Image note: The teal butterfly symbolizes gynaecological cancer awareness and holds a deep, personal meaning to my family.  I lost someone very close and important to me. She was my second mother, someone I could run to and confide in, judgment-free. My aunt passed away at the end of February 2025 after a two-year battle with cervical cancer. What started as menstrual pain and bleeding slowly turned into something more serious. She spent her final years in and out of chemotherapy,...

Figure 1 : Stop the Shutdown Rally - Washington D.C., January 2019 43 days of uncertainty left millions waiting, federal workers at a standstill, and no pay. American federal workers and citizens felt, and are still facing, the repercussions of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The nation is left asking: How did this happen? What happens next?  What is a government shutdown? The United States is the only country with a government that fails to keep funding going when budgets...

Dear Reader, welcome back to your Sunday Summary! This week, we focus on the United States and the major left-wing wins. Ballots were sent in Virginia, New Jersey, California, Texas, and New York City. California and Texas voted on amendments, whilst the East Coast side elected new federal offices. Proposition 50,  approved by California voters, allows the state legislature to redraw California’s U.S. House districts until after the 2030 Census. This amendment is predicted to favor the...