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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
1. Victims of Borderline shooting identified
All 12 innocent souls that lost their lives during the United States’ latest mass shooting have been identified. The victims range in age from 18 to 54-years-old and one of them was even a survivor of last October’s mass shooting a country music festival in Las Vegas. His mom made a tearful plea for gun control on Thursday.
“I hope to God no one sends me anymore prayers. I want gun control. No more guns!” - mother of shooting victim Telemachus Orfanos. She says he survived the #LasVegasShooting but did not survive the #ThousandOaksMassacre. @ABC7 @ABCNewsLive pic.twitter.com/UMqTY1RATK
— Veronica Miracle (@ABC7Veronica) November 8, 2018
2. Suspect dead following knife attack in Melbourne
In Melbourne, where there’s gun control, a man reportedly set his car on fire before attacking people with a knife. Police confirmed that the 31-year-old suspect was shot by authorities and has since died in hospital. One other person died and two others were injured from stab wounds.
#UPDATE: Hundreds of police are on-scene on Bourke Street in Melbourne’s CBD after reports of a ‘serious incident’. #9News https://t.co/6BobibX3bH pic.twitter.com/0z7Y6Jcjfy
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) November 9, 2018
3. Joe Thornton plays his 1,500th NHL game
Before last night, only 18 players in NHL history had played 1,500 games in the league. Joe Thornton is now the 19th, suiting up for the milestone game in a 4-3 San Jose Sharks loss to the Dallas Stars. Surprisingly, Thornton is the first-ever first-overall draft pick to accomplish the feat! He had one assist in the game.
Joe Thornton is playing in his 1,500th game tonight against the Stars.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 9, 2018
In doing so, he will have played the most games among players selected No. 1 overall in the NHL Draft (since 1963). pic.twitter.com/023R4flPc6
4. Scotland is the first country to introduce compulsory LGBTQ education
The Scottish Government made a historic announcement on Thursday. Scotland is the first country in world history to have a compulsory LGBTQ inclusive education in the national curriculum. The announcement comes after three years of campaigning from the Time for Inclusive Education Campaign, who calls it a monumental victory.
Deputy First Minister @JohnSwinney has just announced that Scotland will become the first country in the world to have #LGBTI inclusive education embedded in the curriculum. #EducateToLiberate 🏳️🌈
— Scottish Government (@scotgov) November 8, 2018
Learn more ➡️https://t.co/zzQC5tNVDo pic.twitter.com/JO7VEkgj5J
5. A wildfire is ripping through Northern California
Wildfires may be a distant memories for British Columbians as the cold weather and even snow moves in to some areas. That’s not the case for Californians, however, and a now 20,000 acre wildfire is wreaking havoc in the northern part of the state. Evacuations are well underway and many houses and other structures have been lost already.
#CampFire now on both sides of Highway 99 north of Durham-Pentz Road pic.twitter.com/xxwyZ5JJJC
— Andria Borba (@AndriaKPIX) November 9, 2018
Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)
Lou Ferrigno (67), Eric Dane (46), French Montana (34), Chris Jericho (48), MNEK (24), Robert David Hall (71)
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