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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

Lynyrd Skynyrd Reveals Plans for a 2026 Summer Tour

In a statement from Lynard Skynyrd, they announced that they would be embarking on a summer tour across the United States. Interestingly, the band will not be going on this tour alone. The tour, which has been named the ‘Double Trouble Double Vision’, will also have the band ‘Foreigner’ join ...

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Sports

Kris Boyd, New York Jets cornerback, is recovering after a Shooting

In a recent post on social media, Kris Boyd, the cornerback for the New York Jets, announced that he has started to recover after being shot and is able to breathe unassisted now. Kris Boyd was shot last Sunday at 2am. He was between Madison Square Garden and Times Square ...

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Politics

Funeral for former Vice President Dick Cheney Held Today

On November 3rd, 2025, former Vice President Dick Cheney passed away at the age of 84. The death was caused by complications related to pneumonia mixed with cardiac and vascular disease. Today, dignitaries and loved ones of the former Vice President have gathered in Washington to bid farewell to one ...

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Video Games

Unity and Epic Games Form a Unique Partnership

During a recent announcement by Unity and Epic Games, Epic’s CEO, Tim Sweeney, announced that starting in 2026, developers who use Unity to produce their video games will be able to publish their creations in Fortnite. Tim Sweeny said the following as part of the announcement: “We recently sat down ...

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Sports

Michael Jordan, In Honor of His Mother, Donates $10M to North Carolina Medical Centers

Recently, Michael Jordan announced that he has donated around $10 million to a North Carolina regional medical center to honor his mother and her dedication to helping others.   Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion and businessman, donated the $10 million to Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, ...

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Politics

Anti-Government Corruption Protests Have Emerged Across Mexico

This last Saturday, thousands of people flooded the streets of Mexico City to protest the rampant crime and corruption within the nation and its government. The majority of the participants and organizers for the protest were from Generation Z, with support from older members of society. The target of the ...

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Business and Finance

Former Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, created an AI Startup named ‘Project Prometheus’

In a recent announcement, Jeff Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon, announced the launch of a new AI startup named “Project Prometheus”. This project is one of the many startups that have entered the race for AI development and implementation. He will be running the company alongside fellow co-CEO Vik ...

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Movies

Disney’s Trailer for a Live-Action Moana Movie Receives Mixed Responses

Just yesterday, November 17th, Disney released a trailer for the live action version of the 2016 animated film, Moana. However, the response the trailer received was not all positive, like many within Disney were hoping to see. The announcement of the live-action adaptation was a surprise, considering just how recently ...

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Politics

U.S Mint Stops Production of 1-Cent Pennies  

Recently, the United States has put a halt to the production of the 1-cent coin. As the value of the coin has become increasingly worthless over time and with the rise of digital transactions, the usefulness of pennies has dropped dramatically. When the coin was introduced in the past, it ...

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TV

John Oliver Auctions Off Props from His Show to Help Fund Public Media

After the Public Media Bridge Fund had its funding from the government cut down, which would cause severe financial issues for many small local stations, John Oliver decided he would hold an auction to help support the lost funds. John Oliver is a British and American Comedian and the host ...

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Music

AC/DC Shakes the Earth in Recent Performance, Setting off Earthquake Equipment

Recently, AC/DC, the famous rock band that produced the well-known song ‘Thunderstruck, has once again taken the stage and this time, struck the earth. In an opening show for the band’s ‘Power Up’ tour in Australia, the sound generated from that concert was detected by earthquake monitoring equipment, meaning that ...

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Politics

Trump Backs Vote to Release Epstein Files

After years of the files being held by the government, the House of Representatives is set to finally approve a measure that will force the Justice Department to let the public see all of the records on Jeffrey Epstein. With the House looking like it has the momentum to get ...

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