ERIN ANDREWS WINS $55 MILLION LAWSUIT On Monday, FOX Sportscaster, Erin Andrews was awarded $55 Million from the jury in her lawsuit against convicted stalker, Michael David Barrett. The trial dates back to 2008, when Barrett secretly filmed Andrews through removing her hotel room peepholes in Nashville, Tennessee and Columbus, Ohio. Originally, Andrews wanted to sue for … [Read more...] about News Unplugged – Wednesday, March 9, 2016
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News Unplugged – Wednesday, March 2, 2016
European Refugee Crises Worsens at Greece-Macedonia Border As of yesterday, an estimated 10,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees were left stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border while it was shut down. The border was officially closed for a 24 hour period after migrant protests led to clashes with the police. This backlog of migrants has left some families stranded for over a … [Read more...] about News Unplugged – Wednesday, March 2, 2016
News Unplugged – Wednesday, February 10, 2016
UPDATE ON JIAN GHOMESHI TRIALS Yesterday, a fourth witness came forward during the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trials. The witness is prepared to testify for actress, Lucy DeCoutere, who was allegedly choked and beaten by the former CBC Radio host. DeCoutere makes up one of three victims who have come forward in Ghomeshi’s sexual and physical assault trial. Jian … [Read more...] about News Unplugged – Wednesday, February 10, 2016
News Unplugged – Wednesday, February 3, 2016
DONALD TRUMP LOSES IOWA On Monday night, it was announced that Texas senator, Ted Cruz beat out Donald Trump in Iowa polls. The results for the Republican Party show that Cruz has 27.6 per cent of the vote, Trump has 24.3 per cent, and Marco Rubio coming in with 23.1 per cent. As for the democratic race, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton practically tie with Sanders … [Read more...] about News Unplugged – Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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IOC ACCOMODATES TRANSGENDER ATHLETES On Sunday, International Olympic Committee officials announced that they have changed their policy to further allow for transgender involvement in Olympic sports. Since 2003, athletes that identified as transgender were required to have sexual reassignment surgery and a minimum of two years of hormone therapy in order to qualify for … [Read more...] about [RECAP] News Unplugged – Monday, January 25