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Show 14 | MyWeberMedia.com | July 23, 2019 DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEWS? 1 a. Representatives Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. According to The New York Times, Trump told these four Congresswomen to go back to their home countries if they were unhappy with the current politics of the United States. Three of the four Representatives were born in the United States. Only Ilhan Omar was not born in the United States; she migrated here as a Somali refugee. July 23. QUIZ ANSWERS FROM PAGE 2 4. c. Life in prison and $12.6 billion in forfeiture. “El Chapo” Guzmán was sentenced to life in prison on July 17. In addition to the life sentence, Judge Brian M. Cogan order Guzmán to pay $12.6 billion in forfeiture. Guzmán has already begun preparing an appeal, according to The New York Times. 5. a. Eugene Scalia. Trump announced on July 18 that Eugene Scalia would be his new Secretary of Labor after Alex Acosta stepped down from the post. Eugene Scalia is the son of former Supreme Court Justice. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com 2. c. Leaked pages of crude messages. Hundreds of pages of a private chat on the messaging app Telegram were leaked on July 20. These pages revealed crude and inappropriate exchanges between Rosselló and his some of his aides, according to The Washington Post. The leak came just after several federal corruption arrests and other policy frustrations. Rosselló stated July 21 that he will not step down but is not running for reelection. 3. c. John Paul Stevens. On July 16, Stevens died of a stroke at the age of 99. Stevens was the third longest-serving justice and retired in 2010, according to The Washington Post. His funeral was held on July 22 at the Great Hall of the Supreme Court. The private funeral will be held THE SIGNPOST TEAM Tribune News Service July 15, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks at a press conference and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) listen. Four Democratic progressive Congresswomen make a statement during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol about President Trump’s remarks telling them to ‘go back’ to their home countries which they deemed blatantly racist attacks. Editor-in-Chief Tori Waltz waltzvictoria@gmail.com Chief Copy Editor Sierra Hawkins sierrahawkins@weber.edu A&E | Diversity Editor Danya Gil danyagil@weber.edu Managing Editor Nic Muranaka nicholasmuranaka@mail.weber.edu News Editor Jennifer Greenlee jennifergreenlee@mail.weber.edu Asst. A&E | Diversity Editor Landin Griffith williamgriffith@mail.weber.edu Graphics Editor Aubree Eckhardt aubreeeckhardt@mail.weber.edu Asst. News Editor | S & T Ashlynd Greenwood ashlynd25@gmail.com Webmaster Nate Beach nathanbeach@mail.weber.edu Asst. Graphics Editor Monika Clarke monikaclarke@mail.weber.edu Sports Editor Brandon May brandonmay1@mail.weber.edu Social Media Manager Benita Karo benitakaro@gmail.com Photo Editor Isabella Torres isabellatorres@mail.weber.edu Asst. Sports Editor Raymond Lucas raymondlucas@mail.weber.edu Adviser Jean Norman jeannorman@weber.edu Ad Manager KC Sanders kcsanders@weber.edu The Signpost is a student publication, written, edited and drafted by Weber State University students. Student fees fund the printing of this publication. Opinions or positions voiced are not necessarily endorsed by the university. The Signpost reserves the right to edit for reasons of space and libel and to refuse to print any letters. Letters should be submitted online to thesignpost@weber.edu and read letter to the Editor in the subject box. Letters should not exceed 350 words. |