Wednesday’s Morning Buzz: Florida legislature rejects assault weapons ban, All eyes on women’s bobsled, and more

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The top stories for February 21, 2018 include the Florida state legislature rejecting an assault weapons ban as survivors of a deadly high school shooting looked on and a historic day for the Winter Olympics with Nigeria and Jamaica competing in the women’s bobsled race.

Florida Legislature Rejects Assault Weapons Ban

Legislators in Florida rejected an assault weapons ban as survivors of the Parkland high school shooting sat stunned in the state capitol’s gallery. The shooter in that deadly scenario used an assault weapon to kill 17 people in a matter of minutes. The vote in the Republican heavy state legislature was 36-71.”It seemed almost heartless how they immediately pushed the button to say no,” said one student to CNN.
-CNN

Nigeria and Jamaica’s Bobsled Teams Gear Up for Today’s Competition

All eyes are on the women’s bobsled competition for the Winter Olympics today. The talented and charming members of the Nigerian and Jamaican bobsled teams face off today with the other countries to see who takes home the gold. Both teams have become media darlings as they represent their respective countries on the international stage.
-Olympic Games

Jill Scott is Doing Fine After Her ‘Fun Night’

Grammy Award winning singer Jill Scott took to social media to let fans know that she is doing just fine. She offered up her well being status the day after she posted an interesting video where she appeared to be intoxicated while recounting her night’s adventures. In her follow-up post, the singer assured her fans that it was just a fun night that got a little too fun and there’s no need to worry.
-theGrio

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Offers Flight to Wakanda

Need to book a flight to Wakanda? Atlanta has you covered. Offering flights to mythical places is not new to airlines. Numerous airports offer trips to the Northpole around Christmas time for eager children. But now, adults can indulge in the magic as they imagine a flight to the wonderous world of Wakanda, the setting for Ryan Coogler’s record-breaking Marvel film Black Panther. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport shared a photo on it’s Twitter account of departure flight for the African land with no colonizers.
-theGrio

Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o Continue Their Public Flirtation

Bae Michael B. Jordan is breaking some hearts after a flirtatious tweet with Black Panther’s Lupita Nyong’o that seemed to indicate the two were a little more than co-stars. “@Lupita_Nyongo Bring them chocolate cakes back,” he wrote Feb. 19. “You ready for round 2? #YouKnowYouWantThis.” Nyong’o fired back with her own “come hither” verbiage, but Jordan also made sure to set the record straight that the two are just co-workers, not lovers.
-theGrio