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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

In this Dec. 4, 2018, file photo, birds fly past a smoking chimney in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Development that s led to loss of habitat, climate change, overfishing, pollution and invasive species is causing a biodiversity crisis, scientists say in a new United Nations science report released May 6, 2019.

UN report warns of dire future for nature

Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief May 13, 2019

The United Nations released a grim summary of an upcoming 1,500-page report about declining biodiversity on the planet Monday, May 6, finding that human activity has put more than 1 million species at...

Notre-Dame de Paris. 3rd statue (from left to right) on the West Entrance: the Synagogue.

History of Notre Dame Cathedral shows gravity of what was lost

Abdul Rafay May 13, 2019

At 6:30 p.m. on Monday April 15th, the busy streets of Paris bustled around an astronomical cloud of smoke emitting from the center of the city. In awe, passersby gazed at the plumes of flame emanating...

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, second from left, and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, speak with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, left, as he departs the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, Friday, May 10, 2019.

White House expects China to retaliate over trade tariffs

Associated Press May 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is awaiting retaliation from China over increased tariffs, after talks in Washington ended without a deal on trade, the president's chief economic adviser said on Sunday. "The...

In this May 8, 2018 file photo President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is reportedly set to announce Wednesday, May 8, 2019, ways the Islamic Republic will react to continued U.S. pressure after President Donald Trump pulled America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.

US imposes new sanctions on Iran as tensions escalate

Deb Riechmann and Ben Fox, Associated Press May 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions on Iran Wednesday, just days after the U.S. dispatched an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf over what it described as a...

Officials guide students off a bus and into a recreation center where they were reunited with their parents after a shooting at a suburban Denver middle school Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

1 dead, 8 hurt in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody

Kathleen Foody and P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press May 7, 2019

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — Two students opened fire Tuesday inside a charter school in an affluent suburb of Denver not far from Columbine High School, killing a teenager, wounding eight and spreading...

President Donald Trump speaks during the presentation of the Commander-in-Chiefs Trophy to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point football team in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 6, 2019, in Washington.

Refusal to hand over Trump’s tax returns sets up legal fight

Andrew Taylor and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press May 7, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made it official: The administration won't be turning President Donald Trump's tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House. Mnuchin...

In this Friday, April 26, 2019 file photo, a Sri Lankan Muslim boy looks out from the window of a Mosque before Friday prayers in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Authorities had told Muslims to pray at home rather than attend communal Friday prayers that are the most important religious service for the faithful.

Sri Lanka struggles with fallout after deadly terror attacks

Brita Hunegs May 6, 2019

On the morning of Easter Sunday, April 21, 29-year-old Meredith Tanner unlocked the door of Prana Lounge, a yoga studio in Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo. She went about her usual opening task: turning...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez smiles during a campaign event in Toledo, Spain on April 26, 2019. His Socialist Party took 29 percent of the vote  in the Sunday, April 28 election.

Spanish elections: Socialists gain seats, still short of majority

Bella Michaels May 6, 2019

As predicted by a number of pre-election pollsters, Spain’s center-left Socialist Party, PSOE, emerged on Sunday, April 28 with 29 percent of the vote, failing to gain a majority,  and the nationalist...

Seaman recruits Kierra Evans, 20, and Kelsey Nobles, 18. Both died this year while training at RTC Great Lakes.

2 Navy recruits dead after training at Lake County bootcamp

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2019

The U.S. Navy is grappling with a variety of internal problems of late, ranging from ex-SEAL commander Eddie Gallagher’s arrest for war crimes to two 2017 ship collisions that resulted in the deaths...

 In this Friday, April 26, 2019, file photo, former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor walks to court in Minneapolis. The city of Minneapolis is paying $20 million to settle a lawsuit over Noors fatal shooting of the unarmed Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who approached his squad car after calling 911 to report a possible crime. Mayor Jacob Frey announced the settlement Friday, three days after a jury convicted Noor of murder and manslaughter in the 2017 death of Damond. Frey called the settlement a way for our city to move forward.

Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller slain by cop

Amy Forliti, Associated Press May 3, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman shot by a police officer after she called 911 to report a possible crime, city leaders announced Friday — a move...

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., placed a prop chicken on the witness desk for Attorney General William Barr after he does not appear before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Barr skips House hearing; Pelosi accuses him of lying

Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press May 2, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and...

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro, center left, poses for a photo with troops at Fort Tiuna, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 2, 2019. Flanked by commanders, Maduro said Thursday that the military must be prepared to combat traitors, two days after opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for the military to turn against Maduro.

Venezuela’s Maduro calls for military unity after clashes

Associated Press May 2, 2019

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Flanked by uniformed commanders, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday urged the armed forces to combat "traitors" as he sought to project strength after opposition...

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