promoearn: Syracuse and Starbucks star in a week of tapes and race debates

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Syracuse and Starbucks star in a week of tapes and race debates

In this Wednesday, April 18, 2018 photo, Rashon Nelson,

Explicit vs. implicit

Syracuse University's Theta Tau fraternity allegedly posted videos in which a person recites an "oath" to hate minority groups, using slurs for African Americans, Jews and Spanish-speaking people. Students protested, and the frat was suspended. It's not even the first race-related video to make national headlines this week. The two black men shown being removed by police from a Starbucks in Philadelphia spoke out Thursday for the first time. "It's not just a black people thing. This is a people thing," Rashon Nelson said, calling for change along with Donte Robinson. Starbucks will close its U.S. stores for racial bias training on May 29. Our readers have debated when a store can ask someone to leave, with some saying the men should've "bought something or just left" and others saying "no white person would be arrested" for such behavior. Videos like these call attention to America's racial divide. Just on Thursday, LA Fitness confirmed that three employees were fired for racial profiling.

WWYD: Constitutional crisis edition

Have you thought about what you'd do if President Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in the Russia investigation? The Pittsburgh police have. Major crimes detectives were told to carry riot gear starting Thursday after the police commander wrote: "There is a belief that President Trump will soon move to fire Special Prosecutor Mueller" and large protests are expected. Pittsburgh officials said they don't have insider info. Maybe they're going from Trump's comments Wednesday when he wouldn't say whether he'd ever fire Mueller or Rosenstein. "They're still here," he said, repeating his claim that the probe is a " hoax." On Thursday Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said his committee will vote next week on a bill to protect Mueller from being fired, despite opposition from Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

Time's 'Most Influential' shows a youth movement

Of those named to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people, 45 of them are under age 40. Among the youngest: 17-year-old Olympic champion Chloe Kim and the survivors of the Parkland, Fla., shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The list also boasts a record 45 women, including activist Tarana Burke, who founded Me Too, and human rights activist Nice Nailantei Leng'ete, who has worked to end female genital mutilation in Kenya. As Time Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal puts it: "Influence increasingly knows no single ZIP code and no minimum age."

By the end of today, you will have wasted 1 pound of food

Americans throw away a lot of food — 150,000 tons a day, according to research released this week. Why is this bad? Aside from "there are starving people in [insert place here]," here's what that wasted food represents:

•	30 million acres of land
•	4.2 trillion gallons of irrigation water
•	1.8 billion pounds of nitrogen-based fertilizer

The biggest culprits when it comes to throwing away food are healthy eaters, researchers found. So hurry up and make that kale sitting in your refrigerator!

The weekend is so close you can taste it

We've nearly made it to the weekend, everyone. Here are some ways to make it an entertaining one:

•	The Amy Schumer rom-com I Feel Pretty is in theaters. And it offers a pretty strong message on confidence.
•	The playoffs roll on in the NBA and NHL.
•	Video game maker Nintendo is selling cardboard. Seriously. It's available Friday.