Author: Julia Mehalko

A conservative activist group has filed a lawsuit against a reparations program in a Chicago suburb. According to this group, this program — which has given money to Black residents because of past injustices done to their ancestors — is unfair to local white residents. This lawsuit comes as many cities around the United States are considering starting their own reparations program to help their communities. The First City To Offer Reparations Source: Christina @ wocintechchat.com/Unsplash This new lawsuit was filed by Judicial Watch, a national nonprofit conservative group. The suit is going after Evanston, Illinois, the first city in…

Investors in Texas are looking to start an “anti-woke” stock exchange to offer an alternative to the regular New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. However, these investors have claimed that this Texas Stock Exchange will be “apolitical” — and won’t have the necessary board diversity targets like Nasdaq does. Texas Stock Exchange Source: Pete Alexopoulos/Unsplash Investors have ramped up fundraising to create a Texas Stock Exchange in the next few years in an attempt to make Texas, rather than New York, the hub of investing and finances. This new exchange is currently set to have a physical location in Dallas,…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned Americans of a salmonella outbreak that has already sickened 162 people. According to the CDC, it appears that this virus outbreak may be because of previously recalled cucumbers that have been sold in at least 25 states in the U.S. Recalled Cucumbers Source: Harshal S. Hirve/Unsplash Just last week, many cucumbers were recalled after testing detected salmonella in one of the vegetables. These cucumbers were distributed by Fresh Start Produce, located in Delray Beach, Florida. These whole cucumbers were shipped to at least 25 different states from May 17 to…

McDonald’s has lost a huge legal case in the European Union over their trademark use of the name “Big Mac.” For decades, McDonald’s had the Big Mac name trademarked in the EU. However, this trademark had recently been challenged — and now, McDonald’s has been beaten in court over this challenge. Supermac’s vs McDonald’s Source: Galway – Rosemary Ave – Supermac’s by Joseph Mischyshyn/Wikimedia Commons McDonald’s first registered the name Big Mac in the EU back in 1996. For decades, the fast food giant had this name trademarked, which meant that no other restaurant or service could claim it as…

A massive great white shark was found washed up on a beach with a part of its body missing — and likely eaten by another animal. Experts quickly revealed that an even larger sea animal killed this enormous creature. This latest great white shark discovery comes as scientists have been studying the interesting evolution of sea life — and why many large sharks are being taken down by other ocean animals. The Discovery of a Great White Shark Source: Oleksandr Sushko/Unsplash At the end of May, a local resident in southeast South Africa stumbled upon a 15-foot great white shark…

Attorney General Merrick Garland has said he “will not be intimidated” and has pushed back on the “extremely dangerous” Republican claims targeted the Department of Justice. These comments from Garland come as the Attorney General appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Garland Appears Before the House Source: Jorge Alcala/Unsplash On Tuesday, Garland appeared before the House to answer questions from lawmakers. Many Republican Representatives attacked Garland over his holding of records from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation on President Joe Biden. Hur’s investigation — which found that Biden would face no charges — revolved around Biden’s mishandling of…

Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed the many attacks and threats he’s had to deal with as a result of the many conspiracies that have been fueled by conservative circles and Republican Congress members. These revelations came up during Fauci’s appearance on Capitol Hill, which saw him testify before the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic. Fauci on Capitol Hill Source: Cameron Smith/Unsplash Fauci voluntarily chose to testify before the House on Monday morning to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. During this hearing, Fauci was questioned on a lot of different topics, all of which revolved around the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci answered…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its risk level of the more than 10,000 potato products that were recalled in early May. Now, these recalled potato items have been updated to a Class II by the FDA. This comes after many of these products were taken off shelves around the United States because of a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Recalled Potato Products Source: CDC/Wikimedia Commons Back in May, the Veggies Made Great brand Broccoli Cheddar Breakfast Bakes were voluntarily recalled. This occurred after a potential Listeria contamination. At first, the FDA did not classify this recall. However,…

Rapper 50 Cent’s recent post on X, formerly known as Twitter, about former President Donald Trump has gone viral, bringing both those who agree with him — and those who don’t — out in the comment section. 50 Cent’s post comes as the former president works to win the November general election to return to the White House — even after he was found guilty on 34 felony counts. 50 Cent Comments on Trump’s Donations Source: TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons 50 Cent decided to share his own opinion on some recent Trump news on X in a post that very quickly went…

Ongoing housing issues in the United States — which many have claimed is a “crisis” — have now changed how many Americans rent. New data has shown that American renters are choosing to stay in their rented apartments or homes for much longer than was normal before. This comes as many potential home buyers have felt priced out of the housing market. Renters Are Sticking Around for Longer Source: rivage/Unsplash According to new data from real estate brokerage Redfin, Americans are choosing to stay in their rented homes for a longer time frame than they were a decade ago. On…