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Happy #GivingTuesday! Developed in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations foundation, Giving Tuesday is a global day (the first Tuesday in December) dedicated to giving back in the midst of the heavily commercialized holiday season. However, another December day is rapidly gaining popularity as a day of service: Christmas. For American Jews,…
Missed the headlines in the midst of Halloween weekend festivities? That’s okay, we’ve compiled some of the weekend’s hottest headlines for today’s Trending News Monday. One World Trade Center After years of construction, One World Trade Center finally opened its doors to tenants this morning, officially marking the beginning of a new era of business life…
This weekend’s headlines hint that Halloween must be approaching, because some of the news is absolutely horrifying. From scary clowns terrorizing a California town to the most recent photo hack, check out two of the creepiest stories trending on social media. Clowning Around In Wasco, California, clowns–the ones with the painted faces, red noses, wacky wigs and…
Well if Samsung was worried about the iPhone 6, they had just cause. This Trending News Monday, we’re telling you why. The iPhone 6 is bigger, indeed. In the first three days of the new iPhone release, Apple sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 pluses–breaking the Apple record. Last year, the tech giant sold…
Fifty-one years have passed since the historical March on Washington, but Americans everywhere still know Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.” But how…
The world has seen a lot of bad recently with the riots the have ensued from the Michael Brown/Ferguson shooting and ISIS executing American journalist James Foley, but it has also witnessed a lot of good in terms of the viral natural of the Ice Bucket Challenge and the country rallying behind Jackie Robinson West in…
One nonprofit’s campaign has taken over the Internet, and if you’re on social media, chances are you’ve witnessed the phenomenon that is the Ice Bucket Challenge. This Trending News Monday, we’re highlighting some of the aspects of the campaign raising awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, that are lesser known as well as…
“While I’ll never, ever understand how he could be loved so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay, there’s minor comfort in knowing our grief and loss, in some small way, is shared with millions.” — Zelda Williams Monday, the world lost a great light, Robin Williams. Anyone on social media this…
The epic music festival known as Lollapalooza came and went this weekend, and the concert dominated the news in Chicago from surprise guest performances and appearances, alleged police brutality and damages left to Grant Park. This Trending News Monday, let’s take a look at some of the headlines from Chicago’s biggest weekend. Eminem Surprises Chicago with Rihanna…
Whether it’s the polar vortex gracing its presence over the great lakes, surging storms wreaking havoc on the coasts, daunting droughts in the Pacific Southwest or twisters leaving a destructive path in the Midwest, the weather has sure provided a lot of fodder for news publications this year. And this week, the weather has made…
Today, the Internet erupted with reactions from the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby 5-4 decision. Yesterday, however, pride was the word over the weekend. While cities such as Chicago and Seattle were hosting pride parades, members of the LGBT community were reacting to other stories that made national news. This Trending News Monday, in honor of…
From the pitch to the pen, the top three stories circulating on social media this weekend either involved soccer or the slammer… or both, and we’ve collected them all here for today’s Trending News Monday. News from the Pitch: Dramatic USA-Portugal Match The USMNT had a chance to solidify USA’s spot in the second stage…