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✘ this news ep5🏚 Welcome to ✨this news✨ hosted by teen journalist Malick Mercier (@ClassyMalick)! this news is not President Trump-focused, and is instead led by the people on the frontlines of the headlines. this news is a social show created for young people seeking information on issues + current event updates on IGTV, the home of long-form vertical video. this news is built on Instagram by the Instagram community. this news will always feature kind news. a. 🏚Youth homelessness is a serious issue impacting young people in America. There are some 36,000 homeless youth under the age of 25 in the US according to the DOH. We visit @SoxPlace -- a youth drop-in center in Denver, CO. b. 💧The midwest has experienced wild flooding. At least three people died and they're not out of the woods yet. c. ✊It's been one year since young people called BS and executed the #MarchForOurLives. Marcher @Alxesey gives us his thoughts on the anniversary. d. 📝@UofDenver joins 1,000+ SAT/ACT optional schools. This will become effective for students entering for Fall 2020. e. 🏚We return to #youthhomelessness by visiting the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) housed inside @UnitedWayDenver and meeting with Mikah Wagner who helps provide context on the issue. Thank you so much for watching all👏🏾this👏🏾news👏🏾! Like + follow for more of #thisnews!

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Shout out to this episode's guest announcers from #TEAMHYPE @netsteamhype!
Shout out to my awesome photog today Christopher Genao @jetbluecapt25!

On today's episode we touch on #thisnews:
✈️ @JetBlue renews their partnership with the @BrooklynNets as the team's official airline. To celebrate, "BK Blue" was born -- a plane that pays homage to the team and New York City's largest borough. JetBlue Airways is New York's HomeTown Airline.
🚌Alyssa Shepard's pickup truck struck four kids killing three of them as they attempt to board their school bus in Rochester, IN. The school bus had its stop sign out and flashing lights on but Shepard says she didn't see that it was a school bus. UPDATE: That school bus stop will be moved following this fatal incident. - Migrant Caravan and US Troops
📮 Midterm Elections // Immigration // Texas // Beto O’ Rourke vs. Ted Cruz
✨ Eight year-old Maurice Adams asked his mom to get out the car so he could help an old lady he spotted struggling to get up the stairs. It’s this week’s “this news is kind.”

Thank you for watching all👏🏾this👏🏾news👏🏾! See you back here next week!

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On today's episode of this news we touch on
- Florence, SC Police Shooting
- Hurricane Florence Updates - Midterm Elections
- Shattering the Silence marking one-year after the Las Vegas Shooting
- Mackenzie Mauller (@mackenzie_mauller), a nineteen year old who's kind act touched a soul + went viral

If you would like to donate to Officer Terrence Carraway's Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/terrencecarrawaymemorial 

Thank you for watching all👏🏾this👏🏾news👏🏾! See you back here next week!

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On today's episode we touch on this news
⛈ Hurricane Michael (Thank you to @mylesdickey@farrahbrown@aceatthebeach@slimblondie_duvo, and @toushaebird -- our rockstar guest announcer-- for being our eyes and ears on the ground via Instagram Stories.)
🚀 Soyuz MS-10 Launch Abort (Creds: @NASA) - Climate Youth Activists Sue Washington State 📮 Midterm Elections // Climate Change
📱 Charlie (@ninjacharlie.cl) and Hannah (@queen.hannahl) Lucas, co-creators of the @notokapp which teens are using to let friends and family know they’re not okay. It’s this week’s “this news is kind.” To donate to the non-profit and learn more about the app visit notokapp.com 
If you would like to donate to victims of Hurricane Michael:

OneBlood -- Donate blood: https://www.oneblood.org/ 
Salvation Army -- https://salvationarmynorth.org/2018/10/the-salvation-army-responds-to-hurricane-michael/ 

Thank you for watching all👏🏾this👏🏾news👏🏾! See you back here next week!