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Happening in the World: On Thursday, two of Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet ministers “quit her government.” This included Dominic Raab, the chief negotiator on the withdrawal from the European Union. These decisions not only predict doom for Brexit, but also for her leadership. Raab’s departure has the ability to damage May’s authority, as it […]

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Happening in the World: One of Walt Disney’s seven lost films has resurfaced in Japan. An anime historian apparently had the film in his collection for the past 70 years and had not realized what it was until now (BBC). Happening in the US: A New Jersey couple and a homeless have been accused of […]

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Happening in the World: Amazon announced it will be building HQ2 in Long Island City, New York and Arlington, Virginia. Amazon’s arrival will transform the neighborhood in Queens, taking up 4-8 million square feet of office space and bringing in at least 25,000 new employees (CNN). Happening in the U.S.: The death toll in the Northern […]

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Happening in the World: A woman from Queensland, Australia was arrested for being connected to the strawberry needle scare that has been occurring over the last two months in Australia and New Zealand where people were finding needles in their store-bought fruit packages. Happening in the USA: After 10 years of suspicion and a one-year […]

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Happening in the World: On Friday, former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos was sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison for creating private foundations to hide money she and her husband stole from the Philippines while in power. The government successfully recovered $658 million that was hidden in Swiss financial institution, […]

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Happening in the World: Dutchman, Emile Ratelband, has ignited a legal battle to officially change his birthday from March 11, 1949 to March 11, 1969. Ratelband feels that this would help him evade age discrimination in society, especially on dating sites like Tinder (BBC). Happening in the US: A year after the Las Vegas shooting, […]

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Happening in the World: A New Zealand fisherman saved a drowning toddler after mistaking him for a porcelain doll floating in the ocean. The young boy had wandered away from his parent’s campsite while they were sleeping (The Guardian). Happening in the U.S.: The Democrats took back the House of Representatives, gaining at least 26 seats. Republicans retain […]

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Happening in the World: Last week, a New York Times article revealed that Google had paid millions of dollars in severance packages to male executives accused of sexual misconduct and had stayed quiet about the incidents. In response, Google employees from cities around the world, such as New York, Zurich, and Singapore, staged walkouts on […]

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Happening in the World: Two Australian police officers jumped into the ocean in order to save a drowning kangaroo. They pulled the unconscious animal from the sea and continued to perform chest compressions in order to revive it. One of the police officers, Kirby Tonkin, stated “every life is worth saving and we just did […]

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Get your Bwoglines here! Straight to your email! With little to no effort, what’s not to love? Happening in the World: On Thursday, the Parliament of Ethiopia unanimously voted to elected Sahle-Work Zewde as President. She is the first woman to ever be elected to the position, although it is considered to be a primarily ceremonial […]

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Happening in the World: 56-year-old Alain Robert, more commonly known as the French Spider-Man, scaled one of London’s tallest buildings without safety gear in a total of 40 minutes. Robert was later arrested for causing a public nuisance (NY Times). Happening in the US: Two middle school girls aged 11 and 12 from Florida are […]

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Sign up for Bwogletter! Bwog’s new newsletter that keeps you updated once a week on what’s going on in the Columbia community! Happening in the World: Last week, Australia’s ‘Sex Discrimination Act of 1984,’ which allows private religious schools (which receive government funding) to discriminate against teachers and students because of their sexuality and gender […]

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Happening in the World: Austrailian woman Lucy Wieland, age 27, was charged for obtaining $55,000 from fundraising website GoFundMe, after faking that she was diagnosed with cancer. It is currently unclear whether or not her partner is aware of the fraud or if she is suffering from other medical conditions (BBC). Happening in the US: […]

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Happening in the World: Canada is officially the second country in the world to legalize possession and recreational use of marijuana. The first country to do so was Uruguay, which legalized the cultivation of weed in 2014 and the sale in 2017 British Columbia will open up its first legal store this coming week (BBC News). Happening […]

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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to accurately reflect Alqesem’s status. Her deportation has been suspended and her appeal will be heard by the Israeli Supreme Court this week.  Happening in the World: American Lara Alqesem, 22, was barred from entering Israel for being a president of a small chapter of Students for Justice in […]

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