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New coronavirus variants emerge, vaccine companies study possible booster shots

Daniel Holtaway, Staff Writer February 27, 2021

On Dec. 14, 2020, the U.K. reported a new concerning mutation of COVID-19, called B.1.1.7. By Jan. 15, 2021, 76 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant had been confirmed across 12 states in the U.S. In October 2020...

U.S. Army Specialist Angel Laureano holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 14, 2020. (PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Fairfax County begins COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Erin McCormick, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2021

Fairfax County has begun distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Registration opened for school staff and teachers on Jan. 16. Individuals can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna vaccines, both requiring...

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Political tension leads to security increase in Washington, D.C.

Rachel Schlueter, Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2021

With a growingly divisive and potentially violent political climate in the Nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., has seen a significant increase in security measures. The first of these measures being...

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FCPS moves forward with return-to-school plans

Sonia Samantaroy, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2021

Due to the high number of COVID-19 cases regionally and nationally, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) decided to alter the in-person learning plans that originally planned on having students return...

House moves to impeach Trump following insurrection at Capitol

House moves to impeach Trump following insurrection at Capitol

Callie Harkins, Staff Writer January 11, 2021

House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment on Jan. 11 following the insurrection that took place on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Jan. 6. They took this extraordinary step after Republicans opposed...

America’s first person of color and woman vice president: Kamala Harris

America’s first person of color and woman vice president: Kamala Harris

Annabelle Rosse, Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2020

Kamala Harris, a Democratic Senator from California, is set to become the first woman of color ever elected to the Vice Presidential post. This comes after news outlets such as NBC and the Associated Press...

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Biden announces plan to address pandemic, rebuild economy in first 100 days

Adam Miller, Community Editor December 17, 2020

Every major news publication has declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. While the incumbent Trump administration challenges the results and continues to take legal action,...

Control of US Senate to be decided in Georgia

Control of US Senate to be decided in Georgia

Callie Harkins, Staff Writer December 17, 2020

Georgia is in the midst of a Senate runoff election that will determine which party controls the Senate. Both Georgia Senate seats are to be decided on Jan. 5, 2021, and all eyes are on the Peach State.  For...

QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene elected to US House of Representatives

QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene elected to US House of Representatives

Erin McCormick, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2020

On Nov. 3, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene was elected to Congress, representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, one of the country’s most conservative districts. Greene is a known supporter...

Cross-Curricular Cohort students return part time to Madison

Cross-Curricular Cohort students return part time to Madison

Sylvia Dixon, Entertainment Editor December 16, 2020

Students participating in the Cross-Curricular program at Madison have returned to part-time in-person learning in order to prepare for opening the school to the remaining students and staff in February. Fairfax...

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Thousands of children separated from parents at US-Mexico border, Biden promises reunification task force

Aida Araia, News Editor December 15, 2020

Over 5,500 minors were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border following the Trump administration’s 2017 immigration crackdown, and the administration cannot locate the parents of 545...

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Hacking group targets FCPS systems in most recent ransomware attack

Daniel Holtaway, Staff Writer November 6, 2020

On Sept. 11, the final day of the first week of the 2020-21 school year, a hacker group going by the name of Maze placed ransomware on FCPS systems. They posted a few sensitive documents on the dark web,...

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