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#SanBernardino
Social media remained intensely focused on yesterday’s shootings in San Bernardino, California. Fourteen people died and 21 more were injured. It marked the deadliest mass shooting in three years in the United States.
On Twitter the hashtag #SanBernardino reflected the divide in America on gun laws. News reports Thursday said that all four guns used by the two shooters were purchased legally.
Police chief: The guns appear to have been legally purchased: https://t.co/oWzYWcg2Bo
— 10News (@10News) December 3, 2015
That hashtag also contained thousands of messages asking for prayers for the victims. Some of those messages came from conservative U.S. politicians who support gun rights.
We all are thinking about what happened in California today. Please keep the victims & their families in your prayers.
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 2, 2015
The New York Daily News ran a controversial cover Thursday morning. It read “God Isn’t Fixing This.” It implied that the politicians sending prayers on social media need to do more than pray to prevent mass shootings.
This has been on the cover far too often. https://t.co/kpSUXcAiOA pic.twitter.com/BrHzTr5zsU
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 3, 2015
The cover sparked intense debate on social media.
Does this offend you?
— Araksya Karapetyan (@Araksya) December 3, 2015
Today's front cover of New York's Daily News - what do you think of is headline "God Isn't... https://t.co/bDmcqxifxY
New York Daily News' cover is gutsy. I just wish that it would make a difference.
— Tim Chilling 👻 (@timjschilling) December 3, 2015
Loretta Lynch and FIFA
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch trended worldwide on Twitter Thursday, following the announcement that 16 other FIFA members were being charged with corruption.
Among them include the president of the South American confederation, the head of FIFA’s North and Central American and Caribbean governing body, and a former Brazilian FIFA federation head.
Lynch spoke to the media Thursday about the latest charges. Quotes from her speech spread on social media. Many applauded her intensity and determination in the corruption investigation.
Too late for #LorettaLynch to get into the presidential race?
— Kyle Martino (@kylemartino) December 3, 2015
"The betrayal of trust set forth here is outrageous," Lynch said. "The scale of corruption alleged herein is unconscionable."
Loretta Lynch makes us proud to be an American. #GetEm #FIFA
— The American Outlaws (@AmericanOutlaws) December 3, 2015
Fourteen other men connected to FIFA were charged in May.
And that's What's Trending Today.
I'm Ashley Thompson.
Words in This Story
controversial - adj. relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument
imply - v. to express (something) in an indirect way
spark - v. to cause (something) to start or happen
outrageous - adj. very bad or wrong in a way that causes anger : too bad to be accepted or allowed
unconscionable - adj. extremely bad, unfair, or wrong
