Some Nine Things You Need To Know About Today

These are some headline-worthy things you should know today:

1. Ambassador Patrick Gaspard said that United States was unaware of the talks regarding the South African hostage. There are reports about the release of Pierre Korkie, an aid worker who died in a US raid on al-Qaida militants in Yemen together with an American hostage Luke Somers.

2. Berkley's streets now on its second night of violence. The demonstrations have turned violent again as protestors hit officers with objects and assault each other while the police try to disperse them with smoke and tear gas.

3. Debates regarding New York's grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who was responsible for the killing of Eric Garner in New York. Some believes that special prosecutors are needed to investigate on the case rather than local district attorneys.

4. Panamanians could be affected by exported pollution. There is a strong possibility that the residents of the islands could be uprooted due to the rising sea levels. This is said to be due to the carbon pollution brought by global warming.

5. There are now 21 casualties reported in the Philippines, however, it Hagupit has now weakened and downgraded into a tropical storm. Manila and other provinces are expecting high winds and continuous rainfall as the tropical storm lands south of the capital.

6. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in US for a tour. First thing in their itinerary would be Prince William's Oval Office meeting with President Obama while his wife, Kate takes a tour in a child development center in New York.

7. US now uncover the federal law enforcement profiling ban due to the recent killings in the country. This policy was welcomed by the civil rights advocates, however, they are still disappointed that the security screening in airports and border checkpoint would be excluded in the said policy.

8. Several people at a hotel in Chicago was sickened by a chlorine gas forcing the "Furry Convention" by sending 6-foot-tall rabbits, foxes, and dragons from "Furfest" to the refuge of a dog show across the street.

9. New Delhi now bans Uber after a driver of a taxi-booking was accused of a passenger who happened to be a woman of rape.