Weekend Review: Great Britain Prince Philip Dies at 99
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II, died on Friday at 99. Buckingham Palace’s statement confirmed the prince “passed away peacefully (on Friday) morning at Windsor Castle.” The Royal Family will observe two weeks of mourning as the prince’s coffin lays at rest, reportedly in a private chamber inside the castle. […]
Weekend Review: Massage Parlor Shootings Likely Part of a Rise in Anti-Asian Violence
On Tuesday, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long went on a shooting spree at three massage parlors in Georgia. He killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, adding to concerns of an increase in anti-Asian violence in the U.S. Long reportedly admitted to wanting to “eliminate” the “temptation” created by Asian sex workers. Public statements […]
Weekend Review: Crisis in Nigeria Worsens with More Violent Abductions
Thursday night, gunmen overtook the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Kaduna state, Nigeria and reportedly kidnapped 39 students. The army was able to rescue 180 students after receiving a distress call from the school during the crisis. Dozens of students were unfortunately taken from the school after an exchange of weapon fire. No group […]
Weekend Review: Joe Biden’s Peaceful Inauguration
On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at an inauguration event held before a limited live crowd. Kamala Harris also made history in becoming the first woman, first African American and first Asian American to hold the office of Vice President in the U.S. The inauguration was […]
Democrats Take the Senate, Extremists Attempt to Take the Capitol
Democrats have achieved control of the Senate with two wins in the Georgia runoff elections. Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Osoff each defeated their Republican opponents. Once sworn in, Reverend Warnock will become Georgia’s first Black senator and only the second Black senator to be elected from a former Confederate state. Joy comes in the […]
Weekend Review: SCOTUS Rejection Enrages Trump
The US Supreme Court has rejected an extraordinary attempt to dismiss election results in four crucial states. The lawsuit, filed by the state of Texas, was backed by President Trump and sought to invalidate results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President-elect Joe Biden won those elections and state courts upheld the individual wins. The […]
Weekend Review: Protests in India Rage On
Protests in India continued this week as tens of thousands of farmers joined the demand to repeal controversial laws enacted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September. Many Indians believe these laws will further erode protections for farmers by allowing more free market activity around the sale, pricing, and storage of food from farms. #FarmersProtest: Transporters […]
Weekend Review: China Forms World’s Largest Trading Alliance
On Sunday, fifteen countries including China cemented a pact to form the largest global trading bloc to date, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The deal took more than eight years to negotiate and was signed virtually to adhere to pandemic safety measures. This partnership includes many Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, […]
Joe Biden: 46th President of the United States
After days of counting votes in a few crucial states, former Vice President Joe Biden has been named the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election. The race was called following Biden’s win in Pennsylvania. It was too close to call for days, but Biden held onto Nevada and eventually pulled ahead in both Georgia […]
Biden Leads Trump in Key Battle Ground States
Joe Biden currently has 264 electoral votes, while President Trump is behind with 214. The candidate to reach 270 wins.Several states are still counting. Biden could win with just one more, but Trump needs to sweep the remaining states to claim a victory. Trump, who prematurely declared himself the winner, has demanded recounts and threatened […]