Global Media Week 9 Class 1

The No Kings network, a coalition of progressive groups, organized over 2,600 protest events across nearly every U.S. state to oppose Trump’s policies.

The Louvre Museum in Paris shut its doors after thieves stole historic jewels in a bold daylight robbery that took place just a few hundred meters from the Mona Lisa.

The case examines whether Louisiana lawmakers violated the Constitution when they adopted a new electoral map in 2024, creating the state’s second majority-Black district. If the justices determine that lawmakers cannot consider race when drawing districts, the consequences for the country’s political balance could be sweeping.

It’s a 100 percent tariff on all Chinese imports. Tensions escalated after the Chinese government proposed a new requirement for foreign governments, including the United States, to seek licenses from Beijing to trade products containing trace amounts of Chinese rare earth minerals. That would affect a variety of things, from cars to computer chips.

It’s One America News, the conservative cable network. The new rules raise the prospect of punishment — including revocation of credentials — for simply requesting information on matters of public interest, a stark departure from the previous guidelines the Pentagon required journalists to sign to.

It’s Madagascar. The military has taken over and suspended the Constitution after weeks of deadly protests calling for the removal of the president, who appears to have left the country.

It’s D’Angelo, whose innovative soul music melded ’70s seduction with the beats and urgency of hip-hop. His song “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” pushed “Voodoo” to the top of the charts, but its video gave the reserved songwriter an unwanted reputation as a sex symbol that pushed him out of the public eye for years, until his return with “Black Messiah” in 2014.

All of those airports, among others, are refusing to play the video, citing airport policy, state law and/or the Hatch Act.

Some fans are outraged by the price of World Cup tickets. For example: Many seats for the first U.S. game will cost over $2,700 — WAY more than the priciest ticket for the final in Qatar in 2022.