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Friday September 19th

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President Donald Trump’s decision to mobilize the National Guard has incited tension within many major cities. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons /Andrew Pertsev, April 11, 2024)

Trump's federal takeover of several U.S. cities

President Donald Trump announced a “public safety emergency” on Aug. 11 and deployed 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. Although violent crime in the city is at a 30-year low, according to D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser, Trump maintains that the nation’s capital is in a state of “complete and total lawlessness.” 

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Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's recent funding cuts, arguing that it violated its constitutional rights. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / David Adam Kess, Nov. 5, 2019)

Harvard University sues Trump administration over funding freeze

Harvard University, in its fight against the Trump administration, filed a lawsuit on Apri 21. against the administration's actions to terminate the university’s funding. Harvard argued that the administration violated its constitutional rights and endangered its “academic independence,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court in Massachusetts, NPR reported.

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Japan became the first country to build a 3D-printed train station in Arida, Japan. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / y.ganden, April 21, 2015)

Japan builds 3D printed train station in 6 hours

Japan became the first country to build a 3D-printed railway station on March 26 when it created a new version of Hatsushima Station in Arida, Japan, in under six hours. The new 3D printed station replaced an ageing wooden structure, and was assembled with pre-printed parts that were put together by cranes between the departure of the last train and the first train arrival the next morning, The Independent reported. 

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