On Jul. 18, 2013, Detroit officially filed for bankruptcy, but it was not until December of the same year that the city was approved to…
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Headlines: Presidential pardons
Since President Obama took office in 2008, he has received requests for 1,888 pardons and 16,523 commutations. Of these thousands of requests, Obama has awarded…
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Headlines: Ukraine
In a recent Russian documentary, “Crimea: Path to the Homeland,” President Putin discloses details of his role in the swift annexation of Crimea. Protests erupted…
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Headlines: Immigration
Congress’ inaction led President Obama to take action in order to build more accountability into the system’s immigration enforcement policy, especially in regards to unauthorized immigrants…
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Headlines: Isis
Get the facts on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has had a presence in the…
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Headlines: Ebola
The Ebola breakout in West Africa started March 2014, but interest peaked in the United States in September and October. The United States focused on…
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Headlines: Edward Snowden
After revealing the U.S. surveillance system PRISM in an interview to The Guardian newspaper, Edward Snowden fled to Russia. He recently received a three year…
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Headlines: Distant Hope for Gaza
Revisit the destruction that happened over the summer in Gaza as a result of an Israeli campaign to root out terrorism in Gaza. Over the…
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Headlines: humanitarian situation in Syria
The Syrian Civil War continues to impact the lives of civilians and drive the refugee crisis in the region. The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria…
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