The Current | Vol. 31 Issue 5

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The storm, which was considered to “barely” be a hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical depression and dissipated by the time it neared the Guatemalan-Mexican border, according to the Associated Press. Unconfirmed reports have declared that the largest amount of damage was done to Belize’s banana plantations. 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack trial opens The trial of the 2015 terrorist attacks on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, opened last week in Paris. According to The New York Times, the main perpetrators, brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, died in a police shootout and Amédy Coulibaly died after being stormed by police. As a result, the trial will focus on those who assisted the Kouachis and Coulibaly, with either logistics or supplies. Livestock ship sinks off the coast of Japan A livestock ship carrying 42 crew members sank off the coast of Japan after sending a distress call on the morning of Sept. 2, according to the Associated Press. The region was facing rough weather due to Typhoon Maysak, and a rescued crew member reported that the incident occurred after an engine stalled and a powerful wave caused the wreck. The typhoon has since passed and Japanese rescuers began efforts to locate survivors. The ship was also carrying 5,800 cows on board. Italy’s former prime minister hospitalized due to COVID-19 Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister, has developed early stages of pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19, according to U.S. News & World Report. On Sept. 3, Berlusconi was taken to the hospital two days after his party, Forza Italia, announced his infection. Two of his children and his partner have also tested positive for the virus. Russian opposition leader revealed to be poisoned with Novichok German doctors confirmed that Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, had been poisoned with a chemical substance in the Novichok family last month. Navalny is still in critical condition after being placed in a medically-induced coma in Germany, where doctors and government officials were able to determine that the poison was a military-grade nerve agent, according to The New York Times. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, called for the Russian government to answer some “‘very serious questions.’” 200 people trapped in wildfire Last Saturday, 200 people were rescued after being trapped by a wildfire in a reservoir at the Sierra National Forest in California, according to The New York Times. The fire started on Friday and consumed more than 45,000 acres of forest. Of the 200 people rescued, 20 were injured and taken to nearby hospitals for their injuries. The current state of their injuries are not yet available to the public. This wildfire came only a month after California was hit by a series of devastating wildfires, including the second and third largest fires in the state’s history. Boats sink during Trump Parade Five boats capsized in Lake Travis in Texas last Saturday during a nautical parade in support of President Donald Trump, according to the Associated Press. During the parade, the lake was filled with hundreds of tightly packed boats, resulting in unusually large waves for the area. There were no reported injuries as a result of the boats sinking, but three of the five boats were towed to shore, while the other two currently remain at the bottom of the lake. Portland shooting suspect killed during arrest Last Thursday, Portland officers shot and killed Michael Forest Reinoehl in an arrest attempt at his apartment, according to The New York Times. Reinoehl was the prime suspect of the shooting of a right-wing activist at a pro-Trump rally on Aug. 29. Initial reports of the arrest claim that Reinoehl produced a firearm and threatened the lives of law enforcement officers. As the officers went in to apprehend Reinoehl, gunfire ensued. Lieutenant Brady of the Portland Police said that they are unable to confirm if Reinoehl fired any shots. Reinoehl received the arrest warrant quickly after he had admitted on camera to the recent shooting. Unemployment rate falls According to the Associated Press, U.S. unemployment dropped from 10.2% in August to 8.4% as of early September. It is estimated that half of the 22 million jobs that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been recovered. Based on evidence from the past year, economists believe that unemployment rates will continue to be sluggish and uneven, and based on the rate from August to September, economists predict that the unemployment rate will be as low as nearly 7% by early November. Father of the “99%” dies Last Thursday, David Graeber, an author, activist and anthropologist, died at the age of 59, according to CNN. Graeber was known for being a leading figure of the Occupy Wall Street movement and other “anti-capitalist” movements. Graeber started getting involved in alter-globalization movements, social movements that support global cooperation, in the early 2000s, where he was credited as the creator of the phrase: “We are the 99%.” While it has since been confirmed that Graeber did not create the phrase, he did have a heavy hand in its popularization.