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Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

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GibberLink revolutionizing AI communication

Sophia Maynard, JournalistPOSTED March 24, 2025

  The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is far from plateauing, with continual technological advances in agriculture, healthcare, automobiles, cybersecurity, communication, and considerably...

Fire and Fuel Everywhere: The Result of a Collision in the North Sea

Fire and Fuel Everywhere: The Result of a Collision in the North Sea

Tegan DoerrPOSTED March 24, 2025

 Jetfuel fills the North Sea after a cargo ship and an oil tanker collided off the eastern coast of the UK on Monday, March 10th around 5:00 am CST. The fire caused by the collision triggered an emergency...

Take a deep breath if you can as respiratory illnesses appear to be on the rise

Take a deep breath if you can as respiratory illnesses appear to be on the rise

Arianna Chand, WriterPOSTED March 12, 2025

  The winter season has arrived, bringing with it a wave of sickness. According to recent data released, respiratory illness has spiked this 2024-2025 winter season. Respiratory diseases such as...

Measles in the Modern Age: What you Need to Know to Stay Healthy

Measles in the Modern Age: What you Need to Know to Stay Healthy

Sadie Grau, JournalistPOSTED March 11, 2025

  On February 26th, the first death from measles in the U.S. since 2015 was reported. This, and more than 150 other cases, have shown up in rural West Texas in the last few weeks, leaving 18 people...

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The truth behind Avian Influenza

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED March 10, 2025

Bird flu, formally known as avian influenza, is a widespread disease that started in wild birds and is now spreading and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy farms. Avian influenza is not a new disease....

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Pigs left to starve for “art” stolen by activists

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED March 7, 2025

  Artist Marco Evaristti has announced that his controversial art installation, which opened over a week ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, and involved the starvation of three piglets, has been compromised.   Evaristti’s...

Blackout in Chile causes declared state of emergency

Blackout in Chile causes declared state of emergency

Tegan DoerrPOSTED March 5, 2025

  On February 25th, a massive power blackout plunged the country of Chile into darkness, leading their government to declare a state of emergency According to the U.S. embassy in Chile, 98% of...

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157 false killer whales stranded leaving scientists baffled

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED February 28, 2025

  On February 18, 2025, 157 false killer whales were discovered stranded on a beach on an island south of Melbourne, Australia.    Despite their name, false killer whales are a species...

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Scotlands potential “ban” on cats

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED February 10, 2025

Due to recent confusion, the Scottish government has clarified that it does not plan to ban cats, but instead, suggests imposing more restrictions and laws on their ownership.   The main focus...

Tariffs on US Imports: How could they affect you?

Tariffs on US Imports: How could they affect you?

Tegan DoerrPOSTED February 6, 2025

Cars and parts: Many vehicles and vehicle parts the US receives come from countries like Germany, Japan, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, China, and more. According to CNN, the US imported $87 billion...

NASA proposes cheaper and quicker ways to get Martian materials to Earth

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED January 13, 2025

NASA’s original plan to obtain rocks and soil specimens from Mars to Earth has an estimated cost of $11 billion. NASA’s goal is to get 30, cigar-sized, titanium tubes of Martian materials to Earth...

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The New Orleans New Years attack

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED January 9, 2025

With ringing in the New Year, people often gather to throw parties in this time of celebration. A particular New Years party located in New Orleans, however, was interrupted and changed from a time of...

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