By: Ryane Li America is not the only country struggling with its elections. Indeed, polarizing debates about how to allow voters access to the ballot box safely have pushed Poland’s political situation to the brink. The result? A ‘ghost’ election, dubbed by …
Read More »Facebook Ad Boycott Continues as the Company Fails to Monitor Hate Speech
By: Zeru Peter Li On June 23, 2020, Eddie Bauer, Magnolia Pictures, and Ben & Jerry Ice Cream joined the massive Facebook Ad Boycott campaign, following about 100 companies, including REI, Patagonia, the North Face, and Mozilla that joined earlier this month. …
Read More »The NBA Resumes the Season
Written By: Allen Bryan On June 2nd, 2020, the NBA board of governors voted on a 22 team plan to resume the 2020 professional basketball season, which had been abruptly suspended on March 11th due to covid-19. They approved a 22-team format …
Read More »Arctic Oil Spill forces Russia to Declare Emergency
By Owen Xu Li Last Friday, more than 20,000 tons of diesel were spilled in the Ambarnaya River in Siberia, turning it crimson red as it headed to the ocean. Due to its potentially harmful effects on the native wildlife and biodiversity, …
Read More »Disadvantages of Overnight Leftovers
By: Brain Wu Nowadays, many people prefer having leftovers since they do not want to waste food. However, most overnight leftovers have an excessive amount of nitrite, which is one of the main carcinogens in daily diet. Green vegetables: Usually, the stem …
Read More »Hong Kong’s Protests Push Through the Coronavirus Pandemic
By: Victoria Ngai The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on Hong Kong’s “One Country, Two Systems” framework and has paved the way for Beijing’s central government to exercise complete control over Hong Kong. Since the British handed the territory over to …
Read More »U.S. Designates More Chinese News Organizations as “Foreign-Missions”
By Kevin Zhang On Monday, June 22nd, the Trump Administration announced that it would be designating four more Chinese state-run media outlets operating in the United States as “foreign missions”. State Department officials said that they were taking action in order to …
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