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Biden meets Xi in historic visit

Biden meets Xi in historic visit

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Nov 17, 2022

On Nov. 14, US President Joseph Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in person for the first since Biden took office. According to an official White House report, the two leaders “spoke candidly”...

Source:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/midterm-election-2022/live-results-map-senate-house-governors-races

2022 Midterm determines the fate of US Politics

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Nov 17, 2022

Tuesday, Nov. 8, held the 2022 Midterm Elections, the first general election since former President Donald Trump was defeated by President Joe Biden. Unlike polls and projections by political analysts,...

Mark Zuckerberg fired 11,000 employees on Nov. 9: https://www.gizbot.com/social-media/news/mark-zuckerberg-firing-meta-employees-083452.html

Mark Zuckerberg fires 11,000 Meta employes

Jack Lee, Reporter | Nov 17, 2022

Days after new owner Elon Musk fired thousands of Twitter employees, Mark Zuckerberg fired 11,000 Meta employees on Nov. 9, to reduce the company’s spending. “I don't think the layoffs were a consequence...

Students prepare for the upcoming Korea National Exam

Students prepare for the upcoming Korea National Exam

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Nov 15, 2022

On Nov. 17, Korean high school seniors will take The College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), also known as Suneung. This is a national level exam considered to be one of the most stressful exams in the...

South Korean police officers face backlash for Itaewon Halloween tragedy

South Korean police officers face backlash for Itaewon Halloween tragedy

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Nov 15, 2022

On Nov.1, South Korean government officials apologized for failing to prevent the Halloween crowd surge that killed 156 people.  National police chief Yoon Hee Keun admitted there were many urgent...

Search boats roam around the site of the incident to look for survivors.

137-year-old Indian bridge collapses

Eric Hyunseung Cho, Editor in Chief | Nov 9, 2022

On Oct 30, 2022, the Machchu river foot bridge collapsed, killing 135 people, 54 of whom were children. An estimated 500 people were on the bridge at the time of the collapse. The 230-meter-long ‘jhulto...

Supreme Court hears affirmative action case

Supreme Court hears affirmative action case

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Nov 7, 2022

The Supreme Court heard two cases of affirmative action on Oct. 31 regarding Harvard University and University of North Carolina (UNC), where it will decide whether the race conscious admissions policies...

Source: CBC

Itaewon Halloween crush kills at least 154

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Nov 7, 2022

At least 154 people are dead after a Halloween party in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul, turned deadly, making for one of the worst peacetime tragedies in Korea since the 2014 Sewol ferry...

North Korea fires a total of 28 missiles

North Korea fires a total of 28 missiles

Danny Donghyun Han, Managing Editor | Nov 7, 2022

On Nov. 3, North Korea fired three unidentifiable ballistic missiles at the East Sea. On the previous day, over the course of 11 days, a total of 25 ballistic missiles were fired from Pyongyang, North...

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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/30/members-of-congress-express-support-for-paul-pelosi-following-violent-attack.html

Assailant attacks Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Nov 3, 2022

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was tied up and attacked by an intruder inside his home on Oct. 28. The intruder repeatedly shouted “Where is Nancy?” during the home...

Musk’s purchase of Twitter signals long-term worries

Musk’s purchase of Twitter signals long-term worries

Sophie Choi, Reporter | Nov 3, 2022

As Elon Musk enters his second week as chief executive of Twitter, the company faces major consequences as Musk has already fired top executives and has announced a plan to remove 75 percent of the company’s...

Lee Jae-yong became executive chairman of Samsung on Oct. 27: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/04/419_327476.html?fl

Lee Jae-yong becomes executive chairman of Samsung

Jack Lee, Reporter | Nov 3, 2022

Korea’s electronics company Samsung Electronics appointed vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong as an executive chairman of the company on Oct. 27.  “I think there is an expectation for Lee to bring greater...