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SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, September 5, President Donald Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), a program that protected the children who were brought into the United States illegally. Trump’s announcement led to various protests throughout the country including San Francisco and Trump Tower in New York City. San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee released...

UNITED STATES—An Army Veteran, ranchers, and a CEO have all offered to assist in building a wall on the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Congress voted to allow for a border structure with $1.3 billion of the $5.7 billion that President Donald Trump requested. In December 2018, U.S. Army Veteran and triple amputee, Brian Kolfage started the  GoFundMe, “We...

UNITED STATES—On Monday, August 16, footage was captured of Afghan citizens flooding the tarmac at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan and grabbing hold of the undercarriage of the U.S. bound military planes in an attempt to flee the Taliban. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkwKg1TPZNM According to reports, the last three individuals who were clinging to undercarriage fell to their death, while another man was seen...

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...

ABU DHABI, U.A.E.—President Donald Trump's Senior Advisor and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, led a group of senior U.S. and Israeli officials on the first commercial flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), on Monday, August 31. Flight 971 on an El Al Boeing 737 took off from Ben Gurion International Airport for a flight time of...

LOS ANGELES—The older brother of Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25 for possession of images of child pornography. Bruce Douglas Paddock, 58, was detained and taken into custody by authorities at the Valley Village nursing home in North Hollywood where he is a resident. The  nursing home provides short and long-term care....

UNITED STATES—The U.S. Senate passed legislation for the Border Security Bill 83-16 on Thursday, February 14. It was been signed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. According to reports, President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill on Friday, February 15. The bill allows for $1.375 billion of the $5.7 billion Trump requested that would assist in paying...

TALLAHASSEE, FL—On Wednesday, May 24, Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis officially announced his bid for President of the United States via Twitter with Elon Musk and All-In Pod founder, David Sacks. “We had over half a million people in one Twitter space with another 50,000 more joining per minute, so congrats on breaking the internet there,” Musk stated. “I am running for...

UNITED STATES—On Tuesday, October 27, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect the U.S.-negotiated cease-fire in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Pompeo separately spoke with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, urging each to respect their commitments to cease hostilities. He stressed that “there is no military solution to this conflict.” The cease-fire,...

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...