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Alexander Fernandez
I am a reporter with an eclectic taste in news. I love investigating open secrets. I am considered a "Double Eagle," receiving my M.A. and B.A. from American University's School of Communication, Washington D.C., specializing in Investigative Journalism with a minor in Creative Writing.
Alexander Fernandez
May 29, 2024
2024 April International Elections
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Alexander Fernandez
Apr 3, 2024
International Elections in March 2024
Four countries held elections in March. Pakistan on the 9th, Russia on the 17th, Slovakia on the 23rd, and Ukraine on March 31st....
Alexander Fernandez
Mar 3, 2024
Newly Elected World Leaders This Month, 2024 February
Four countries held elections in February. El Salvador on the 5th, Azerbaijan on the 7th, Indonesia on the 14th, and Senegal on the 25th....
Alexander Fernandez
Nov 8, 2023
HUD Program Detrimental to Homeownership
Trio Residential, LLC (Trio), a company marketing itself as helpful to low-income families, with the dream of homeownership, who could...
Alexander Fernandez
Oct 18, 2023
Israeli-Palestine War Actions Constitute War Crimes
On Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, a rocket strike hit a Gaza City hospital killing over 500 people, according to AP. According to the 1970 U.N....
Alexander Fernandez
Oct 13, 2023
Real Estate Wholesaling Practice Poses Potential Risks
A new form of selling and buying real estate has emerged, called wholesaling. The practice has many homeowners losing thousands of...
Alexander Fernandez
Sep 26, 2023
A Look at Cirque du Soleil’s “Echo”
Cirque du Soleil returns to Tysons from Sep. 6 until Oct. 22, showcasing their latest performance, Echo. The show’s runtime is 125...
Alexander Fernandez
Sep 20, 2023
American Crypto Investors Lose Billions to “Pig-Butchering” Scheme
Pig-butchering is a method used by scammers who drain money out of a investor’s cryptocurrency account. The scam uses an official-looking...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 29, 2023
Maryland Renaissance Fair Water Shortages
Every year my family and I go to the Renaissance Festival in Crownsville Maryland. This year was the first time that every restaurant and...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 20, 2023
Uruguayan Drought
Uruguayan citizens face a three-year-long drought that threatens clean drinking water and risks health. The record-setting drought is...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 18, 2023
Aiming for Gold from East to West Masha Platonova
Masha Platonova, 15, born in Moscow, Russia, started training as a figure skater at age 3. Her parents moved to Florida in 2021 to...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 11, 2023
Hawaiian Forest Fires Causing Mass Destruction
The National Weather Service reported that dry global temperatures and atmospheric contrast from Hurricane Dora caused wildfires in the...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 2, 2023
Auto Dealerships Charge Undisclosed Fees to Consumers Nationwide
Dealerships nationwide charge auto consumers excessive, undisclosed buyout fees at the time of payoff. The auto financing company sends a...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 23, 2023
Holy See Properties Overseas Unseen and Unknown
Introductory video to Holy See property ownership.
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 15, 2022
Filipino-American Director to Launch New Film- Take Me To Banaue
WASHINGTON- A Filipino-American Director will soon release the film, “Take Me To Banaue,” in 2023. Director Danny Aguilar, born and...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 26, 2022
Police Chase Leads to Hit-and-Run in The Town of Vienna
Vienna, VA- On the evening of July 24, 2022, a police pursuit of a large black pickup truck resulted in a hit-and-run when the large...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 25, 2022
Deadly European Heatwave
A mass heatwave affecting Europe began near the end of June and continues to break records in many European nations. The heatwave began...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 18, 2022
Sri Lankan President Resigns and Flees to Singapore
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to step down Thursday, July 14, 2022 after protestors stormed his house July 9,...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 14, 2022
The Quest for Medical Assistance
The United States healthcare system has had its troubles for many years. Government health insurance programs such as Medicare and...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 5, 2022
Delray Market: A Foodies Playground
Lake Worth, FL - A newish marketplace located in Delray, The Delray Beach Market is in a building with a covered parking garage and is...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 5, 2022
CoComelon Addiction
Cocomelon, a popular children’s cartoon, may act as a stimulant drug for toddlers due to hyperactive overstimulating qualities and...
Alexander Fernandez
Jun 20, 2022
Ends Justify the Means for Gangs In El Salvador
El Salvador is a historically violent country. Since 1994, the country has been on the top 20 countries with the highest homicide rate...
Alexander Fernandez
Jun 20, 2022
The Two Faces of Immigration
Immigration affects different nations at different levels according to how the country prepares and deals with its influx. The mass...
Alexander Fernandez
Jun 5, 2022
Florida: An American Oasis
Lake Worth, FL- A place so culturally diverse, from Miami’s neon lights and drug culture, the vacation homes of America’s tycoons to the...
Alexander Fernandez
Jun 3, 2022
Government Refuse Metallurgical Union Request in Uruguay
URUGUAY-On May 31, 2022, a metallurgical factory laid off 150 workers in Uruguay. Union workers met on Monday with the general secretary...
Alexander Fernandez
Jun 3, 2022
Low Temperatures do not Affect Scheduled School Break
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA- The Vice-Minister of Special Education, Sandra Cruz Nina, discussed the possibility of starting the winter school break...
Alexander Fernandez
Dec 14, 2021
Modern Lifestyles and Vitamin D Deficiency
WASHINGTON- An alarming percentage of the U.S. population suffers from Vitamin D Deficiency. The symptoms are disregarded and overlooked....
Alexander Fernandez
Nov 30, 2021
Semiconductor Chip Shortage Report
Refrigerators, computers, gaming consoles, and automobiles. What these different items have in common is one small, but crucial part....
Alexander Fernandez
Oct 3, 2021
Larry Connor: Racer, Pilot, and Business Consultant
Larry Connor, real estate and technology entrepreneur, founder of the Connor Group, is responsible for operating luxury apartments in...
Alexander Fernandez
Oct 3, 2021
Racing Around the World: George Vidovic
Alton, VA- George Vidovic, one of the SVRA’s Speed Tour competitors at the Virginia International Raceway, graced us with an interview...
Alexander Fernandez
Oct 3, 2021
Virginia International Raceway: A Racing Pilgrimage
The legendary auto manufacturer and 24-Hour Le Manns winner Carroll Shelby once said, “one lap at VIR is like a hundred at Watkins Glen.”...
Alexander Fernandez
Oct 3, 2021
Ernie Francis Jr.
Ernie Francis Jr. began his racing career in 2017 at Road America, driving the number 13 Xfinity Nascar at age 19. He quickly became a...
Alexander Fernandez
Oct 3, 2021
Race Till Retirement: Caesar Cone, VIR Racing Icon
Caesar Cone, a 60-year motorsport veteran, retired today on his 81st birthday. Cone began his more than a half-century-long racing career...
Alexander Fernandez
Sep 2, 2021
U.S. Coin Shortage
WASHINGTON- Due to the pandemic, the U.S. Mint slowed coin production leading to last year’s coin shortage. Early in the pandemic, coins...
Alexander Fernandez
Sep 2, 2021
Manassas Bronco
Seeing the new 2021 Ford Bronco at the Battlefield, Manassas dealership was a real treat. Although this is not the first time seeing the...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 27, 2021
Where is My Bronco?
As a car enthusiast, I understood the hype when Ford announced they would re-release the Bronco after 25 years since the last model sold...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 1, 2021
Bronco Poster
Ford Motor Company sent out a limited edition poster for the customers waiting for the Bronco model. Be aware that the Bronco Sport model...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 24, 2021
USA: The Increase in Covid Cases
Many individuals may not be aware that the United States is still leading in Covid-19 cases. The United States has a reported per day...
Alexander Fernandez
Sep 6, 2020
Baltic Way, 30th Anniversary
WASHINGTON- Friday, August 23, 2019, marked the 30th anniversary of Baltic Way. Baltic Way was a peaceful political demonstration where two
Alexander Fernandez
Sep 3, 2020
Politics, Transparency and Double Standards
An individual’s tax return should not have the power to shape the future of the government, especially if the returns are from a time...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 20, 2020
Hoarding Products
Lumber has steadily increased in price these last few months. Example plywood 4ft x 8ft ¾ at the end of 2020 cost per sheet 23 dollars...
Alexander Fernandez
Aug 11, 2020
The Journey of the TWA Hotel
The history of the TWA Hotel (formerly TWA Terminal) is as interesting as the history of the Trans World Airlines (TWA). TWA Airlines...
Alexander Fernandez
Jul 20, 2020
The Impending Educational Gap
The longterm effects of COVID-19, keep mounting. Now, we are facing the fact it may create a larger gap between upper and middle social...
Alexander Fernandez
Jun 29, 2020
Local Spending in a Time of Crisis
On May 15, 2013, The Moseley Architects group presented to The Town of Vienna Council the “Virginia Police Facility Space Needs...
Alexander Fernandez
May 25, 2020
Continuing a Tradition: Can’t Stop the Thunder
May 23, 2020, Memorial Day weekend, a time to remember those who made the greatest sacrifice protecting our nation. The successor to...
Alexander Fernandez
May 24, 2020
18-Wheeler Drivers Demand Transparency
May 1, 2020, Semi-trucks began parking along Constitution Avenue in the nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C. to protest unjust pay and...
Alexander Fernandez
May 20, 2020
Out of the Shadows: Juan Jose Rodriguez, “El Puma Jr.”
Juan Jose Rodriguez “El Puma Jr.” is a Venezuela singer, whose main focus is Latin American songs. Early in his career he was plagued...
Alexander Fernandez
May 19, 2020
COVID-19 Causing Hunger
Vienna, VA- As public schools close around the United States to combat the spread of the Coronavirus, lower-income families struggle to...
Alexander Fernandez
May 13, 2020
Protecting Immigrant Children
WASHINGTON- The Trafficking and Victims Protection Act of 2008 (TVPRA) introduced by George W. Bush governed the rights of unaccompanied...
Alexander Fernandez
May 13, 2020
Border Wall Back Story
VIENNA, VA- The border wall is not the brainchild of President Trump like so many might believe. The origins of the wall began as a...
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