Many protest
over Turner’s
jail time
Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner
is scheduled for release from jail in California on
Friday after serving three months of a six-month
sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious
woman. The case drew national attention after the
woman's wrenching victim-impact statement went
viral. The brevity of Turner's sentence triggered
outrage against the judge and controversy over
how the justice system treats sexual assault
survivors. Many who are upset are expected to hold
a rally outside of the jail where4 Turner is being
held and released. While Turner's jail sentence will
be finished, he must still complete three years of
probation period as a sex offender when he returns
to Ohio (where he is from). He will enter a sex
offender management program for at least one year
or as long as three.
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Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem before
Thursday's preseason NFL game and pledged to continue his protest over
police brutality and racism in the US. The sixth-year 49ers quarterback
said he opted to kneel rather than remaining seated as he did last week
"to show more respect for men and women who fight for the country.” He
was joined by his teammate, safety Eric Reid, who knelt beside the
quarterback before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and San
Diego Chargers. Kaepernick said he would continue to take a knee in
future games. "As far as how long this goes, I'm not sure," he said in a
post-game news conference. "I want to be able to affect change and I
think there are a lot of other people who do as well.”
Millions of honeybees lie dead after being sprayed with an insecticide
targeting Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Carolina. One co-owner of
Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply in Summerville, South Carolina, said she
lost 46 beehives -- more than 3 million bees -- in mere minutes after the
spraying began. She is going to have to destroy the hives, the honey, and
equipment because it is all contaminated. It's a situation that could be
repeated across the country as cases of Zika continue to rise and local
mosquito control districts struggle to protect their residents and ease local
fears.
Scientists have discovered in Greenland the oldest physical evidence of life
on earth -- fossils that date back 3.7 billion years. If confirmed, the fossils
are 220 million years older than any previously found, providing tangible
evidence of ancient living organisms that offer potential clues about
similar life on Mars.