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Top 10 News Headlines of the Week
This week was an eventful week with lots of happenings. Adam Levine, the leading singer of Maroon5, had sugar thrown in his face and these 10 people made it to the top charts of newsmakers.
10. Disneyland Injury
A little boy was injured when he was assaulted by Pluto at Disneyland. The boy’s mother says that theme park officials tried to keep the incident hush hush but TMZ got a hold of the story and went crazy. It happened last Thursday in Toontown, when 8-year-old Ethan walked up to Pluto to give him a hug. The Plutonic cast member obliged, but when you watch the video in slow motion it appears he punches Ethan’s back. The boy begins to cry, saying that he is in pain.
9. Omar Khadr
Former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, who was serving a prison sentence in Canada for murdering an American soldier and terrorism, will be released on bail, while his appeal on conviction will ensue. Justice Myra Bielby ruled that Khadr — who pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder, providing material support for terrorism, spying and conspiracy — can be released because, she said, “there was no clear evidence there would be irreparable harm if he was released.” Khadr was the first person since World War II to be prosecuted in a military commission for war crimes committed while still a minor.
8. Britney Spears Game
Britney Spears will be getting her own dedicated mobile game that will be released 2016. The game will be created, Glu Mobile, by the creators of a Kim Kardashian title that turned over $43m in its first three months. Glu Mobile Inc signed a five-year licensing term with Spears, with the possibility of a three-year extension. The game will feature the voice, likeness, and ‘creative influence’ of Spears and will permit players to interact with Britney and experience the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry.
7. Dave Goldberg’s Death
Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey and the husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, died on May 1, 2015 while exercising at the gym at a resort in Mexico. Before his death, Goldberg was serving on the board of directors at FilmTrack, Graham Holdings Co. and the non-profit New Schools Venture fund. He was a Harvard University graduate.
6. Confession on Facebook
Randy Janzen, a father from British Columbia, had admitted on his Facebook page to killing his daughter, then wife, then sister before committing suicide. Neighbors told news sources that they heard gunshots and then a loud bang, and that the house went up in flames. The motive for the murders was migraines Janzen’s daughter was suffering from. He killed his wife so she won’t have to suffer the hurt of losing a child. He killed his sister days later so that she won’t have to suffer the shame.
5. Vince Li Transfer
Vince Li, who beheaded a fellow passenger aboard a Greyhound bus in 2008, has been granted more freedoms and could eventually be moved into a community group home. A decision by the Manitoba Criminal Code Review Board says Vince Li must remain in the Selkirk Mental Health Centre or at the psychiatric centre at a Winnipeg hospital. He is also being allowed unsupervised visits to the Manitoba capital as long as he has a cellphone with him. The board is also allowing the possibility of Li living in a group home.
4. Ping An Financial Centre
Sneaking in at night with GoPro cameras and absolutely no safety gear, Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov waited for daylight before cracking a combination lock to access the roof. The pair then scaled a crane to the top of the tower and took the highest selfie in China atop the Ping An Finance Centre .
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