Russia Has Been Rightfully Removed from World Sporting Events
Japheth Oyedepo, Staff Writer
December 18, 2019
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently banned the Russian Athletic Federation from competing in international sporting events for the next four years. The ban includes exclusion from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and it has been...
A New Beginning?
Patrick Ales, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
The Mueller Report was billed to be the single most fundamentally shocking piece of paper in recent American history. No, this is not an exaggeration. A report that was supposed to uncover the rigging of a presidential election by a foreign adversary and the current President himself is bone-chilling....
Russian Plane Crashes and Kills All 71 Passengers
Chase Bagnall-Koger, Staff Writer
February 17, 2018
A Saratov Airlines flight crashed near Moscow last Sunday, Feb. 11, plummeting into the snowy terrain and killing all 71 people on board. State-run Russian media announced that the commercial airplane did not report any problems before abruptly disappearing from radar shortly after takeoff from Moscow's...
America First, Unless Russia is Involved
Natalia Rodriguez, Reviews Editor
February 8, 2018
This week, the White House announced its decision to withhold imposing sanctions on Russia. The sanctions had already been mandated by Congress as a part of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which- spoiler alert- aims to counter America's adversaries through sanctions....
Trump is Now Leakier Than a Broken Faucet
Alexander Yagoda, Staff Writer
May 18, 2017
In a recent meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, President Donald J. Trump Jr. revealed critical information regarding the Islamic State to the Russian representatives present. Trump revealed that England and the U.S. have banned electronic devices on flights to and from several Middle Eastern countries because of alleged terrorism plots hatched by ISIS. Just a few hours later, it was revealed that the source of that information was Israel which is a c...
Michael Flynn’s Fiery Resignation
Alexander Yagoda, Staff Writer
February 16, 2017
On Feb. 13, President Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned which caused quite a lot of concern for many Americans. This came largely due to issues with Russia which is something we have not had to deal with since the end of the Cold War. However, as tensions rise between the governments...
Trump Dismisses CIA Claims
Mia Galex, Staff Writer
December 21, 2016
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has conducted an assessment confirming Russia orchestrated the hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to help president-elect Donald Trump win the election. These accusations have not only prompted President Obama to investigate the alleged Russian hacking,...
Will There Be A “Colder” War?
Alexander Yagoda, Staff Writer
November 20, 2016
For the majority of the twentieth century, the possibility of an all-out nuclear war with Russia was one of America's most pressing issues. Now with the current situation in Syria, the United States is closer to entering a new Cold War than most might think. In Syria, the U.S. backed rebels are fighting...
Es Confirmado: Estados Unidos deja a Siria después de recibir una amenaza de Rusia.
Veronica De Varona, Staff Writer
October 14, 2016
En Octubre 28, John Kerry, el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos advirtió a Lavrov (Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia) que detuviera el bombardeo de Alepo, Siria o de lo contrario los Estados Unidos iba a suspender toda la cooperación y la diplomacia con Rusia. De acuerdo con las...
Recap: February 29 – March 6
Sophie Feinberg, Editor
March 6, 2016
International Affairs Syria’s cease-fire frays as Russia resumes airstrikes "Syria’s hard-won truce began to fray Sunday, with Russian warplanes resuming airstrikes on towns and villages in the north and fresh reports of artillery fire across several front lines. The violence came on only the s...
Recap: February 22 – 28
Sophie Feinberg, Editor
February 28, 2016
International Affairs 129 Killed in Syrian Bombings — as Kerry Announces 'Provisional' Truce "A bloody spasm of violence was reported to have killed almost 130 people Sunday in Syria as the United States announced that it and Russia had reached a "provisional agreement" on a cease-fire in the civil...
Recap: December 14 – 20
Sophie Feinberg, Editor
December 20, 2015
International Affairs National Front Party in France Is Dealt a Setback in Regional Elections "French voters dealt a sharp setback to the far-right National Front in regional elections on Sunday, depriving the party of victory in any of the country’s 13 regions, according to projections b...
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Ingrid Moises is an International Baccalaureate (IB) sophomore at Coral Gables Senior High. This being her first year as a staff writer for CavsConnect,...
