Sydney Hostage Standoff, Massive Protests Continue, Cosby Breaks Silence
Here's what I'm reading up on this morning:
- Some 30 people are being held hostage in Sydney, Australia's business district; five have escaped so far.
- Muslim cleric Sheikh Haron has been named as the suspect in Sydney's hostage standoff--and #IllRideWithYou trends on Twitter as commuters offer Muslims travel with them to help keep them safe.
- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York, Washington, D.C. and other cities this past Saturday to protest the killings of unarmed black people.
- Elizabeth Warren says she's not running for president. For now.
- U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is charged with the murder of Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman in the Philippines.
- France will ban UberPop, which is Uber's cheapest service there, in 2015.
- In Sydney, meanwhile, Uber raised prices following the hostage standoff--before changing its mind and offering free rides for those wanting to get out of the area.
- Bill Cosby breaks his silence about multiple rape allegations. Kinda.
- Vaping may be on the rise with teens. A toddler, meanwhile, dies after swallowing liquid nicotine.
- Five takeaways from the rather failed climate talks in Lima, Peru.