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  HOLLYWOOD—Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta died after battling cancer for several years on Monday, October 20 at his residence in Kent, Connecticut. He was 82. Oscar has designed clothing for many celebrities including Emily Blunt, Jessica Alba, Tina Fey, Sarah Jessica Parker, and most recently designed the wedding dress for actor George Clooney’s bride, Amal Alamuddin. Kenneth Cole, another famous...

UNITED STATES—The Pentagon informed Congress that they have authorized the transfer of $1 billion to construct 57 miles of “pedestrian fencing" along the U.S./Mexico border. According to the United States Department of Defense webpage, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and David L. Norquist, Chief Financial Officer to...

UNITED STATES—On November 15, former President Donald J. Trump announced from his residence at Mar-a-Lago, Florida his candidacy in the 2024 General Election as President of the United States. His children sat in the front row to show support from a cheering crowd. In his speech, Trump touted the state of the country when he and Mike Pence were at...

UNITED STATES—Oh, it was an interesting weekend of football for America. In one corner it was the defending NFL champions the New England Patriots versus the underdogs in Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not a fan of Tom Brady and the Patriots. I feel time and time again, this is a...

UNITED STATES—Illegal immigrant, Carlos Eduardo Arevalo Carranza, 24, was arrested for the murder of Bambi Larson, of San Jose, California. Carranza has been on a crime spree in recent weeks. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Carranza evaded arrests for at least six crimes before stalking and murdering 59-year old Larson on February 28 which transpired on the 900 block...

SAN FRANCISCO—Air France Flight AF083 left from San Francisco and was diverted to Montreal after an anonymous threat was reported, according to the airline. According to airport spokesman Francois Asselin, Flight AF083 landed in Montreal at Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport on Monday, December 7.  According to Asselin, the flight departed from San Francisco at 3:00 p.m., and was en route...

CHICAGO—The Chicago Blackhawks and free agent Jan Rutta, 26, have agreed to a one-year contract through the 2017-2018 season, the team disclosed on Tuesday, June 6. The 6 foot and 3 inch tall , 198 pound defenseman is a native of Pisek, Czechoslovakia and started his playing career in 2008-2009. That year, he played for Czech teams KLH Chomutov, SK Kadan, and...

SAN FRANCISCO—The World Health Organization announced that they are using San Francisco as a model for how the world should handle the antiretroviral drug treatment process as soon as patients test positive, as opposed to waiting for the decline of the body’s immune system to begin treatment. In 2010 and 2013, San Francisco endorsed using the method of “test and treat,” which...

LONDON — On Wednesday, September 2, Times Higher Education (THE) announced the World University Rankings for 2021. THE, formerly known as The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), provides a large and diverse worldwide university ranking. “This year’s ranking analyzed more than 80 million citations across over 13 million research publications and included survey responses from 22,000 scholars globally,” their website...

UNITED STATES—Two days after President Donald Trump implemented new immigrant policies, which temporarily banned people native to Iran, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia from immigrating to the United States, Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz sent out a letter to employees informing them of his plan to hire approximately 10,000 refugees over the next five years. According to...