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ICE Arrest Controversy

José Mejía Hernández, 45, was walking to a bus stop in Arlington, Virginia on August 11 when two US immigration agents from ICE got out of an unmarked vehicle and chased him. According to his lawyers, the man was hit with a stun gun, lost…

Kansas State Football Coaching Change

Kansas State University has hired Collin Klein, a former star quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist, to be its new head coach. Klein, who had been serving as the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M, returns to his alma mater after Chris…

Man's Home Invasion Sentence Upheld

Jason Munroe, a GTA man, had his conditional sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal after being found guilty of recklessly discharging a firearm during an armed home invasion in Whitby. The incident occurred on June 17, 2022, at around…

Federal Conservative Leadership Race

Chris Alexander, a former diplomat and minister under Stephen Harper, announced his candidacy for Toronto Mayor on July 29. Despite being late to the race, he's still running as the deadline to withdraw approaches on August 21. However…

Aircraft Carrier Renaming Controversy

The US Navy is considering renaming an aircraft carrier currently under construction, which was set to be named after Doris Miller, a heroic Black sailor who served in World War II. The ship would have been the first aircraft carrier named…

McCarthy Intel Committee Vindication

Top Democrats have stopped defending Eric Swalwell after newly declassified records revealed that FBI interviews with him suggest he had ties to Chinese intelligence operative Christine "Fang Fang" Fang. The records, released by the White…

Settler Violence Against Palestinians

Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank, while a mother and her children were asleep inside. This incident is just one example of the growing problem of settler violence against Palestinians, which rights…

Bali's Day of Silence Incident

A 26-year-old Swiss tourist, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, was sentenced to one year in prison for insulting a sacred religious event on Bali's Day of Silence, also known as Nyepi. The incident occurred when Zgraggen filmed himself walking on an…

Arctic Shipping Expands

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's office announced that year-round shipping is now possible on Hudson Bay without the use of expensive icebreakers. The announcement comes after studies by Fednav and the Arctic Research Foundation, a non-profit…

Russia Ukraine Espionage Scandal

On August 21, Russian authorities arrested eight people in the MOSCOW region for planning an attack on a strategic defense enterprise using 35 drones equipped with explosives that were smuggled from the European Union. Separately, one…

UK Reality TV Show

Steve Way, an actor and comedian, has discussed his role in the newly released series "Furious", which is currently ranked as the number one show on the streaming platform Hulu. The crime thriller has received critical acclaim.

AI Wins Employment Case

Gregory Baker, a computing academic at Macquarie University, won a landmark employment case against the university last week. The Fair Work Commission ruled that Baker should be treated as an ongoing, part-time employee, rather than…