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After Baltimore Ravens Tight End Mark Andrews fumbled a potentially game winning ball in the divisional round of the AFC championship, Andrews faced a huge amount of backlash on the internet; some of it being death threats. In support of the three time pro-bowler, Buffalo Bills fans raised over $140K to a charity that he...

President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated to the presidential office on January 20th in Washington D.C. which saw the appearance of billionaires with a combined net worth of over $885.276 billion USD such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla, X and Space-X CEO Elon Musk. Towards...

On January 17, 2025,  Mac Miller released an album named Balloonerism, now becoming the second album released posthumously by his estate. Originally recorded in 2014, the album was shelved due to him working on different projects at the time. Now over a decade later, Balloonerism provides a glimpse into the latest rapper and producer’s life. ...

President Donald Trump announces on January 26th 2024, the imposition of a 25% tariff on all Colombian imports to the United States, effective immediately. This decision comes in direct response to the Colombian president Gustavo Petro’s refusal to allow two U.S military aircrafts to land in Colombia, each carrying around 80 deported Colombian nationals. Along...

Significant changes in Reston, Virginia’s North Point Village Center have come and gone, but a permanent one that has left fellow residents with mixed opinions is the closure of Bobby’s Bagels, the neighborhood Bagel Cafe. A local favorite known for its plain bagels, breakfast sandwiches, pastries, and don’t forget the countless Creamcheese offerings that were...

The Washington Commander’s remarkable journey to the Super Bowl was cut short this Sunday in a devastating 23-55 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game. After everything he contributed, this was not the historic ending Commander’s star rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels wanted.   From the start, the Eagles were in command. They...

The Kansas City Chiefs have done it again, bound for their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance after winning 32-29 in a fierce AFC Championship matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Throughout most of the game, the score was close between the two teams until the final minutes. If the Chiefs go on to win the Super...

Ariana Grande’s recent nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, for her role in Wicked, has created a lot of excitement from both the theater world and her fanbase. In an emotional and heartfelt moment of celebration, Grande shared her reactions with Variety after receiving the news while in London, where she had just...

170 million TikTok users all across the country were disturbed Saturday, January 18, around 10:30, with a message appearing across their screen: “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.”   The message above followed with “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.” TikTok was...

Throughout the US, there are many hotels that specialize in different themes and architectural structures making them one of a kind. From Ice hotels, to rooms in the Bass Pro Pyramid, this article dives deep into these diverse phenomena.    Starting at number five, the Yotel places at number is an extremely unique hotel in...

When South Lakes students first noticed a new face in the hallways, they were confused as to who this energetic person was. Now, a few months into her time at South Lakes, Mie Devers has become a familiar figure to the community, bringing new ideas and a positive attitude to the school.   Since arriving...

After working for NBC for almost 20 years, Hoda Kotb officially retired on January 10th, 2025.    Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma, then moved around to West Virginia and Northern Virginia. She attended Virginia Tech and graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1986. Kotb then went on to work at several CBS...

This winter season it is undeniable that we have had our fair share of winter weather. Between the large snowfall directly following winter break and the scattered icy-days due to increasingly low temperatures, the time spent at school has taken a deep dive over the last month. Although undeniably exciting for those in the county,...

Exciting news has emerged in the music industry. Benny Blanco, a successful music producer and South Lakes High School alumni, is now engaged to singer songwriter Selena Gomez. Blancos’ real name is Benjamin Levin, and he attended Langston Hughes Middle School and South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia. He graduated from South Lakes in...

On January 20th, Anthony Santander signed a five year 100 million dollar deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 30 year old outfielder and 2024 all star coming of a career high slugging percentage over 155 games played this season. He has been a part of the Orioles for eight years starting his career as...

“A Complete Unknown,” directed by James Mangold captures the early sixties. Bob Dylan arrives in Greenwich Village, New York, makes a name for himself with the help of Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, then inevitably going electric in 1965. Timothée Chalamet delivers a captivating performance as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”    Originally I...

As a last minute winner’s game, the Benfica vs. Barcelona match will undoubtedly go down as one of the most thrilling and intense games of the season.    The match quickly started with a goal by Benficia centre-forward Vangelis Pavlidis, assisted by Benfica left back Álvaro Carreras. Around the eleventh minute, Benfica right back Tomás...

For the seventh time in history, the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills prepare to face off for the chance to play in a Super Bowl. This matchup will be both tough and a core memory in the rivalry between these two powerhouses, one that dates back to the first Super Bowl and their first...

Laken Riley was a 22 year-old nursing student at Augusta University in the state of Georgia. On the chilly Thursday morning of February 22nd, 2024, Riley went on her regular morning jog. Once a few hours had passed she did not return back to her dorm her roommates grew concerned and contacted authorities to report...

As students return to school after break, they face important decisions about what classes they would like to enroll in next school year. The course selection deadline of March 11th is fast approaching. Throughout the next few weeks, counselors will meet with students to discuss their desired classes for the upcoming year.    This year...