January 27, 2020
January 27th is the 27th day of the year. There are 339 days remaining until the end of the year.
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were killed in a tragic helicopter crash outside of L.A. yesterday morning, along with seven other people. Kobe was 41. Kobe and Gianna were traveling in Kobe’s private helicopter from their home in Orange County to Thousand Oaks, which is just north of L.A. They were headed to Kobe’s Mamba Sports Academy, where Gianna had a basketball game.
Kobe is survived by his wife, Vanessa, and three other daughters.
The investigation is still ongoing, but the weather may have been a factor. It was extremely foggy at the time of the crash.
At the start of the Raptors/Spurs game, both teams let the 24-second shot clock run out to honour number 24, Kobe Bryant.
The Spurs and Raptors both took 24-second violations to start their game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/FtT9N0uvDW
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 26, 2020
The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario is planning a one-day strike for the Lambton Kent District School Board on Thursday.
The strike will go ahead if the union is unable to reach a collective agreement with the province.
The City of Las Vegas has officially changed its slogan.
For years visitors have come to know that, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” That campaign was started back in 2002 and is now getting an update to, “What happens here, only happens here.”
The city celebrated on the Las Vegas Strip with events at various locations and marquees to showcase the new slogan last night.
There’s a bill in the Vermont House of Representatives right now that would let people use emojis on their license plates.
They would be the first U.S. state to allow them if the bill passes.
Vermont’s plan would let people choose from six emojis for their plates, but they didn’t say which ones would make the list.
Last year, Queensland, Australia became the first place in the world to allow emojis on license plates. The five emojis they allowed are: The “laugh out loud” face, the “wink” face, the “sunglasses” face, “heart eyes,” and the “smile” emoji.
As of right now there are no plans to allow emojis on Canadian license plates.
The Python Bowl has wrapped up in the Florida Everglades.
Snake hunters flocked to South Florida where Mike Kimmel won the grand prize for capturing eight snakes. He won an all-terrain vehicle. Tom Rahill won $4,000 for catching the biggest python at 12 feet, 7 inches.
Eighty Burmese pythons were caught in total, designed to raise awareness about the invasive species decimating the Everglades. Wildlife officials estimate the population may exceed 100,000. The big serpents have been devouring native mammal and bird populations.
Eighty Burmese pythons were caught during Miami’s 10-day Super Bowl hunt, designed to raise awareness about the invasive species decimating the Everglades. https://t.co/oa7J6KC96a
— ABC News (@ABC) January 26, 2020
