Media Quiz #2

 Media Quiz #2

1)     Southern Arkansas University fortunate to have on-campus Rapid Testing machines – Over the summer, SAU made the decision to purchase two Rapid Testing machines. These machines provide accurate results at a fast pace. University Health Services (UHS) tests around 30 students a day including the weekends. There is also a drive-up service available so that the campus community is not required to enter the clinic. The results are ready around 15 minutes after testing. These machines create a great advantage for SAU as they fight COVID-19 from spreading on campus. (Banner News)

 

2)    Arkansas State Police Investigating Lewisville homicide – The body of Kira Bradley, 45, was discovered by Lewisville police shortly before noon on Friday. The Lewisville Police Department contacted the Arkansas State Police to conduct the investigation. Two suspects, an Eldorado man, and a Lewisville woman are now in custody. Bradley’s body will be transferred to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory where an autopsy will be conducted. (Magnolia Reporter)

 

3)    1 dead after vehicle strikes a tree, driver ejected in Ouachita County – On Saturday morning, a fatal crash resulting in one death occurred in Ouachita County. Camden resident Billy Ray Porshia Jr., 21, failed to maintain control of his Honda as he was driving east on Highway 24 around 7:14 a.m. The vehicle crossed the center line and skidded toward the eastbound side of the road. The vehicle struck a tree and rotated counterclockwise ejecting Porshia out of the vehicle before it came to a stop, according to the crash report. At the time of the crash, conditions were clear and dry. (KATV News)

 

4)    Walmart to test drones in Northwest Arkansas – Walmart Inc., which recently began testing drone delivery in North Carolina, announced that they will begin a pilot program, beginning next year, in Northwest Arkansas. The drone delivery firm Zipline will work with Walmart to help deliver select health products from a Walmart store near the Bentonville headquarters. The company stated that they may later expand to general merchandise. Walmart will look into expanding into other areas if the trial operation proves successful. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

 

5)    Wildfires on West Coast leave at least 35 dead, evacuees describe having ‘Lost everything’ – Wildfires occurring in California to Washington state have caused tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes as the fires destroy over 5 million acres. Many people return to their homes to find nothing left. President Trump will visit California on Monday to be briefed by federal fire and emergency officials. (Fox News)

 

6)    Hurricane Sally, now a Category 2 storm, threatens the Gulf Coast – Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have all declared a state of emergency as they prepare for Hurricane Sally to make landfall. There is a chance the Hurricane will turn into a category 3 hurricane as it heads towards the coast. There are more than 17 million people who are to be in the direct path of the hurricane. Hurricane Sally is estimated to make landfall Tuesday afternoon. (CBS News)

 

7)    Crowded parties and Coronavirus concerns keep high schoolers from returning to the classroom – Several high schools have been forced to return to online learning due to overcrowded parties. Two of these schools are located in New York and Massachusetts. A high school outside of Boston returned to online learning after 2 weeks of school because of a crowded student party was thrown that had a “complete lack of safety precautions.” Although many of the problems have resulted from student’s private lives. many schools are forced to return to online learning after schools have failed to put precautions in class. (CNN)

 

8)    Coronavirus: Israel to impose a three-week national lockdown– As Israel’s population of 9 million faces a surge of 4,000 positive COVID-19 cases a day, the country will begin a three-week national lockdown beginning Friday. The country has had more than 153,000 confirmed infections and has had 1,108 deaths. There will be restrictions such as schools being closed, no more than groups of 10 indoors and 20 outdoors, and non-governmental businesses not accepting customers. However, supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open to the public. (BBC News)

 

9)    Dismay as a huge chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off – A 42.3 square mile section of Greenland’s icecap broke off in the far Northeastern Arctic. The ice cap came off of a fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden which is, according to the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, roughly 50 miles long and 12 miles wide. (ABC News)

 

10) NFL threatens discipline for coaches not wearing masks properly on sidelines – After the first week of the 2020 NFL season, a memo was sent to remind coaches and staff that they are required to wear facial coverings on the sidelines. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, if coaches continue to violate the facemask protocols on the sidelines, “fines will ensue”. On Sunday, many coaches chose to wear face masks, however; some were still pulling their facemasks down below their chins to talk to players, other coaches, and call plays. (Sports Illustrated)

 

11) Air quality issues expected to increasingly impact sports – In the Western United States, orange skies hanging above cities due to the wildfires spreading in that part of the country may soon impact sporting events. In the scale set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Portland’s air quality levels were in the “very unhealthy” range. In many cities the air quality could cause health problems, however; they are considered generally safe for outdoor activity. Leagues and teams are monitoring the air quality levels and will make decisions regarding games as game dates near. (ESPN)

 

12) Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2020 will be reinvented amid COVID-19 pandemic – The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be a very different experience in 2020. According to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the parade will be reinvented and will available for viewing online and on television. Although the parade will be different, Blasio stated that, like the July 4^th firework show, “they found a way to do it in a way that would celebrate our country and our city, and they’re going to do the same thing again with the Thanksgiving parade.” (USA Today)

 

13) ‘Venus’ is trending on Twitter - There may be a potential sign of alien life detected on Venus after astronomers found a gas called phosphine in the acidic clouds of the planet. Scientists predict that the gas may have been produced by alien microbes because there are no known non-biological mechanisms that could create the gas located on Venus. This news has created an ongoing debate on twitter as people try to determine if the origin of the gas is truly from alien life. (Twitter)

 

14) Church Burglary suspect goes from unmasked to Batman costume mid-heist, South Carolina cops say- Equipment worth $700 was stolen from a South Carolina church by an accused 25-year-old burglar who was wearing a Batman costume he found on the premises. Security camera footage identified the man as Dalton Alexander Lazurick. Lazurick entered the building and crossed the hall into an office where he found the Batman costume. He then proceeded to put on the Batman costume and continue collecting items such as computers and other equipment from other offices. Footage also showed the suspect drinking a can of coke as he robbed the church. (Miami Herold)

 

15) Man blows up part of his house in France while trying to swat a fly- An 80-year-old man was enjoying his dinner Friday night when a fly began to disrupt his meal. He tried to kill the fly with an electric fly swatter but was unaware of a gas cylinder leaking in his home. The electric swatter and gas created an explosive reaction which resulted in a large portion of his kitchen being destroyed. A section of the roof was damaged and the house is now uninhabitable. The man managed to escape the explosion with only a burn to his hand. He is staying at a campsite as his family makes repairs to his home. The condition of the fly is unknown. (Sky News)