Category Archives: World News

Japanese Nuclear Leak Threatens Pacific Waters

There have been recent talks of radiation poisoning threatening the coastline of California. A nuclear power plant in japan that was affected by the recent tsunami has been rumored to be leaking radiation into the Pacific Ocean. The threat is …

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Increased Amounts of Pollution in Beijing, China Creates New Set of Regulations.

Amid the intense and harmful effects of air pollution which are plaguing the heavily populated areas of China, the local government of Beijing has issued new regulations to combat the serious issue.

The strict rules were implemented this past Thursday …

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Hershey’s Launches Its First New Candy Brand In 30 Years

The Hershey Company is launching its first new candy brand in 30 years. The new candy brand is  called Lancaster. Lancaster is a soft caramel crème line. The Lancaster soft caramels will come in three flavors: caramel, vanilla/caramel, and vanilla/raspberry.…

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Most Dangerous Nuclear Cleanup Operation Underway

It’s been over two years since the fatal 2011 tsunami hit the Fukushima power plant, causing several explosions in the process due to the knocked out cooling systems. Japanese officials acknowledged that the plant had been leaking radiation into the …

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The Government Shutdown: What Caused It and What’s Next

On October 7 this year the United States government shut down. According to Government Executive, a political news publication, about 43 percent of federal employees have been furloughed (placed on unpaid leave) until the government resumes functionality.

The shutdown was …

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Toyota Working On Crash-Less Cars

Throughout the years, the death toll is rising in pedestrians.  The goal is to try and lower the death toll, however, designing and testing cars that may help do that won’t hurt.  The car company, Toyota, is currently working on …

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A Ship Carrying Hundreds of Passengers Capsizes off of the Coast of Italy

A ship carrying hundreds of migrants capsized just off the coast of Lampedusa on Friday. The shipwreck occurred about 60 nautical miles south of the Italian island.

A military chase plane of The Armed Forces of Malta were the first …

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Sinead O’Connor Tries To Warn Miley Cyrus

In response to Miley Cyrus’ recent interview with Rolling Stone, Irish singer Sinead O’Connor wrote an open letter. Cyrus cited O’Connor and her 1990 hit “Nothing Compares 2 U” as inspiration for her “Wrecking Ball” video. O’Connor has been …

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U.S. Government Shutdown Affects Most

Earlier last week, the United States government shutdown.  This was due to the fact that the idea of Obamacare was being tossed around and caused a disagreement between Republicans and Democrats on a spending plan for the fiscal year.  A …

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What is the Government Shutdown Really About?

On October 1, 2013 the government shutdown began at midnight. However if you were unable to get to a TV that day you only knew that it was happening but were not quite sure why. I was one of these …

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