NEW YORK TIMES
TikTok Fueled Travel Crazes, What Happens Now?
While TikTok is not a platform that we use today, we are still interested in how the TikTok ban rollercoaster will play out. This article specifically discusses the effect that TikTok has had on travel and what could happen as the use and accessibility of the platform changes. While it has inspired travel and promoted some lesser known boutique restaurants or attractions, the loss of the application could reduce the overcrowding that a viral location has drawn over the last few years.
CNN
A long-awaited ceasefire has finally begun in Gaza. Here’s what we know
The ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel is finally been signed and hostages, prisoners, and detainees are being freed. The war is not over as negotiations to extend the deal have not yet started, major on-the-ground rebuilding and humanitarian efforts are just starting in Palestine, and Israeli hostages are still being held inside Gaza.
BBC
Colombian drug gang violence kills 60 people
Unfortunately, the peace treaty between the ELN and Farc, two guerrilla groups in Colombia, has fallen apart and death tolls and kidnappings have risen in Catatumbo, Colombia as a result. All of this is over controlling drug trade routes through the country. This set back comes after a revolutionary peace agreement was reached in 2016.
LA TIMES
The California Wildfire
We continue to track the devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires. We are thinking of the emergency workers, those who have lost their homes and businesses, those who have been displaced, and those who have unfortunately died. The fire is far from over and recovery efforts are just beginning. All news sources have continued to follow the developments of the fire but we prefer to look towards local news sources for on-the-ground coverage.
