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Read More »2018 Winter Olympics Recap for Week of February 23
The U.S. Women’s hockey team shocked the world on Wednesday as they won 3-to-2 and ended Canada’s run of four straight gold medals in the sport. This is the first U.S. Women’s hockey gold medal in 20 years. The good times continued to roll as the U.S. Women’s cross-country skiing …
Read More »U.S. Brings in Seven Medals In 2018 Winter Olympics
The United States has won seven medals so far in the 2018 winter olympics, four of which are gold. For women’s snowboarding, we have Chloe Kim, 17, who won a gold in the women’s halfpipe final with a score of 98.25. Jamie Anderson, 27, won a gold medal in the …
Read More »Energy Companies Proposing to Transform Puerto Rico’s Energy Grid
It has been almost five months since Puerto Rico was decimated by Hurricane Maria and approximately 20% of the island is still without power, which has caused hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans to head for mainland. However the U.S. Territory has received proposals from companies like Tesla and Sonnen …
Read More »SpaceX Launch!
SpaceX successfully launched Falcon Heavy into space. This was the test flight for the newest vehicle in SpaceX’s armada. Two of the Falcon Heavy thrusters landed safely back on earth. Currently, the Falcon Heavy is drifting out in space with a Tesla electric car in tow. It is drifting out …
Read More »2018 Winter Olympics Commence
The Winter Olympics started last night in Pyeongchang, South Korea, beginning with curling competitions, figure skating, freestyle and alpine skiing. About 3,000 athletes from 93 countries will compete February 9-25. The opening ceremony will take place tonight on NBC from 8-11 P.M. Coverage of the Olympics will be broadcasted …
Read More »Cape Town’s Day Zero Pushed Back
Officials in Cape Town, South Africa have pushed back the projections for “day zero”, which is the day that their water sources are expected to run out. The original date was April 16 but is now May 11. The extension of dates is due to the agricultural sector using its …
Read More »South African City Running Out of Water
A city in South Africa is set to run out of water. Cape Town, South Africa will reach “day zero” where the water sources in the city will reach their end. Originally, the date for the water supply to end was April 22; however it was recently moved to the …
Read More »Yakuza Boss Arrested After Tattoo Goes Viral
After a tattoo went viral on Facebook, Thailand police arrested a Japanese Yakuza boss after being on the run for 15 years. Shigeharu Shirai is accused of murdering a gang rival in 2003. When pictures of Shirai went viral, they caught the attention of the Japanese police who requested his …
Read More »North Korea to Participate in 2018 Winter Olympics
Earlier this week, the secluded nation met with officials from South Korea to discuss several issues. South Korea agreed to allow North Korea to partake in this year’s winter olympics, which are held in the South Korean city of Pyeongchang. The conference was a positive step in the path to …
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