The Monday Catchup

World leaders march in Paris, via mashable.com

Good morning folks! Here’s what you missed during your last weekend of break:

The lead story: In Paris, and across France, a combined 3.7 million people marched in anti-terrorism rallies on Sunday. The rallies come after the attacks by Islamic extremists on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. Many world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joined the marchers in Paris.

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The Monday Catchup

Good morning! Here’s what you missed over the weekend:

The lead story: One of the largest climate change rallies ever occurred over the weekend as protesters, including many celebrities, took to the streets in New York City. Over 400,000 people were in attendance to protest in favour of decreasing carbon emissions, just days before world leaders are set to discuss the issue of climate change at the U.N. Despite the size of the protest and the presence of celebrities and politicians ranging from Leonardo DiCaprio to Al Gore, the protest got a single mention on the Sunday morning news shows.

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