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Baltimore Riots Causes Violence and Looting in City’s Streets
by Elizabeth Martinez Freddie Gray, who mysteriously died from a spinal injury in police custody on April 19, was laid to rest Monday morning. Immediately…
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Gov. Rick Scott Eliminates 11 Grade Test, State Senate Looks to Reform
by Elizabeth Martinez As a result of the Education Commissioner’s investigation into state testing, Florida Governor Rick Scott has stated that he will be issuing…
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The 2016 Race has Begun
By Elizabeth Martinez @emartinez98m As 2015 begins, the presidential race in 2016 has begun. For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton is the top pick, though she…
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President Obama Addresses ISIS by Elizabeth Martinez
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama addressed the nation for his first prime time address in over a year on the current situation of the extremist…
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ISIS Currently: Present Day ISIS and US Options
This is the second video in our 2 part series on ISIS. Our staff writer, Elizabeth Martinez, simplifies and speaks on present day ISIS, what…
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ISIS Explained: The History Behind the Crisis in Northern Iraq, Syria and ISIS.
Our staff writer, Elizabeth Martinez, explains the history behind the crisis in Northern Iraq and Syria, and ISIS. This video is the first of…
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United States and Russia Agree on Diplomacy, No Advances in the Ukraine by Elizabeth Martinez
On Sunday, March 30th, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Segery Lavrov to discuss a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian…
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Florida Governor Rick Scott Supports Immigrant Friendly In-State Tuition by Elizabeth Martinez
Republican Governor Rick Scott supports a senate proposal allowing some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state college tuition rates because it addresses one of his top…
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Raising the Minimum Wage Doesn’t Have a Good or Bad Answer by Elizabeth Martinez
In January 2014, President Obama called in his State of the Union address for a raise of the minimum wage to $10.10. The year before,…
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Residency Rights Provide Asylum for Those Running Away from Oppression by Elizabeth Martinez
“It could have been me” said Cariana, a 25 year-old architecture graduate who lives in Venezuela, after talking about the murder of Genesis Carmona, a…
