By Cindy Xinrui Zhang On Tuesday March 14, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea sent a high-tech missile defense ship to Japan’s northwest coast where North Korea fired four banned, ballistic missiles just eight days ago from Pyongyang. Each of these missiles …
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The Oroville Dam, located in Northern California, is on the verge of failing due to erosion. On February 7, 2017, a crater appeared on the dam spillway during emergency control release. Although civil engineers had hoped that the damaged spillway was still …
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Written by Daphne Yan Author of the children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket, which is a pseudonym for Daniel Handler, transferred his book series into a TV show on Netflix on Friday, January 13, 2017. A Series of …
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By Daphne Yan On December 2nd, 2016 at a night party in Oakland, California, a fire broke out, killing dozens of people. This fire started in a warehouse, and over 75 people were inside. Officials said that over 40 fatalities were expected. …
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By Jeffrey Tan Capable of flying near the edge of space, over 70,000 feet into the air, the U2 “Dragonlady” plane will play a huge role in the fight against ISIS. Pilots of the “Dragonlady” must be dressed in yellow compression suits …
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By Daphne Yan On October 31st, 2016, the author of the novel Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt, passed away at the age of 84 due to lung cancer. Babbitt wrote and illustrated books for children, covering topics such as death and immortality, and …
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By Edwin Yu On the fateful morning after Election Day on Nov. 9, it was clear that Donald Trump would become the next president against many people’s expectations. He won 290 to Hillary Clinton’s 228 electoral votes although Hillary Clinton led in …
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