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In early January, a British judge ruled against the U.S.’s request to extradite Julian Assange. Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks, an international news source that publishes classified information provided by anonymous sources, and was charged with violating the Espionage Act under the Trump administration in 2019. This is a decade long case that has been picked up and dropped due to lack of evidence and foreign policy. According to BBC and the New York Times, Assange too

The minimum wage is something that has been talked about for a long time now, people trying to find a way to survive off of that amount of money, and also trying to figure out how to be able to have a living wage job. Today the minimum wage in California is $14 dollars an hour. Even with $15 an hour people are still not able to make a living off of it. Based on Datausa, the average living wage in California more specially La county is $68,093. With a minimum wage job peopl

2020 left the world in a perpetual state of waiting. The festivities around New Year’s brought a break in that gloom, letting motivation bubble to the surface and spurring everyone to make their resolutions. Now over a month into 2021, it is doubtful many of these resolutions have been kept. That isn’t surprising, given the circumstances this past year has brought forth. In 2018, it was estimated in a Statista survey less than 5% of people end up seeing all their resolutions

Just before 2020 drew its curtains, Argentina became the largest Latin American country to legalize abortion. On Dec. 30, hopeful pro-choice activists donning green hankerchiefs, flags, and face masks held their breath as a heated debate played out inside the Palace of the Argentine National Congress in Buenos Aires. After days of standing vigil outside the congressional building, the crowd erupted in jubilation as the final vote, 38 for and 29 against with one abstention, sp

Although at first reluctantly forced into learning music, Jeffery Lu now finds joy in his music learning process and wants to share his passions with others.Lu started playing the violin in fourth grade when many of his peers did as well. In middle school, he recalls being asked to brainstorm reasons why he plays the violin. After raising his hand, Lu promptly answered, “Because I’m Asian.” This comment earned him a talk after school with his orchestra teacher. While witty,