The Current | Vol. 31 Issue 8

February 17, 201 5 | nsucurrent.nova.edu News Septemb r 29, 2020 | ns uc rrent.nova.edu 2 Global news, courtesy of the current 3301 College Avenue Don Taft University Center, PVA Room 328 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796 nsucurrent.nova.edu NEWSROOM Phone: 954-262-8455 nsunews@nova.edu The Current serves Nova Southeastern University from its location in Room 328 of the Don Taft University Center. The Current is NSU’s established vehicle for student reporting, opinion and the arts. All community members are invited to contribute. Editorials, commentaries and advertisements in this publication reflect the opin- ions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University or its officials, The Current staff or other advertisers. The Current will not publish unsigned letters except under special circumstances at the dis- cretion of the Editor-in-Chief. The Current reserves the right to edit. Contributing writers must not be directly involved with their coverage. 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Stone Isabella Gomez Aliyah Gomez Veronica Richard Erin Cowan Faculty Advisor mf821@nova.edu Jarrod Bailey Staff Advisor jbailey1@nova.edu Sofia Gallus Siena Bieradi Madelyn Rinka Alexander Martinie Rick Esner Christina McLaughlin Flor Ana Mireles Farhan Shaban Sports Editor Features Editor Arts & Entertainment Editor Co-Editor-in-Chief Co-Editor-in-Chief Opinions Editor News Editor Copy Editor Chief of Visual Design Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Visual Design Assistant Emma Heineman BUSINESS & ADVERTISING Phone: 954-262-8461 thecurrentad@nova.edu Kim Jong-un apologizes for killing official North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, apologized to South Korea on Friday for the death of a South Korean government official at sea by North Korean soldiers. This apology has been the first apology issued by the government since Jong- un took power almost a decade ago. According to The New York Times, Jong- un was quoted in a message from his government saying, “I am deeply sorry that an unexpected and unfortunate thing has happened in our territorial waters that delivered a big disappointment to President Moon Jae-in and the people of the South.” Worst mass stranding in Australia’s history In the beaches and sandbars west of Tasmania, an island state south of Australia, an approximate 500 pilot whales were discovered stranded between Monday and Tuesday. According to The Washington Post, “Some 380 died, in Australia during the past week [and] so far, rescuers have been able to free around 90 pilot whales.” The social bonds that pilot whales have with one another have posted a challenge for rescue operations as the animals are sending out distress calls. While the reasons these animals have been stranded is still unknown, researchers and rescuers believe shallow coastal waters may play a role. Rat receives award for sniffing out landmines Magawa, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, was awarded a gold medal from the British charity People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals on Friday. Magawa was recognized for “‘lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty’ for work detecting land mines in Cambodia,” according to The New York Times. The brave rat discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordnance. Jan McLoughlin, the director general of the charity, said, “Magawa’s work directly saves and changes the lives of men, women and children who are impacted by these land mines. Every discovery he makes reduces the risk of injury or death for local people.” China lifts pandemic bar, letting in foreigners On Thursday, Chinese officials lifted the pandemic bar, stating “Foreigners holding certain types of visas and residence permits will be permitted to return to China as the threat of the new coronavirus continues to recede,” according to the Associated Press. Beginning Monday, Sept. 28, foreigners who meet the qualifications will be allowed to return, undergoing two weeks of quarantine and following other pandemic measures. Not including imported COVID-19 cases, China has had 39 consecutive days without a domestic case of the virus. Kenosha shooter challenges extradition Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorney, John Pierce, intends to challenge his client’s extradition from Illinois to Wisconsin, who has been charged with the death of two protesters following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI. Rittenhouse claims self-defense to the charge of two counts of intentional first-degree homicide and an attempted third, along with a charge of underage possession of a firearm used in the previous charges. If convicted, Rittenhouse will face a mandatory life sentence. Rittenhouse’s claim of self- defense comes after a protestor, Joseph Rosenbaum, threw a plastic bag at him, and Rittenhouse proceeded to fire five shots. Rosenbaum was then later declared dead. F ederal judge extends 2020 census deadline for one month Lucy Koh, a U.S. district judge in California, granted an injunction claiming that the Trump administration’s shortened schedule would produce inaccurate data. According to Koh, “An undercount in any locality matters greatly. Even a small undercount of a subset of the hard to count population would result in the loss of federal funding.” The census, which is only held every 10 years, determines the distribution of a $1.5 trillion federal budget as well as each state’s congressional representation. This is the second extension for the census, with the first scheduled to have ended in late July. Disney sued over Toy Story 4 character Kelly Knievel, the son of Evel Knievel and head of K and K Promotions, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Disney-Pixar for modeling a character after Evel Knievel. The character Duke Caboom in Toy Story 4, while never directly mentioning Knievel, is portrayed as a 1970s daredevil toy of “Canada’s greatest stuntman,” claims Disney, while Knievel remarks that it is reminiscent of the 1973 Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle toy. According to K and K Promotions, Disney-Pixar intentionally modeled the Caboom character on Knievel and did not acknowledge any connection between their character and its inspiration, Evel Knievel. Mary Trump sues Trump family Following the release of her book, Mary Trump has filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his siblings, Robert Trump and Maryanne Trump Barry. Mary Trump claims that she has lost millions of dollars after the three pushed her from the family business and real estate holdings. President Trump and his siblings, according to Mary Trump’s account reported by the Associated Press, “Pressured Mary Trump to accept a settlement and relinquish all interests in the Trump businesses, the uncles and aunt provided fraudulent accounting and financial statements that misrepresented the value of their father’s estate at $30 million or less.”