November 28th- December 4th

Brazilian soccer team perishes in plane crash

Last Monday, an airplane carrying the Chapecoense Brazilian soccer club and other passengers. The chartered jet was carrying passengers to Medellin, Columbia when it crashed five miles from the nearest airport. It killed over 70 people and only 6 survived, 3 of which were players on the soccer team. The crash was due to the plane lacking fuel, which is an extremely rare occurrence. On Wednesday, the Chapeco community gathered at the time their team should have been playing in the Copa Sudamericana Final to remember their fallen players.

For more information: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/30/americas/colombia-plane-crash-investigation-fuel/index.html

Trump promises to ‘remove’ himself from businesses

President Donald Trump announced on Twitter a “major news conference” on December 15th to discuss plans to leave Trump Organization. He says his children, whom he will most likely put in charge of the company, will be present at the news conference. The president-elect owns or has a position in over 500 separate companies. That includes 150 that have done business in 25 different foreign countries, such as Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

For more information: http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/30/news/companies/donald-trump-conflicts-press-conference/index.html

James Mattis for Secretary of Defense

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate retired Marine General James Mattis as his secretary of defense. He announced his decision Thursday in Cincinnati at the beginning of his post-election tour. Mattis, who is 66, would join a Trump national security system that includes retired Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn as national security advisor and Representative Mike Pompey as CIA director.

For more information: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/politics/james-mattis-trump-secretary-of-defense/index.html

Starbucks CEO to step down

Howard Schultz, the visionary leader of Starbucks, will be stepping down next year as CEO. Starbucks says Schultz isn’t going away completely. On April 3rd, he will become the executive chairman where he will mostly focus on innovation, the company’s premium offerings, and social impact. Schultz joined Starbucks in 1982 as director of retail operations, and he assisted in turning the company into a retail powerhouse and an iconic American symbol.

For more information: http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/01/investing/starbucks-howard-schultz-resigns/index.html

Fidel Castro’s ashes carried across Cuba

Cuba’s former dictator’s ashes were carried Wednesday from the capitol, Havana. It was the start of a journey that reverses the route Castro took across the island in 1959. Hundreds of thousands of people had packed into Havana’s Revolution Square the previous evening to remember and honor Castro, who passed away Friday at 90 years old. His ashes will arrive in Santiago de Cuba on Saturday, the birthplace of Castro’s revolution.

For more information: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/30/americas/cuba-fidel-castro-ashes-funeral/index.html