Earthquake Wreaks Havoc on Parts of Greece and Turkey
A powerful earthquake has recently hit part of western Turkey and the nearby Greek island of Samos. This has resulted in the destruction of many buildings and the deaths of many people.
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Chileans Vote to Ditch Pinochet-Era Constitution
On October 25, Chileans voted in a referendum to rewrite the state’s constitution with 78 percent of the vote supporting the change.
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The Economic Implications of Legalizing Marijuana
The looming decision regarding the legalization of marijuana during this election cycle is a major development to watch.
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Google’s Antitrust Lawsuit
To many in the public, Google is a company they rely on nearly every day, from their business to personal life. Google has the biggest search engine including YouTube, the most used email service in the world, and finally, more recently a company’s step into the smartphone market. It can be easily said that Google has hands everywhere in the world of tech.
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Goldman Sachs Pleads Guilty to 1MDB Scandal and Pays $2.9B Fine
Last Thursday, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. agreed to pay a $2.9B fine to regulators for raising funds for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund tied to multiple cases of fraud and corruption. Dubbed as “one of the biggest financial scams in history,” the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has led one of the world’s largest investment firms to plead guilty after further investigations ensued.
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PayPal Sparks a New Cryptocurrency Trend for the Digital Wallet
The digital payment giant PayPal (PYPL) announced on October 21st that it is expanding its market by allowing its 346 million worldwide users to use their digital wallet to buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Starting in 2021, PayPal users will also use their cryptocurrency as a payment method to PayPal’s 26 million merchants.
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2020 World Series: A Ray of Hope, Or A Dodged Bullet?
$155.7 million. That was the financial gap in payrolls on opening day this season between the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now, the two franchises meet in the 2020 World Series as champions of the American League and National League.
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Trump’s Presidency: Major Events
We are now weeks away from election day. Nearly four years ago, Donald Trump was sworn in as the fourty fifth president of the United States.
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Stillman Fall 2020 Updates
The coronavirus has left universities all over the world adapting to new ways of learning and maximizing the available resources to students on and off campus, heavily relying on technology. Universities planned to return to campus in the fall, but the surge of cases in different parts of the United States has left many universities sending students back within a few weeks of opening doors for students.
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Top General Declines to Endorse Trump’s Afghan Withdrawal Timeline
On October 12th, with an interview with National Public Radio, the nation’s top General Mark A. Milley and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff declined to endorse the White Houses orders to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
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