Morning Links for Nov. 11 2013

Morning Links for Nov. 11 2013

Consider this your primer for today’s water cooler conversations. The strongest storm to ever make landfall hit the Philippines last Friday. The devastation is only now starting to become apparent. Act 10 will go in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the second time today. However, this ruling will be based on the merits of the law itself rather than whether it was passed properly. (It was.) New details about the Renisha McBride case, the 19-year-old who was shot to death by a homeowner in a Detroit suburb, continues to come out.  The homeowner’s lawyer now says evidence will…

Consider this your primer for today’s water cooler conversations.

  • The strongest storm to ever make landfall hit the Philippines last Friday. The devastation is only now starting to become apparent.
  • Act 10 will go in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the second time today. However, this ruling will be based on the merits of the law itself rather than whether it was passed properly. (It was.)
  • New details about the Renisha McBride case, the 19-year-old who was shot to death by a homeowner in a Detroit suburb, continues to come out.  The homeowner’s lawyer now says evidence will prove the shooting was “justified.”
  • A shooting happened early this morning at the Downtown Transit Center. Police shot and killed the suspect.

Abby Callard was an assistant editor at Milwaukee Magazine from 2012-2014. Her journalistic pursuits have seen her covering the Hispanic community in mid-Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., art and culture for Smithsonian magazine, the social enterprise space in India and health care in Chicago. Abby has a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.