Daily Show Prep: Monday, March 7
Study: Indiana Is The Epicenter For Black Homicides – Matt Vespa
The Hoosier State may have some prominent sports franchises and the Indy 500, but it also has been declared as the state with the highest rate of black homicides. Of course, the gun control movement was quick to blame weak gun laws (via KPNX):
Murder Capital Of The US – States With the Most Murders – WorldAtlas.com
It is common knowledge that murder rates in major cities in the United States have been on a decline over the past few years. In California, for instance, 1,699 people were killed in 2014. Though that figure is still high, it indicated a drop of 3% in comparison to the previous year’s figure.
Which Is the Most Dangerous State? An Interactive Map | Rolling Stone
MOST DANGEROUS STATE?
Zero correlation between state homicide rate and state gun laws – The Washington Post
The correlation between the homicide rate and Brady score in all 51 jurisdictions is +.032 (on a scale of -1 to +1), which means that states with more gun restrictions on average have very slightly higher homicide rates, though the tendency is so small as to be essentially zero. (If you omit the fatal gun accident rates, then the correlation would be +.065, which would make the more gun-restricting states look slightly worse; but again, the correlation would be small enough to be essentially zero, given all the other possible sources of variation.)
Scuba Diver Miraculously Survives Horror Ride Through Nuclear Plant Intake Pipe – Yahoo News
A South Florida scuba diver was taken on a terrifying ride through a nuclear power plant’s intake pipe that he feared would end in his watery death.
“Excuse me! I’m talking!” he shouted at the former secretary of state.
What Bernie Sanders still doesn’t get about interrupting Hillary Clinton https://t.co/ZMlljDua7N
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) March 7, 2016
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders received a strong reaction on Twitter Sunday night after being asked during the CNN Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, to cite his “racial blindspots.”
Most Poor People in America Are White – The Root
According to Census figures in 2013, 18.9 million whites are poor. That’s 8 million more poor white people than poor black people, and more than 5 million more than those who identify as Latino. A majority of those benefiting from programs like food stamps and Medicaid are white, too.
A 16-year-old South Carolina student has been arrested for allegedly stealing and distributing naked photos of his former teacher.
RealClearPolitics – Election 2016 – Michigan Republican Presidential Primary
March 8 (59 Delegates)
Latest Delegate Count For Presidential Candidates | The Daily Caller
On Saturday and Sunday four states and one territory held presidential primary contests. Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Bernie Sanders notched big wins, yet Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton still remain the respective frontrunners of their parties.
Lil Wayne Did Something Amazing With Military Personnel At The Airport
So Lil Wayne came through IND today. At the same time he was due to depart, there was a military C130 arriving. It parked next to the Gulfstream he was on, and about 30 men in uniform crossed the ramp into the lobby. After they walked in front of the G-550, Lil Wayne apparently told his pilots he wanted off. They shut down their engines, and he and his boys got off their plane, came into the lobby, and shook every one of the service men’s hands. There was no press and no one to show off for…just a seemingly genuine act of respect. I know a lot of controversy surrounds him but, today, I was impressed.