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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Taal Volcano, south of Manila, has sent a huge plume of ash into the sky and experts believe that a hazardous eruption is imminent. As a result, thousands have been evacuated and officials have closed schools, government offices and even Manila’s international airport.
Serious situation here with Level 4 and a ‘hazardous eruption’ imminent of #Taal volcano. Everyone be safe- stay indoors. Let’s prepare the worst and how the best. pic.twitter.com/MtxbNra0Mo
— Kristin Dadey (@KristinDadey) January 12, 2020
BREAKING: Steam driven eruptions point toward “a hazardous explosive eruption” of the Taal Volcano, located about 40 miles south of Manila, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in an advisory Sunday, recommending a total evacuation
📷: @alaymagno pic.twitter.com/slpoBPQ65e— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) January 12, 2020
The nominations for the 2020 Oscars have been released. The nine movies up for Best Picture are Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Marriage Story, 1917, Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood and Parasite.
Congratulations to the Best Picture nominees! #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/Wqgdoe62Gs
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 13, 2020
It was another busy weekend of football and we’re down to four teams left in the NFL playoffs. In the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers will host the Green Bay Packers next weekend. In the AFC, it’s the surprising Tennessee Titans against the Kansas City Chiefs. Also, the NCAA’s national championship game is tonight with LSU set to take on Clemson.
We're on to Championship Sunday! #NFLPlayoffs #WeReady pic.twitter.com/VzbjYXrvxv
— NFL (@NFL) January 13, 2020
Following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s announcement about their future last week, a UK newspaper released a report that Harry feels like he was bullied out of the Royal Family by Prince William. Today, both brothers came out to say they were deeply unhappy that it was even being suggested and dismissed the report as untrue.
Prince William and Prince Harry say 'potentially harmful' newspaper story is false https://t.co/PjOMb2hrI6
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 13, 2020
If you didn’t know who the CEO of Maple Leaf Foods is, there’s a good chance you learned his name this weekend. It’s Michael McCain and he took to Twitter on Sunday to rip into the American government for their role in the downing of PS752. The wife and son of a Maple Leaf Foods employee were among the 176 killed.
The story of the tweet. #cdnpoli #MichaelMcCain https://t.co/ZE3lMdUIuk
— Seán O’Shea (@ConsumerSOS) January 13, 2020
Liam Hemsworth (30), Patrick Dempsey (54), Orlando Bloom (43), Connor McDavid (23), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (59), Andrew Yang (45)