The Hot Topic: Internet Privacy.

The testimony of Mark Zuckerberg before the Congress following the Cambridge Analytica scandal that brought the issue of internet privacy into the public domain. Currently, it is a widely discussed topic that elicits divergent reactions depending on the individuals' orientation. Many people are unable to decide who is responsible for ensuring internet privacy. Is it the government, internet users or the firms that provide the services?

The responsibility to protect people’s data is beared by companies. If consumers don’t like what companies are doing with their data, they are free to leave the platforms and take their data with them — Jimenez

https://www.nyunews.com/2018/04/19/4-20-news-debate/.

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Shadow Profiles on Facebook

The issue of data security and internet privacy has escalated to unimaginable levels. Facebook is collecting information and creating "shadow profiles" of people who have not signed up to use the platform. The presence of shadow profiles becomes evident when new users sign up to use Facebook for the first time. The expectation is that Facebook knows nothing about the new users but on signing up, suggestions of friends appear.

You’ve said everyone controls their data, but you’re collecting data on people who are not even Facebook users, who never signed a consent or privacy agreement and you’re collecting their data — Ben Luján..https://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/new-Facebook-privacy-issues/.

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Europe’s New Privacy Rule.

The implementation of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) makes Europe the safest place to surf the internet and the American companies are scared. Following years of intense deliberations, the European Union has finally agreed to impose tough rules designed to close loopholes in the way companies handle, store and use data collected from individuals. GDPR gives the consumers more control over what information is collected and obliges companies to handle the data more carefully.

"The text is actually quite easy to read and it makes organizations like ours aware of the data they hold "— Gianfranco Cecconi

https://www.economist.com/news/business/21739985-complying-will-be-hard-businesses-it-will-bring-benefits-too-europes-tough-new
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All Stakeholders Must Play Their Part

All Stakeholders Must Play Their Part.

The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal brought Face book into the spotlight while other companies watched as matters unfolded from the background. Mark Zuckerberg made important remarks that revealed that Face book is just one of the companies that breach consumer data but go unnoticed until a scandal that is similar to that of Cambridge Analytica happens.Zuckerberg also support the European Union new privacy law which will require companies to get permission from companies before collecting, browsing  or using any data. The truth of the matter is that companies are pushed by market forces to collect consumer data so that they survive the competition.”There’s usually a preference for using competition and market forces in cases like this”— Maurice Stucke.

http://fortune.com/2018/04/20/facebook-data-privacy-problem-fix/

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Data Breeches Affect Children Too

  

Researchers from the International Computer Science Institute have made shocking revelations that more than half of the child-directed android apps potentially violate the US law and the Children’s online privacy protection act (Coppa) on how data are been collected, shared and used by the under 13. Most of these apps collect and share contact information of the children without obtaining consent or applying reasonable security measures. The app developers blatantly ignore their contractual obligation to protect children’s privacy on their platforms. Government regulators are to blame for the poor enforcement.

For years, the FTC has failed to address how both Google and Facebook routinely undermine consumer privacy — Jeffrey Chester

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/16/child-apps-games-android-us-google-play-store-data-sharing-law-privacy.

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Ancient Mine Shafts in Timna National Park, Israel.
Photo Credit: Sara Toth Stub

Reporter, Sara Toth Stub, wrote an article describing her exploration and photography of an intriguing national park in the Israeli Negev Desert. The title of the article is "The Israeli Park with a Valuable Secret" and includes many details about the many rock formations and caves found int he area, with photos to match. She also spends time discussing the fascinating history behind the ancient mine shafts and caves that were used by people thousands of years ago. She descriptively rights about the area around the mines. "Specks of green and blue copper ore dotted the gravel-covered trail as I approached the park's oldest mines, dug as early as 4500BC." The full article is very interesting and informative and you can read it by Clicking Here.

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New Cancer Detection Goggles

Dr. Misseal Garcia and Professor Viktor Gruev. Leaders of The Research Team

Carmen M. Llona, with Fox News, wrote an article documenting the developments made by researchers at the University of Ilinois and Washington University on cancer detecting technology. She writes about their newly invented goggles that can detect cancer during surgery. "The goggles, which were tested on mice and women with breast cancer, have an integrated camera that can pick up infared signals beneath the surface of the tissue." Before the surgery, a green dye is injected into the patient which then specifically latches onto cancer cells, after this the cells give off an infrared signal that the naked eye can't detect but the camera in the goggles can. To read the full article Click Here.

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Bhutan's White Gold

Bob Woodruff and Guide Observing the Construction of a Hydropower Plant

Journalist, Bob Woodruff, recently wrote an article for ABC news about his trips to the small country of Bhutan. He explains the natural beauty of the country, as well as their many cultural and religious traditions that have kept them rather isolated from the rest of the world. His main focus, however, is on the environmental advantages of Bhutan. He writes, "Bhutan is the world's only 'carbon negative' country because it absorbs more carbon than it emits." Not only that but, " ... to pay for this carbon absorption without expanding its own carbon dioxide emissions, Bhutan is increasing the development of hydropower plants on its most powerful rivers." Bhutan gets much of the water for its rivers from melting snow, and Woodruff calls this water "white gold" for their environment.
To read the full article, Click Here.

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What Amazon Employees Get Paid

Amazon Warehouse Employee

Seth Fiegerman, a tech writer with CNN, wrote about the fact that Amazon employees make close to pennies for their work. "Amazon (AMZN) disclosed in a filing Wednesday that the median pay for its employees was just $28,466 in 2017. Put another way: half of Amazon's employees earned less than that amount." Fiegerman writes that the reason this figure was released is because of a rule passed by the Securities and Exchange commision that required them to do so. Although this figure may seem small, Fiegerman also explains that Amazon has created over 130,000 jobs last year, so although these people might not be raking in the dough, they at least have a method of earning money. You can read the full article by Clicking Here.

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What Child Care Costs US Families

Photo Credit: Getty Images

Reporter, Tala Salem, writes about her findings on what child day-care should truly cost the modern family in her article "How Much Should Day Care Cost Per Year?" She explains, "The median family in the United States spends $8,320 annually on center-based day care and preschool for its young children ... " Her research also concluded that US families spend more per year on infant care, as opposed to toddler care.
"[The] median weekly hours for such infants is 40, whereas it is 24 hours for 4-year-olds." She also reports on the various factors that go into day care pricing. To read the full article and her conclusion, Click Here.



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Microsoft Sues for Alleged Copyright Infringement

“CHS’s pattern of conduct, including missing numerous mutually agreed upon deadlines and providing incomplete data, demonstrates its unwillingness to comply with its contractual obligation and/or with the independent verification process,” according to the lawsuit. The author, Jessica Davis, is trying to show how the Community Health Systems are in over their head with debt and not doing well with the selling of 30 of their hospitals recently. Also, how the Community Health Systems aren’t truthful in the agreement between Microsoft and themselves. People will do whatever needs to be done in order to keep a business afloat. Per Davis, ” Community Health Systems did not respond with a comment.”

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/microsoft-sues-community-health-systems-alleged-copyright-infringement

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TLC Polygamy Toddler died in House Fire

“Adonijah Foster died from smoke inhalation where a fire began in the bedroom when he was napping,” the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The author, Kate Feldman, is showing how the devastation of losing a child is hard on a family both emotionally and financially. Also, how this family could use the public’s support by donating to the GOFUNDME to help with all the expenses. This toddler is also 1 out of 17 children so it also makes me think that the author might be showing the public this family has asked for $50,000 to not only help pay for this baby’s death expenses but they would also be using it for their family expenses as well. It all depends on at what perspective do you want to read into this story.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/toddler-on-tlc-polygamy-show-died-in-utah-house-fire/ar-AAw5jR8?ocid=spartanntp

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Teenager behind National School Walkout

“America’s children are growing up in fear is something we’re not talking about,” said Lane. “No child should have to learn how to hide from a shooter.” The author, Ray Sanchez, is showing that our children are tired of the shooting that have been a part of their everyday life. Because our children can’t vote Sanchez is telling us that we need to take a bigger stand and come up with something to alleviate our gun issue. This problem is effecting our children and as adults we should want to try harder in standing up for them. Sanchez is showing us that something needs to be done.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-is-lane-murdock-the-16-year-old-behind-the-national-school-walkout/ar-AAw438b?ocid=spartandhp

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Google's New Messaging Service

Google has just recently made available the Chat messaging service for android phones. This is supposed to replace the standard SMS texting that android phones currently possess. So what's so different about it? Well, "Chat has features such as group texts, videos, typing indicators and read receipts, which are not available when sending SMS texts" (BBC). Apple phones can already do this, so congrats to Androids for finally catching up. One of the reasons why this Chat application is so much better than SMS is because SMS is meant for basic, 160 character long messages over a very basic network. The new Chat application will be integratable into the phone's existing messaging system.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43836504

Life and Death with Pregnancy

“Matt has asked me if it was OK if he gave away all the money that had been raised for him and Madeline to the widows and widowers he had met through his blog,” recalled the foundation’s co-executive, Rachel Engebretson. The author, Julie Steigerwald, was showing the viewers how much love and compassion Matt had for his wife and now his newly born daughter. How alone he felt and scared after his wife had passed. As time went on, I could feel the strong bond he had with his daughter, Maddy, in the Steigerwald’s story. It really tugs on your heart-strings because Steigerwald writes with such strong emotions.

http://www.directexpose.com/man-revisits-pregnancy-blog-losing-wife

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Infants Bound by Sleep Sacks

“It was a picture of him in a sleep sack with his arms bound down and the sleeves of the sleep sack tied to his back with a ponytail holder and he was laid face down with his face pretty much in the corner,” the DCF worker said shaking. Action News is showing how the workers in the daycare centers are not always doing what is right for these babies. They are also making people aware of using these sleep sacks other than what they were made for is dangerous and could result in death. Action News is helping people to see how new laws need to be written to keep up with new products as they are developed.

 http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/photos-show-babies-in-kansas-daycare-in-sleep-sacks-bound/article_104d7ebb-83ee-5544-af2c-77e75cdfa8ad.html

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Planet Hunter Lifts Off

The U.S. recently launched a new satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida "...on a mission to find thousands of new worlds beyond our solar system." (BBC). The satellite's goal is to survey a huge area of stars with the hopes of catching the dips in brightness that occur when planets pass in front of them. The satellite will then put together a catalog for other telescopes to "...focus in on for more detailed analysis" (BBC). The cameras on the satellite are very sensitive and they are looking for the shadows of planets as the planets pass in front of the stars they are orbiting.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43790557

Trump's Plans for North Korean Meeting

With the U.S. -North Korean Summit looming, President Trump has made it clear that if this meeting is not in any way fruitful, he will walk right out the door. It has indeed been confirmed that Mr. Pompeo, the CIA Chief did in fact make a secret trip to North Korea to meet Kim Jong-un to set this up. Trump says that Mr. Pompeo and the Kim Jong-un have forged a good relationship and their meeting had gone swimmingly. "The visit marked the highest-level contact between the US and North Korea since 2000" (BBC). The details of the summit are still being hashed out, including a location for this meeting. The meeting is hopefully going to take place in June.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43818751

Homesick Mechanic Steals Plane: A Mystery

In 1969, in the middle of the Cold War, Air Force Mechanic Paul Meyer stole a C130 Hercules to get himself home. Homesick and pining for his wife and stepchildren, Meyer asked to be sent back to the states, "But his request for leave had been refused" (BBC). Upset at this Meyer got drunk and came up with a plan. He got on a radio and under a false name and rank, ordered a C130 to be fueled up and ready to go to the U.S.. The personnel receiving his message complied - as they thought he was a captain. Soon after, Meyer got on the C130 - a plane he was not qualified to fly and flew south across the English Channel. 90 minutes later, the plane crashed into the channel. Meyer's body was never found and it is unclear if it was an accident or if the plane was shot down. 49 years later, people are starting an investigation to find the truth.
http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43800089

Secret Meeting With North Korea

On April 1st, 2018, CIA Chief Mike Pompeo made a secret visit to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un. What was the purpose of his trip? "Mr. Pompeo's mission was reportedly to prepare for the Trump-Kim summit." This essentially means that peace talks are about to take place to bring an official end to the Korean War of 1950-1953. The talks between Pompeo and Kim however, little is actually known other than that they were to prepare for the summit. South Korea has also consented to participate in peace talks as the South Korean President and Kim Jong-un are scheduled to meet this week and parts of the summit will be filmed as proof.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43792658

A New Hope for Lung Cancer Patients

Journalist Denise Grady reports that a new study found out that lung cancer patients can significantly lengthen their life with a new type of drug which can arouse their immune system, treating along with chemotherapy. Immunotherapy includes the use of four drugs that ultilize the patients' own immune cells, which target to kill cancerous cells. "Chemotherapy could pop open the bags, release the contents and help immune cells — unleashed by the checkpoint drugs — to identify their prey" Dr. Herbst - Chief of Medical Oncology at the Yale Cancer Center - explained the theory how immunotherapy works to treat lung cancer. However, the newly found treatment does have it disadvantage - the side effects. A group of patients with immunotherapy encounter more kidney problems and other immune-related diseases that may cause them to stop the therapy. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/health/lung-cancer-immunotherapy.html

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Is Amazon stretching itself out too thin?

Journalist Brittany De Lea reports that Amazon has to put its healthcare sector plans on hold due to a number of challenges. The difficulties lie in the encounters with hospitals and pharmaceutical sources, which refused to alter the structures of drugs distribution. Amazon is seen as a potential competitor with other drug suppliers because of its well-known easy to access and fast delivery features. According to CNBC, Amazon will be selling “less sensitive medical supplies to hospitals and clinics as it builds up infrastructure to handle temperature-sensitive drugs.” The company is currently supplying for a variety of health care products to customers, excluding high-risk devices such as pacemakers and breast implants.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/amazon-hits-pause-on-plan-to-sell-drugs-as-challenges-mount-report

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$40 Million Fine

Can you imagine paying a fine for $40 million dollars? T-Mobile the phone service company is being charged a hefty amount of money for giving their customers "false rings" in order to make them believe they had phone service, when in reality, they did not. The company claims they have stopped using those false rings last January, but whether that is true or not is up in the air. "False ring tones also create a misleading impression that a caller's service provider is not responsible if the call fails. False ring tones are a problem on calls to rural areas and are a symptom of the problems of impaired quality and completion of calls to rural areas," says the FCC's order.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/16/technology/t-mobile-false-ring/index.html

A Fight to the Death

A prison fight that broke out in South Carolina this previous Sunday, resulted in the death of seven inmates. "This was all about territory, this was about contraband," the South Carolina Department of Corrections said. Contraband relates to items that have been illegally smuggled into the prison, or bought there within. The results of all of the deaths were from stab wounds, although all guards and officers are safe. These kind of situations are extremely hard to prevent, considering most of it (weapon creation, ect.) is done in private. It is hard to resolve these kinds of fights or riots once they have begun due to the kind of weapons being used. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43786325

End of an Era?

Recently, there has been talk of how the SAT or also known as, Scholastic Aptitude Test, needs to be done with. Whether or not this is a good idea for school systems across the nation is up to yourself to decide. "Today, nearly every component of the SAT reflects the philosophy of the Common Core. It is doubtful, however, that the new test solves the problem of having one standardized test measure the intelligence of young people with different gifts and talents." It has been brought to people's attention that this might not be the most effective way to test for a student to get into college or be eligible for scholarships. 

https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2018-04-13/commentary-time-to-ditch-the-sat

Weapon in Newly Discovered Fish

At the University of Kansas, a new species of stonefish has recently been discovered." As if their deadly venom and spiny exteriors weren't enough, scientists at the University of Kansas have found that stonefish also have a hidden switchblade on their face that they can flick out whenever they feel like they're in danger." They use this whenever they feel like they are in danger, or under any kind of threat. This could change the classification of over 134 different kinds of fish. These types of fish are mostly in coastal waters, but with all of the new discoveries recently made by researchers, who knows if they reside elsewhere as well?

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/04/13/stonefish-switchblade-lachrymal-saber-orig.cnn

New Outbreak?

A new outbreak has occurred throughout Australia that is more so common in West and Central Asia. This new outbreak that scientists have recently become concerned about is a flesh eating ulcer that is terrifying just to read about, much less to get the ulcer. This is starting to become the beginning of a new epidemic that is causing researchers to act fast. There is much to be discovered about this new ulcer and the cause of spread is still unknown. “"In Australia, it tends to infect people over 50, but younger people can be affected, too.” The only connection Scientists have come up with is it seems to be more common in people living near water. So far, it is treatable, but only if it is caught within a certain amount of time. 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/health/australia-flesh-eating-ulcer-intl/index.html

Starbucks CEO’s apology to 2 black men

Christine Hauser reported that on Thursday, two black men walked into a Starbucks in downtown Philadelphia asking to use the restroom. After being declined by the employee because they had not purchased anything, the two men sat down and refused to leave. Eventually, the employee had to call the police. The two men were later arrested for the suspision of trespassing. After apologizing on Twitter, Starbucks CEO Kevin R. Johnson released a statement, in which he said “Regretfully, our practices and training led to a bad outcome — the basis for the call to the Philadelphia Police Department was wrong. Our store manager never intended for these men to be arrested and this should never have escalated as it did.” Mr. Johnson also said that he wanted to meet in person and apologize to the two men.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/us/starbucks-philadelphia-arrest.html?

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The Kim family and their fraudulent Brazil passports

According to reports, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his late father Kim Jong Il obtained fake Brazil passports in order to apply for visas in Western countries. Interestingly, the two passports were stamped and issued by the Embassy of Brazil in Prague, Czech.  Previously, Japanese media outlets also reported that Kim Jong Un and his brother Kim Jong Chul entered the country using Brazillian passports back in 1991. However, the documents provided show that they were issued in 1996. It possibly constitutes that obtaining fraudulent foreign passports is not a problem for the North Korea ruling family. The pivot is, whether North Korea was not secured enough that their leaders had to find a way to flee. "This shows the desire for travel and points to the ruling family's attempts to build a possible escape route.” said Senior Western security source.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43242596

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The alcohol industry’s influence on health science researches

The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have been encouraging a $100 million fund on clinical research in order to achieve the result that moderate drinking would benefit human being. It is reported that the executives of these alcohol companies are freely able to choose the nutritionists, scientists as well as preview the results coming out from labs. Scientists who published the truth rather than a modified result was cut off from funding. “The obvious conflict of interest is that the funder of this research stands to benefit when the research comes out with findings that encourage more people to use its products,” said David Jernigan, professor at Boston University School of Public Health. The problem arises is that sponsors would drop out if the rate of consumption decreases. Therefore the alcohol industries have no options other than influencing lab results to show that the products are good for consumers. 

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alcohol-companies-want-you-to-drink-more-and-theyre-funding-research-to-make-it-happen_us_5ad123bce4b077c89ce8a835

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The Rich Get Richer

While the United States is raining missiles on multiple locations all over Syria, the top of the food chain isn't feeling it at all. The Syrian dictator and his spouse, dubbed “the First Lady of Hell”, own an opulent palace estimated to be worth $1 billion in Damascus. Damascus happens to be less than 10 miles away from Eastern Ghouta where innocent Syrians are being slaughtered by pro-government forces. The tales of indulgent spending are endless, $350,000 on furniture during a civil war, $7,000 pair of crystal-encrusted heels, and she even spent $10.6 million on tiling one room! This is as clear a case of the super-rich being disconnected with the population as I’ve ever seen.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/04/13/syrian-dictator-assad-wife-living-life-luxury-while-country-in-tatters.html

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Spring Cleaning

“The brain seems to be investing resources and energy in inducing forgetting to enable you to [dispose] of information that is no longer relevant to you,” says Blake Richards, assistant professor at the University of Toronto. The hippocampus, the section of the brain responsible for storing memories, is one of the only areas of the brain that generates new cells after birth. It seems the brain is constantly creating new cells for memory storage, but more importantly, erasing old cells it thinks we no longer need. This prevents the brain from having to sort through so much information when we rack our brains trying to remember something. One thing the journalist made note of here is how important sleep is to memory retention, deep sleep is actually when our brain makes those long-term connections.

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/forgetting-makes-us-smarter-use-these-tricks-remember-what-you-ncna863896

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Wind Beneath my Wings

Journalist Sarah Garland is shedding some light on what may be the next big job rush, wind turbine technicians. With the growth of alternative energy, this has proven to be a huge sector for growth and opportunity. The small town of Bruni, Texas is launching what may be the nation’s first wind turbine technician program for its high school students. This will allow high students to complete credits towards an associate degree in wind, which they can finish up at local technical colleges after graduating high school. In a small town without many opportunities, this could prove to be a life changing course for the youth here. “We’re giving them opportunities” said Robert Marshall, Webb’s school board president.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/workers-are-climbing-wind-turbines-middle-class-n865221

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Proof of chemical weapons.

Courtney Kube reports that two United States officials are now declaring that they are in possession of blood and urine samples from last Saturday’s deadly Syrian attack that have tested positive for chemical weapons. While not definitive, the officials say they are “confident” in the test results. The tests show the presence of both chlorine gas and an unnamed nerve agent. The Assad regime is known to have stockpiles of the nerve agent Sarin, which is what was used last year and prompted the missile strike in April of 2017, they have also used chlorine gas in the past say U.S. officials. Russia and Syria have denied any involvement in the alleged attack.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/u-s-has-blood-samples-show-nerve-agent-syria-gas-n865431

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Syria Strike

Early Saturday morning President Trump declared “Mission Accomplished” in Syria. The United States launched over one hundred weapons at 3 targets in concert with French and British forces. Not a single of those weapons was successfully deterred by Syrian countermeasures. “The Syrian response was remarkably ineffective”, said Lt. Gen Kenneth McKenzie. What is more interesting is that Russian military officials have claimed that the Syrian military shot down more than 70 missiles during the mission. Russia has also been vocal in criticizing the United States for striking without waiting for inspectors from the international chemical weapons watchdog to investigate.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syria-airstrikes-trump-declares-mission-accomplished-after-hitting-weapons-targets-n866001

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Female Sports Journalists

Female sports journalists continue to face challenges in the industry. Recently Carolina Panthers quarterback laughed at reporter Jourdan Rodrigue when she asked him about the team's routes. ESPN W contributor Shana Stephenson says that what she experienced is not unusual. She says that "They’re a woman in a male-dominated industry." She goes on to say that a way to solve this issue is to hire more women in the NFL in general. She goes on to give advice to young female student and women to go and do what they love and do their best knowing that challenges will arise.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/female-sports-journalists-react-cam-newton-share-sexist/story?id=50304858

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Student Journalists experiencing "March for Our Lives"

A team of student journalists from Woodrow Wilson High School shared their experience on "March for Our Lives", as they went to see the support for stricter gun control that took place in the nation's capital. Chloe Leo states that "it was amazing to meet so many people who were willing to open up about their experiences and share their stories." The student state that they were impressed by the amount of support and inclusiveness there was. There were no bad interactions with people and everyone was helpful and friendly. It is amazing to see all of the teenagers out there fighting to see what they want to be changed.

https://qz.com/1236623/march-for-our-lives-photos-how-a-team-of-student-journalists-experienced-it/

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America Is Not the Only One With Politician Problems

South Koreans With Effigies of President Park
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Subin Kim, a reporter with the BBC published an article earlier today discussing his research and analysis on the recent imprisonment of the South Korean president, Park Geun-hye. She was tried and found guilty of 24 years of corruption. In the article, Kim describes that South Korea has had a long history with its leaders and corruption citing Park's predecessor, Lee Myung-bak as well as the nation's 13th president, Roh Moo-hyun. He explains how one of the main reasons for this string of corruption is because of the government's dealings in the economy.

Many believe the tradition of the South Korean government taking a strong role in leading the economy is one of the major contributing factors. South Korea's modernisation was only kick-started in the 1960s and 1970s with dictator Park Chung-hee directing the heads of family-run conglomerates known as chaebols to establish industries. 

He then goes on to agree with the analysis of inter-Korean affairs expert Robert Kelly, who said, "Until the state steps back from the economy, such scandals will continue."
Read the full article Here.

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Spring Break Lessons

Students from Arizona State University decided to take different sort of spring break trip this year. Ty wrote on her lessons and experiences learned as she and other student travel to India. Many students stated that the trip to India was much more than expected. The visit to this country was life-changing to many of the students as they saw how other countries are and they came back with lots of inspiration and goals. A student stated that her takeaway from all this was, "I have a new found sense of global responsibility, and a desire to make a meaningful impact"

https://asunow.asu.edu/20180406-asu-students-travel-india-lessons-service-leadership

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Inspiring Women

Woman journalists in Gaza share the challenges they faced as well as some experiences they have had in the field. Female journalists Majida al-Biibsi who has worked in this business for more than two decades states that "I continued working in this challenging field, with daily obstacles, but the most prominent was the internal political division which infringed journalists (Males females) from their rights." These women inspire others by overcoming various obstacles and succeeded despite the odds. She goes on to give advice on how any journalist can overcome any obstacles thrown at them no matter what their gender is.

http://imemc.org/article/women-journalists-in-gaza-share-their-experiences-and-challenges/

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Water: The Final Frontier

In an article on BBC Future, Adrienne Bernhard writes about, "an international team of experts from around the world, united under the non-profit General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Gebco), launched the first effort to create a comprehensive map of the world’s oceans." She explains in the article that our oceans are highly unexplored and that these experts set out to chart this massive expanse that spreads across the planet more than land does. 

According to the article, "Only 15% of the Earth’s ocean is mapped. Zoom in on the middle of the Pacific in Google Earth, for example, and you’ll find a representation of the ocean floor based on satellite and gravity-derived bathymetry: low resolution, indirect, often inaccurate." The ocean is not something that we can just snap a few pictures of and get great detail from, it must be carefully explored. The members of Gebco are hoping that even people not involved in their mission will help as well. They hope that people like fishermen, cargo ships, or even pleasure ships will help by exploring new areas not yet sailed. In order to read the article in full, Click Here.

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