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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) logo.

The CDC’s New Guidelines for Vaccinated Individuals

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
March 24, 2021
The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will help to speed up vaccine rollout.

The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: The Promise of a One-Dose Vaccine

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
March 16, 2021
Footage taken by a passenger that shows the aircraft's right engine, which burst into flames mid-flight (Courtesy of USA Today).

Plane Engine Catches on Fire During United Airlines Flight

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
March 9, 2021
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics may happen this summer. Can they pull it off?

2021 Tokyo Olympics

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
March 4, 2021
Navalny was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for violating the parole rules of a 2014 conviction (Courtesy of the Guardian).

Alexei Navalny Sent to Prison After Returning to Russia

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
February 19, 2021
The Oldsmar water plant where a hacker came close to poisoning the water supply of the small city of 15,000 people (Courtesy of CBS News).

A Florida Water Supply Was Nearly Poisoned By Hackers

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
February 19, 2021
The coronavirus has caused already created a big problem itself. However, with new, more dangerous variants emerging, may the pandemic worsen? (Courtesy of Business Insider)

COVID-19 Variants: A Hidden Danger

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
February 19, 2021
Kamala Harris made history as the first African-American and South Asian woman to become Vice President of the United States (Courtesy of U.S. News and World Report).

Get to Know Kamala Harris

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
February 19, 2021
The Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris outside the Capitol Building on January 20

Inauguration Day 2021

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
February 4, 2021
The Disneyland parking lot as become a vaccination super-site in Orange County (Courtesy of Healthline).

Orange County Vaccine Rollout

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
February 3, 2021
A picture of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States.

Get to Know Joe Biden

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
February 3, 2021
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (Courtesy of CNBC).

The Race to a Vaccine: Distribution Confusion

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
January 28, 2021
Rioters storm the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021 (Courtesy of NBC News).

The Capitol Riot: What Now?

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
January 22, 2021

Coronavirus and the Spanish Flu

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
October 14, 2020

NBA Finals 2020: The Lakers Become Champions Once Again

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
October 14, 2020

The Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
October 14, 2020
A Black Lives Matter protest in Washington D.C. marches towards the White House (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (Courtesy of CNN)

Black Lives Matter Protests and Racial Justice in America

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
October 12, 2020
Lists of names for hurricanes are reused every six years, according to the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center website.

Hurricane Naming System

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
October 8, 2020
Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent from the Novichok group on August 20 in the Siberian city of Tomsk (Photograph by Pavel Golovkin / AP) (Courtesy of the New Yorker)

The Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
October 6, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg guest speaking at a lecture on February 10, 2020 at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. (Photo Credit: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) (Courtesy of CNBC)

The Life and Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
October 5, 2020
President Trump during the daily press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on March 17, 2020, at the White House in Washington D.C. (Photo Credit: Getty/Brendan Smialowski) (Courtesy of CBS)

Rage: Bob Woodward’s Insight Into the Presidency of Donald Trump

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
September 25, 2020
A small bottle of a COVID-19 vaccine.(Image Credit: Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press) (Courtesy of the LA Times)

The Race To a Vaccine

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
September 24, 2020
Courtesy of California COVID-19 Website

California’s New COVID-19 Plan

Sarah Gooneratne, Writer
September 14, 2020
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