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World News Beats

Peak Web November 13, 2018

  President Trump expresses desire to end birthright citizenship In an interview with reporter Jonathan Swan, President Donald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order that would terminate birthright citizenship. The 14th amendment of the USA grants citizenship for those born in the country, regardless of the immigration status of their parents. Just as he stated within his 2016 presidential campaign, President Trump has once again brought this plan to surface prior to the midterm elections. President Trump did not give a timeframe for when this executive order would be signed. With files from The Guardian and…

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World News Beats

Peak Web September 30, 2018

  Mangkhut typhoon battered the Philippines and Hong Kong Mangkhut, the super typhoon formed in the Western Pacific, recently ravaged the northern Philippines. The mid-September typhoon, which according to statistics reported on CNN News is the most powerful storm in…

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The Americans of SFU want political engagement to surpass geography

Peak Web September 17, 2018

3 to 6 million American citizens are living outside of the United States, for a variety of reasons. And as it turns out, Metro Vancouver appears to be a hotspot for American expats living in Canada. Among them: 183,155 eligible…

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World News Beats

Peak Web September 9, 2018

  “Scallop War” breaks out between France and the UK An incident in which 35 French fishing boats chased five UK ones out of the Baie de Seine has been dubbed the “Scallop War.” Following the incident which occurred on…

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World News Beat

EIC October 25, 2017

SPAIN – Catalonia president opposes Spanish bid for direct rule Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont has voiced his opposition to a plan by the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to invoke an article that will allow for the state to implement…

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HUMOUR: Planned Parenthood has funding pulled out

EIC September 28, 2015

On September 18, the American House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood for one year, in order to investigate alleged wrong-doings. For those of you unfamiliar with the organization, Planned Parenthood is one of the largest murder clinics currently…

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