Week 4

Lead: The American dentist who caused an international uproar by killing an iconic lion during a big-game hunting expedition in Zimbabwe over the summer returned to work at his Minnesota practice Tuesday

Who: Walter Palmer What: Connections with the killing of Cecil the Lion, returns to work When: Today Where: Bloomington-based Clinic Wow: Walter Palmer had been out of the public eye since being linked to the July killing of Cecil, a lion who was a tourist favorite and the subject of academic research.

Lead: In a sharp revision of Catholic policy, Pope Francis rewrote the process of annulling a marriage within the church on Tuesday, issuing two apostolic letters aimed at speeding and simplifying what has often been a process lasting more than a year.

Who: Pope Francis What: Smooths process to annul marriages When: Tuesday Where: the Vatican/ the Catholic Church Wow: Last week, a Pew Research Center survey of American Catholics was released that showed 60 percent favor allowing divorced Catholics who then remarry to receive communion — contrary to current doctrine.


Lead: Two defensive backs from John Jay High School's football team are suspended — and could face criminal charges — after they teamed up to blindside a game official at the end of a football game in central Texas this weekend.

Who: Two football players What: Took out a referee during a game When: This weekend Where: Marble Falls High School, northwest of Austin, Texas Wow: Nearly 7 million people have viewed video of the incident

Week 3 Human Interest

 

1. The first spot in Turkmenistan, in the middle of a desert lays a football sized pit of fire.  http://www.npr.org/2015/08/31/436229354/travel-suggestions-gates-of-hell-and-ringing-rocks-park

2. I chose this place because it is intriguing and there is no other spot in the world like it.

3. It is so intriguing to me because it has been active/on fire for over 40 years and it's somewhat historical.

4. This story is one of human interest because there is no other place like this one.

This article is about Dartmouth College and how they have the convenience of having a robot that people can tackle which decreases the percentage of people getting hurt. I found it interesting that the technologies in the world are so advanced that we have created a robot that is capable of being tackled and knocked down a million times and still can function. I think this is a brilliant idea because it keeps the players safe and a head would be a good addition to make it more realistic.