Author: Christopher Bohorquez

Christopher Bohorquez was an Intern and Staff Writer/Reporter with Urban Newsroom. For comments, assistance or help, contact Urban Newsroom at newsteam@urbannewsroom.com

After months of controversy and national attention caused by Republican Roy Moore, the Alabama senate race concluded with a victory by Democrat Doug Jones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXjOCnp5qw It took 25 years for Alabama to nominate a Democrat to the senate, after Moore was a figure of controversy through his sex scandals and polarizing statements. With most of the votes in Jones lead by 50-48 percent, or 673,236 votes to 652,300 votes. Moore has refused to concede and still thinks there’s a chance for him to win the position. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/940912020131581952 Alabama law requires a recount if the margin is 0.5%. with the current…

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An explosion happened Monday morning at New York City Port Authority Bus Terminal that has left one injured, with one suspect in custody. The suspect had a “possible second device”, and was described to have wires coming out of him. The New York City Police Department are currently investigating the situation. The A, C, E subway lines have been evacuated for safety. The explosion reportedly took place on 42nd Street and 8th Ave near Times Square. https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/940200522698706945 https://twitter.com/NYPDTransit/status/940203604513902592 All subway lines passing through Times Squares and Port Authority will currently bypass those two locations. Officials said a “possible pipe bomb”…

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TIME named the Silence Breakers, the people who have been exposing sexual predators, as the 2017 Person of the Year. On the magazine cover, Taylor Swift, actress Ashley Judd, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, and other people who have suffered abuse and/or harassment https://twitter.com/TIME/status/938386081795502080 TIME’s editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal decided to name the Silence Breakers 2017’s Person of the Year for changing the world’s perception of people in power and bringing awareness to sexual predators. “The idea that influential, inspirational individuals shape the world could not be more apt this year,” Felsenthal said. “For giving voice to open secrets, for moving…

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NBC’s Today Show host Matt Lauer has been fired after allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior hit him. NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack made a statement regarding Lauer. https://twitter.com/nicknbcboston/status/935843778803453952 During Lauer’s 20 years, he has had two allegations against him, but Lack stated he believes there have been more incidents. “We’ve decided to terminate his employment,” said Lack “While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.” His termination came abruptly with this morning’s Today…

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Allegations of sexual assault from 180 women hit popular massage chain Massage Envy that has not taken these claims seriously. Buzzfeed News did an investigation and interviewed women who experienced this. Susan Ingram described her incident in 2015, when a masseur groped her in inappropriate areas in a West Chester, Pennsylvania location. “He lifted up my body, groped both of my breasts roughly and aggressively. Put his hands down to the lower part of my body,” Ingram said. “He lifted up my body, groped both of my breasts roughly and aggressively. Put his hands down to the lower part of…

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The Trump administration announced that it will not renew its Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 Haitians with provisional legal residency, giving them 18 months to leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security said the “extraordinary conditions” for leaving Haiti do not exist anymore, referring to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. “Since the 2010 earthquake, the number of displaced people in Haiti has decreased by 97 percent,” acting homeland security secretary Elaine Duke said. “Significant steps have been taken to improve the stability and quality of life for Haitian citizens, and Haiti is able to safely receive traditional levels of returned…

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Infamous cult leader Charles Manson, has died Sunday night at the age of 83, due to natural causes. He was in charge of some of America’s worst murders in 1969, with his cult members killing 5 people including actress Sharon Tate. He has been in prison since his Beverly Hills arrest in 1969, and got the death penalty in 1971. It was then changed to 9 consecutive life sentences. https://youtu.be/aIfGj_55FHI Manson’s goal was to start a race war called “Helter Skelter”, but failed. Manson remains to be one of America’s most notorious criminals. His cult members remain in prison today,…

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After getting caught up in a legal situation in China, UCLA decided to indefinitely suspend the three players LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hall. During an exhibition tour in Shanghai the three players were caught shoplifting from three stores and were later arrested by Chinese officials which later caused an international incident. They could’ve possibly faced serious time in prison over there, but apparently President Trump intervened and helped them get out of the situation. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/931122234437046272 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/931123400810037248 Ball, Riley, and Hall were all placed on house arrest in their hotel until they were given permission to leave the country.…

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After Disney banned the Los Angeles Times from advance press screenings to their films for unfair reporting, four critics societies joined together to ban Disney films for awards considerations which caused Disney to call off its ban. This all started when L.A. Times stated they didn’t have a review of Thor Ragnarok, stating that Disney blacklisted their publication from attending any advance press screenings, due to their article revolving around Disney’s questionable business dealings with the city of Anaheim where Disneyland is located. Disney then made a statement saying their journalism was unfair and it casted them in a negative…

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It’s no secret that President Trump doesn’t agree with the media. He famously calls most if not all news outlets that criticize him negatively as “Fake News”.  As busy as a President is (or should be), it’s amazing to see how self-aware he is, when he should be working. https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/907392882155425793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Ftech-media%2F2017%2F09%2F12%2Fjemele-hill-hears-espn-after-calling-donald-trump-white-supremacist https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/907393203762073600 Last week, Jemele Hill, an anchor for ESPN’s Sportscenter called Donald Trump out on Twitter, specifically calling him a ‘white supremacist who only won the election due to the rise of white supremacy.’  Hill expressed her political views over Twitter by stating, “Donald Trump is a white supremacist who…

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