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The student news site of Coral Gables Senior High School

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Blast in Nigeria, Brussels shuts down for manhunt, Minneapolis police shooting spurs protest, governors block refugees and more in this weeks recap.

Recap: November 16 – 22

Sophie Feinberg, Editor Nov 22, 2015

International Affairs Blast at market in northeastern Nigeria's Yola kills 32 "A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and wounding...

This week: Myanmar elections, Obama and Netanyahu meet, Mizzou protests lead to changes and Supreme Court to hear abortion case.

Recap: November 9 – 15

Sophie Feinberg, Editor Nov 15, 2015

International Affairs Myanmar election: Suu Kyi's NLD wins landslide victory "Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy [NLD] has won a landslide election victory, officials say. With...

This week news stories include a Russian plane crash over Egypt, China and Taiwan leaders meeting for the first time in decades, Royals winning the World Series and Obama rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Recap: November 2 – 8

Sophie Feinberg, Editor Nov 8, 2015

International Affairs Turkey election: Ruling AKP regains majority "With almost all ballots counted, the state-run Anadolu news agency said the AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition...

Countries that use child soldiers like South Sudan should not be sent military aid until they stop using child soldiers.

Obama Sends Aid to Governments That Use Child Soldiers

Jake Paz, Opinion Editor Oct 7, 2015

On Sep. 28 President Obama announced in his Presidential Memorandum that four countries are still using child soldiers - the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Syria, and South Sudan - and these countries...

Putin and Obama meet, water on mars, Oregon shooting, US ship lost in hurricane and more this recap.

Recap: September 28 – October 4

Sophie Feinberg, Editor Oct 4, 2015

International Affairs Obama and Putin Play Diplomatic Poker Over Syria "The leaders of the United States and Russia traded blunt criticisms on Monday at the United Nations, essentially blaming each...

Recap: September 21-September 27

Recap: September 21- September 27

Daniela Quijano, Managing Editor Sep 29, 2015

International Affairs Pope celebrates mass in Cuba with Fidel Castro "Pope Francis celebrated mass in Cuba Sunday before hundreds of thousands of worshipers in Havana’s Revolution Square. ". Pope...

U.S. State Department Removes Cuba From Terror List.

Cuba Removed From U.S. Terror List

Catherine Healy, Business Manager May 29, 2015

As or May 29, 2015, Cuba is no longer on the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism. This is not surprising news; Obama informed Congress of his plans and they had a 45 day window to vote on...

Los Estados Unidos y Cuba mejoran sus relaciones políticas.

Nueva era en las relaciones entre Cuba y los Estados Unidos

Hansel Caudales, Contributor Feb 24, 2015

Parecen culminar 50 años  de aislamiento entre los Estados Unidos y su vecino caribeño Cuba. Se trata del cambio más significativo en la política estadounidense hacia Cuba en más de 50 años a través...

“Esto no pasa en Cuba”

“Esto no pasa en Cuba”

Joseph Villafane, Contributor Jan 5, 2015

El 17 de diciembre de 2014 el Presidente Barack Obama, anuncio que los Estados Unidos empezarían la restauración de relaciones diplomáticas con la nación de Cuba, y yo junto con muchos latinoamericanos...

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Cold War II: Russian Revanchism

Howard Senior, Copy Editor Sep 15, 2014

Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, diplomacy was beset by the conflicting ideologies of communism and capitalism; the United States, by assuming an anti-communist stance through the Truman...

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