We’re inundated by news stories every day and with a 24/7 news cycle, it’s nearly impossible to keep up. But thanks to GlobalGrind’s Think Tank, you’ll be quickly in the know, and then good to go.
From what’s going on in the Capitol to what’s happening oversees, we have it all.
Today we see that Matt Damon goes H.A.M. on a TV reporter defending teachers, while 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak sits in a jail cell waiting trial.
Hero of the Day
Who: Matt Damon
What Happened: Matt Damon had some strong words at a Save Our Schools march in Washington, D.C.
Following his keynote address, Damon took offense to a reporter who contended that, as opposed to the environment faced by teachers in a tenure system, the lack of job security in acting functions as an incentive for hard work. Take a look at what went down.
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GlobalGrind’s Global Mind
Where: Egypt
What Happened: An ailing, 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak, lying ashen-faced on a hospital bed inside a metal defendants cage with his two sons standing protectively beside him in white prison uniforms, pleaded innocent to charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters at the start of his historic trial on Wednesday.
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Numbers Game
Number: 20 Million
Where: Uganda
What Happened: Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda’s Karamoja region, the team said Tuesday.
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Better than Fiction
Character: Peacock
Plot Line: A peacock is on the loose in New York City after escaping from the Central Park Zoo today.
The brightly plumaged bird broke free from its enclosure around 9 a.m. this morning before wandering towards the city’s Upper East Side.
The zoo, which has already had two other high profile escapees, including a pea hen and a cobra, says the peacock poses no danger to anyone.
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Shame On You
Who: Edward T. Bachner
Where: Chicago
What Happened: Edward T. Bachner, 38, pleaded guilty Tuesday for posing as a doctor to buy a deadly neurotoxin that comes from sources including puffer fish, which he intended “to use as a weapon,” according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Bachner was apparently scheming to kill his own wife with the poison.
Bachner was arrested in 2008 following an investigation spearheaded by the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force that culminated with special agents in biohazard suits raiding his Lake in the Hills home.
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Inside the Capitol
Where: Chicago
Who: Governor Pat Quinn
What Happened: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a law that makes it easier for the children of immigrants ― legal or illegal ― to pay for college.
The Illinois DREAM Act, which passed the state Senate by a wide margin in May, creates a nine-person commission and a “DREAM Fund,” a privately funded account to hold donations for grants and scholarships.
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This Day In History
Year: 1949
What Happened: On this day in 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).
