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Alissa Lopez | June 30, 2016
Hallel Yaffa Ariel, a 13-year-old Israeli girl living in a West Bank Jewish community, was violently stabbed to death inside her own bedroom on Thursday morning. Her assailant, identified as a young Palestinian boy named Mohammed Tarayrah, was shot and killed before he could flee the scene. News outlets have reported that he was between 17 and 19 years old. Palestinian Authority official…
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Alissa Lopez | June 28, 2016
    I think Democrats and Republicans alike can agree that one major responsibility of the government is to protect its citizens from foreign threats. But the FBI doesn't seem to be upholding that role. Circa reports that after reportedly conducting numerous interviews with American citizens, the FBI has failed on numerous occasions to inform individuals that they are on ISIS kill lists.…
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Alissa Lopez | June 28, 2016
Want a job at Harvard University? Want to label yourself as a minority so that the system is more lenient on you? We have a loophole for you! Look no further than ancestry.com, where Elizabeth Warren herself found out she was 26 percent Native American! Who knows, she might just be related to Pocahontas!     
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Alissa Lopez | June 27, 2016
Fast and Furious, 2.0? Following a joint investigation with Al Jazeera, The New York Times is now reporting that weapons sent into Jordan by the C.I.A. and Saudi Arabia in order to train Syrian rebels were stolen and sold to merchants on the black market. This training program, authorized by President Obama in 2013, allows the Central Intelligence Agency to arm and train Syrian rebels under…
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Alissa Lopez | June 17, 2016
On Thursday, CBS News sent their producer, Paula Reid, to SpecDive Tactical, a gun store in Alexandria, Va., so they could record how "easy" it would be to purchase an assault rifle. This comes just a few days after the tragic terrorist attack in Orlando, Fl. that resulted in approximately 50 deaths and 50 injuries. Numerous news outlets jumped on Orlando Police Chief John Mina’s allegation…
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Alissa Lopez | June 16, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is really starting to sound like First Lady Michelle Obama. Just last week, the government branch was awarded $16.8 million dollars in order to implement some "helpful" adjustments in its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as food stamps. The Department of Agriculture is planning on increasing the availability of fruits and…
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Alissa Lopez | June 16, 2016
Health Minister Cameron Dick released some shocking and absolutely heartbreaking information about the abortion industry in Queensland, Australia this past week. Just last year, 27 babies survived late-term botched abortions. They were all approximately five months along. All of these beautiful little babies could have survived outside the womb if they were given proper medical treatment. But…
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Alissa Lopez | June 15, 2016
On Wednesday, The National Rifle Association agreed to meet with Donald Trump in order to further discuss how to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms, following recently comments by the GOP presumptive nominee that persons on terrorist watchlists or are on the no-fly list shouldn't be able to buy guns. For the most part, the organization believes in not allowing those on the FBI watch…
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Alissa Lopez | June 15, 2016
With the shooting that occurred in Orlando this past Sunday, and the discussion of placing a temporary ban on Muslims resurfacing, I thought it would be fitting to remind (or inform) everyone that this would not be the first time something like this occurred. And no, I’m not discussing when former President Carter placed a ban on Iranians. An investigative report from 2013 published by ABC…
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Alissa Lopez | June 15, 2016
On Tuesday, the Senate passed the $602 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2017 fiscal year in an 85-13 vote. The legislation contained a requirement for women to register with the Selective Service. To break it down for you, during a closed committee markup to remove the draft registration portion of the bill (which obviously failed) Republicans split the vote 7-7 and…