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SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, May 6 two Bay Area college students were sentenced to life in prison by a Roman court related to a 2019 altercation between the students and Italian military police that led to the death of one military officer. The  students have spent the last 21 months in a Roman prison awaiting their trial.  Finnegan Elder, 21, of...

UNITED STATES—In a March 15 email obtained by the Associated Press, government officials announced they would be housing up to 3,000 boys between the ages of 15-17 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, starting Wednesday, March 17. According to the memo, authorities plan to use the facility for 90 days as a decompression center due to...

UNITED STATES—During a virtual meeting on Monday, March 1, President Joe Biden met with the President Andrés Manuel Lόpez Obrador of Mexico to come to an agreement on a new immigrant labor policy that would bring immigrants from Mexico and Central America legally to work in the U.S. Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveal that U.S., unemployment...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, February 12 Spotify announced its new Work-From-Anywhere program that will pay New York and San Francisco-level salaries to employees working remotely anywhere in the world. Spotify announced Friday, February 12 that employees will now have the opportunity to choose whether they work from home, at an office, or a combination of the two, in any location, with...

UNITED STATES—On January 13, close to 200 Honduran immigrants traveled to the city of San Pedro Sula, Guatemala where they are to meet with other members, approximately 7,000 to the US border after President Elect Joe Biden announced that he would be easing border crossing restrictions if he became President. Approximately, 3,000 police officers in the village of Vado Hondo,...

PERU—A Peruvian court decided a woman who wore red underwear to a party was not a victim of rape. On October 29, three judges, argued that the victim misrepresented herself, citing women only wear red underwear when intending to have sex. According to the Daily Mail, the case was first reported in January 2019 by a 20-year-old woman whose identity...

POLAND—On Wednesday, October 28, tens of thousands of women took to the streets in Polish cities to protest a high court’s ruling to ban nearly all abortions. It marked the sixth straight day of protests in Poland. Abortion is only legal in Poland if the pregnancy endangers the life or health of the mother or is the result of rape...

STOCKHOLM— On October 1, Sweden-based clothing store, H&M, announced they will close 250 stores in 2021. The retailer is known for its affordable fashion, and has several locations across the Bay Area, including one store in Emeryville, one in Daly City, and three in downtown San Francisco. They have approximately 5,000 locations across the world total, according to statistics...

UNITED STATES—United States President Donald Trump has been nominated for the Noble Peace Prize for a third time. On September 30, a group of law professors from Australia backed support to nominate him for the award. According to Sky News Australia, one of the law professors, identified as David Flint, said the reason for their support was President Trump’s...

UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, September 9, a Norwegian lawmaker said he has nominating President Donald Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East. Christian Tybring-Gjedde represents the Norwegian Parliament Progress Party. He has been a member of the Norwegian parliament since 2005. He also serves as chairman of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary...