Month: November 2021
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Two Trials, Two Verdicts
Two polarizing court cases were decided within days of each other. In Georgia, a nearly all-white jury found three men guilty in the murder of Ahmad Arbery. Three co-defendants were found guilty of charges ranging from malice murder to false imprisonment and could face life in prison. In early 2020, the defendants pursued Arbery, while […]
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Unrest in the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands has recently been besieged by protesters hoping to topple the government and force Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to resign. Rioters have caused destruction by setting fires to buildings and looting stores in the Pacific Island nation. With the capital city of Honiara in ruins and mirroring a war zone, countries in the region […]
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Rising Inflation and the Great Resignation
The U.S. government announced that the consumer price index has risen by 6.2 percent from the same time last year. This represented the biggest jump in inflation since 1990. According to experts, higher prices will likely continue into 2022 and could jeopardize national economic gains and higher wages for workers. The news also overshadows a […]
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High Level Talks Between U.S. & China Presidents
The leaders of China and the U.S. held a virtual meeting in hopes of reducing tensions amongst the two power countries. While Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden have spoken twice on the phone since Biden took office earlier this year, the high-level summit represents the first time the two heads of […]
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Nicaraguan President Wins Re-election
The Central American country of Nicaragua recently held a presidential election in which the president and vice president were re-elected. International observers have questioned the legitimacy of the results considering the president Daniel Ortega and vice-president Rosario Murillo, have used heavy handed tactics to silence the opposition. President Ortega is the longest serving head of […]
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A Win for President Biden: Infrastructure Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 226-208 to approve a 1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill after months of internal debate and division. The bill will now head to the president’s desk for signature. Passage of the bill gives the president a much-needed political victory in the same week that Republicans made some notable electoral gains […]
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Democrats and Republicans vie for Governorship in Virginia
Virginia voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect the next leader of the Old Dominion state. Incumbent governor Ralph Northam is term limited and cannot run for reelection. The campaign to replace Northam is the most expensive contests for governor in Virginia’s history and both parties are betting that a win Tuesday […]
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Major Issues Confront Leaders at G20
World leaders of the largest economies recently met at the G20 summit in Rome. There were several issues that confronted the 19 nations along with the European Union present at the two-day meeting. Some of the items that were discussed at the G20 dealt with climate change, COVID, Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and supply chain […]