News Roundup 02/13/20
Inland Empire Students Pose With Swastika and Confederate Flag
A photograph of a group of Riverside high school students surfaced with students posing in front of a Nazi symbol, Trump banner and Confederate flag. The post began circulating on social media last week and has prompted backlash from students and parents.
The photo shows Martin Luther King High School students. One of the students is holding a representation of a swastika. Others flash "white power" hand gestures and some smile at the camera. Disciplinary actions have not yet been made public by the school district but numerous tweets have made it clear that racist remarks have surfaced at the school in the past. Parents and students await action from King High authorities and police. Currently, the investigation is ongoing.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Source: The Press-Enterprise
Kobe and Gianna Bryant Laid To Rest
Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter, Gianna Bryant, were laid to rest on Friday in a cemetery close to the Bryant residence in Newport Beach, according to multiple death certificates. Kobe and Gianna are buried in Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona Del Mar.
Kobe and his daughter were only two of the nine victims of the helicopter crash on Jan. 26. The basketball star, his daughter, and the other victims will be honored at a public memorial at L.A. Live outside of the Staples Center on Feb 24.
The date 2/24 corresponds to the No. 2 worn by Gianna Bryant and the No. 24 worn on the back of Kobe Bryant's jersey.
Source: Daily Bulletin
Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Primary
Bernie Sanders has won New Hampshire's presidential primary election. The Vermont senator secured the first clear victory in the battle for the Democratic nomination. The group edged out Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigeg who took a close second. While, Amy Klobuchar scored a very unexpected third place finish.
As the current top three candidates celebrated, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren ended their weeks with depressing fourth and fifth place finishes.
The race for the nomination has just begun; focuses now shift to the Nevada caucus, which will take place on February 22.
Source: The Sun
98-Year Old Girl Scout Is Still Selling Cookies
For the past 88 years, Veronica Backenstoe has been a face of the Girl Scouts organization. The woman still shows off her green beret and sells Girl Scout cookies with pride. Backenstoe, looking to reach 90 years of service to the Girl Scouts, sold cookies last week at the Phoebe Brooks retirement community in Wernersville, Pennsylvania.
When Backenstoe first began selling cookies, there were only thee flavors and boxes sold for just 15 cents a piece. Veronica's time with the Girl Scouts has taken her across the country and the globe. As a scout and scout leader, Ronnie made trips to Switzerland and Jamaica to volunteer alongside her troop.
Ronnie says she's happiest when selling girl scout cookies, and looks to continue doing so well into her 100's.
Source: CNN
Coronavirus: China Rounds Up Hundreds To Prevent Outbreak
According to the state-run broadcast on Thursday, top officials in Beijing expanded their mass roundup of sick or possibly infected people beyond Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, to include other cities in Hubei Province that have been hit hard by the crisis.
The orders to begin mass quarantines came down from the government to “round up everyone who should be rounded up,” part of a campaign to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Patients have been put in large quarantine spaces. While, close contacts of confirmed cases and patients with a fever who could have been infected were also put in separate facilities.
But the state-led effort has been plagued by chaos and disorganization, deepening anxiety and frustration in a city already on edge from a prolonged lockdown.
Source: New York Times