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O’Malley Suspends Presidential Campaign Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley ended his Democratic presidential campaign midway through vote-counting in the Iowa caucuses. O’Malley’s decision on Monday, Feb. 1 marks an end…
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Paris Conference To Address Climate Change The 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP) is currently ongoing in Le Bourget, Paris, France…
Outside the Bubble 5/7/15
Baltimore Recovering in Wake of Freddie Gray Protests On May 3, after weeks of violent unrest spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, the latest national symbol of institutional discrimination…
Outside the Bubble 4/30/15
US Drone Strike Kills American Citizen On April 23, President Obama announced that a U.S. counterterrorism operation targeting an al Qaeda compound in January accidentally killed two hostages. Officials confirmed…
Outside the Bubble 4/16/15
Iran Nuclear Negotiations Raise Concerns On Thursday, April 2, a framework agreement completed by Iran and six other nations in regards to Iran’s nuclear capabilities was announced that, despite its…
Outside the Bubble 10/2/14
California Passes “Yes Means Yes” Law On September 29, Governor of California Jerry Brown signed SB967, more commonly known as the “Yes Means Yes” bill, making California the first state…
Outside the Bubble 04/10/14
Equal Pay Day Tuesday, April 8 marked 2014 Equal Pay Day in the United States. The annual day of awareness advocates for the equal pay for women and people…
Outside the Bubble 2/6/14
2013 A Record-Breaking Year for Exonerations According to new statistics released by the National Registry of Exonerations, 2013 marked a record year for exonerations of people found guilty for crimes…
Outside the Bubble 1/23/14
Chicago Archdiocese releases records of Sexual Abuse On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Archdiocese of Chicago released more than 6,000 documents detailing the sexual misconduct cases of 30 Roman Catholic priests.…
Outside the Bubble 11/7/13
Shooting in Los Angeles Airport On Friday, Nov. 1, 23-year-old Paul Ciancia entered Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with a .223-caliber assault rifle disguised in his luggage, according to CNN.…