News Roundup 09/20/20
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Commander Says There Will Be A Retaliation On All Those Involved In Top General Killing
Iran denied the rumor of planning an assassination of the US Ambassador in South Africa , Lana Marks, a close confidant of President Donald Trump. In January, Trump approved the air strike that killed the commander of the Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani. The commander of the IRGC, Hossein Salami, has stated they will strike unexpectedly. Iran says they do not plan to kill the woman commander, but strike hard, fast, and violently with revenge for their late commander.
Source: Yahoo
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died At The Age Of 87
Ruth Bader Ginsburg served 27 years on the nation’s highest court and became one of the most prominent figures of the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts spoke of Ginsberg in the article saying, “…Today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, a tireless and resolute champion of justice.”
Ginsberg said to her granddaughter, Clara Spera, just a few days before her death that she hopes her spot in the Supreme Court will not be replaced until a new president is installed. She knew what would be happening soon enough and this was one of her last wishes. It appears that it will be a nasty battle of people fighting for her spot in the Supreme Court.
Source: NPR
Trump Wants A $5 billion TikTok Deal To Teach People Real History
Trump has been attempting to get a deal with TikTok to be able to teach people real history instead of the “fake history” he says TikTok teaches. In August President Trump made an executive deal that forced the sale of TikTok by ByteDance, the Chinese company, to an American one. Walmart and the Oracle will be gettin a 20% stake in a new version of TikTok, TikTok Global. The company will be moved to the United Sates, most likely in Texas and will create 25,000 jobs.
Source: CNN
Woman Fell Out Of The Passenger Side Window Trying To Film A Snapchat Video
The woman was dangling out of the window on the M25 motorway south of London. The Surrey police posted a photo of the open passenger window and stated she was lucky to not have been seriously injured or killed. About 259 people worldwide died while trying to take a selfie between 2011-2017. She fell into a busy intersection while attempting to video on snapchat. She has not been identified.
Source: CNN
The California Wildfires Are Likely To Grow From The Wind
A wind-driven fire in the mountains of northeast Los Angeles is approaching 156 square miles that is burning many homes and other structures. The fire is expected to grow through Sunday and Monday because of the wind and low humidity. The blaze is being called the Bobcat Fire. It is only 15 percent contained and teams are attempting to determine the scope of the destruction. Statewide, firefighters have continued to fight up to two dozen major fires that are raging right now. Fire weather is upon us with wind and low humidity.
Source: ABC News