Annika's Current Events Blog

Recently a couple in New Jersey started a GoFundMe for a homeless man, except that this wasn’t for a good cause like it seemed. This whole thing had started on a lie and proceeded to be completely fake. Kate McClure made up a story about how Mr. Bobbitt gave her his last twenty dollars for gas. She said she “wanted to give back” and made a GoFundMe for him which raised $402,706. Apparently, all of the money was spent. Over $100,000 was being used for Casino play, but only 20,000 was actually spent on casino play. In March the couple exchanged texts about how they only had $10,000 dollars left. After a couple of months, Mr. Bobbitt sued the couple claiming they kept it for themselves. The couple and homeless man are now being charged with conspiracy and theft. I know things like this don’t happen very often but when it does it's very disappointing. In this case, Mr. Bobbitt was an actual homeless man and the couple set this up for themselves. Knowing that some people just pulled ...

Recently a bridge connecting Macau and Hong Kong was finished. It spans a long 34 miles making it the worlds longest sea bridge.  The bridge ended up costing more than a whopping $20 billion. It started 9 years ago, but it ended up going way over budget and they had to delay it for two years, but finally, it was finished this year. The structure required more than 400,000 tons of steel. The sea bridge is raised enough so ships can pass underneath. They made it so there was easier access in the area and hopefully have it lead to potential growth. I think this bridge could really change and improve some things. With Macau, and Hong Kong connected more people would be willing to travel because of the cheaper cost and easy access. More people could populate in the land and bring growth to improve the areas. Some say the bridge was to help China more politically than economically by bonding Macau and Hong Kong more. Luckily the 34-mile bridge still leaves access for boats so they c...

In Detroit, Michigan water with high levels of lead and copper is being used in schools. Some schools have stopped having water at their school. Water fountains have been replaced with water coolers. Parents are outraged and disappointed that this has been pushed off. They want the problem to be addressed. A test had been done by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that children under six had a higher percentage of lead in their blood in Detroit -- almost nine percent, above the statewide average of four percent. Some are saying that this is becoming a lot like the Flint incident which started in 2014. Officials and water quality experts say that the problem might just be of aging pipes. They say they’re decades old. Something very similar to this happened only a couple of years ago in Flint. The lead levels in the water were very high and exposed over 100,000 residents. If this exact problem has happened in the same state and only a few years later why hasn’t it bee...