Tag: Op-ed

Lizzo Sued for Copyright over Unreleased Song

Recently, Melissa Jefferson, better known for their stage name Lizzo, and her label, Atlantic Records, have been sued by GRC Trust for alleged claims that Lizzo used portions of “Win or Lose (We Tried)” in her unreleased song “I’m Goin’In Till October” without the necessary license. The issue comes after, allegedly, Lizzo and her team […]

New York City Begins Trial to Connect Public Schools Directly to 911

New York City has launched a new pilot program that provides a direct connection to selected public school buildings to 911 dispatchers in hopes it will provide more effort towards improving the emergency response times. Mayor Eric Adams and city officials announced this on Monday, describing it as the first program of its kind in […]

AFGE Having Little to No Effect on Democrats

Recently, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the single largest union for federal workers, has come out and called for an end to the government shutdown. They have come out and protested the hold on the government and have called for those in power to pass a “clean” bill to provide funding and reopen […]

How Misinformation Can Ruin Business

Misinformation has been something many have been forced to learn how to deal with. The internet of the modern day is filled with incorrect or misleading information, either created from an uninformed source or deliberately created to mislead others. This misinformation can cause all kinds of confusion amongst people, but it can be especially dangerous […]

‘Bugonia’ Releases Tomorrow, With One Movie Theater Having a Bizarre Price of Entry

A new movie is set to release tomorrow called ‘Bugonia’, a movie about the CEO of a major company who was kidnapped by two men who believed that she was an alien who was going to destroy the earth. The movie is set to be a black comedy, making jokes out of utterly insane theories […]

From Zero to First: The Jets’ Comeback That Ended the Drought

Maybe it’s fitting that on the weekend they lost one of their greats, the Jets finally found something to smile about. Hours after hearing about Nick Mangold’s passing, the team pulled off its first win of the season, a 39-38 comeback over the Bengals. This win was exactly what they needed. They were down in […]

Trump Meets Japan’s New Prime Minister, Announces Japanese Investment Projects in the US

In a recent trip to Japan, President Donald Trump visited the newly elected prime minister of the nation, Sanae Takaichi. Trump came to Japan to speak with several people, including US troops who were stationed on an aircraft carrier. Sanae Takaichi, the new Prime Minister of Japan, a close aide of former Prime Minister Shinzo […]

June Lockhart, Beloved Screen Mom, Dies at 100

June Lockhart, the actress best known for playing television’s mother in “Lassie” and “Lost in Space,” has died at the age of 100. Lyle Gregory, family spokesperson and a friend of 40 years, confirmed her death in Santa Monica. “She was very happy up until the very end, reading the New York Times and LA […]

John Dickerson, CBS Co-Anchor, is Set to Leave the Network

Today, John Dickerson, a long-standing member of CBS and co-anchor of the CBS Evening News, has announced that they are going to be leaving the CBS network. He has said he will be leaving the network at the end of the year. In an Instagram post, John Dickerson had this to say regarding his decision […]

A Jet Forever: Nick Mangold’s Life, His Loss, and the Lesson Left Behind

News like this doesn’t feel real. Nick Mangold, someone who was pretty much the face of the Jets’ offensive line for over a decade, gone at just 41. For fans, teammates and a city that loved him, it’s a really hard thing to process. It’s always hard to process the loss of someone so special. […]

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