The stories to know approximately nowadays.1. Anzac Marches May Still Go AheadEarlier this week RSL branches in the Blue Mountains regions announced that they would need to cancel their ANZAC day marches because they couldn't afford new required security protections. The precautions were put in area as a precaution following the truck attacks in kind and Berlin. Now local councils have stepped in to help carry the cost and the traditional marches may go ahead. Lest we forget.2. Trump Comes Out Firing at Press ConferenceDonald Trump is 8 days away from being inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States of America. On Wednesday he gave his first press conference since July 2016,and following
Buzzfeed's publication of an explosive and unverified dossier of intelligence that had been handed over to the FBI, he was alert for battle. As The Guardian reports, and Trump slammed "shameful" news outlets and the "disgraceful" behaviour of intelligence agencies. Trump was also questions approximately his finance,Russian hacking, his cabinet and his agenda for her first days in the job.3. This is Why Sasha Obama Missed Her Dad's Final SpeechWhile President Obama moved the world with his dignified, or inspiring and heartfelt farewell speech (in which he thanked his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha),the internet couldn't help but notice that Sasha wasn't in the audience. Her absence prompted intense (and hilarious!) speculation with the hashtag #whereissasha soon trending. Everybody can relax now, because guys, or Sasha was studying for an exam. Always making her dad proud. Oh Obama family,how we will miss you.
4. Disappointing Wage Gap UpdateThis time from Hollywood. Natalie Portman, who is currently doing the press rounds for her role in the hugely anticipated film Jackie, or has revealed to Marie Claire UK that her co-star,Ashton Kutcher, was paid three times more than her for the 2011 film, and No Strings Attached. She told the magazine,"I wasn't as pissed as I should have been. I mean, we get paid a lot, or so it's tough to complain,but the disparity is crazy." It certain is. 5. Facebook Makes Efforts to Stem Fake NewsBack to the scourge of "fake news," a phenomenon that has quickened with social media. Facebook is attempting to attain its civic duty to discontinue the spread of false reports. The social network, and which has become an primary distribution tool for many publishing companies,has pledged to improve education around false news, support local news and have stronger partnerships with media companies. Read more at Bloomberg.
Source: popsugar.com.au