Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
A recent United Nations report says that more than 800,000 people have been displaced in Syria since December, with around 60% of them estimated to be children. In the last three days alone, more than 140,000 people have been displaced. The matter has been made worse by freezing temperatures and overcrowding in camps, which has resulted in many fatalities.
From bad to worse.
- UN @OCHA_Syria says 832,000 people have been displaced in #Idlib since Dec 1.
Hostilities haven't even reached #Idlib city yet - this crisis is hard to fathom & only set to worsen. There are 500,000 alone in #Idlib city... pic.twitter.com/84HNWcfrq4— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) February 13, 2020
The Houston Astros finally addressed the sign-stealing scandal that resulted in their GM and manager being fired, among other punishments. The team’s owner said that he doesn’t believe the cheating impacted the game and that they would have won the World Series either way. Lackluster apologies from the team’s top players left much to be desired as well.
"Our opinion is that this didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 13, 2020
"I didn't say it didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane 55 seconds later pic.twitter.com/MnpPeeTUPL
Banksy is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a brand new piece of art in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, England. The piece features a black and white stencil of a girl holding a catapult, as well as a paint splat made of roses and plastic flowers. It’s not Banksy’s first job in Bristol, but the Barton Hill area is very excited over the mural.
Stranger Things ended season three with a cliffhanger, but fans didn’t have to wait for season four to arrive to get some answers. The hit Netflix show dropped its first season four teaser today and it shows Hopper slaving away in some sort of Russian camp.
From Russia with love… pic.twitter.com/ZWEMgy63Et
— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) February 14, 2020
The NHL announce this morning that Zack Kassian would have an in-person hearing after an incident in a game last night. Kassian was tangled up with a teammate and Tampa defenseman Erik Cernak when he tried to kick the Lightning player. Although it looked like he mostly missed, the act is certainly deserving of a multiple-game suspension.
Here is the full video of Zack Kassian kicking Erik Cernak after taking him down to the ice. Exactly one month (1/13/20) after his two game suspension on Tkachuk @NHLPlayerSafety pic.twitter.com/jBR4IRWK85
— NHL Player Safety Mod (@NHLSafetyMod) February 14, 2020
Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)
Freddie Highmore (28), Angel Di Maria (32), Michael Bloomberg (78), Simon Pegg (50), Rob Thomas (48)
