Happening Around The World: In an independence referendum vote, 90% of individuals in Catalonia voted for independence from Spain. Spanish police injured hundreds of individuals in Catalonia in response to the vote, with the Spanish government not recognizing the referendum as being legal. (The Guardian) Happening In The US: A mass shooting occurred last night during a music festival […]

Happening Around The World: A planned referendum for independence in Catalonia, one of 17 autonomous provinces of Spain, is escalating into a constitutional crisis as the national government in Madrid tries radical measures to stop the vote from going forward. (New York Times) Happening In The US: Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services, used […]

Happening Around The World: Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence in a referendum on Wednesday, with the election commission reporting that 93% of the 3.3 million Kurds who reside in Iraq supported secession. Will this matter to Baghdad? Probably not. Still, it can’t go any worse than Brexit is. (BBC, Telegraph) Happening In The US: Trump […]

Happening Around The World: Women will soon be allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia once the royal order is implemented in June of next year. Some strict conservatives believed that if a woman were to drive, she would damage her ovaries or be led to live a promiscuous lifestyle. Saudi leaders hope that the royal decree will help […]

Happening Around The World: Angela Merkel wins her fourth term as German chancellor, a feat for her party’s platform. This victory was overshadowed by the fact that Alternative for Democracy, a nationalist party, ended up winning the most chairs in their history and became the third largest group in parliament, a factor that allows for far-right politicians (yikes) to have more power. (BBC) […]

Happening Around The World: Germany is heading off a national election today. The main contenders are Merkel’s Christian Democrats, her coalition partner the Social Democrats, and the right-leaning Alternative for Democracy. Pray for your victor of choice. (BBC) Happening In The US: NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, released a statement from the NFL to President Trump regarding […]

Happening Around the World: Currently without power, a failing dam threatens Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. (BBC) Happening in the US: A 71-year-old man with a raccoon-hunting headlamp was arrested after police discovered 1,700 marijuana plants on his property. (USA Today) Happening in NYC: The MTA started a program that allows those who are pregnant or disabled to […]

Happening in the world: Lots of natural disasters. In Mexico City, rescuers spent days attempting to save a little girl stuck in rubble, and the effort abruptly stopped when “Navy Assistant Secretary Angel Enrique Sarmiento said there is no missing child at the collapsed Mexico City school that has been the focus of rescue efforts” (NPR). […]

Happening in the world: With allegations of tampering with the results of the Kenyan presidential election, the Kenyan Supreme Court ruled that the election be “re-run” within the next 60 days. The voting irregularities found convinced the court to dismiss the election results. This is the first time that an African country is redoing an election. […]

Happening in the World: If you thought this summer’s season of natural disasters had finally ended, you’d be sadly mistaken – a 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico yesterday. So far, at least 149 people been killed and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. (LA Times) Happening in the United States: A woman dubbed “the Mad Pooper” has been spotted defecating on the […]

Happening in the World: After Harvey and Irma, the Caribbean braces itself for yet another hurricane. Hurricane Maria reached Category 5 status yesterday, and is expected to cause severe damage in Puerto Rico, Dominica, and other islands in the region. (CNN) Happening in the United States: Politics took center stage in this year’s Emmys. The Emmys certainly […]

Happening in the World: British authorities arrested another suspect in the Parsons Green subway terrorist attack. (NY Post) Happening in NYC: A man is continually building and rebuilding a series of stone statues along the Hudson river in upper Manhattan. (NY Times) Happening on Campus: Columbia Divest for Climate Justice (aka CDCJ) is having its first open meeting […]

Happening in the World: The government of Bangladesh is establishing shelters for up to 400,000 refugees fleeing from Myanmar. The refugees, belonging to the Rohingya minority, may be the victim of ethnic cleaning—according to the United Nations. Myanmar, typically, blames any violence occurring in areas dominated by the Rohingya as unrelated to the actions of the […]

Happening Outside of our World: The American-led 20-year mission to Saturn came to and end a few hours ago. After a successful mission, Cassini ran out of fuel and plunged into the planet’s atmosphere on command. (BBC) Happening In the US: New Yorker shares with us its cover for the week of November 21st, 2016– the cover it would […]

Happening in the world: The southeast United States and Caribbean Islands are starting to take steps towards recovery efforts. Photos of Hurricane Irma’s impact can be seen here. (The Atlantic) Happening in NYC: Brian Coll, a former Rikers Island correctional officer was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison after beating up and killing a seriously ill […]