Selena M. Lane

Selena is someone who fights to be a voice for the voiceless, a teller of truth and is an aspiring field journalist. Selena is also a DC Universe fanatic, with her favorite heroes being Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at 54

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Lisa Marie Presley, singer-songwriter and only child to music icon Elvis Presley passed away on Thursday evening, her mother confirmed. She was 54 years old. 

Jeremy Renner sends thanks from ICU in new posts

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Jeremy Renner sends his love and thanks for all of the kind words he’s received over the week in a post to his Instagram account, days after what authorities are calling a “tragic accident” on New Year’s Day. 

Jeremy Renner in ‘critical but stable’ condition after snow plow accident

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Marvel actor Jeremy Renner is in “critical but stable” condition after his involvement in a weather-related incident involving a snow plow, a spokesperson confirmed today.

Groundbreaking news anchor, Barbara Walters dies at 93

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An iconic trailblazer for not only women everywhere, but TV journalism as a whole, Barbara Walters lived a life full of ambition and curiosity which led her to become not only the first but one of the best TV journalists of our time. 

United States joins European allies in closing airspace to Russian aircrafts

In President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, it was announced that the United States would be joining the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU), and Canada in closing their skies to Russian aircrafts. This historic move follows the sixth day of fighting after Russia invaded Ukraine. 

Search and rescue continues in Surfside building collapse

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Search and rescue efforts continued through the weekend in Surfside, Florida after a residential building partially collapsed early Thursday. As of right now, there are twelve confirmed deaths, and 149 people still unaccounted for.

Partial building collapse causes devastation in Surfside, Florida

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At around 1:30 a.m ET, a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida. The tragedy has left a total of 99 people unaccounted for, with 11 being treated for various degrees of injuries and one casualty. Search and rescue teams have been on the scene since 2 a.m. ET and intend to carry on throughout the night. 

United States accused of seizing Iran based news outlets

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On June 22, 2021 Iran accused the United States of seizing control of several web domains for unknown reasons. The Islamic Republic News Agency identified a list of web-based news outlets that were targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), all of which are said to have ties linking them to the government in Tehran. When accessing the websites at the time of the alleged incident, notices appeared informing web page visitors that the current site was offline as “part of law enforcement action”.

Myanmar village burns as military coup continues

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On Tuesday, a village in central Myanmar burned bright enough to be seen on NASA satellites. On Wednesday, all that remained of Kin Ma were a few lone houses and traumatized residents speaking out about what they witnessed. The once vast village of 240 homes was reduced to around 30 standing homes and the rest rubble and ash around them.

The cultural importance of ‘In the Heights’

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Where do you come from? When you think of home, what people, places and languages make your heart swell with pride? Whatever that answer may be, it deserves representation. Cultural representation is extremely important in literature, on the stage and on the screen. As of 2021, Hollywood is slowly but surely diversifying and touching on stories that have been in the shadows for quite some time.