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Matamoros: A History of Inconsistency
Photo Credit: Alejandro Cegarra for the NYT By Fernanda Padilla Staff Writer On March 3, 2023, four U.S. citizens were caught up in a crossfire in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which left a Mexican woman dead on site. The four Americans were kidnapped by local cartel members after allegedly being mistaken for Haitian smugglers. Two of the…
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Chinese Spy Balloon: Insight Into U.S.-Chinese Relations
Photo Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service By Alex Ross Staff Writer On February 1st, 2023, Americans across the country took to social media and expressed shock as a balloon the size of a passenger airplane hovered over cities in Montana. The balloon had entered United States airspace just a few days prior, passing the Aleutian…
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Fire Destroys 2,000 Settlements at Rohingya Refugee Camp
Photo Credit: Mohammad Tauheed By Mihir ShenoyStaff Writer Kutupalong, the world’s largest refugee camp, located in Bangladesh, has once again caught fire. More than 2,000 settlements have been burned to the ground, and approximately 12,000 of the 700,000 Rohingya refugees at this camp have been displaced. Additionally, 21 schools and 35 mosques have been destroyed,…