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The Mueller report is
released and reviewed
After a nearly two-year-long
investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Robert Mueller’s
report was released to the public.
The report was over
300 pages, and every news source has been attempting to decipher through all of
the information.
According to CNN, Attorney
General William Barr said Donald Trump did not interfere in the 2016
presidential election.
“After nearly two
years of investigation, thousands of subpoenas, and hundreds of warrants and
witness interviews, the Special Counsel confirmed that the Russian government
sponsored efforts to illegally interfere with the 2016 presidential election
but did not find that the Trump campaign or other Americans colluded in those
schemes,” Barr said.
According to Mueller
Report, Trump was very worried about the special counsel.
“When Sessions told
the President that a Special Counsel had been appointed, the President slumped
back in his chair and said, ‘Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my
Presidency.’”
South Carolina
fifth-grader’s death ruled as a death of natural causes
Raniya Wright, the
student who died last month after a fight at school, died of natural causes
said prosecutor Duffie Stone.
“There was no evidence
of trauma on or inside her body… that would indicate that any fight (of) any
magnitude contributed to her death,” said Stone.
Authorities said Raniya
died of a blood vessel rupture in the brain related to a birth defect.
“(an) arteriovenous
malformation was ready to take place just about any time, and the fight did not
have anything to do with her passing away,” Stone said.
According to CNN, no
criminal charges will be brought to the other student involved in the fight.
McDonalds is ditching its
fancy burgers
McDonalds announced on
Thursday that it will be streamlining its menu by revamping the quarter pounder
and abandoning its craft burgers.
According to CNN, the
company will move away from items like a mushroom swiss burger and a bacon,
cheddar and fried onion burger.
McDonalds made the
decision based on customer feedback.
McDonalds also
announced a shrink to its late-night menu starting on April 30.
Filet-O-Fish, Buttermilk
Crispy Chicken Sandwiches and premium salads are just a few of the items that
will not be available from midnight to 5 a.m.
Scientists rule
Hurricane Michael as a Category 5 storm at time of US landfall
Hurricane Michael touched down in the Florida Panhandle in October and
was originally designated as a Category 4 hurricane.
According to CNN, a post analysis of
the storm shows that it was stronger than originally thought.
The winds are now estimated at 160
mph, and these numbers were made available after a review of aircraft winds, surface
winds, surface pressures, satellite intensity estimates and Doppler radar
velocities.
The new categorization of Hurricane
Michael makes it only the fourth Category 5 hurricane to touch down in the US.
Hurricane Michael was directly
responsible for 16 deaths and about $25 billion in damage, according to the
hurricane center.
Joe
Biden to announce U.S. Presidential run on Wednesday
Former
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans to make an announcement of his candidacy
for the presidency in 2020, according to sources close to Biden’s top aides.
According
to U.S. News, an announcement video will include footage of Biden in his
hometown Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Biden
served 36 years in the U.S. Senate representing Delaware before serving as vice
president under Barack Obama for eight years.
Biden
recently faced allegations from women of them being uncomfortable when he
touched them at political events.
Biden
said that he believed he never acted inappropriately during his many years in public
life.
“I
will be much more mindful,” Biden said. “I’ve worked my whole life to empower
women. I’ve worked my whole life to prevent abuse.”
Biden’s
announcement would bring the Democratic candidate field up to 19.
New
York judge upholds mandatory measles vaccination
A
Brooklyn judge sided with New York health officials to uphold a mandatory
measles vaccination order.
A
group of parents filed a lawsuit that claimed the city had overstepped its authority,
but judge Lawrence Knipel dismissed it.
“A
fireman need not obtain the informed consent of the owner before extinguishing
a house fire,” Knipel wrote in his ruling as quoted by Gothamist.
“Vaccination is known to extinguish the fire of contagion.”
According
to NPR the New York Department of Health had recorder 359 cases of measles since
October.
That number is up from 329 confirmed cases reported on Monday.
That’s all we have for today.