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              Legendary Coach, John Thompson, passes away at age 78. Breaking News: Legendary Georgetown Coach John Thompson has passed away. The Hall of Famer became the first African-American head coach to win the NCAA National Championship, leading the Hoyas to the 1984 title. Coach Thompson will be greatly missed. pic.twitter.com/wrNyzN2vFU — The Team 980 & 95.9FM (@team980) August 31, 202 0  Hurricane Laura has devastated the state of Louisiana, especially down south in cities like Lake Charles.  Hurricane Laura completely destroyed the city of Lake Charles. It’s been without power & water for 3 days & is expected to not get any until 6-8 weeks. Many have lost their homes. We need others to be aware of how SERIOUSLY bad off our city is!!! #helplakecharles #helplouisiana pic.twitter.com/YtyeoF2LM5 — Gabby Barnes (@gabbybarnes00) August 30, 2020  After the stock split of Apple and Tesla, investors are jumping at the...

         JACOB BLAKE: Victim of Police Violence        On Sunday, August 23, 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot by policemen in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake's family attorney reported that Jacob was "breaking up a fight between two women" before walking away back towards his car that was parked on the street. In the graphic video showing the shooting, Blake is seen to be followed closely by policemen before being shot in the back seven times while leaning into his car. Jacob’s three children – ages 3, 5, and 8 – were in the vehicle when their father was shot. Blake’s father says that as of right now, his son is paralyzed from the waist down. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/us/who-is-jacob-blake-trnd/index.html Below are news articles that were linked to tweets as the tragedy is trending on Twitter: Two Kenosha police officers used tasers against Jacob Blake before one of the officers shot the 29-year-old on Sunday. Officials identified the t...

              For most people when they think of news, the first thing to come to mind might be a major newscasting company (like Fox or CNN) or maybe even a local newspaper. While these things are certainly news, they aren’t the only media that is used to spread information in today’s society. Instead of seeing newspapers being commonly thrown at one’s front door or seeing people walk around reading a newspaper, we are ackn owled ging a rapid increase in technology being used for news.            Now, newspapers have websites that people can visit, and we see more people walking around on their phones or laptops reading the news. While this is very different than the past, it is important for news to be able to evolve at the same rate that our technology is steadily advancing. News and the making of news are not things that can be stagnant. In order to keep up with the changing society, news forms must find new ...