Mega City Mall Explosion

Almost 100 people were injured and two fatalities have been reported after an explosion occurred at Mega City Mall at 9:50 this morning. Fire rescue teams and police officers from the area rushed to the scene to assist and start investigations over the incident.

Katty, a police officer that was on the scene, said that she saw a guy on a black coat run from the area. investigations are still being conducted and there is no explanation for the explosion yet. The assistant manager of Gun Land was one of the injured and she said ” I didn’t noticed any suspicious activities going on, I was just leaving the store and suddenly all I could see was smoke and my leg was gone”

The mall will reopen on Saturday, meanwhile it is off limits until the structure can be properly assessed

News Comment #15

“Local leaders may release video of Alabama mall police shooting if state investigators don’t”

Local leaders and family are demanding justice and an explanation after EJ Bradford Jr., 21,  was shoot and killed by a police officer. Police arrived to the mall after someone notified that there was an active shooter at the mall. The officer believed Bradford was the gunman. Investigators said Bradford was armed, but had a concealed weapons permit and never fired his gun.

“I am going to do everything within my power to make sure my son’s death was not in vain,” said Bradford’s mother, April Pipkins. Bradford’s family is asking authorities to release evidence from he shooting and the video from the officer’s body camera

The actual suspect, Erron Brown, was arrested in Georgia after a manhunt that lasted nearly a week.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama-mall-shooting-riverchase-galleria-leaders-press-investigators-to-release-video-ej-bradford-jr/

This story was interesting for me because another black person was killed because of missjudgment and lack of communication. Also, police officers are not taking the fault of killing an innocent person and I think that it not right.

Press Release

Today at 8 a.m. Sara N. Getty, a zookeeper, found our 16-year-old polar bear “Homer” floating in the pool without any signs of life. There were two more polar bears at the same exhibit and they were removed to be monitored by the veterinarian staff.

Dr. Shanda Lear, teenier staff veterinarian, said “the zoo will perform a necropsy to try to determine the cause of dead. The result would be available in a couple weeks. Investigations are being conducted due to the dead of two more animals from our zoo. Causes of dead are not related, but they are being investigated.

 

Sofia Marrufo

Finals season it’s around the corner, Sofia Marrufo is sitting on her blue couch at her apartment, covered in blankets with her laptop on the lap. Two of her roommates join her, one eating cold pizza and the other one doing homework, meanwhile Sofia is going through internet looking for Christmas presents for her family.

She searching through Walmart, Amazon, and Target, but she’s not buying sweaters, wallets or jewelry. In fact, she’s looking for ibuprofen for her mom, deodorant for her sister, toothpaste for her dad, hygiene products for her brother, and allergy medicines for her grandmother.

Little detail: Sofia is from Barquisimeto, Venezuela. While all her international friends are talking about the joy of going back to their home countries to see their families. Sofia sits there while her excitement of being with her family gets accompanied by the fear and sadness of seeing her country falling apart.

On a daily basis, Sofia worries about her family getting food every day. She prays that no one gets sick because they don’t have any type of health service. She looks for every opportunity to send clothes, medicines, and hygiene products to her family. She makes sure her tuition is covered with her own money since her family cannot afford it anymore.

Despite everything, Sofia is sitting in that blue couch at her apartment late night laughing and chatting with her friends while looking online for her own version of Christmas presents.

News Comment #13

Kuchar wins (with a local legend on the bag).

After four days of intense heat and competitive golf, Kuchar was able to post a 20-under score that lead him to be the 2018 OHL Classic Champion. This win meant a lot for him since the last time he won was four years ago and he wanted to have another win for his family.

Now, something interesting about this win is that Kuchar had a late entry to the tournament and his caddy bailed on him. David Giral Ortiz, better known as “El Tucan”, came to scene here when director Joe Mazzeo recommended him. Ortiz had worked last year’s tournament for Alex Cejka, who finished ninth, and was at the side of Mexican player Armando Favela during the event’s qualifier, which Favela won in a playoff. Ortiz, who is the caddie coordinator at Camaleon G.C., speaks little English, keeping communication with Kuchar to a minimum. Which apparently paid dividends, according to Kuchar, feeling freed by the lack of pre-shot discussions.

Kuchar said “he was my lucky charm”, and there is no doubt that “El Tucan” thinks the same about him.

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/kuchar-wins-with-a-local-legend-on-the-bag-westwood-returns-to-winners-circle-and-a-first-for-the-pga-of-america-what-you-missed-this-weekend

Last Conversation

This morning I woke up at 9:15, the room was dark and really cold so when my alarm went off I snoozed it and Jonny asked me what time it was. Finally, I stood up, got ready, brushed my teeth. I came back to the room and Jonny asked me if I knew what time I want to go Black Friday shopping up in Minnesota because he was checking schedules, I told him I had node and that he should check on the Mall of America website. It was getting late for class so I just told him that I’ll see him for lunch and I left.

Gaby Lopez

She is a 25 year-old LPGA player from Guadalajara Jalisco. Lopez attended to University of Arkansas for 2 years and then drop out because she wanted to pursue her professional career. She joined the LPGA on 2016 and since then she has got several top-10, she said that she didn’t believe her first victory on tour would come for a while since she is relatively new and she was playing with the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world.

“Lorena has been my mentor every since I turned pro,” said Lopez. “You know, she’s been my inspiration for my whole life. I’m just very, very happy that I’m getting another win for Mexico. That’s why I wear green, white, and red on Sundays, because I’ve been dreaming of this moment my whole life.”

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/gaby-lopez-wins-blue-bay-becomes-first-mexican-lpga-champion-since-lorena-ochoa

Honest and Perfectionist

In high school people will ask Courtney how they did on projects or papers because she will always say the truth. She also consider herself a perfectionist and that goes along with honesty since she not only critics but she helps to make it better. Courtney said “sometimes I come off as harsh but my friends knew that it was only to help them.”

Courtney Klocke, 19, is a Graphic Design and Advertising Major here at Morningside College. She attributes being perfectionist to her future success on the professional work field. “Being perfectionists would always give me the desire of becoming better on my field” said Courtney.

News Comment #12

The world of golf is ready to take a seat and spend the next four days enjoying good golf and the views of the Mexican jungle. El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba Resort will host the 2018 Mayakoba Golf Classic.

Last season, El Camaleon played as the second easiest fall venue, yielding a 70.32 scoring average. But at 6,987 yards, this par-71 layout doesn’t just require guys to go out, smash drivers and make a bunch of birdies with wedges. There are many hazards here and players often take less than driver on the tee. This is very much a second- and third-shot golf course.

I found this story interesting because there is only two PGA events that take place in Mexico and this is a really challenging golf course due to the strong winds and the thin fairways.

https://golfweek.com/2018/11/05/fantasy-golf-power-rankings-2018-ohl-classic-at-mayakoba/