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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.
Politics

Peace Deal in Gaza is Signed

Yesterday, October 13th, a peace deal for the war over Gaza between Israel and Hamas was signed. This peace comes after several nations have come together to help negotiations progress between the warring forces. The United States has been instrumental in achieving the ceasefire, with President Donald Trump leading the ...

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Movies

Tron: Ares Releases with a Mediocre Response

“Tron: Ares”, the newest installment in the Tron series, has been met at the theaters with a lukewarm response from audiences. At the box office, “Tron: Ares” earned a total of $33.5 million during its opening weekend, a fraction of the $180 million it took to produce the film, which ...

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Music

MTV Music Channels Shutting Down in the UK

MTV, an American cable television channel that was the world’s first 24-hour music broadcasting channel, plans to stop providing its music streaming channels to the United Kingdom by the end of the year. MTV is expected to close five of its six channels in the UK after forty years of ...

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Politics

Government Shutdown Enters 13th Day 

As of Monday, October 13, the United States Government has been shut down for 13 days. For two weeks, lawmakers and Congress have been unable to reach a resolution on government funding and have kept the government in a shutdown period. As the shutdown extends further and further, the impact ...

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Business and Finance

New York’s Financial Sector Losing Its Dominance Over the Field

New York City has been considered the world’s financial capital for years, thanks to the presence of Wall Street and The New York Stock Exchange. However, when it comes to the size of the financial workforce in the sector, a new rival has emerged in Texas. Recently, Texas now has ...

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Sports

Sister Jean, College Basketball Icon, Dead at 106.

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the renowned team chaplain for the Loyola University Chicago basketball team, The Ramblers, has passed away at the age of 106. Sister Jean was born in 1919 in San Francisco, California. She has said that the first time she considered becoming a nun was in third ...

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Politics

Gaza Peace Talks Progress

For those unaware, over the past few weeks, negotiations have been ongoing for peace talks for the war over Gaza. Hamas and Israel have come to the negotiation table, and both sides have begun looking for a peaceful solution to the situation. Many other countries, including the United States of ...

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Movies

“Roofman”, Channing Tatum’s New Film Received Positive Reviews from Critics

For those unaware, tomorrow, October 10th, Derek Cianfrance is set to release his new movie “Roofman” in movie theaters across the nation. The movie is set to be a dark comedy with famous actor Channing Tatum, playing Roofman, a criminal who is hiding from the police inside a toy store. ...

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Sports

Yankees are Out of The Running for The Championship

This last Wednesday, October 8th, the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays played their fourth and final game to determine who would be heading to the American League Championship Series (ALCS). In a devastating loss, the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays, five to two, ending their season ...

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Politics

The Shutdown Enters Its Second Week

As of today, the United States Government has been shut down for nine days. So far, the Senate has failed to pass a vote to reopen the government six times and is preparing for its seventh attempt. With both sides still in disagreement, the bill is expected to fail like ...

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Video Games

US Gamers are Buying Fewer Games

In a recent Future of Video Games survey, it was found that US video game consumers have reduced the rate at which they buy video games. There are several reasons why consumers have reduced the rate of purchasing video games, and it is certainly not because of a lack of ...

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Music

Zach Bryan Ignites Controversy with Anti-ICE Song

Recently, Zach Bryan, a famous country singer and former US veteran, has released a small snippet of a new song called “Bad News”. In this snippet, Bryan includes several lyrics that are critical of the government agency ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement). There has been an impassioned response from ...

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