News Summary For Thursday, March 12
Here are your quick links and summaries to today’s important news stories.
What is going on with Tibet? Recently, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, has announced that he may chose not to reincarnate. This would make him the 14th and last Dalai Lama. Read more on The New York Times:
China’s Tensions with the Dalai Lama Spill Into the Afterlife
Utah passed a bill to set up an official registry of white collar criminals. The registry is expected to work like the registries for convicted sex offenders: It shows pictures of the felons when their names are entered. Check out this article from The Guardian:
Utah creates white-collar crime registry to protect ‘trusting’ Mormon population
Meanwhile, the chief of police in Ferguson has stepped down. This article from BBC explains why:
The damning report that made Ferguson’s police chief quit
Also in Ferguson, two officers were shot during a protest. Both seem to be on the road to a full recovery. Learn more from the New York Times:
