Gentrification is defined by Mirriam-Webster as

“a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and businesses and which often results in an increase in property values and the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents”

This has happened many times over around the world, and usually generates some frustration from the people being pushed out of these areas and the community as a whole. Many say that gentrification is unethical, but there isn’t much they can do about it besides complain. If someone wants to fix up the inner city, they can and will.

There is a new situation arising in Denmark though, the Danish government is starting a project of gentrification within their public housing sector. “Thousands of apartments will be demolished”, all of those residents being evicted and forced to move somewhere new.

This is a terrible event and very controversial to almost anyone who hears them. The article I read made it very confusing as to what they were doing. They didn’t mention gentrification once, which in essence is exactly what is going on. They do a good job of further down in the article listing the actual ‘rules’ the Danish government decided to have for which neighborhoods will be affected. They do mention that people have been going to the courts over this, and that the Supreme Court of the EU is going to weigh in and asked them to stop until a decision can be made, but I think that this would be useful sooner in the story. Until I got all the way down to this point, I thought that the Danish government was doing this completely unchecked, I don’t think the article did the real story justice by putting this detail all the way in the bottom.

/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/world/europe/denmark-housing.html

Redway Airlines started business in Lincoln, Nebraska, and then pulled out within 3 months. They emailed all their customers late in August saying that they would be refunding and cancelling all flights after August 31st. Of the 1,600 tickets cancelled, 600 people are still waiting on their refunds from the company.

Many people have emailed customer support about their refunds, and have received news that they have been refunded, the airline saying they sent the money back, even though the banks are telling people they have not received any money.

This article has a lot of quotes from a few people and mostly focuses on the customers side. There is next to no information from Redway themselves as to what is going on or what they plan to do. There was speculation about why Redway had to shut down so quickly but no actual facts, which I thought was weird. I think this article should have had more facts and solutions or information from the company, as the people clicking this article are likely people that are facing this same problem (me) and wanted some information on what to do.

https://journalstar.com/news/local/business/some-red-way-ticket-holders-continue-to-await-their-refunds/article_f98582b8-5334-11ee-9283-cfa863d80cc2.html

There have been regulations placed in Europe forcing manufacturers to use a USB-C charging port for new devices. Apple had to give in after arguing with these regulators, causing the iPhone 15 to use such port. The regulators in Europe claim their rule is to help eliminate electronic waste and to save consumers money and stress by only having to have one cord for many devices.

The article gave some background as to why Apple would oppose this new regulation and why they have been put in place. I think it would have been smart of the writer to mention that Apple is known for unveiling a new charging port and cord every couple of phones, and people have been frustrated about it for a long time. Nearly everything else is USB-C, including Android phones, and Apple’s own Macbook that I am writing my article on.

After reporting about the charging port changing, the article goes on to report more about the new iPhone, prices and features and whatnot. I thought that it would be more interesting/beneficial to look at what this change means for consumers. Many people will be frustrated to have to buy a new type of charging cord yet again, to use with either the new phone or new air-pods, but theoretically will not have to do so again for a long time. It could cut down on the average persons clutter in a bag, personally I just have to bring my laptop charger with me in my backpack for both my Macbook and phone, while many of my friends with I phones need their laptop cord, phone cord, and still some another different cord for their air-pods if they are a generation too old. I think the article really could have benefitted from something more specualation-ey as to what this means for people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/technology/apple-iphone-15-usb-c.html

Section 3 of the 14th amendment of the United States Constitution is as listed

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv

In simpler terms meaning anyone who has previously taken an oath as a member of our government, and has engaged in an insurrection or rebellion against the USA is not eligible to be re-elected into a seat in our government. 6 voters in Colorado filed a lawsuit in an attempt to keep Donald Trump off of the primary election ballots in Colorado, citing the 14th amendment and the events of January 6th, 2021 as his moment of aid or engagement in insurrection.

Surprisingly, the 6 people who are filing this lawsuit are comprised of Republicans and Unaffiliated voters, wanting to keep Trump off the primary ballot so that he does not siphon off votes from candidates of their choice.

The article says that there have been other events like this in other states calling for Trump to be removed from the primary ballots. It says that this is completely separate from the legal troubles Trump is currently facing, and that whichever way that case ends will not affect this. The supreme court of Colorado will need to decide what counts as aiding or engaging in an insurrection.

I think this article does a great job at explaining what happened and many of the gritty details behind why they can do this, and why it may or may not work. I think in general that it is a very interesting event, and could change things in the future. If they rule in favor of Trump rather than the voters, many are sure he would be the next Republican Candidate, so this case (and the others like it across the nation) will have a huge impact on our country.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/us/politics/trump-colorado-lawsuit-14-amendment.html

Over the last few days there has been alot of stuff on social media about a tennis player named Coco Gauff. She got popular after confronting the ref at one of her matches who wasn’t enforcing many rules correctly against Gauff’s opponent. I have been watching this event and thinking about it a lot in the last couple days, thinking about how I don’t even watch tennis but would consider myself a slight fan of Coco Gauff, just based on her attention to detail and fairness in her sport.

The New York Times posted an article about one of Gauff’s games, focusing instead on a match she played against a 16 year old, only being 19 herself. The article talks a bit about Gauff’s career with professional tennis and how astonishing it is to most fans that both she and her 16 year old opponent, Mirra Andreeva, have such amazing skill at such a young age. It talks about how Gauff gave Andreeva advice, and has had to focus on putting age out of her mind while competing. During this years U.S. Open, Coco Gauff will have played a 16 year old from Russia, as well as a 27 year old from Belgium. A large range that could affect her mental game if she let it.

I believe this should be considered news, it has information about the U.S. Open, which is very interesting to many people. It also gives information about Coco Gauff, who is a rising name in many households. I think that this article is more for tennis fans who would appreciate the extra details about this match, if it were about Gauff’s tiff with her ref, it would appeal more to the general public. Although I don’t think this information is as dire and necessary as other things put into the news, it has its place. This can help inspire young athletes to dream big, watching Coco Gauff be considered a “Veteran Player at the U.S. Open” at 19 years old.