Voting site crash leads to extension of Florida registration deadline
On Monday, Oct. 5, the Florida voter registration website crashed due to receiving more than a million requests per hour. Governor Ron DeSantis resolved conflicts by extending the voter registration deadline until 7 p.m. on Tuesday. With that, there are concerns about these technological issues. DeSantis told The New York Times, “You can have the best site in the world… sometimes there’s hiccups on it.”
Mixed emotions due to new NYC shutdown
With a new surge in COVID-19 cases, New York officials swiftly put a new lockdown into effect in certain areas of NYC on Thursday, Oct. 8. The recent restrictions have affected various schools, churches and businesses. This caused mixed emotions and concerns among residents, as many parents are upset in neighborhoods like Brooklyn, NY, because schools are now shut down again after only recently having opened. These new and sudden lockdown measures are also causing violence in the streets as, according to The New York Times, people were lighting masks on fire to prove the extent of their anger.
President Trump’s first public appearance since COVID-19 hospitalization
On Saturday, Oct. 10, President Trump made a brief appearance in front of hundreds of supporters who stood around the White House. According to The New York Times, Trump appeared in front of the crowd with confidence and said, “I’m feeling great, I don’t know about you.” He expressed gratitude for the prayers and love his supporters have given him and Melania Trump while they were hospitalized at Walter Reed Hospital due to their positive COVID-19 diagnosis.
Lakers win NBA championship
The Los Angeles Lakers took victory in game six of the NBA Finals on Sunday, Oct. 6. The Lakers beat the Miami Heat with a final score of 106-93. This is now the seventeenth NBA championship the Lakers have won. This win is particularly special because the last time the Lakers had been in the NBA Finals was in 2010 when Kobe Bryant won his fifth and final NBA title. Bryant died in January in a helicopter crash; the team has dedicated this win to him.
