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Ten things to know for the week: March 6

by Sueji Han, staff reporter 1. On March 2nd, more than 300 developers and activists joined for the Abortion Access Hackathon for two days trying to find tech based solutions for women’s health care providers who fear the uncertain future under President Trump’s administration.  2. On the 4th, supporters of […]

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Ten things to know for the week: February 20

by Drew Howerton, section editor 1. Military strategist Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was appointed as President Trump’s new national security adviser on Monday. General McMaster’s appointment follows the resignation of Michael T. Flynn, who was forced out after admitting to withholding information about a call with Russia’s ambassador. 2. The […]

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Ten things to know for the week: February 6

The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. On February 7, three federal judges will listen to oral arguments that challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration. This will be an hour-long hearing on the phone […]

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Ten things to know this week: January 30

The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. President Trump signed an executive order to keep refugees from entering the country for 120 days and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations out for three months. This was […]

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Ten things to know for this week: January 9

  by Drew Howerton, section editor 1. Five people were killed at an airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in a shooting on Saturday. Authorities captured 26-year-old Esteban Ruiz Santiago after he killed five and injured at least six others with a handgun stashed in his luggage. 2. Republicans are set […]

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Ten things to know for this week: January 2

The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the new Year’s Eve terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey. The attack killed at least 39 people. 2. The UN passed a resolution […]

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Ten things to know for this week: December 19

The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. A gunman assassinated Russia’s ambassador at an Ankara art gallery on Monday in what leaders of Russia and Turkey called a ‘provocative terror attack’. Leaders of both […]

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Ten things to know for the week: December 5

Ahn Young-Joon / AP The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. On Monday, an Ohio State University student drove his car on a sidewalk into pedestrians, then began stabbing others with a butcher-knife. The […]

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Ten things to know for the week: November 28

The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has become the hotspot of marine waste. Around eight million tons of plastic enter the marine environment each year, and the figure […]