Photo courtesy of Suhyeon Choi, Unsplash Interested in traveling to your favorite country for vacation or studies? You may wish to reconsider your travel plans for the summer break. In close alignment with Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) policies, the United States State Department updated its travel advisories. The […]
Author: GABRIEL MATTHEW LUYUN
J&J vaccine under scrutiny during distribution pause
Photo courtesy of Hakan Nural, Unsplash The United States Food and Drug Administration and Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently supported the temporary ceasing of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Six women between the ages of 18 and 45 suffered from rare blood clot complications within […]
Overview of Derek Chauvin trial, likely to last weeks
Photo courtesy of munshots, Unsplash Derek Chauvin’s criminal court trial commenced its opening statements on March 29. Defendants and plaintiffs are expected to present their arguments to Hennepin County Judge Peter A. Cahill in the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis. Cameras have been authorized to record Chauvin’s trial out […]
Biden advocates for tighter gun control upon recent shooting
Photo courtesy of Maria Lysenko, Unsplash President Joe Biden was deeply affected by the Boulder, Colo. shooting attack on March 22. Stemming from the heartache of losing family members in 1973, the head of state declared immediate action to prevent more people from becoming gun violence mortalities. Victims of the […]
Discussion of anti-Asian attacks surface upon recent shooting
Photo courtesy of Jason Leung, Unsplash Last Tuesday, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long barged into Young’s Asian Massage in the town of Acworth, Ga. He opened fire on individuals inside the building, killing two people. Another two died on the way to the hospital from gunshot wounds. The suspect was later […]
Researchers are studying two new COVID variants
Photo courtesy of Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash), Unsplash For the past weeks, scientists have been analyzing two new variants of the coronavirus propagating throughout the country. A virus mutation known as the B.1.526 has been identified in New York City. The B.1.427 or B.1.429 strain also appeared in California. Researchers have found […]
U.S. military strikes Syria and Iraq, 22 killed
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr A U.S military airstrike dispatched by President Joe Biden targeted several buildings located between al-Bukamal, Syria and Qaim, Iraq at 1:00 a.m. local Syrian time last week. London-based human rights organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the deaths of 22 individuals from the […]
Biden’s nominee for secretary of the interior faces scrutiny
Photo courtesy of Franmarie Metzler, Wikipedia President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of the interior, Deb Haaland (D-NM), has faced scrutiny from senators during her Tuesday and Wednesday confirmation hearings. Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, was opposed to the Keystone XL gas pipeline construction and fracking. In […]
Lawmakers push for a second COVID stimulus package
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons There are less than four weeks left before Congress adjourns for winter break. Lawmakers of various political parties have been pressuring both Democrats and Republicans to compromise on their proposals for a COVID-19 monetary relief. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Biden’s plan against COVID-19 relies on science
Photo courtesy of Peter Stevens, Flickr After achieving less than 25,000 daily cases in the United States during the month of September, COVID-19 continues to manifest itself in a more frequent presence. Since the week of Oct. 16, COVID cases continue to resurface in the United States. Between that given […]