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Jackson Coleman

Bio: Jackson is a student studying professional writing and communication skills at Missouri State University. He graduated high school in 2021 and studied at St. Charles Community College for 2 years before transferring to Missouri State University. Jackson is in his final senior year of college and plans to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in professional writing. He spends his off hours writing stories, playing video games, and watching media to gather more inspiration for his writing. He has traveled the world and interacted with several cultures, learning their customs and histories. He has worked with the Rachet Rockers robotics team which has competed professionally with other robotics teams across the globe, providing technical documents and helping organize the workforce with scheduling.
Music

Sabrina Carpenter Speaks Out Against Administration Using Her Song for ICE video

On Tuesday, American songwriter and singer Sabrina Carpenter gave a public statement on X condemning the usage of her hit song ‘Juno’ in a TikTok video published by the Trump administration that shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel detaining people. Sabrina Carpenter published the following statement on X that ...

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Sports

Sports Betting Has Been Legalized in Missouri

On December 1st, over a year after Missouri voted for a constitutional amendment to allow placing bets on sporting events to become legal, sports betting became officially legal in the state. The decision to legalize sports betting in the state had been the subject of much debate for the people ...

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Politics

Florida has plans to begin redistricting the Congressional Map

In an interview with The Floridian, a news site local to Florida with a focus on Florida politics, the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has announced that he and his administration plan on redistricting the state in the spring of 2026. According to DeSantis, the redistricting is expected to start ...

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Video Games

Black Ops 7 Makes Use of AI-Generated Assets

‘Black Ops’ 7 was released on November 14th this year, and it was received with a mixed response by fans. Some fans were overjoyed with the release of the next game in the series and enjoyed the game. However, there was a large portion of the community that was dissatisfied ...

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Sports

The White House Support Bill to Regulate College Sports

This last Tuesday, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the White House showed their support for a bill that would regulate college sports. The bill has been the topic of discourse as it would provide more power to the NCAA and its associated schools. The Student Compensation and Opportunity ...

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Politics

Trump commutes CEO David Gentile’s sentence

David Gentile, the CEO and Co-founder of GPB Capital Holdings, was convicted in August 2024 by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. However, in a recent announcement, President Doanld trump commuted his seven-year-long sentence. ...

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Movies

‘Zootopia 2’ Breaks Box Office Records with Massive Holiday Weekend Opening

After releasing on November 26th, 2025, ‘Zootopia 2’ has been breaking records at the box office with its phenomenal reception in theaters. With ‘Zootopia 2’ being the long-awaited sequel to the original Zootopia, which was released 9 years ago on March 4th, it is no surprise that the movie was ...

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Sports

Danilo Gallinari Announces His Retirement Today

In a recent announcement, Danilo Gallinari, an Italian professional basketball player who has played for a total of 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), declared that he is going to retire. Gallinari has been playing basketball professionally since 2004. He played in the Italian league for several years ...

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Politics

Trump Pardons Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández

In a recent decision by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, pardoned the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández. For those unaware, Juan Orlando Hernández, the President of Honduras for 8 years, was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison and was required to pay an ...

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Business and Finance

New York Mets Owner Steve Cohen gained approval for a Casino in Queens

The owner of the New York Mets, Steve Cohen, has been approved to operate a casino that is next to Citi Field in Queens, New York. This is one of the three projects that the State Gaming Commission’s Facility Location Board has been working on in New York City that ...

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TV

‘Pluribus’ Held #1 Streaming Views Spot Since Its Release

Vince Gilligan, an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for being the creator of the hit TV shows ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’, has released another series called ‘Pluribus’. Much like his previous creations, ‘Pluribus’ has been a massive hit and has been at the top spot for most ...

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Politics

Trump Holds Meeting to Discuss Venezuela 

Over the past few months, tensions have been growing between the United States of America and Venezuela after the United States began destroying ships allegedly smuggling drugs into the country. In response to the rising tension, President Donald Trump plans to hold a meeting today at the White House to ...

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