Politics
People have been donating to Planned Parenthood to show their support for the organization and to annoy Pence. So far, 200,000 donations have been made to Planned Parenthood since Donald Trump was elected as POTUS. At least 46,000 of these donations have been made in the name of Mike Pence.
Hillary Clinton apologizes in her concession speech-the first candidate to ever do so. “I’m sorry,” she said. “This is not the outcome that we wanted and we worked so hard for, and I am sorry that we did not win this election.”
22 Million people get their health insurance through Obamacare. They rely on it for basic health coverage. Under Obamacare unhealthy individuals are not charged more just because they have health problems. Under Paul Ryan’s plan, that changes. Insurance companies will be allowed to charge sick people more if they let their coverage lapse.
Weather
By the end of the century sea level will have risen by at least 1 meter. Small islands are especially at risk because the majority of their infrastructure is focused on the coasts like their airports and their tourist resorts. These islands rely heavily on tourism so rising sea levels will be detrimental to their survival.
Local
The University of Denver’s Daniel’s College of Business ranks #87 according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The report determines the score by taking into account an employer survey, an alumni survey, a student survey, and the job placement rate three months from graduation.
Denver is the first city in the U.S to allow public usage of marijuana. Proposition 300 was declared victorious after last week’s election. The prop now leaves it up to the bar and restaurant owners to decide whether or not to let their patrons use (not smoke) weed indoors.
Travel
A man from Oregon dies in Yellowstone National Park when he fell into boiling, acidic water. He was reaching down to test the temperature of a hot spring when he slipped and fell.
Entertainment
Frank Ocean chose not to submit his newest album ‘Blonde’ to be considered for a Grammy this year. Ocean says it was his “Colin Kapernick” moment and that he decided not to submit it for consideration since the Grammy’s have failed to properly acknowledge black artists in the past.
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