This Week's Top Five News Stories

By Treanna Lawrence on October 22, 2016

*Cue instrumental version of ‘Grammys’ by Drake*      

If you’re anything like me, when Facebook fired all of the people who ran their trending stories page in lieu of computers, it felt like you were abandoned at sea to wade through an endless amount of news stories. No need to fear, here are this week’s top five stories in entertainment, national, global, politics, and sports news so that you don’t run out of things to talk about with the hottie at Recess.

Bustle.com

Entertainment

After David Haymen’s wildly successful reboot of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and his help with the “Harry Potter” franchise, the producer is teaming up with Warner Bros. to reintroduce “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” to audiences. The movie won’t be an origin story, but instead will give viewers a peak into the eccentric chocolatier’s early career.

Warner Bros. had been trying to garner the rights to the movie since early this year from the Dahl Estate, however rights to film were just granted early this fall. If successful, Warner Bros. may turn this stand-alone film into a franchise that focuses on other key characters.

For more, visit: variety.com

National

mcall.com

On Wednesday, 14 of Pennsylvania’s state colleges and universities had faculty members who went on strike. A walk-out of this caliber is the first in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s 34-year history. This follows after the expiration of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University’s contract, which ended in June of 2015.

The strike has come to include over 5,000 coaches and professors and has impacted over 100,000 students statewide. It’s predicted that more clashes will follow after a ruling in August granted rights to teaching assistants to unionize with the goal of receiving the same treatment as employees. Labor issues continue to increase as government subsidies have declined, leaving many professors’ and faculty members’ paychecks stagnant. National university systems have also seen an increase of part-time and adjunct faculty members who receive little to no benefits.

For more, visit: nytimes.com

Global

nnuya.com

Sunday was a night for celebration in Abuja, Nigera as 21 schoolgirls were returned home after being kidnapped by Boko Haram, a terrorist group. These girls are just a fraction of the 270 people who were abducted in 2014 from their boarding school. Nearly two years later, the girls spent their time as captives of militants when refusing to marry those who captured them.

The International Red Cross and the Swiss government collaborated in order to obtain release of the young women. Though many in the past have been captured and killed by Boko Haram, the tragedy gained global recognition when #BringBackOurGirls became a trending topic in 2014. Medical and psychological care is being administered by the Nigerian secret police. And though this release was miraculous, more than 197 are still held captive. However, it is believed that more releases will be brokered within the next few weeks.

For more, visit: nytimes.com

Politics

inverse.com

The third debate of the 2016 election initially started off strong and then began to sputter out as time went on. It began with the candidates being questioned on who they would appoint to the Supreme Court. This led into a discussion on gun control and subsequently into the candidate’s positions on women’s rights. Trump believes that abortions should be a state by state decision while Clinton firmly upheld the ruling of Roe v. Wade.

However, not long after, discussion diverged. The candidates jumped from immigration to WikiLeaks to Russia — which then led to a disagreement on the rationale behind why Putin may or may not support a Trump presidency. Towards the end of the debate Trump was asked if he would be supportive if the election resulted in a Clinton victory.

His rebuttal? “I will look at it at the time. I’m not looking at anything now. I’ll look at it at the time …”

This was then followed by Clinton referring to Trump’s response as “horrifying.” If anything, the third debate only solidified viewers’ previous notions on each candidate.

For more, visit: esquire.com

Sports

miamiherald.com

The University of Miami faced an embarrassing third loss in a row against Virginia Tech on Thursday, ruining their chances at gaining the top spot in the ACC Coastal Division. With a loss of 37-16, it all but ended their chances at the conference bowl game, and dropped the Hurricanes to fifth place out of seven within the division. This was the largest score the Canes had allowed an opponent so far in the season. Additionally, third down conversions were limited, with only three out of 15 being made.

Brad Kaaya, quarterback to the Miami team faced a career high of eight sacks, with an offensive line that continuously broke down. With six minutes left during the fourth quarter, Kaaya had the opportunity to close the 30-16 gap, but teammate Stacey Coley’s foot was just barely out of bounds during the catch.

However, Virginia Tech’s quarterback, Jerod Evans, completed 21 of his 33 passes, gaining 259 yards and two touchdowns. With this win, the Hokies all but control the Coastal division with a 3-1 record.

For more, visit: miamiherald.com

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