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World News: November 4 – 9, 2014

In the Midterm elections, the Republicans won control of the Senate and retained their majority in the House of Representatives. Ex-Navy SEAL, Robert O’Neill, confirmed that he shot and killed Osama Bin Laden in May, 2011.

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Midterm Election for the Ages

The midterm elections of November 4, 2014,  were historic for more reasons than meet the eye. Most notably, the Republicans gained control of the Senate by capturing 52 of the 100 seats, giving them the majority. While netting a gain of 7, the GOP remarkably gave up no seats, while the Democrats gained no new

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Drunk Drivers Kill Someone Every 53 Minutes

On Saturday, I received the heartbreaking news of a tragedy that happened in my former hometown. Early on the morning of November 1, five teenagers were on their way home when they ran out of gas. The driver  pulled over to the beltway’s shoulder of to wait for help when a drunk driver struck the

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Caution: iPads Dangerous to Youngsters

At Columbus Academy, many privileges come with age. For instance, you get to play on the larger playground when you get to second grade, you get to eat frozen yogurt at lunch once every letter-day rotation in middle school, and you can wear any color polo you want when you reach high school. These privileges

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Volkswagen Launches 300 MPG Car

Volkswagen recently launched its most advanced car yet: the XL1, German carmaker’s first plug-in hybrid. The car is said to get over 300 miles to a gallon of gas. In addition to holding just 2.6 gallons of gas, the car can travel 32 miles on the battery alone.

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Apple: Running Out of Steam

When Apple released an iOS update on October 20th, it introduced a bug that disabled cellular service for nearly 50,000 users. Not only that, but Apple’s phones are bendable, and iCloud has been criticized for its security. Don’t forget Apple Pay: More than 36 merchants have blocked users from paying with their iDevice.  

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iPad Air 2 Blows Away All Competition

When Apple announced a 40% increase in performance for the new iPad Air’s A8X chip over the previous generation (the A7 chip found in the iPhone 5s and iPads Air and Mini) during its 2014 October keynote, investors and journalists were skeptical of the accuracy of the claim. After all, the A8 CPUs found in

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Flu in Central Ohio

In Franklin County,  the Columbus Public Health states that around 28 people have been hospitalized for the flu: 36% are adults. Questions have been arising lately due to the regular sicknesses during this time of the year but also because of the ebola scare lately.

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National Novel Writing Month Kicks Off

On November 1st, nearly a million people from around the globe signed up for NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. Each of these individuals pledged to write a 50,000-word rough draft of any form of literature during the 30 days of November. Writers can connect with the NaNoWriMo online community by earning badges based on progress,