From Typos to North Korea: Your Weekly Briefing

During the week, a lot of news was generated, ranging anywhere from the White House to North Korea.  Find out which Department made not one, but two, grammatical errors in tweets, what disaster occurred in Northern California, which reality star made history, and what Kim Jong-Un is up to now.

US Department of Education: Caught in a W.E.B. of mistakes
Over the weekend, the White House expressed several public statements to begin the celebration of Black History Month.  Unfortunately, the celebrations were halted when the US Department of Education tweeted out a message containing a harsh typo.  The owner of the Twitter was reviled for spelling the name, W.E.B. Du Bois as such.

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Not only did they incorrectly spell the name of an African-American activist, but in a following tweet the Department of Education wished their "apologizes," rather than their "apologies."  This is such a large story because this is the second, of many times, that the Department on Education has misspelled sentences.  Critics continued to trash Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Twitter, despite the fact that she did not write the tweet.  Although when first informed of the mistake, it seems as if Secretary DeVos was more concerned because they honored W.E.B. DeBois but forget to honor W.E.B. DeGurls.

Floods in Oroville, California: Dam it
In Oroville, California, water behind a dam has begun to pour over the emergency spillway and flood the nearby city.  The Oroville Dam was built over 50 years ago, and has never overflowed in the reservoir's history.  Dam operators are currently trying to re-route the flood routes to prevent local stores and houses from becoming flooded.  In response, California Governor Jerry Brown has issued a State of Emergency in Oroville, in preparation for the "worst case scenario."  On the other hand, maybe this is just a sign that the California drought is over!

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A New Bachelorette: Rose to the top
Following the Monday night episode of the ABC hit television show, The Bachelor, Late Night comedian Jimmy Kimmel announced that Rachel Lindsay will be the next Bachelorette.  This marks a significant moment in the history of the show because this is the first time an African-American will be the host.  While Bachelor Nation is ecstatic that the bubbly and intellectual Rachel will be the next Bachelorette, several internet trolls have commented on the unattractive gap in her teeth.  It is unfortunate that Rachel is already under such scrutiny, although her face does seem kind of familiar...

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Kim Jong-Un: Another one bites the dust
According to multiple resources, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was assassinated in Malaysia.  Several Malaysian policemen have confirmed that North Korean female agents assassinated Kim Jong-Nam in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Tuesday.  Apparently, Jong-Nam illegally traveled from North Korea to Malaysia with a fake passport, under the name Kim Chol.  While officials aren't technically allowed to confirm his death, it was released that poisonous needles were found near his dead body.  Well, this isn't the first time people tried to escape North Korea.

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From Old Man Brady to Old Man Sanders: Your Weekly Briefing

For once in a long time, a lot transpired in the news this week that doesn't involve politics.  Find out what records were broken in Super Bowl LI, what Tom Brady lost (no it's not the game), and what the heck Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz debated about.

Super Bowl LI: Breaking records but losing gear
On Sunday night, the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34-28 in overtime.  Not only was this game considered the "best" Super Bowl game in the history of the National Football League, but a multitude of records were broken that night.  First off, Super Bowl LI was the only Super Bowl to ever go into overtime.  Second, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history was 10 points until Sunday night, where the Patriots went on a 31-0 run after being down by 25 points in the third quarter.  Finally, and probably most significantly, Tom Brady continued to set records by getting his fifth Super Bowl ring and his fourth Super Bowl MVP, the most in history.  Unfortunately, Tom Brady was forced down from Cloud 9 after finding out his game jersey had been taken from his equipment bag.  Although, this is only the second most valuable piece of memorabilia ever lost, second to Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring currently in the possession of Vladimir Putin.

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Super Bowl Commercials: Making a statement
Every year, millions of individuals tune into the big game simply to watch the creative or odd commercials that tend to stand out.  Considering the divisive year America has had, many were anticipating political statements from various companies.  For example, Budweiser's commercial took a subtle shot at our current immigration policy, 10 Haircare's commercial took a shot at our President's hair, and even Lady Gaga's halftime performance took a shot at our country's diversity.  This year, many individuals were disappointed with the content of the commercials, while some individuals were simply annoyed with the various political statements.  According to public opinion, the most annoying commercial was overwhelmingly this advertisement...

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Debate Night: Sanders vs. Cruz?
On Tuesday night, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders faced off against Texas Senator Ted Cruz in a debate on the fate of Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act.  The CNN Exclusive was hosted by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, and featured both runner-up candidates from the Democratic and Republican primaries.  While the event was promoted as a debate, the format also consisted of questions from the audience, in the form of a town hall.  Senator Sanders took to defending Obamacare and the necessity to reform certain aspects of the act, while Senator Cruz explained his desire to have the ACA repealed and replaced simultaneously.  Naturally, Ted Cruz fielded some difficult questions from the audience and was forced on the defensive for the majority of the night.  There was even some speculation that CNN wrote the questions ahead of time, rather than allowing local individuals to ask their own questions.  This conspiracy came after a camera caught a woman holding a slip of paper that said, "Your Question."

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Although nobody cares if it was written by CNN or the woman because no one was watching the debate.

From Airports to Airheads: Your Weekly Briefing

As another week has gone by, more executive orders were signed, more individuals protested, and more controversial comments were made.  Find out which movie received five stars from Trump, which social media movement is trending, and which celebrity compared the President to a terrorist group.

Airport Controversy: Another day another protest
Over the weekend, thousands of Americans took to airports across the country, in an effort to protest President Trump's temporary travel ban of seven Middle-Eastern countries.  Airports ranging from JFK to LAX were under scrutiny after detaining up to a dozen passengers traveling from these countries.  The controversy was whether these individuals should remain in custody, despite already owning Visas.  More controversy stirred over President Trump hosting a movie night in the White House, during these protests, where the First Family enjoyed a screening of "Finding Dory."  Well, we might not know what is in store for this controversial travel ban, but at least the President knows how they found Dory.

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Twitter Trends: No, it's not the President this time
Another trending topic over the weekend was the social media movement #DeleteUber.  Resulting from the President's travel ban, the New York City Taxi Workers Alliance called for an immediate halt of taxi services in the Northeastern region of the United States.  Due to an absence of public transportation, Uber was quick to snatch up the desperate airport customers.  Protestors were insulted that Uber would promote their own revenues, and therefore undermine the movement in its entirety.  This led to thousands of individuals deleting their Uber app, and posting pictures of the proof on social media with the #DeleteUber.  While it is still unclear on who started this fairly large trend, I think we have an idea...

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Whoopi Speaks Out: Enjoy the view
During an episode of the television show, The View, Whoopi Goldberg compared President Trump to the Taliban.  On Tuesday, Whoopi Goldberg made, yet another, controversial comment stating that Trump's views towards women and religion make him very similar to that of the Taliban.  It is fairly obvious that the hosts of The View are not typically fond of President Trump, many are debating whether this time the women went too far.  This once again has stirred speculation about the inappropriate language used by Hollywood celebrities.  I mean c'mon, has Whoopi learned nothing from Madonna's questionable comments?

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Twins: The birds and the Beys
On Wednesday afternoon, Beyoncé took to Instagram to announce to her fans that she is pregnant with twins.  Beyoncé, who married rapper Jay Z in 2005, is expected to take a hiatus from her singing career to focus on her pregnancy and future children.  The couple currently has a five-year-old daughter, Blue, and have officially announced their plan on adding two more to their family.  Naturally, the "Bey Hive" is going crazy, speculating what she might name her twins.  Spoiler alert, she's narrowed it down to a few.

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