Current Events
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THE RISE OF THE FIREFLY
The flower to end all wars
![RFK standing amongst a crowd of anti-vaxxers](https://spartanscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/51617390550_1159e44984_b.jpg)
RFK JR: AMERICA’S THIRD OPTION
A look at Kennedy's political views, VP choice, and effect on the election as a whole
![An image of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before it collapsed.](https://spartanscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/800px-The_Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_Baltimore.jpg)
BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN BALTIMORE
The collapsing of the bridge in Baltimore has everyone talking
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SOMETHING’S FURRY ABOUT EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma’s proposed ban on “furries” in schools
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SNOOP DOGG MAKES AMENDS WITH TRUMP
One of Trump’s biggest haters decides to switch things up
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LATE JANUARY GAZA UPDATE
The war in Gaza continues as Netanyahu vows to secure all land West of the Jordan River
![Michelle Obama giving a speech at the White House](https://spartanscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/formerfirstladymichelleobama-1200x795.jpg)
WAIT, FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA?!
Michelle Obama might run for president, but will she do it in 2024?
![George Santos looking glamorous whilst stealing peoples identities](https://spartanscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/santosglamor-1200x877.jpg)
GEORGE SANTOS: FROM CONGRESSMAN TO CAMEO STAR
How Santos went from an elected representative of the US to an overnight Cameo sensation
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THE 7-DAY TRUCE IN GAZA AND ITS AFTERMATH
How both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict used the downtime
![A rough location of where the shootings that killed 18 occurred](https://spartanscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2E213498-1F41-46B2-B637-E680753100A7.jpeg)
MAINE’S DEADLIEST SHOOTING ON RECORD
How the shooting unfolded and why it may have been preventable
![This sign just outside of the Har Shalom building is where the white supremacists gathered](https://spartanscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5001-1-1141x1200.jpg)
LOCAL ANTI-SEMITIC RALLY IN FRONT OF JEWISH SYNAGOGUE
A small white supremacist group makes their presence known among Missoula community
![Bernardo Arévalo, the face of Guatemalas future democracy](https://spartanscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bernardoA.jpg)
GUATEMALA’S NEW HOPE
The soon-to-be President seems promising for Guatemalans, but he faces much adversity