Feel like it’s impossible to keep up with current events? Bogged down by constant news alerts? Look no further! The NASH Uproar has your new window into what happened in the world this week.

Monday, September 18th:

• After the #OscarsSoWhite debacle of the 2016 Academy Awards, the 2017 Emmy Awards is swept by directors, producers, and actors of color in a groundbreaking win for diversity in Hollywood. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/entertainment/emmy-awards-diversity/index.html
• Iran tested a missile in hopes to discourage US from backing out of nuclear deal. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41371309
• The acquittal of a white police officer who killed a black suspect ignited riots in St. Louis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/three-years-after-ferguson-the-same-old-concerns-rise-in-st-louis-protests/2017/09/24/c54f1d4c-9eea-11e7-9c8d-cf053ff30921_story.html?utm_term=.d784e65d1e5b

Tuesday, September 19th:

• Trump vows once again to attack North Korea if provoked in his first address to the UN General Assembly and draws criticism from other represented nations. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-trump/if-threatened-u-s-will-totally-destroy-north-korea-trump-vows-idUSKCN1BU0B3
• Resources indicate the FBI wiretapped Paul Manafort during and after the 2016 election as it is announced Paul Manafort is expanding investigation of Trump’s White House. http://www.npr.org/2017/09/19/552009390/fbi-wiretapped-manfort-befor-and-after-trump-campaign-reports-say
• Criticism for newly-proposed Cassidy-Graham plan arises immediately after its announcement.https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/cassidy-graham-explainer/?utm_term=.dcb75ec64bf8

Wednesday, September 20th:

• An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 devastates central Mexico, leaving hundreds dead or wounded. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html
• Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands are hit hard by Hurricane Maria and left without power indefinitely. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/21/caribbean-islands-hurricane-irma-maria-puerto-rico
• Jake LaMotta, the inspiration behind Raging Bull, dies at the age of 95. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/sports/jake-lamotta-dead.html?mcubz=0

Thursday, September 21st:

• Facebook is ordered to turn over Russian-bought ads for a Congress investigation. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/technology/facebook-russian-ads.html?mcubz=0
• Trump announces new sanctions against North Korea and any of its trading partners. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/politics/donald-trump-north-korea-sanctions/index.html

Friday, September 22nd:

• New sanctions evoke criticism from North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/trump-north-korea/540783/
• Education Secretary DeVos heads withdrawal from Obama-era legislation that aided victims of campus sexual assault in facing their accusers and institutions. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/22/politics/betsy-devos-title-ix/index.html
• The Brexit transition has been postponed to 2021, per PM May’s two-year plan. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/22/theresa-may-warn-eu-eyes-world-us-major-brexit-speech-florence/

Saturday, September 23rd:

• Pentagon reports US bomber flying over North Korea as a warning to the country’s leaders. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-pentagon/u-s-bombers-fly-off-north-koreas-coast-in-show-of-force-idUSKCN1BY0UY
• Sports organizations lash back at Trump after his remarks about protesting athletes. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/23/politics/nfl-goodell-trump-response/index.html

Sunday, September 24th:

• Angela Merkel is reelected as the German chancellor, yet a far-right party has gained the largest majority since the Nazi party’s rise. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/24/german-elections-2017-live-exit-poll-results-angela-merkel-seeks2/
• Puerto Rico’s situation worsens after Hurricane Maria, and US has yet to respond to the crisis in its territory. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/24/americas/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-aftermath/index.html
• A masked gunman kills one, wounds seven in Nashville church. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41382492
• Trump travel ban extended to North Korea, Venezuela, and Chad. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump-proclamation/trump-slaps-travel-restrictions-on-north-korea-venezuela-in-expanded-ban-idUSKCN1BZ13Y?il=0