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U.S. House Subcommittee Meets in Greensboro to Discuss Human Trafficking

Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain labor or other sorts of acts. Throughout the United States, millions of people are trafficked and there is a wide range of misconceptions that make efforts to combat human trafficking more difficult. Combatting human trafficking was the focus of a meeting of the United States House Subcommittee on Intelligence & … Continue reading U.S. House Subcommittee Meets in Greensboro to Discuss Human Trafficking

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court

Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer A federal court ruled in favor of fining United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos $100,000 for being in contempt of court after she neglected to stop loan payment collections from former students of a now-obsolete group of for-profit colleges.  The decision arises from a 2017 class action lawsuit filed on behalf of former Corinthian Colleges students against the Department of Education.  … Continue reading Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court

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California Representative to Resign in Light of Ethics Investigation

Tyra HilliardStaff Writer Rep. Katie Hill, who represents the state of California under the Democratic Party, has announced her resignation after the rise of an impending ethics investigation. The ongoing investigation appeared after allegations were made stating that Hill had an unprofessional sexual relationship with someone belonging to her congressional staff. “It is with a broken heart that today I announce my resignation from Congress,” … Continue reading California Representative to Resign in Light of Ethics Investigation

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Former North Carolina US Senator Kay Hagan Dies at Age 66

Hannah AstinStaff Writer On Oct. 28, former North Carolina US Senator and first female Democratic Senator to represent the state, Kay Hagan, died in her Greensboro home. She was 66 years old.  Hagan died in her sleep after a three-year battle with encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain caused by the Powassan virus.  “We are heartbroken to share that Kay left us unexpectedly this morning,” … Continue reading Former North Carolina US Senator Kay Hagan Dies at Age 66

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Guilford Judge Found After Accidental Overdose

Myra BariStaff Writer  The death of prominent community figurehead Chief District Court Judge Tom Jarrell shook the Greensboro community in August, and further findings concerning the case have recently come to light. Police had initially found a substance that was believed to be cocaine in Jarrell’s home. In a report released on Oct. 28 by the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the … Continue reading Guilford Judge Found After Accidental Overdose

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Report from UNCG Finds Childcare Inequality Impacting Hispanic Families

Christopher BouzaneStaff Writer New research conducted by UNC Greensboro (UNCG) and the National Research Center for Hispanic Children and Families have determined that four in 10 low-income Hispanic households pay at least four times above the federal benchmark for child care costs.  The data sourced for this report comes from the 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE), a set of four nationally … Continue reading Report from UNCG Finds Childcare Inequality Impacting Hispanic Families

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Clinton Emails Found Without Deliberate Mishandling

Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer The ongoing investigation by the State Department into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton resulted in a statement issued on Oct. 18. The statement concluded that while the use of her private email server for confidential business did increase the risk that the information could be compromised, there was no intentional mishandling of classified information. The investigation, which began over three years … Continue reading Clinton Emails Found Without Deliberate Mishandling

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Businessmen Linked to Giuliani Accused of Foreign Campaign Contributions Plead Not Guilty

Myra BariStaff Writer On Thursday, Oct. 17, two businessmen accused of illegally donating foreign money into Republican campaigns with association to Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, pleaded not guilty in a federal court located in Manhattan. The two businessmen, David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin, had purportedly worked with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman to illegally donate foreign funds to a Trump-linked PAC. In a recent … Continue reading Businessmen Linked to Giuliani Accused of Foreign Campaign Contributions Plead Not Guilty

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry to Resign from Trump Administration

Christopher BouzaneStaff Writer President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday, Oct. 17 to reporters in Fort Worth, Texas that Former Governor of Texas and current Energy Secretary Rick Perry (R-TX) will be retiring from his cabinet position by the end of November. Despite Perry calling then-candidate Trump “a cancer of conservatism” in the 2016 election when both candidates works to gain the Republican party’s nomination, Trump chose … Continue reading Energy Secretary Rick Perry to Resign from Trump Administration

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2020 G7 Location to be Moved from Trump Private Resort

Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer The Group of Seven (G-7) is an economic inter-governmental organization made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The nations that make it up make up the seven largest IMF-described advanced economies. At various points in its history, the organization was known as the Group of Eight and the Group of Six due to different … Continue reading 2020 G7 Location to be Moved from Trump Private Resort

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