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4 December 2025 Jameson Dai Northern White Rhinoceros on The Brink of Extinction Fatu and Najin are the last two living Northern White Rhinos after Sudan, the last living male, died by being euthanized at the age of 45 on March, 19, 2018 in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The species was driven to being functionally extinct by poaching, habitat loss, and war.
25 August 2025 Austin Tsao Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just “One of The Guys” Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just "One of The Guys" As a relatively new member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback...
4 December 2025 Eileen Chen Otter Surfboard Hijackers Make Waves again in Santa Cruz, California On October 15, 2025, amidst the rolling waves of Steamer Lane, a renowned surf break in Santa Cruz, California, 21-year-old college student Isabella Orduna was wrapping up a surf session when she felt something pinch her foot. She ditched her board and jumped into the chilly Pacific, only to find “a big, fuzzy, chunky bear of an otter” lounging on her surfboard. Orduna recounted, “I was like, wow, what do I do now?”, as her board had been seized by an uninvited otter.
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12 March 2026 Nicholas Liu The Secret Blacksmith The Secret Blacksmith Once upon a time, a boy named Steve was walking with his friend. "What should we do....
VOLCANIC ERUPTION REVEALS EARTH’S MANTLE 2 August 2022 Benjamin Wang Science & Technology VOLCANIC ERUPTION REVEALS EARTH’S MANTLE On March 19, 2021, the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland erupted for the first time in 781 years. Scientists gathered samples...
PINK SKY REVEALS AUSTRALIAN MARIJUANA FACILITY 2 August 2022 Benjamin Wang Science & Technology PINK SKY REVEALS AUSTRALIAN MARIJUANA FACILITY On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, Mildura, Australia, resident Tammy Szumowski noticed a pink glow in the night sky and thought...
AMERICA WINS GOLD AND SILVER IN 4×100 METER RELAY 2 August 2022 Benjamin Wang Sports AMERICA WINS GOLD AND SILVER IN 4×100 METER RELAY On July 23, the U.S. men won silver in the World Athletics Championship 4x100-meter relay after finishing in 37.55 seconds,...
AMERICAN SOPRANO WITHDRAWS FROM ITALIAN FESTIVAL 27 July 2022 Benjamin Wang Sports AMERICAN SOPRANO WITHDRAWS FROM ITALIAN FESTIVAL Angel Blue, an American soprano, declared that she would not participate in an opera festival in Italy after finding out...
VOLLEYBALL COACH FIRED AFTER CUTTING ENTIRE TEAM 26 July 2022 Benjamin Wang Sports VOLLEYBALL COACH FIRED AFTER CUTTING ENTIRE TEAM Chelsey Lucas was fired just three months after being hired as the women’s volleyball coach at Grambling State University in...
KENYAN SPRINTER NEARLY MISSES RACE 23 July 2022 Benjamin Wang Sports KENYAN SPRINTER NEARLY MISSES RACE Ferdinand Omanyala, a 26-year-old Kenyan sprinter who is known as Africa’s fastest man, nearly missed his race in the World...
