Top Stories of the Week
U.K.
Police officers from West Midlands Police’s Counter-Terrorism Unit arrested the man from Birmingham after he arrived in the country on Saturday morning.
Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court denied a motion to block an impeachment vote against President Dilma Rousseff.
The court decided in an 8-2 decision to dismiss Rousseff’s last-minute attempt of avoiding impeachment.
Japan
At least 41 people are dead, and at least 470 have been injured after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region.
According to a government spokesperson, many are still trapped or buried alive by rubble.
Uruguay
A tornado tore through the town of Dolores on Friday, killing four and injuring 200 others.
Tornadoes are fairly uncommon in the region.
What Got Us Thinking
All the reasons Americans don't vote https://t.co/v0XMI29par pic.twitter.com/rHp7pfQzz6
— Bloomberg (@business) April 9, 2016
In 1838, Jesuit priests sold 272 slaves to help keep Georgetown University afloat https://t.co/YiBVcqFmID pic.twitter.com/jqC6UhH6tM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 17, 2016
Is Record Store Day a celebration of vinyl records, or one big rip-off? https://t.co/mBGMz1bjyh pic.twitter.com/wTcIIUCOok
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 17, 2016
In Other News
Nearly $70 million has been spent on commercials attacking Donald Trump https://t.co/DfIzACNsYT pic.twitter.com/jXQtvxdrhA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 12, 2016
There's now a cafe in Tokyo where you can hang out with hedgehogs for $9 an hourhttps://t.co/zX8LXxW9d2
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 12, 2016
In Lieu of Text
The Last Word
Random thoughts on media cleansing happening now. Chasing scale really seduced everyone as an excuse for business. pic.twitter.com/8ClspwxH6h
— Rafat Ali (@rafat) April 13, 2016