" Its easy to kill a Journalist"

As the death of yet another journalist is being mourned, his colleagues fear they might be next. “You can’t imagine the frustration, the impotence we are feeling.” said journalist Octavio Bravo on the matter. Mexico finds itself among Afghanistan and Somalia on the list of deadliest places to be a reporter. While these journalist are being murdered for many different reasons such as the drug cartels, or the stories they cove, it has been found that public servants are their number one enemies. Those in power such as police and Mayors constantly threaten them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/29/world/americas/veracruz-mexico-reporters-killed.html

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Tens of thousands expected to participate in March for Our Lives

On March 24th tens of thousands of people are expected to participated in the rallies for the March for Our Lives movement. the main event will beheld in Washington D.C. where student survivors from Stoneman Douglas will march to the White House. The students are doing this to send a message to president trump and congress to demand stricter gun laws thus making it harder to acquire a firearm. "Their goal is to stem “the epidemic of mass schools shootings that has become all too familiar," according to their mission statement." On Friday the March for Our Lives event started which included a voters registration drive, a benefit concert and a candlelight vigil. Originally 20 Stoneman Douglas students started to organize the march but many have since joined. Not only will states across the U.S march on Saturday but also rallies are planned in Chile, France, New Zealand, Israel, Australia, Japan, Belgium, India and the U.K. 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tens-thousands-expected-participate-march-our-lives-n859616

Court Doesn't believe he is not Dead despite his claim that He is Alive

NPR's Colin Dyer reported, Constantin  Reliu was shocked and saddened to hear his own country would not believe he is not dead. The 63 year old had a hard time convincing customs officials in Romania after his deportation from Turkey that he was indeed alive and of Romanian origin."I am a living ghost", he said after learning his wife filed his death certificate after years of silence from him, assumed he died from an earthquake. Although he is alive and able to prove he is alive, the court on the city of Vaslui refused to overturn the death certificate saying it is too late for this appeal. Knowing he is partly to blame because he stopped communicating with his wife back in the 90’s due to roomie of infidelity. Reliu is left with nowhere to turn to. [1 image, 1 link, 1 quotation, 137 words].

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/16/594431754/man-claims-hes-not-dead-court-doesn-t-buy-it

Gentrification

"In Dallas, gentrification has always arrived riding a bulldozer. Poor people get kicked out of their homes and their communities are scraped off the face of the earth. Nobody even asks where they went." 

The progress that Dallas is making to take away the old dilapidated buildings and replace them with new modern buildings is being seen as an attack on the lower class.  In this article they list the negative views and aspects of development but don't discuss the positive. They easily say these peoples homes are being "bulldozed" away but never talk about the compensations they are given or the horrible conditions the homes were in.  We decided to raise our families here because there is a line between the city and the country and we can experience both but we also have to accomodate and build homes for the new families coming here to fill the jobs that are bringing tax dollars to our cities and schools.

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http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/gentrification-threatens-west-dallas-maybe-it-can-save-the-neighborhood-instead-9048651

Kenyan woman wins $25,000 in damages after giving birth on hospital floor

The court’s choice is notable and ought to offer assistance anticipate such mishandle in the future, the Unused York-based the Center for Regenerative Rights (CRR) said, including that it would moreover weight the government generally to organize maternal care, generally contrary to popular belief.

“This is a landmark case for Kenyan women,” the CRR’s Africa director, Evelyne Opondo, said in a statement.

“It sends a very clear message to Kenyan health providers, and to the government … that neglect of Kenyan women in health care settings will no longer be tolerated, nor will it be without consequences for those responsible.”

http://www.africanews.com/2018/03/24/kenyan-woman-wins-25000-in-damages-after-giving-birth-on-hospital-floor/

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Journalist are in great danger in Mexico

https://rorypecktrust.org/rpt-live/May-2017/Mexico-journalists-in-danger-2017

One of Mexico’s most respected journalist, Javier Valdez Cardenas, was shot and killed this past year. He was the sixth journalist murdered in the past 5 months. The violence towards reporters in Mexico has only continued to rise since then. Journalist are constantly threatened, beaten, harassed and assaulted within their line of work. They also run the risk of being robbed for their expensive equiptment. Because journalism often involves exposing those in powerful positions, these reporters are frequently forced to flee in fear. “Research recently revealed that 41% of journalists in Mexico were reporting symptoms of PTSD - more than those covering conflict.”

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Amber Rose goes after Social Media Trolls in Defense of Son

Hufingtonpost's Jenna Amatilli reported that the part time model and mother, Amber Rose was furious on Instagram as some other users mocked her 5-year-old son as “gay” for being a passionate fan of Taylor Swift. Rose wrote, “ Shout out to all the hyper masculine men and ignorant dumb add women that will call a five year olds gay for looking Taylor Swift.”  Amber Rose defended her son on social media with these strong words.This came after he opened a gift from Taylor Swift which included VIP tickets. Rose pointed out how this form or cyber attacks on her young son can cause young kids to kill themselves. She was posting a video of her son in his happy place but instead that internet took it to mean something else. The model and activist also cleared the air that should support her son if he is gay or straight as a way to show the interview trolls she does not care and lives her son. Her son will be starting school at a prestigious school in LA the model noted. [1 image, 1 link, 2 quotations, 180 words].

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/amber-rose-son-gay-taylor-swift-trolls_us_5ab4ff30e4b008c9e5f68782

World's last Northern White Rhino is dead

The world's last male northern white rhino has died. Sudan lived to be 45 years old. He lived for the last decade of his life on a 700 acre enclosure in Mount Kenya with armed guards protecting him 24/7. He was protected so closely due to poachers who believe rhinos horns cure various ailments. Sudan left his daughter Najin, 28, and granddaughter Fatu, 17, behind. An attempt for a son was slowed to a halt as he grew older and more complications arose. "During his final years he was not able to naturally mount a female and suffered from a low sperm count, which made his ability to procreate difficult." However there is still hope. Many believe that the answer to saving the Northern White Rhinos lie in sperm that was frozen. Hopefully scientist will find a way to to use that and save this beautiful species from going extinct.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/20/africa/kenya-northern-white-rhino-dies-whats-next/index.html

Sonia faces breathing problem, airlifted from Shimla

She can’t specifically pass away this basically easy in a subtle way. Not definitely such a glorified death, which mostly is quite significant. But in case so she merits hell! which literally is quite significant. An untrustworthy basically Italian who particularly was portion of a assassination scheme of her mostly possess spouse, fairly further showing how. “Though the hospital administration requested Gandhi’s staff to bring her to the medical college, they preferred to take her to Delhi.” She can’t basically pass away this generally easy in a particularly big way. Tricking around with the open, so but in case so she merits hell! which actually is fairly significant. Supporting debasement and resting in bed with quatrocchi and sort of other corrupt cheapos, demonstrating that but in case so she merits hell! or so they definitely thought.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sonia-faces-breathing-problem-airlifted-from-shimla/articleshow/63437050.cms

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Most Transgender Troops Banned by Trump, Pending Ruling by the Courts

Abc news' Elizabeth McLaughlin and Luis Martinez reported that in a presidential memorandum on Friday, authorized by President Donald Trump, some transgender service members were prohibited from serving in the U.S. military. The President cited that, Transgender individuals “with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria” are unable to serve except under limited circumstances. " However the policy is be held back by court orders blocking previous attempts to ban transgender troops. Trump tweeted in support of the policy. Despite the tough rhetoric, a couple of  transgender individuals are already under contract to serve in the U.S. military a court ruling in January of this year. [1 image, 1 link, 1 quotation, 106 words].


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-orders-ban-transgender-troops-final-policy-rests/story?id=53963411