Dire situation for the Kurds in Syria and Turkey: One point of view from Nashville teen

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – West Parker, Writer

November 18, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tn – The United States military withdrawal recently from the border of Turkey combined with the Turkish aggression in Syria worry's many Nashville Kurds of a potential genocide of those who still have relatives in the area known as Nashville Kurds are anxious  that a genocide or g...

Hong Kong police storm university held by protesters

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – MAYLAYSIA JEWELL, KEISHA BROWN Hillsboro Globe and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press

November 17, 2019

On Sunday, university students protesting at Polytechnic University of Hong Kong used bows and arrows to protect themselves from invading riot police. The use of bows and arrows and gasoline bombs was a sharp escalation of violence by the protesters, who are trying to keep the pressure on Hong Kong leaders, who have rejected most of their demands.

A Short Breakdown of Brexit

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Sam Levy, Editor

September 16, 2019

Since June of 2016, the United Kingdom has been voting to leave the EU. It was a public vote on the 26th, and had only won by 1.6%. The EU is made up of 28 countries, in an economic and political alliance (See Image 1) It is mainly being led by the Conservative Party. They started by invoking Article 50 of ...

Latest updates on deadly hurricane Dorian

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – RAMON ESPINOSA, DÁNICA COTO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN

September 3, 2019

Sep 03, 2019 7:34AM (GMT 12:34) Eds: Updates with storm's location, other detail. With AP Photos. Watch Lightening Storm from above the hurricane.  FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking itself over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at th...

Prayers, hymns, community shared in firelight of Notre Dame de Paris

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Emilia Miles

April 23, 2019

Today, the cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, stands blackened with much of its roof gone. The spire, that famously  graced a skyline free of skyscrapers is gone, collapsed and now a pile of burnt rubble. The alter inside the famous cathedral was spared significant damage and is a symbol of hope for...

Late to the party, Apple announces its long-awaited streaming TV service

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press Reports

March 25, 2019

CUPERTINO, California (AP) — Apple announced a new streaming service, Apple TV Plus, which will house its original shows and movies and could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself. Apple is making the announcements at its Cupertino, California, headquarters, in a Monday event studded with celebrities including Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Anniston...

Students skip school to demand climate change

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Brayden Smith

March 22, 2019

Check out NASA'a Interactive Climate Watch Site Starting in the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle, students mobilized by social media and word of mouth skipped class Friday to protest what they believe are their governments’ failure to take tough action against global warming. What ...

With Georgia on his mind, Anzor Tchanturia discusses being an exchange student at Hillsboro IB World School

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Abbey Cutrer, Journalist

February 21, 2019

When people in the United State hear that Anzor Tchanturia is from Georgia, the immediate reaction is, "Wow, he doesn't sound Southern!" Tchanturia is from Georgia, the country and is a FLEX  exchange student from the program Future Leaders Exchange Program which is a leadership developm...

Facebook Digital Gangsters violate personal privacy

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Hillsboro Globe News Reports

February 18, 2019

LONDON — Recently, a report was released in London on this past Monday, 2/8/19 calling for tougher rules to keep Facebook and other tech firms from acting like "digital gangsters" . Digital gangsters are companies that use personal data to violate privacy and competition laws. This report, combined...

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January 29, 2019

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President Trump announces a more aggressive Missile Strategy as part of Space Force

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Breaking News Desk

January 16, 2019

WASHINGTON — Thursday the Trump administration will roll out a new strategy space program based a missile defense system. The intent is to protect the United States against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China. The new review c...

China becomes the third nation to land on the moon, joining U.S. and former U.S.S.R.

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press reports

January 3, 2019

BEIJING (AP) — China's burgeoning space program achieved a first on Thursday: a landing on the so-called dark side of the moon that brings the country closer to its goal of becoming a space power. Three nations — the United States, the former Soviet Union and more recently China — have se...