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SAN FRANCISCO—Presidential candidate Joe Biden visited the Bay Area last week to partack in campaign fundraisers. The former Vice President's first event was a luncheon at Evviva-Estiatorio in Palo Alto and the second event was held at Senator Diane Feinstein's home in for a fundraising dinner. Both event were held on Thursday, October 3. Biden did not host any...

SEATTLE, WA−Authorities arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting in Seattle that killed one woman and injured several others on Wednesday, January 22. The shooting took place outside a McDonald’s during rush hour traffic near 3rd and Pine.  Witnesses told investigators that at least two males started shooting at one another. The suspects later fled the scene. The incident was...

UNITED STATES—It has been two months since video bloggers Diamond & Silk, known for their political commentary as Fox Nation hosts, were alleged to be fired from the Fox streaming service show due to their opinions about COVID-19. The duo, which includes biological sisters Lynnette Diamond Hardaway, 46, and Rochelle Silk Richardson, 47, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, said that death...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, July 29, the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity and Lou Gehrig Memorial Committee announced San Francisco Giants' catcher Buster Posey as the 2020 winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. Every year since 1955, the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award is awarded to a major league player who best reflects the character of baseball Hall of Famer Lou...

PORTLAND—A riot was declared in Portland on Wednesday for a second night this week. For the 69th night of demonstrations, protestors gathered outside of a southeast Portland police precinct shortly after 9 p.m. on the evening of the 5th and were dispersed with tear gas. Since July 29, demonstrations and confrontations between police and protesters in Portland have moved through the...

WASHINGTON D.C.— On Thursday, August 13, Washington D.C. police surrounded a crowd of protesters in the Adams Morgan Neighborhood, arresting 41 people. Those arrested were in their 20s and 30s. Thirty-eight of the fourty-one arrested faced charges of felony rioting, while three were accused of assaulting a police officer. Many of those arrested were released Friday without facing charges. This...

WASHINGTON D.C.— On Friday, August 21, a five-year-old boy was shot in the 1300 block of Congress Street Southeast, Washington D.C. at 4:24 p.m. The incident occurred in the vicinity of an attempted robbery of pedestrians who fled. In response, one of the alleged robbers fired many shots, accidentally hitting the young boy rather than the intended target. The bullet...

UNITED STATES—Alice Marie Johnson was granted a full pardon from her life sentence with no parole on Friday, August 28. Her case received national attention in 2017 after an interview with Mic went viral. Johnson's story brought attention to America's drug punishments, as many called for criminal justice reform. The 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act declared a war on drugs and...

SAN FRANCISCO—Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claims that a whole incident regarding her visit to a San Francisco indoor hair salon, was "a setup" during a press conference on Wednesday, September 2, where she demanded an apology from the salon. Pelosi was seen walking through e-Salon located on Union Street in San Francisco for a wash and blow on...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, September 14, American Airlines announced to reopen seven more Admirals Club lounges, including San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Denver International Airport (DEN), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Nashville International Airport (BNA), Orlando International Airport (MCO), in October. American Airlines will open its lounge in the Harvey Milk...