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12-year- old Hend Zaza from Syria made her debut in the Toyko Olympics this year. Zaza is a table tennis player and in order to make it into the Olympics, Zaza played a woman more than three times her age at the women’s singles preliminary round. She beat a 42-year-old Lebanese player when she was […]
Over the weekend, Fashion Week returned to Midtown Athletics club. This was the 12th fashion week to date. They held two shows on Friday and Saturday at 6:30. The ‘Hot Summer Nights’ runway show was held at an outdoor pop-up event space this year due to social distancing guidelines. At the show, patrons enjoyed a […]
After a team member tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team decided to not stay in Tokyo’s Olympic Village for safety reasons. According to NBC News, USA Gymnastics stated that the squad had always intended to stay at a hotel instead of the sealed-off, a waterfront section of Tokyo reserved for the 11,000 […]
Let the games begin. The Olympic games kicked off yesterday and some rule adjustments were made on the rights of athlete protests. Currently, the rules on expression pertain to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter: “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.” […]
It is no secret that the past 2 years of our lives have been an uncertain rollercoaster. Luckily for us, it seems to be looking “back to normal” in a post-pandemic world. While many are excited to get back to a sense of normalcy, others have some anxiety. Jaiviana Jones, a senior at SUNY Brockport, […]
Federal officials are inviting the community to take part in a conversation about stopping the gun violence in the City of Rochester. The Federal Violence Prevention and Elimination Response Task Force is working with a number of federal and local agencies. Prosecutors also promised a 60-day surge to “target the worst of the worst” offenders. The […]
Thursday night, the Rochester City School Board decided whether or not to rename a local school after the city’s first Black school principal, Alice Holloway Young. Right now, the school is named after the founding father Nathaniel Rochester. However, his past has some concerned. Rochester was a slave owner and with such a diverse student […]
It was recently disclosed that the FBI received more than 4,500 phone tips in 2018. The phone tips were in relation to the investigation of then Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The tips also provided “relevant” ones about former President Donald Trump’s White House Counsel. On June 30th, the exact number of tips were disclosed […]
News just broke, exclusively, that Michaela Coel will be joining the “Black Panther” sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Details of her role have not been shared, however, she was seen with director Ryan Coogler at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios. Variety reported: “Coel exploded onto Hollywood’s radar in 2020 with her critically acclaimed HBO Max series ‘I […]
Lil Nas X has had a busy year of controversy. His last single ‘Call Me By Your Name (Montero),’ music video created a general backlash, which didn’t stop him. The artist collaborated with the streetwear company MSCHF for the modified dupe of the Nike Air Max 97s and decorated it with a pentagram pendant. The […]
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