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Chinese Community in Paris Riot After Police Fatally Shoot Man in His Home
On Sunday, Paris police fatally shot 56-year-old Shaoyo Liu at his home in front of his family, sparking riots that left three officers injured and got 35 demonstrators arrested. Police said that officers from the anti-crime brigade arrived at Liu’s home on Sunday night after…
· Editorial Staff
Paris Hilton is Actually Better at Making Money Than Donald Trump
With the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump has constantly said that his business acumen is what makes him qualified to run the country. But just how good of a businessman is he? In a question answered on Quora, user Kevin Flint compares Trump’s business history to the…
· Editorial Staff
Robbers Spray Chinese Tourists in Paris with Tear Gas Before Stealing Their Luggage
About six robbers have assaulted a group of Chinese tourists in Paris, spraying them with tear gas before stealing their luggage. The tourists, 27 in total, were loading their stuff onto a bus that was supposedly taking them to Charles de Gaulle airport.
· Jacob Wagner
Artist Who Made ‘Peace for Paris’ Symbol Mocks Our Tech Obsession in New Art Series
Jean Jullien is a French illustrator known for his satiral comics. Aside from that, he’s widely known for creating the “Peace for Paris” symbol after the terrorist attack in Paris last month. In a series of illustration, Jullien mocks our societies obsession with technology,…
· Editorial Staff
A 22-Year-Old Reveals How She Survived the Paris Shootings in Heartbreaking Facebook Post
Isobel Bowdery, a 22-year-old South African student studying in Paris, was in the Bataclan theatre when gunmen opened fire on the crowd, murdering a total of 129 people and wounding 352 others. In a chilling Facebook post, Bowdery describes chaos and tragedy of the scene,…
· Laura Dang
Paris is Banning All Cars For One Day For The Best Reason Ever
All hail pedestrians and cyclists! Paris is closing its streets off to cars for a day to make a statement about its terrible air pollution. The no-car holiday, La Journee sans Voiture, will take place on Sunday, September 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Paris is expected to close…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s a Comparison of Amazon and Walmart Just in Time for ‘Prime Day’
Tomorrow, July 15, is “Prime Day,” Amazon’s one-day shopping event that’s been advertised as having “more deals than Black Friday.” To make things a little more interesting, Walmart has initiated a sale rivalry with Amazon, potentially making tomorrow one of the biggest shopping…
· Max Chang
Chinese Company to Spend $15 Million on Four-Day Paris Vacation For 6,400 Workers
If you thought your company perks were great, you thought absolutely wrong. Tiens Group, a large Chinese company with 12,000 employees is sending 6,400 workers on an epic four-day vacation to Paris, France, according a report by The Guardian.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Asian-American Single Mom Who Raised U.S. Marine Among the 59 Killed in Las Vegas Massacre
Asian-American woman Laura A. Shipp has been confirmed as one of the lives lost during the Las Vegas massacre that left at least 59 dead and 527 injured on October 1, 2017. Fifty-year-old Shipp moved to Las Vegas from Thousand Oaks, California, five years ago, joining her…
· Kyle Encina
Over 50% of Hong Kongers Are Hoarders and Obsessive Shoppers, Survey Finds
A recent poll reveals that a startling 57% of adults in Hong Kong are displaying excessive shopping behavior to the point of becoming compulsive hoarders. The statistics gathered by sustainable development organization Wofoo Social Enterprise have attributed the causes for…
· Heather Johnson Yu
China Bans Facebook-Owned WhatsApp Again, Maybe For Good
Chinese WhatsApp users have found the app completely inaccessible for the past several days, leading some to speculate that the writing may be on the wall for the Facebook-owned application. According to Shanghaiist, this isn’t the first time that the app has been banned from…
· Ryan General
Federal Court Rejects White Supremacist Dylann Roof’s Request to Fire Jewish, Indian Lawyers
A White supremacist’s request to replace his attorneys because they’re Jewish and Indian was rejected by the federal court hearing his case. Dylann Roof, who was sentenced to death in January for killing nine black parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina church two years ago,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Why White Supremacists Are So Obsessed With ‘Small’ Asian Penises
You want to hear a funny joke? Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are up against each other in court, headed for divorce. The judge looks over all the paperwork, fumbles with his spectacles, and, after what feels like forever, exhales deeply. He takes his glasses off and puts the…
· Carl Samson
Fake iPhone Xs are Already Being Sold in China For $100
Just days after Apple launched the futuristic iPhone X, a budget-friendly knock-off was quickly born in the world’s premiere source of counterfeit goods. Meet the GooPhone X, made in China.
· Carl Samson
Meet the Youngest Chinese Model in Victoria’s Secret’s Very First Show in China
A rising Chinese-French model will strut down the catwalk of Victoria’s Secret’s first fashion show in China. She is Estelle Chen, 20, the youngest of six Chinese models included in the lingerie giant’s Shanghai show taking place on Nov. 28.
· Ryan General
Controversial New Fighting Game Pits a Jacked Buddha Against Jesus, Other Gods
An early access fighting game featuring Jesus, Buddha, and other religious figureheads is expected to stir up controversy as they duke it out mano a mano, Mortal Kombat style. Available for purchase for $4.79, the game is now out on Steam with the official description:
· Ryan General
Father Arrested for Homicide After Leaving 11-Month-old Daughter in Hot Car
Local authorities in Louisiana have arrested a 40-year-old father whose infant daughter died after he inadvertently left her in his car for an entire day. According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, the father, identified as Sheng Li, was supposed to drop 11-month-old…
· IsoundTaller
Conor McGregor Is Racist As F–k, But UFC Fans Are Worse
The fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather has swept through every trending section of every news outlet. During their May-Mac press conference in Los Angeles, McGregor’s called Mayweather “boy,” which ignited a debate among fight fans about Conor’s racism. Luckily,…
· Max Chang
Congrats Asians! The NY Times Just Declared Boba ‘Mainstream’ in 2017
Editor’s Note: The NY Times has since issued a response to criticism received by readers. We’re in 2017, but The New York Times is in 1997.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Sega Produced a Fan-Made Sonic Game and It’s Rad AF
Sega has asked fans of their most popular franchise, “Sonic the Hedgehog”, to create their newest game, “Sonic Mania”. “As the name implies, we developed this as a game for the maniacs by the biggest maniacs,” said Takashi Iizuka, current lead of Sonic Team and long-time…
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