Icon courtesy of Chief Wahoo, Wikipedia After nearly 70 years, the Cleveland Indians along with Major League Baseball announced in January that the team would be retiring the Chief Wahoo logo for the start of their 2019 campaign. The decision to do so did not come as a surprise to […]
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Trump members sent to hospital after opening envelope
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr The New York Police Department reported that a letter containing an apparent “white powdery substance” was mailed to the midtown Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump Jr. on Monday. Vanessa Trump, his wife, was the one to open the letter and was then taken to […]
U.S. school shootings continue to run rampant
Photo courtesy of Formulanone, Wikipedia Throughout the first month of 2018, there have been over 11 school shootings and related incidents, including accidental firing, self-inflicted injury and harmful intent. CNN reported that sixteen people were wounded, two of them fatally, after a shooter opened fire at a high school in […]
Space X launches heavyweight rocket Falcon Heavy
Photo courtesy of Space X, Wikipedia Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with great success last Tuesday. SpaceX was founded by Musk in 2002 and has since grew into a major contributor to interspace travel. According to NBC, “this is […]
Hundreds injured in Taiwan’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake
Photo courtesy of 中華民國內政部, Wikipedia A major earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 shook through Taiwan’s eastern coast on Feb. 7. Rescue workers were trying to find as many people as possible in fallen buildings and houses and the people stuck in the buildings had the possibility of being stuck […]
Political party riffs cause government shutdown
Photo courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Wikipedia “If we don’t straighten out our border, we don’t have a country,” were the words of President Donald Trump during a meeting with lawmakers regarding gang violence. These talks stem from Trump’s deadline he has placed on immigrants who are protected under the program […]
Award winning producer sheds light on opioid epidemic
Photo courtesy of dyinginveinmovie.org “Life should be without an ounce of pain.” According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 64,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2016; including prescription opioids and illicit drugs. Loved ones and friends of mine have been in and out of […]
Steelers face the Patriots in battle for the Super Bowl
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Flickr Many people weren’t sure where the Pittsburgh Steelers were heading after their two-year playoff hiatus during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. That all changed in 2014 with the emergence of Pro Bowl running back Le'veon Bell and the dominance of wide receiver Antonio Brown. […]
Japanese baseball player signs with the L.A. Angels
Photo courtesy of Ship1231, Wikipedia For weeks, Major League Baseball fans have been eagerly waiting for the hot stove of the off-season to heat up. It officially began on Friday, when Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani finally made his decision to sign with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. His […]
N.J. Devils come out on top in match against the Kings
Photo courtesy of Tsyp9, Wikipedia The first nine games of New Jersey's season included five in which the Devils put up five goals or more. This past Tuesday, they put up five against a dominating Los Angeles Kings team in dominating fashion, the first time doing so since November 12th, […]