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(Shutter Speed/Unsplash) How Prevalent is Social Media? As of late 2024, 60-70% of the world’s population is on some form of social media. Around 4.6% of users report feeling addicted. This number grew by approximately 4.8% last year, which means that there are 8 new users every second. The real question is why is social media so addicting? Is it because it's entertaining, relaxing, or maybe there’s a deeper hidden meaning? Could it be that social media is designed to keep us

In a month defined by a high-stakes diplomacy breakthrough in the Middle East, regional leaders brokered a comprehensive normalization framework among conflicting parties, supported by key international mediators and built around a phased security, economic, and governance agenda.

The Texas state legislature has moved forward with a plan to redraw districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, hoping to pick up more seats in the House of Representatives and secure the Republican majority there. This plan was pushed for by Trump, the success of whose legislative agenda will be affected by the outcome of the 2026 election. In addition to the current Republican majority in the House being quite slim, midterm elections historically favor the minority party

In recent news, there has been much discourse between Democrats and Republicans on the release of the Epstein files. These files pertain to Jeffery Epstein, who notoriously ran numerous sex trafficking rings on his private island in the US Virgin Islands. He is famously well-connected to numerous political figures, including current US President Donald Trump and former US President Bill Clinton, which is drawing cries from both political parties for the release of the Epstein