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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

A Ukrainian soldier walks in a trench at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak)

Blitz or Bluff? Russia weighs options for Ukraine

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor January 23, 2022

As military tensions build between Russia and Ukraine, so do questions over whether an attack is imminent. Currently, over 127,000 Russian troops stand guard near the Ukrainian border, according to...

Demonstrators join a rally to protest proposed voting bills on the steps of the Texas Capitol on July 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas.

New Texas voting law snags US citizens, mail ballot requests

Acacia Coronado, Paul Weber & Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press January 17, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sweeping new Texas voting law that Republicans muscled through the Legislature last year over dramatic protests is drawing fire again, even before some of the most contentious...

A Russian tank T-72B3 fires as troops take part in drills at the Kadamovskiy firing range in the Rostov region in southern Russia, on Jan. 12, 2022.

Headed to disaster? US, Russia harden stances in talks

Matthew Lee & Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press January 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The failure of last week’s high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States and its European allies in uncharted post-Cold...

Illinois is leaving fossil fuels for renewables. Can it do it without nuclear?

Illinois is leaving fossil fuels for renewables. Can it do it without nuclear?

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor January 17, 2022

On Sept. 15, 2021, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), turning bill into law and committing the state to one of the most significant and comprehensive clean energy...

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

One year later, the insurrection’s roots remain

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor January 6, 2022

In all of American history, there has never been a day like Jan. 6, 2021. At 11:58 a.m., then-President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of eager supporters at the Save America Rally just beyond the White...

Dr. Manjul Shukla transfers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Mass. Pfizer said Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.

Omicron: What to know, how to stay safe this holiday season and beyond

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor December 14, 2021

Since Nov. 26, when the World Health Organization first announced their concern regarding the coronavirus Omicron variant, it has spread to over 60 countries, reached 30 U.S. states, surpassed the Delta...

A feed store damaged by a tornado is seen in Mayfield, Ky.,on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight.

Kentucky governor: Tornado on ground for more than 200 miles

Bruce Schreiner & Jim Salter, Associated Press December 11, 2021

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor says a devastating tornado touched down for 227 miles — more than 200 in his state — and deaths were feared in 10 counties. Gov. Andy Beshear said at a news...

Ahmaud Arberys mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones his hugged by a supporter after the jury convicted Travis McMichael in the trial of McMichael, his father, Greg McMichael, and neighbor, William Roddie Bryan, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. The three defendants were found guilty Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder

Russ Bynum, Associated Press November 24, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white strangers chased...

Kyle Rittenhouse, center, enters the courtroom with his attorneys Mark Richards, left, and Corey Chirafisi for a meeting called by Judge Bruce Schroeder at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.  (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings

Associated Press November 19, 2021

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism...

Current governor-elect Glenn Youngkin speaks to supporters during a rally Nov. 1, 2021. (Credit: Steve Helber | Associated Press)

A look into Youngkin’s win in Virginia

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor November 15, 2021

Virginia’s gubernatorial election was brought to national attention as the first major election in the post-Trump era. Virginia, one of two states that holds its gubernatorial race in the year following...

Murder, famine, destruction: Sand mining’s global impact

Murder, famine, destruction: Sand mining’s global impact

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor November 15, 2021

Sand: it’s coarse, it’s rough and it’s disappearing everywhere. It may come as a surprise to many that sand serves as much more than just the grounds at beaches and deserts across the globe. In...

Ethiopian Military parade at a rally organized by local authorities in support of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

U.S. Sanctions Eritrea’s military, ruling party over Ethiopia

Associated Press November 14, 2021

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States on Friday imposed economic sanctions on the military and ruling party of Eritrea over their role in neighboring Ethiopia’s brutal yearlong war, and it warned...

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