Week of April 27th-May 1st
Chipotle for no GMOs, even though they’re really not that bad for you.
Every other weekend, MDO staff picks articles of interest to share with our readership. These articles range from serious political issues to updates on celebrity life and everything in between. We hope you enjoy these further readings!
Sports
- Last night during the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox baseball game, there was a bench clearing scuffle. After CWS outfielder Adam Eaton hit a grounder back to KC pitcher Yordano Ventura, Ventura and Eaton exchanged words while the ball was thrown to first base. This led to both benches and bullpens pouring onto the field, which ended in numerous players being ejected from both sides after punches were thrown. To read more and watch the video of the scuffle, check out the link below.
Science
- After years of development and research, Britain has developed its first legally-approved HIV self-testing kit. After being released for sale online on Monday, the kit can determine results within 15 minutes, with a 99.7% accuracy rate.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/instant-self-test-hiv-kit-sale-britain-102232593.html#DZc9kqw
World News
- The Israeli military attacked areas between Israel and Syria on Sunday night through a series of airstrikes, targeting a group of militants who were allegedly attempting to plant a bomb somewhere on the Israeli border.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/26/
- A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, the death toll has now risen above 3,000
Arts and Entertainment
- For all those on a prom diet…
https://www.yahoo.com/health/eat-this-not-that-for-abs-116563236548.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma
- Comedian Cecily Strong slated at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, making funny and poignant commentary on race relations and congressional gridlock.
- Did we even care that they were in the first place? Chipotle and other restaurants have started taking changing their menus to exclude GMO foods.
- Google has been following its trending fashion searches and you might be glad to know that as skinny jeans and string bikinis decline in popularity, jogger pants and tulle skirts increase.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/
- Vampire squirrels lurk deep within the jungles of Borneo. Fluffy, fluffy vampire squirrels.