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http://www.people.com/article/jill-hansen-pro-surfer-arrested-attempted-murder
ReplyDeletePro surfer Jill Hansen is in police custody for allegedly ramming a 73 year-old Hawaiian woman with her car on Wednesday. A bystander ,who is identified as a maintence worker at the hotel where the crime took place, witnessed the first attack. He proceeded to bash ot the rear windsheild of Hansen's car to prevent her from hitting the victim, Elizabeth Conklin, again. Hansen left the scene and was later tracked down by police. The police have yet to find out a possible motive.
~Blake E. Lockridge
-Katelyn Hardy
ReplyDeleteWell it's official, the word "selfie" is now a real word. The 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary added 150 new words. Many of them come from digital life and social media. Some of these include: spoiler alert, hashtag, selfie and tweep. Some of the other added words are focused on food, such as: pho and turducken, which is a boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck stuffed into a boneless turkey. Also, the words fracking, e-waste, and freegan made it into the dictionary as well. A freegan is a person that searches for free food in store and restaurant trash cans. So how are these words chosen for the next edition of the dictionary? Merriam-Webster relies on a network of observers. They track down word the usage in everything. This would be from newspapers, all the way to soup can labels. In the end, three or four senior editors pick the soon-to-be new words.
http://tweentribune.com/tween56/it-s-official-selfie-now-real-word
Taryn Dockery
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/arts/design/in-mets-future-a-redesigned-modern-art-wing.html?hp&_r=0
To keep up with the times, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is revamping their Modern Art wing. They are doing this to stay in the competition with other similar art museums. The goal is to have this done by the year 2020. This will most likely take millions of dollars, because redesigning an entire wing of a museum is no easy task. The museum hopes that this new, improved wing will invoke many more donations of modern art.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/15/travel/japan-moomin-cafe/index.html?hpt=wo_t4
ReplyDeleteJapan has many interesting attractions, from roller coasters, to the world's tallest building and the colossal mountains, but the most unusual would have to be a restaurant. Not any normal restaurant a Moomin Café, this restaurant provides a single customer with a plush stuffed animal to dine with. The Moomin is a character from a Finnish author, Tove Jansson. Resembling a white Hippo these plush characters take turns sitting with the customers who have an empty seat at their tables. The Café serves food inspired by the Moomin's culture, Finnish bread and frothy drinks with images resembling the characters are just some of the items on the menu. This Café has been open since 2003 but it has just recently been getting the long overdue press. So if you just so happen to be in Japan and have time for a bite to eat go to the Moomin Café and have a seat with a plushy pal to pass the time.
~Taylor Burge
Gabby Traywick, 1st
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/05/15/travel/roller-coaster-pioneers/index.html?hpt=us_t4
The theme-park ride It's A Small World turned 50 this April so article tries to find more amazing rides new and old. The Outlaw Run ride that opened last year in Missouri is the first wooden roller coaster with multiple inversions. The Blue Fire ride that opened in 2009 in Germany is the first upside down roller coaster without an overhead restraint. Then in Disneyland, the Matterhorn Bobsleds ride is the first tubular steel continuous track roller coaster, this ride opened in 1959.
Marvel, recently bought by Disney in 2009, has been doing very successful withing these few years. Although the titles for movies throughout 2016 are unknown, Marvel President Kevin Feige, has a map planned out for the next 15 years; up to 2028. Some that have been thought about are Captain America 3 (May 6, 2016), Avengers 3, and Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Featuring other characters, the writers plan to produce 'The Defenders' for Netflix. There will be a TV movie called 'Agent Carter' which is based off Peggy Carter from Captain America: The First Avenger. The article says that "one thing is clear, Marvel definitely knows what their doing."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3475734/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://screencrush.com/marvels-upcoming-movies-2028/
-April McCool
Kalysa Garrett
ReplyDeletehttp://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Marquez+continues+recordbreaking+run
Marc Marquez is the youngest ever MotoGP champion. and this past weekend he continues to set some world breaking records. Marquez enjoyed a perfect weekend in Le Mans taking pole position setting a new fastest race lap and crowning it with the victory in front of over 88,000 people. He is the first rider since 1972 to win five opening races of the year, the first rider to win five MotoGP races and to win them all from pole since 1997. and on a Honda. People think that riding and racing motorcycles looks easy, but its harder than you think. there are many things to keep it going and to go fast to win. Marc Marquez and his Honda racing team are working very hard as he extends his championship lead and as he defends his MotoGP World title and continues to dominate the 2014 season.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/african-elephant-frolics-in-surf-in-odd-place-florida/
ReplyDeleteEarlier this week, beachgoers noticed something very odd for Florida. At Redington Beach at Florida's Gulf Coast, an elephant was walking through the shore. Many were confused, but it turns out the 58-year-old elephant (also known as Judy) was for Claudia McCorkle's 60th birthday party. At 5, McCorkle turned down the opportunity to ride an elephant and has regretted it ever since. So, after going through City Hall for permission, she paid $4,500 for the elephant to be a guest at her party. Judy the elephant apparently likes water, so she spent 30 minutes playing in the ocean- causing a stir and a few cool selfies.
Kailee Post
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/students-9-12-arrested-allegedly-poisoning-teacher-150726280--abc-news-topstories.html
ReplyDeleteThis new article is about a twelve and nine year old boys tried to poison their teacher with rat poison by putting in the teachers water bottle, both of the boys are being sentenced for their actions.
- Peyton Ochoa
Abby Nelson:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/05/20/us/medal-of-honor-carpenter/index.html?hpt=us_c2
A Marine Lance corporal, William "Kyle" Carpenter, fell on a grenade for a fellow marine and nearly lost all his jaw and an eye as a result. The marine, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Eufrazio, was only injured because of him. Even though he spent about 2 1/2 in a hospital, he said that he was," very appreciative" and, "put a new perspective" in his life. On Monday, the White House stated that he would be the eighth living veteran of U.S. combat in Afghanistan and Iraq to receive the Medal of Honor. This is very big for him because it is the nations highest military award. Also, William is supposed to get this award on June 19 this year. He never gave up through it all as he said in an interview," "The enemy killed me. I came back, ran a marathon, completed a mud run and jumped from a plane. I won't ever quit. I am just getting started." Since he did this very brave act, it is obvious that he does deserve this award.
Paleontologist in Argentina have discovered a new kind of Titanosaur(The last of the Sauropods, large herbivores). They claim it is the largest animal to walk the earth, weighing about 77 tons and about 20m high. Researcher Dr. Jose Luis Carballido described the fossil as, "a true paleontological treasure." As for the name of this new discovery, Carballido stated "It will be named describing its magnificence and in honor to both the region and the farm owners who alerted us about the discovery." Carballido finished his statement by stating once again that its a true "paleontological treasure." (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-world-s-biggest-dinosaur--discovered-in-argentina-203028038.html)
ReplyDelete-Brandon Appling
Frankie Malveo
ReplyDelete5/20/14
Pre-AP English 9 Current Events Blog for Week of May 19
Recently in New York City, fourth-graders were arrested for poisoning their teachers water. On Tuesday, two boys ages 9 and 12 allegedly poisoned their teacher’s water. The teacher was treated by her doctor and is reported to be in good condition. As for the boys, they were charged as juveniles. Another instance of poisoning also occurred with a different teacher. Officials at the school have not responded to CNN.
LINK: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/21/justice/new-york-teacher-poisoned/
Kailie Porter
ReplyDeletehttp://news.msn.com/crime-justice/woman-gets-life-term-in-1996-car-bomb-killing
-A socialite convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 Tuscon car bombing killing her husband, was sentenced life in prison on Thursday without parole. Pamela Phillips, 56, insisted she was innocent over and over in court, exclaiming "This is a nightmare," to the gallery behind her. Prosecuters claimed Phillips hired her ex-boyfriend to kill her husband to collect a $2 million dollar life insurance policy and live a life of luxury. Phillips was not given the death sentence on the standards that she is native from Austria, and the US has a treaty with Austria saying no one of Austrian descent is to be executed under capital punishment. Phillips and her conspirator are now both sentenced to life in prison for their crimes.
-Abby Cooper
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/22/va-scandal-another-burden-for-desperate-dems/
Many veterans are having to wait a long time to get medical care at the VA Hospital. Some people have been put on a waiting list for treatment and passed away waiting on it. President Obama says he is very upset about it, but has not done anything about it for the six years he's been president. There are many wounded veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq waiting on medical treatment. Director is supposed to be doing an investigation, but no bod has been fired/nothing has been done. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are equally upset about it, and they want something to be done about it.
Grace Glasscock
ReplyDeletehttp://www.myfoxal.com/story/25592370/residents-mourn-cullman-man-killed-in-wreck
Alabama State Troopers say Jerry Kendall was riding his motorcycle on Wednesday when he was struck by a GMC at the intersection of Highway 31 and Golf Course Road. State Troopers also say that the seventeen-year-old driver was on an electronic device when the wreck happened. Kendall was on his way to work at the time of the wreck. Kendall was an umpire for softball and baseball at Heritage Park and throughout Cullman County for twenty years. He left behind his wife and children after this devastating wreck. Residents in Cullman County now mourn Kendall's death.
Hannah Glasscock
ReplyDeleteSince Curtis Harmon III was very young his dream was to become a professional football player. He was born with a birth defect that stopped the growth from his elbow down. So, most of his life he was picked on by other kids. He didn't let this stop him though. He was very successful in football during his middle school and high school days. He ran for more than 800 yards while playing defense as a middle linebacker. Soon enough the NFL draft came and went, and Harmon went undrafted. A few days later his agent called with a new opportunity. He said that, "he will travel to an open tryout in Mooresville to compete for one of the 46 roster spots on the Montreal Alouettes. The running backs coach for the Alouettes was born without any hands so if Harmon makes it he says that it could be a life learning experience with this guy, who is going through the same thing he his, as being his coach. He knows that the competition will be tough but he says, "I'm trying to get a spot for how I play, not how I look."
Hannah Glasscock
ReplyDeleteHere is my link to my summary.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/22/us/montreal-alouettes-one-armed-football-player/index.html?hpt=us_c1
What were you doing September 11, 2011? The 9/11 museum in New York was opened this week to recount the events that took place before and after the time of the plane crashing into the building. The museum itself is built on the bedrock of the fallen towers with different statements and videos lining the walls. Objects that survived the destruction is also displayed throughout the museum. Its an emotional impact to walk through the museum, but, it tells the stories of the people that survived 9/11 and how it left an impact on our lives today.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/05/14/us/9-11-museum-objects/index.html
-Ava Travis
Hannah Jackson
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/05/22/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews
In Ukraine, there were 16 people killed in Donetsk, and 32 others injured. Thirteen of the people killed were Ukrainian soliders. Their first attack was a car filled with grenades that ignited, and the second attack was a group of cars in Rubizhne, and the terrorist blocked the bridge and used people as human shields as they fired. As of right now, there is no independent confirmation of the claims from separate forces.
Matthew Sloan
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/05/22/showbiz/shield-actor-michael-jace-homicide-charge/
An actor, Michael Jace called 911 to report that his wife had been shot. The murder is believed to be domestic violence. Jace is in custody because he shot his wife. He has two kids who were in the house when she was shot. Jace played a role in "Forest Gump" and in "The Shield". Jace has been seen abusing his wife before.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/23761343/new-zealands-iconic-kiwi-not-an-australian-immigrant/
ReplyDeleteKayla Compton
New Zealands kiwi bird is closer related to the elephant bird rather than the austrailian emu, even though the amazing size difference, their DNA is linked.scientists also found that both flightless birds once had flying abilities. new zealanders were shocked to find that the national bird was not an austrailian immigrant but from madagascar. the species seperated about 65 million years ago and dispersed after the dinosaurs died out. fossils show that kiwi birds did have flying abilities years go when the came to new zealand .
ReplyDeleteThere was a man from Atlanta, Georgia who tried to kill his roommate and dump the body in West Blocton. This man's name is Teon Devonte Graham, who is 21 years old. He was put in jail last week of committing first-degree theft of property, first-degree escape, and second-degree robbery. Earlier this month, he was put in the Terrebonne Parish of Louisiana and confessed of killing his roommate. Teon's roommate's name is Tion Casterman, whose body was dumped behind the Old Continental Club in West Blocton.
Jane Frances Armour
ReplyDeleteIn Sudan, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim is sentenced to death for staying firm in her Christian faith. The government thought she was Muslim since her father was, she married a non-Muslim, so the government saw it as void. Apparently Al-Deen says hat Meriam's brother turned her in and filed the complaint against her to the government. She is also convicted of adultery, but none of the verdicts are final yet. The world has responded by saying that even the fact that someone even thinks of killing someone for their religion is terrible and should have never even been thought of. Sadly, Adolf Hitler already did that.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/22/world/africa/sudan-christian-woman-apostasy/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
Kryana Brown
ReplyDeletehttp://www.varsity.com/event/1262/being-a-cheerleader-sport
Is cheer leading a sport? A lot of people ask this question. In this article it explains how cheer leading should be a sport. Cheer leading meets all the requirements of any other sport. It has competition, rules, physical activity..etc. Cheer is the most dangerous sport for women in the U.S. and requires top-knotch athletes to execute this sport. Based off this article, cheer is a sport because it meets all the requirements for a sport. People who disagree are either death, dumb, mute or ignorant because it really gets under your skin when you're a competitive cheer leader like me and people look down on you.
Kryana Brown!
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/hard-rock-wax-museum-creates-mick-jagger-statue-n104066
ReplyDeleteA wax model of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger is being crafted by a team of fifteen artists. The model is being made for Grevin Wax Museum opening in Prague in the near future. Mick Jagger has contributed nothing to rock and roll besides a few humorus doped up stories and some overated crap music. Mick Jagger is terrible. Just like disco.
~John Foster
On Friday the largest political party in Thailand surrendered to the military. The next day the army overthrew the elected government. There are early signs of anti-coup defiance and now they are starting to protest; at the largest shopping mall in the area multiple people started yelling "Get out dictators."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/world/asia/thailand.html?ref=world
Jordan Moore
John McDonough
ReplyDeleteEighty U.S. Air Force personnel have begun their mission in Chad to help locate nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighboring Nigeria.The girls were kidnapped on April 15 from a school by an Islamic extremist group known as Boko Haram.The service members will help with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and nearby regions.a Predator drone and unarmed Global Hawks will be used. The new flights will be based out of Chad and allow the military to expand its search to that country.
http://news.yahoo.com/80-us-air-force-personnel-ground-chad-152245733.html
Austin Levins
ReplyDeletehttp://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/05/can-thailand-be-saved-coup-d-etat-bankok-red-shirt-201452374244993973.html
Thailand was in a state of unrest and on the brink of war so the military took control. The two main parties could not agree on anything any the government was struggling to succeed. The last election did not count because one group refused to vote. Many people believe what the military did was not necessary. They expect that the "Red Shirts" will try to rebel against the military, but will not succeed. The govt. has taken away TV and added a curfew.
http://m.wsbtv.com/news/ap/general/tennessee-brings-back-the-electric-chair/nf587/
ReplyDeletelauren beatty
Tennessee has been deciding whether or not to bring back the electric chair entirely. This decision has brought about many other options. Other states such as Wyoming have asked if they could bring the firing squad, or hanging back. These are all still being debated and might be used as an alternative for the lethal injections.