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Image: Dimitri Houtteman via Unsplash After receiving promising results from clinical trials, pharmaceutical company Pfizer will apply for emergency approval for its COVID-19 vaccine from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today. Its two injections have yielded a 95% effectiveness rate in preventing the virus. The world has been waiting for this moment for 8 […]

Image Credit: SpaceX via Unsplash SpaceX, for the first time, launched 4 astronauts on Sunday night for a 6-month stay on the International Space Station. SpaceX, a private company owned by Elon Musk, has been contracted by the U.S. government to provide space flight in an effort to reduce costs.   Since the beginning of […]

Image: Crissy Jarvis via Unsplash Last week’s presidential election was a nail-biter no matter where on the political spectrum you may fall. The increased use of mail-in ballots delayed announcement of a winner by 4 days. Some states are still counting ballots, and a winner has not been declared in Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, and North […]

Image: Tiffany Tertipes This year’s election looks a lot different to say the least. Turnout is booming across the country as states like Texas, Georgia, and Florida have already reached at least 80% of their total turnout in 2016. The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented level of mail-in ballots being used. One might […]

Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed and sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court last night. The Senate voted along party lines to make her the sixth conservative-leaning justice on the bench. She joins the most powerful court in the land a week before Election Day 2020. The winner of this election could put forth […]

Image: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said there is nothing to worry about in regard to his health after he has been seen with bad bruises and bandages on his hands in recent days. CNN reports that, “An aide to McConnell also declined to provide any additional details when asked multiple […]

As hurricane season comes to a close next month (hopefully), the storms won’t be forgotten because of the damage they have caused. Thankfully, Bankrate has a helpful guide for hurricane recovery efforts.  In terms of federal government assistance, there are two options. The first is help through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which is […]

A plot to overthrow the government of Michigan and kidnap its governor, Gretchen Whitmer, was foiled on Thursday. Six men were charged by the FBI in connection to the plot. They planned on overthrowing state governments that they believed were violating the U.S. Constitution. It underlines the increased polarization in politics that the U.S. has […]

Finally something every American can agree on: Tuesday night’s presidential debate was a disaster. Both candidates talked over each other and spoke out of turn. An analysis found that President Trump made 71 of the 93 interruptions. Even multiple GOP Senators thought the debate was, “exhausting,” “awful,” and a, “s***show.” Perhaps the government and its […]

Uber won a lawsuit today to continue its personal transportation service in London. The company had been accused of posing a safety risk to its customers after 14,000 trips were made by unauthorized drivers. Uber has also posed a threat to the traditional black cab service offered in the city, similar to New York City’s […]