Tuesday News Days by reenie https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc Add your HEADLINE IN CAPS, the news source, then add your 3-sentence essay in the body. Then nominate the most important news item by liking a post. * you may add a photo to help sell your essay* en-us 2022-01-25 14:48:13 UTC 2025-03-23 00:30:57 UTC hello@padlet.com DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL BEGINS, YahooNews rmcmains https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011434920 CLAIM IT:
Recently, the second day of Derek Chauvin’s trial began with a bystander, a former MMA fighter giving his strong eyewitness recollection of the murder.

CITE IT
Dylan Stableford of Yahoo News tells of how Donald Williams panicked when he saw that George Floyd was in distress and “called the police on the police”.

CLARIFY IT
If a professional martial artist knows that excessive force is being used, it is clearly unnecessary and punishable.]]> 2022-01-25 15:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011434920 THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATUE REMOVED FROM NYC MUSEUM AFTER SPARKING CONTROVERSY, CNN-- by Aili https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011519807 Claim:
A statue of the former President, Theodore Roosevelt, is in the process of being removed from an NYC museum because its layout is extremely racist.

Cite:
"The statue itself communicates a racial hierarchy that the Museum and members of the public have long found disturbing," the museum wrote in its June request (according to CNN), referring to how the statue depicts a white man, Roosevelt, on a horse-- while an African man and a Native American Man walk on the ground behind him.

Clarify:
This statue is one of the many statues that have been taken down in our country in light of recent protests for depicting extremely out-of-date and offensive racial hierarchies.


]]> 2022-01-25 15:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011519807 A YEAR AFTER MARY JOHNSON'S DISAPPEARANCE, FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE FINALLY ACTING ON THE CRISIS OF MISSING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN AMERICA, cnn.com faitha4 https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011523545 CLAIM IT:
Indigenous people in America have been dealing with mysterious and unsolved missing cases and murders with not enough help from the US government until these past few years when they finally started to make a change.
CITE IT:
The detective on the case of the missing Mary Johnson, Wayne Shakell, told CNN "Any information we get is followed up on, but leads are harder and harder to find as we get further along." 
CLARIFY IT:
Now the government, because of the rising numbers of missing and murdered indigenous people, has implemented an executive order to help bring justice and safety to Native Americans.]]> 2022-01-25 15:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011523545 Riding on the Shoulder of NASA's Perseverance Rover, Good News Network https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011537877 Claim it:
Nasa's scientists cheer for the Rover Perserverece finds key materials for new missions that will definitely help future discoveries. 

Cite it:
According to Good News Network, "The rover has been searching for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet and is at the heart of NASA’s goal to complete the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and dust." 

Clarify it:
Nasa's discoveries will open up new possibilities for upcoming missions revolving around the red planet.  ]]> 2022-01-25 15:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011537877 19-YEAR-OLD JUST SET THE RECORD FOR YOUNGEST WOMEN TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD, Good News Network https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011539880 BY: KYLA
Claim it:
Rutherford is a young young piolet who has managed to make national headlines as she has flown over more than 40 counties in the short time of 155 days.

Cite it:
Remarking on how only 5.1% of pilots are women, she described the occupation to CNN last year as “a career where you basically get paid to travel around the world."

Clarify it:
This is important because it shows how few women there are in the aircraft community, it also shows that the youth can do great things. ]]> 2022-01-25 15:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011539880 MEDICAL EXAMINER RULES CONNECTICUT WOMANS DEATH ACCIDENTAL, CNN jillianc3 https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011555644 ClAIM IT: 
Lauren Smith-Fields's death was accidental from "acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine, and alcohol, " her family claims it was not. 

CITE IT:
Lauren Smith-Fields was found unresponsive by a Bridgeport Police officer.

CLARIFY IT: 
Lauren's family alleges that the police department was "racially incentive" because they are a black family.


]]> 2022-01-25 16:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2011555644 VIRGINIA PARENTS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST GOV. YOUNGKIN OVER EXECUTIVE ORDER ENDING MASK MANDATES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012106836 *This is Avery´s btw*
Claim it:
Parents in Virginia filed a lawsuit against Governor Youngkin, who is trying to end mask mandates in schools, which will lead to mass spreading of the Covid virus.

Cite it:
¨The CDC recommends ´universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of their vaccination status or the area's transmission rates,´ adding that ´the benefits of mask-wearing are well-established.´¨-CNN.

Clarify it:
If a governor says that stopping mask mandates lets parents decide whether or not their children should wear masks, and parents file a lawsuit because they feel so strongly against it, ending mask mandates is clearly not a healthy choice for students in Virginia.]]> 2022-01-25 19:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012106836 SAT will soon be all-digital and shortened from 3 hours to 2 https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012176758 Grayson
Claim:
Taking the SAT test online has significantly made students feel less stressed and continuing like this could boost test scores.
Cite:
Erik Levenson from CNN stated, "80% of students said they found it less stressful, and 100% of educators reported a positive experience, according to the College Board." 
Clarify:
The SAT test will be shortened by one hour has helped students feel less stressed and it has made it easier to take the test.

]]> 2022-01-25 20:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012176758 NBA PLAYOFF AND OTHER PRO SPORTS CALLED OFF IN PROTEST OF RACIAL IN JUSTICE - PBS NewsHour EXTRA https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012186340 Claim it: 3 NBA playoff games are postponed due to team decisions based on racial injustice

Cite it: "The decision follows a refusal to play by the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks are the NBA team that plays close to the city of Kenosha, where unrest and protests in recent days have followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed 29-year-old Black man."-PBS NewsHour.

Clarify it: The NBA team decides to take action on racism by boycotting the following NBA playoff games. This action was following of the death of a 19 year old black man named Jacob Blake. Jacob is recovering from seven bullet wounds while attempting to break up a fight. Management and players are now discussing the next step. These next steps may be a large step in racial injustice issues.]]> 2022-01-25 20:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012186340 19-YEAR-OLD JUST SET RECORD FOR THE YOUNGEST WOMAN TO FLY SOLO AROUND THE WORLD, Good News Network annikap4 https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012374411 CLAIM IT:
19-year-old Zara Rutherford set a record for completing a 32,000-mile circumnavigation of the world, as the youngest woman flying solo. 

CITE IT:
Andy Corbley from Good News Network explains how Zara Rutherford traveled the world and that "it wasn't all smooth sailing for the 160-mph, ultralight aircraft".

CLARIFY IT:
Even being only 19-years-old Zara traveled the world solo and shows everyone you can do anything no matter your age or gender.]]> 2022-01-25 23:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012374411 19-Year-Old Just Set the Record for the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, Good News Network https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012597954 Claim it:
19-year-old Zara Rutherford has made a grab bag of records after completing a 32,000-mile circumnavigation of the Earth on her own.

Cite it:
Andy Corbley is from Good News Network and she explains how Zara traveled around the world even though it was not all esey.

Clarify it:
Zara, being a 19-year-old that traveled around the world solo,  shows us that we can do anything we put our minds to no matter if we are a boy or girl or even 19-years-old. 
]]> 2022-01-26 02:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012597954 Farmer Returns 700 Acres of California Coast to Native American Tribe - Good News Network jessicaw32 https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012736297 Claim it: By giving back 700 Acers of land The Kashia trib can have their old home back while also being treated equally.

Cite it: "The newly established Kashia Coastal Reserve restored ownership of the land to the tribe after Bill agreed it was time the land was returned to its original inhabitants."

Clarify it: Since a California landowner decided to give the land back it can set an example of the right thing to do in situations like these so that native Americans similar to the Kashia trib can be treated or felt like equals.
]]> 2022-01-26 04:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012736297 AT LONG LAST, SMALLEST NATIVE CALIFORNIA TRIBE HAS LAND To CALL HOME, Good news network https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012745633 Josephine
Claim it:
After the long wait, the smallest native tribe in California finally gets back their land. It was unfair from the beginning that it was taken from them in the first place so it is about time they got it back.
Cite it:
According to Good news network "California authorities managed to raise $37 million for 21 different cultural and city projects, including a $4.5 million grant to buy a large tract of ancestral Esselen land as part of the Esselen Tribal Lands Conservation Project." 
Clarify it: 
The smallest tribe in California the Esselen tribe has gotten back a large tract of the Esselen ancestral land because California authorities finally addressed the manner and were able to raise enough money to buy it back for them. ]]> 2022-01-26 04:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2012745633 Florida state GOP lawmakers advance bill prohibiting schools from 'encouraging' talk of sexual orientation and gender identity in some classrooms https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2013826374 Claim it:
In addition, "A school district may not encourage classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students,"

Cite it:
While the bill doesn't define "primary grade levels," its sponsor, Republican state Rep. Joe Harding, told CNN on Monday that it would apply to students in kindergarten through third grade.

Clarify it:
"At that age, they need to be worried about reading and worrying about their math," he said. "For me, it's why are we sensationalizing this age to have all these questions and to force so many questions on gender on these children at that age?"





]]> 2022-01-26 15:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2013826374 USPS will issue a forever stamp honoring the black native sculptor Edmonia Lewis https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2013853017 Claim it:
After years of being neglected, Edmonia Lewis is finally getting the recognition she deserves after her statues changed the world.
Cite it:
"As the first African American and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition, Edmonia Lewis challenged social barriers and assumptions about artists in mid-19th century America." claimed the USPS.
Clarify it:
Overcoming these challenges has raised awareness about the amazing people who faced discrimination and are just now receiving recognition.

]]> 2022-01-26 15:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2013853017 Native American Tribe in Maine Gets Back Sacred Island Taken 160 Years Ago, Good News Network ianw10 https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2013859774 Claim it: 
The Passamaquoddy Tribe reclaimed 140 acres of land named Pine Island, known to them as Kuwesuwi Monihq. 

Cite it: 
The Nature Conservatory gave the Passamaquoddy Tribe the funds required to purchase Pine Island.

Clarify it: 
Pine Island is sacred land for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and after getting the land back the tribe chieftain said "There is no doubt that the Ancestors are jumping all over the place over there."  ]]> 2022-01-26 15:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2013859774 Alexis Ohanian, husband of famous tennis player Serena Williams faces backlash after speaking out on why Dads should go on parental leave. https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2014940653 Claim it: After several social media posts about Alexis Ohanian staying at home with his daughter while Serena works, fans started to personally attack him saying that Serena should be the one at home.

Cite it: "CNN spoke to Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co founder and former executive chairman, founder of Seven Seven Six, and husband to professional tennis player Serena Williams. Now a paid leave advocate, Ohanian talked about why leave is good for men, why they should be fighting for leave, and why they are reluctant to speak up."

Clarify it: For years it has been seen as a woman's role to stay home and take care of the children while the Men go to work and really feeding into gender stereotypes, in modern day it is good to see men like Alexis Ohanian advocating for men to have the same responsabilites. ]]> 2022-01-27 03:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rmcmains/eb2dtteuyid31bdc/wish/2014940653