Monthly Archives: October 2018

I read a New York times article called “Newark Insisted Its Water Was Safe. Then It Offered Filters for Lead.” by Liz Leyden. In this article Liz talks about how Newark’s top officials hid the fact that there was lead … Continue reading →

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/us/pittsburgh-shooting-suspect-robert-bowers-court/index.html On October 27th, A man entered a synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire on Jewish worshippers, killing 11. The news is heartbreaking and it is saddening that an action like this can occur in a country that prides itself … Continue reading →

President Donald Trump has said a lot of things over the years and has approved of actions that usually don’t sit too well with the general public. Once again, he resurfaces the topic of anti-immigration and what methods he’ll use … Continue reading →

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/27/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-active-shooter/index.html This heartbreaking news occurred on October 29, 2018. A man went into a synagogue and left 11 killed. Everyone believes that it was an attack due to anti-Semitism, but it’s more due to discrimination in this country. Certain groups … Continue reading →

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-plans-to-sign-executive-order-ending-birthright-citizenship In a newly released interview, president Trump said he plans to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship allows any baby born on U.S. soil to automatically be a U.S. citizen. When I first read this, I laughed … Continue reading →

https://www.wsj.com/articles/goldman-jpmorgan-hit-pause-on-intern-recruiting-madness-1540819063?mod=trending_now_4 Goldman Sachs Group and JP Morgan Chase will no longer extend summer internship opportunities to college sophomores this year; they will go back their traditional way of recruiting in the fall. These are investment banking corporations any student in … Continue reading →

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/investing/ge-dividend-cut-earnings-culp/index.html One of the major companies in the U.S, General Electric, has plummeted over the last 5 years. It has been a staple on the NASDAQ (Top 30 companies) for decades. As the company’s value has been plummeting, it has … Continue reading →

Because I have to travel very often, one thing that is increasingly becoming a concern now a days is the means used to travel. Then be it a car, or a plane, nothing seems safe enough and with a drastic … Continue reading →

The world’s climate has changed dramatically over the past few years, not in a good way. There have been rising sea levels,  global temperature rise and even extreme events such as hurricanes. This can all be blamed on humans. We … Continue reading →

Whether or not you are in the habit of reading the news on a regular basis, please take some time to look through some current news sources.  (Choose sources that are publishing their own journalism, not offering a digest of … Continue reading →