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By: Zeru Peter Li On Thursday, June 10th, 2021, the S&P 500 index broke a new record of 4,239 points, with an intraday high of 4,249 points at market open. The ES mini index opened strong but then fell a bit before …

By Kevin Zhang On May 31st, 2021, three perpetrators opened fire at a Florida club early in the morning, killing at least 2 people and wounding at least 20 more, according to Miami-Dade Police Department Director Alfredo Ramirez III. Shortly after midnight, …

By Kevin Zhang Russia has denied entry to two European countries because they had planned to reroute their flights in order to avoid flowing over Belarus to get to Moscow. Air France and Austrian Airlines have both had to cancel services after …

By Kevin Zhang On May 21st, 2021, a ceasefire brokered by Egypt and other countries came into effect at 2:00 local time on Friday in Israel and Gaza. The truce was hailed as a victory by Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant …

By Kevin Zhang At least nine people, including several children, were killed on the morning of Tuesday, May 11th after a teenage gunman opened fire at a school in Russia’s southwestern city of Kazan, according to local authorities. Seven schoolchildren were among …

By Kevin Zhang On May 7th, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, a major US fuel pipeline, was targeted by ransomware cyberattacks and taken offline over the weekend. The culprits, a cyber-criminal gang called DarkSide, has since acknowledged its responsibility in a public statement, writing …

By Kevin Zhang At least 45 people were crushed to death and more than 150 were injured, including many in critical condition, in a stampede after midnight on Thursday at a mass gathering to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer at …

By Kevin Zhang Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes last year was found guilty on Tuesday of all three charges against him in one of the most significant and consequential trials …

By Kevin Zhang On Wednesday, President Joe Biden formally announced plans to end America’s military presence in Afghanistan by September, in a White House address heavy on symbolism and marking one of his first defining decisions as commander in chief.  “I’ve concluded …

By Kevin Zhang Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, has passed away at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. In a statement released on Friday, the palace said, “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death …