The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week.
1. After a message from the “Hamilton” cast to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence at the production Friday night, President-Elect Trump continues to rage against their remarks on social media and to reporters. This follows Trump settling at $25 million for a lawsuit against the now-dissolved Trump University.
2. Syrian forces continue to bomb Aleppo for the sixth straight day. This brought the death toll to its highest in the past five years, peaking at 300.
3. In India, the Patna-Indore passenger train derailed, killing about 120 people. 14 of the 23 cars derailed.
4. J.K. Rowling’s first of the film franchise “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” was released in theaters on Friday. On opening weekend, it made over $218 million worldwide.
5. Stephen Hawking, renowned scientist and astronomer, believes that human beings have anywhere between 1,000-10,000 years left on Earth. NASA is currently looking for “goldilocks”- exoplanets that are capable in sustaining life.
6. Since the election, Alec Baldwin returns to SNL for the first time as president-elect Trump. This sketch showed Trump having meetings with several people, from Jason Sudeikis playing Mitt Romney to Kate McKinnon, who also plays Hillary Clinton, as his campaign manager.
7. Apple is coming out with a new repair program that intends to fix “Touch Disease”. Many Iphone 6 Plus devices have become unresponsive to touch screen features due to stress and this new program hopes to solve that problem.
8. While playing Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals’ wide receiver A.J. Green fell when trying to make a catch, resulting in a hamstring injury. Green may not play for the rest of the season.
9. On Saturday, the Texas A&M football team defeated UTSA 23-10. Their next game is on Thanksgiving night against LSU.
10. The recent launch of GOES-R satellite is predicted to improve weather forecasts and provide HD videos and images. Project manager Tim Gasparrini says this satellite will impact 300 million people a day.
