centre in Toronto, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays pushed themselves to the absolute limit in a…
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Nepal’s Anti-Corruption Protests: What led to these youth-led Protests? by Kayley Roca ’28
A bunch of protests led by gen z Nepalese people against their government? What could have happened that had upset tons of Nepalese young adults, children, even adults? The answer to that would be a social media ban. Although it might sound like regular, peaceful protests are going on, there is a lot more to…
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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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Fears towards flying have increased; are media outlets to blame? by Giana Nevarez Tevere ’26
It seems as though the fear of flying has increased in the past few months. This fear comes after several plane disasters that occurred at the beginning of the year. Fearful feelings toward flying can be due to rapid exposure to current aviation-related incidents. Currently, the news and exposure of accidents can reach anyone with…
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Pope Leo the 14th: Who exactly is he? by Elias Frater ’26
As of Thursday, May 8th, Robert Francis Prevost, otherwise known as Pope Leo the 14th, has been chosen to serve as the next official Pope of the Vatican. He is the successor of Pope Francis, who recently passed away at the age of 88 years old. The process of electing a new pope has always…