Top 5 Things You Should Know Today (09-19-19)

 

Arrests made at GM plant in Spring Hill as strike continues

Sheriff’s officials arrested protesters at the General Motors plant in Spring Hill as the United Automobile Workers strike continues. Nearly 50,000 workers nationwide went on strike at midnight Monday after contract negotiations broke down between GM and the UAW. On Wednesday, the Maury County Sheriff’s office arrested several people on site. The three-day strike has already started to affect production in other countries. GM has placed about 1,200 workers on temporary layoff at a Canadian factory that makes pickup trucks.


TRUMP NAMES NEW NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

Donald Trump has chosen Robert O’Brien to replace John Bolton as National Security Advisor, who  resigned or was fired last week. Robert O’Brien is a State Department official who worked as the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs. Trump announced his selection in a tweet saying, “I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O’Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, as our new National Security Advisor. I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!”


Two Nashville teens arrested in connection to shooting that left one dead, one injured

Metro Police charged two Nashville teens that left one man dead and a woman injured. Police responded to a shooting callyesterday in the 100 – block of Gallatin Pike N. 18-year-old Josue Mojica and a 16-year-old male went to the parking lot with the intentions of robbing Eric Jauregui. The two charged were planning on robbing Jauregui of his marijuana and gun. Jauregui was rushed to Skyline Medical Center where he later died. The two teens have been charged with criminal homicide.


Three arrested for beating homeless man to death in June

Three Murfreesboro men have been arrested on a second-degree murder indictment after fatally punching and kicking a 30-year-old man in June. 20-year-olds Briston Reed, Christopher Lawless and Austin Peralta punched and kicked Nicolas Christian on June 22 near 2nd Avenue and Commerce Street in downtown Nashville. Police say Christian was a homeless man. All three have a court hearing set for Sept. 25.


MTSU student arrested for having AR-15 on campus

Police say a MTSU student was arrested after a social media video showed an AR-15 on campus. According to the student run newspaper, , Shady Mankariou was arrested  for possession of a weapon on campus. Police say a Snapchat video had been sent to Middle Tennessee Police Department showing two men driving  near the Student Union with an AR-15 in the lap of the passenger. During the investigation police were able to determine the AR-15 belonged Mankarious who was arrested and charged. A second student, who was in the video was not charged.

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MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS

MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS

Montell Jordan has revealed that the prostate cancer that he recovered from has now returned. Jordan has already had his prostate removed and said even though it was removed, he still needs to go back and have treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer. He called the situation ‘alarming’, but is also…

TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY

TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY

Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…

MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES

MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES

Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…

DIDDY WANTS OUT OF JAIL BEFORE SENTENCING

DIDDY WANTS OUT OF JAIL BEFORE SENTENCING

Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…