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Wildfires have been active in California since mid-July and have been responsible for the destruction of thousands of acres of land, including property and homes. The death toll from the recently contained Camp Fire has been reported at 85 people, according to a news release by the Butte County Sheriff’s Read More

On Nov. 5 Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, kingpin of the infamous Sinaloa Drug Cartel, pleaded “not guilty” to 17 counts of drug trafficking, money laundering, murder and kidnapping. El Chapo was extradited from Mexico to America in January of last year after escaping Mexican detention facilities twice according to ABC Read More

Scottish Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney, announced that Scotland would become the first country in the world to mandate the teaching of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBT) issues into their standard curriculum. The move comes after years of campaigning by Time Read More

On Nov. 25, the Russian Coast Guard opened fire on three Ukrainian ships attempting to sail through the Kerch Strait, a small passage between Russia and Ukraine, wounding crew members and seizing the vessels, in what has constituted a major escalation in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The incident comes on the Read More

On Nov. 11 over 200,000 people gathered in Warsaw to celebrate Poland’s 100th year of independence. However, the day was marred in controversy involving nationalists, far-right organizers and senior politicians. Independence Day in Poland has historically attracted a notable large group of nationalists, activists and right-wing protesters in Warsaw. After Read More

Stan Lee, co-creator of numerous Marvel characters including Spider-Man, Black Panther and Iron Man, died on Monday, Nov. 11 at the age of 95. Lee, who has been dubbed the “godfather of Marvel Comics” by fans and the industry, was rushed to Cedars Sinai Medical Center from his home in Read More