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Luke Yates

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The depth of Elon Musks’ power doesn’t end with irresponsible tweets and stifled rescue efforts. His twitter account has, by itself, caused massive Cryptocurrency rug pulls and other scams, as well as stock market crashes.

Begone, Elon

May 26, 2022
Dr. Michelle Reid was confirmed as the next FCPS superintendent with a 9-3 vote by the school board.

Controversial superintendent search ends with unease

May 2, 2022
Jennifer Freidman said that ever since she took a marketing job straight out of college, she always had teaching in the back of her mind. When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit, Friedman realized that it was time to pursue her dream.

Staff Spotlight: Jennifer Friedman

April 12, 2022
WS students select super bowl winner

WS students select super bowl winner

February 28, 2022
Drivers come to a complete stop on Interstate 95 due to six-eight inches of snow that fell throughout the day on the 4th of January. The Virginia Department of Transportation had 80 miles of roadway in Fredericksburg, Virginia shut down for almost two days.

Snowstorm shuts down I-95

February 28, 2022
Super Bowl LVI was played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. SoFi Stadium is the home of the Los Angeles Rams, the second team to ever play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, after the Buccaneers were the first to ever do it last year.

Rams revive to beat Bengals for second Super Bowl trophy

February 19, 2022
Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin’s victorious electoral map looks a lot different than years past in Virginia, securing the first Republican Virginia governorship since Bob McDonnell’s term ended in 2014.

Does GOP sweep spell disaster for Democrats?

December 16, 2021
NBA stadiums are back to being packed full of fans but the growing conflict within the league has some worried about the future yet to come.

NBA off to rough and rocky start to 75th season

December 16, 2021
Pictured: Money, which the United States is kind of low on at the moment. Please donate to the GoFundMe, every penny counts. Your country is counting on you.

Red, white, and broke

October 28, 2021
FCPS COVID-19 Health Metrics Dashboard is updated daily and shows reported case numbers categorized by color, orange is students, blue is staff, and grey is an outside visitor.

Student vaccine mandate looms as FCPS COVID-19 cases rise

September 29, 2021
Streaming services have become more and more widespread. Almost every major production company either has their own service or has licensed their content exclusively with a streaming service.

Remakes, revamps, and serialization: how pop culture is evolving

May 7, 2021
An official ballot drop box is set up in Los Angeles on September 12, 2020, ahead of the November 3 presidential elections.

America needs standardized voting laws

November 20, 2020
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