And no, it’s not who you think it is.

Happening in the World: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation after two weeks of nationwide anti-government demonstrations. Protestors are celebrating Hariri’s departure, but promise to stay in the streets until all of their demands are met, and a new electoral law that abolishes sectarianism is formed. (NBC)

Happening in the US: Thousands of viewers turned into a Facebook Live video stream as Jenna Schardt, a twenty-five-year-old woman with a mass of blood vessels in her brain, underwent brain surgery while awake. This is a common practice to ensure surgeons avoid removing mass that would harm the patient’s other cognitive abilities.  The video of Schardt’s surgery ended with more than 45,000 views and 1,000 comments. (The Guardian)

Happening in NY:  Squibb Bridge, which stretches from its namesake park in Brooklyn Heights down to the waterfront lawn below, will be replaced due to structural problems just five years after its construction. The new construction will cost the park $6.5 million, which is $2.5 million more than what repairing the current bridge would’ve cost. (NY Times)

Happening on Campus: Want to pick some op-eds from rival publications apart? Join Trish Hall, a former New York Times editor, in a special open session of Professor Claudia Dreifus’s class “Narrative Journalism Across the Platforms” to learn about what constitutes a great op-ed. No RVSP required! Be there or be square at Room 1512 in the International Affairs Building, 6-8 p.m.

Riot in Lebanon via Al Arabiya