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By Kevin Zhang With a failure to stop the bill by the Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote, a new law regulating abortions, dubbed the “heartbeat bill”, went into effect in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which is …

By Kevin Zhang Bombings and gunfire caused by a terrorist group around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul killed 13 American service members and left a scene of violence and chaos amongst the civilians and U.S. and allied forces that were scrambling …

By Kevin Zhang Taliban fighters took control of the capital city Kabul on Sunday, delivering to the militant Islamist organization the prize it has long sought: authority over all of Afghanistan as the Western-backed administration collapsed, President Ashraf Ghani fled, and the …

By Kevin Zhang Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday he will resign after a blistering report released by the state’s attorney general documented multiple instances of sexual harassment against women.  The decision puts off his almost certain impeachment and …

By Kevin Zhang Japan took its Olympic bow on Sunday, passing the baton to Paris after staging a Games that was delayed by the pandemic and doubted by widespread public skepticism but nonetheless was able to deliver its share of memorable moments.  …

By Kevin Zhang Emergency workers in the capital city Zhengzhou of the central Chinese province Henan were working to pump out a flooded road tunnel, where hundreds of vehicles were reportedly trapped, before Saturday (7/24) night. Authorities have not released an official …

By Kevin Zhang On Friday, July 23rd, the Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened with a nighttime fireworks and choreography show that occurred in a near-empty stadium, a striking but subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique pandemic Olympic …

By Kevin Zhang Traveling to space must be “more accessible to all”, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson said during a news conference following his successful flight aboard Galactic’s VSS Unity earlier today. “We’re here to make space more accessible to all. We …

By Kevin Zhang Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that foreign powers will “get their heads bashed” if they attempt to bully or influence China.  He delivered a defiant speech at an event marking the centenary of the ruling Communist Party on …

By Kevin Zhang Hundreds of sudden deaths, many of them suspected of being heat-related, have been reported during Canada’s record-breaking heatwave, officials say. A total of 486 fatalities were recorded over the past five days in British Columbia alone, a 195% increase …