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On Aug. 11, President Donald J. Trump announced that he would be deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., citing a “crime emergency” in the city. A few days later, the first soldiers were processed. Although the National Guard personnel were not originally armed, in recent weeks, they have been. Since Trump’s announcement, 800 National Guard personnel have been deployed to the capital, a decision that has faced large controversy.
By Morgan Butler
On Sept. 24, Nepal’s government banned 26 social media platforms. This added fuel to the already burning fire. Nepalese citizens already saw the government as corrupt. Banning social media was an attempt to silence Gen Z protests, but it also hurt much of the economy. This sparked many riots, which eventually led to the prime minister to resign.
By Andrés Guzmán
On Aug. 14, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced the state would be filing a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation. Roblox is an online gaming platform advertised primarily to children, with an estimated 31.1 million users interacting with their countless gaming styles. With claims of child exploitation, questions are being raised about the effectiveness of Roblox’s safety measures and what the future of the company holds.
By Rebekah Wright
Throughout June 2025, there were widespread riots in Los Angeles over the Trump Administration’s mass deportation policy. The riots prompted an aggressive police reaction from the Trump administration.
When Trump took office in Jan. 2025, he set a goal to arrest 3,000 immigrants every day.
By Evan McFarland
On June 1, 2025, Monroe Nichols, Mayor of Tulsa, announced his plan for the “Road to Repair” reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. The attacks lasted 18 hours between May 31 and June 1 in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
By Lidya Maru
On Sept. 8, the body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in the trunk of a Tesla belonging to the singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd. The cause of her death has yet to be determined, even weeks after her body was discovered.
By Emily Markin
A Buffalo Wild Wings location opened in Kensington on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The business announced on Facebook that at their grand opening, they would be offering their first 100 customers free wings for a year. This is the first business to open in the new Kensington Crossroads shopping center at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Plyers Mill Road.
By Anna Taft
On Sept. 10, while speaking at a Utah Valley University (UVU) event, Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist and longtime ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed. Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings when a single bullet was fired from a rooftop, striking him in the neck.
By Paulina Mann
The advisory period is one of the many new implementations for Albert Einstein students during the 2025-26 school year. The advisory period replaces Titan Time, which has been going on for several years.
By Angelina Vojvodic
After 39 years as the theater and choral director at Einstein, Peter Smeallie retired, and a new face has been spotted in the VAPA department this year: Rachel Herman.
Herman previously taught fourth grade at Burnt Mills Elementary School, but has made the switch to teaching high school this year.
By Emily Markin
Before midnight of Sept. 1, 2025, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern region of Afghanistan. The response to the earthquake by the Taliban government was hampered by a variety of factors.
The Nangarhar and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan were most affected by the quake. Including the numerous aftershocks that reached magnitudes of up to 5.6, roughly 3,000 people were killed, over 4,000 were injured, and 13,421 buildings were either destroyed or damaged.
By Evan McFarland
On Monday, Sept. 22, President Trump, along with Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., initiated an attack on the common, over-the-counter painkiller, Tylenol, saying that its main ingredient, acetaminophen, is a primary cause of autism.
By Valerie Merkowitz
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