Obamacare, Coachella and more Debuts weekly news recap - Debut

Obamacare, Coachella and more Debuts weekly news recap - Debut 1. Obamacare is almost definitely going to be repealed Prez Barack Obama hasnt even stepped out the door of the White House yet, but there have already been attempts at reversing his legacy. VP elect Mike Pence has met with fellow Republicans this week to figure out how to quickly and effectively repeal the Affordable Care Act, more famously known as Obamacare. Since 2010, the law has made it easier and cheaper for Americans to obtain health insurance. Criticism of Obamacare include the deep losses incurred by insurance providers and some fear the government now has too much control over its citizens. Its no secret that the GOP has tried to trip Obamacare up since its enactment. However, with the imminent inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, this reality seems inevitable. The Act will  not be easy to repeal despite Pence stating that repealing Obamacare will be the first order of business. Currently, over 20 million people are signed up to insurance through the Act. Finding a replacement is going to be a doozy. In the final days of his presidential run, Obama has been lobbying Democratic lawmakers up on Capitol Hill in order to protect the Act. Come on guys, give the guy a break. He barely has any time left in office. 2. Washington Post makes highly ironic  mistake on their cover is this some kind of record for largest typo pic.twitter.com/kOZ9UIp0Ig â€" Sam Thielman (@samthielman) January 5, 2017 Shakin. Our. Damn. Heads. The Washington Post Express recently published an issue highlighting the very important Womens March on Washington happening next week. The only problem? Theyve only gone and used the male symbol instead of the female symbol. Lets rewind. The traditional symbol for women so happens to be  ?. If you look at the cover above, what youre seeing is the male symbol,  ?. Highlighting a march dedicated to championing  womens rights.   Facebook users on Washington Post Expresss page did not mince words, commenting on the blunder with an impressive amount of righteous fury. The publication has since issued an apology and an alternative cover, seen below: This is how the cover should have looked. We apologize for the mistake. pic.twitter.com/MKKOkHPV8T â€" Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017 Many have expressed that this mistake probably wouldnt have happened if they had more women in the newsroom. But thats a whole other can o worms.  ?? 3. BBCs Sherlock creator Mark Gatiss at war of words with Shortlist writer Is Sherlock worse for too much action? Gatiss sends his verse reaction (this is delicious) https://t.co/zSZFoWw4vw pic.twitter.com/5R44q4ZigF â€" Alex Needham (@alexneedham74) January 4, 2017 Occasionally, a news story pops out and makes you question the fabric of reality. This is an example of one of those stories. Journalist Ralph Jones penned a piece for The Guardian  lamenting the slow transformation of BBCs Sherlock into yet another James Bond clone. No big deal everybody has their own opinion, after all. Rather than letting the review slide, however, Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss decided to respond. How, you ask? The usual digital beef will involve a passive aggressive tweet or two perhaps a ??  emoji or two. Mark Gatiss decided to eschew the norm and sent a  poem titled To an undiscerning critic to the Guardians Letters page. ?????? The exchange has gone viral, prompting coverage by BBC News, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times.  We reached out to Jones for comment: Right now, as we speak, literally now, I am working on a poem in response to Mark Gatiss delightful correspondence. Let it be known that this will be the beginning of a lengthy and protracted battle of words which will eventually kill both of us as we hurl rhymes at each other over the top of a waterfall. You can take a look at Ralph Jones poem in response here, as published on Shortlist. (If anyone cracks the code, @ us on Twitter.) 4. Freezing nights prompt Mayor of London to set up emergency homeless shelters Sadiq Khan opens emergency homeless shelters as temperatures drop https://t.co/5bKkRers9O pic.twitter.com/WVy20BG0Jt â€" Evening Standard (@standardnews) January 5, 2017 You may have noticed its gotten more than a little bit nippy out there. Plummeting temperatures have resulted in black ice, frost,  and now pose a threat to the most vulnerable: rough sleepers. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has taken action by opening emergency cold weather shelters for Londons homeless. Urging his Twitter followers to stay vigilant, he has asked for the public to report sightings of rough sleepers to homeless charity Sleeplink. The season of giving may be over for now, but do keep an eye out. Heres the link for Streetlink once more for good measure   we urge you to make a donation if you can. 5. The most productive countries in the world have been revealed The new year will inevitably force us to reevaluate our working habits in an attempt to improve, develop and grow. However, the secret to being more productive may actually be working less? Our full report  dives into this in more detail, but we can share this: Luxembourg, the worlds most productive country, has an average work week of 29 hours. Pretty baffling? We think so. Read More:  The most productive country in the worlds secret to efficiency 6.  Glimmer of hope for the gender pay gap reveals good news for millennial women The gender pay gap is a sad, persistent reality for many women worldwide, but there may be some good news. A report by the Resolution Foundation  has revealed that the gender pay gap for millennial women (defined as born between 1981 and 2000) has halved to 5%. In contrast, women in previous generations experience a larger pay gap: 16% among baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1965) and 9% among those born between 1966 and 1980. Dont go celebrating just yet, however. Sam Smethers, the chief executive of the Fawcett Society commented on the findings, saying Its misleading to think weve cracked it for young women. The proportion of women in the workforce with degrees overtook the number men of male graduates in the mid-90s, so if anything the pay gap should be much smaller, she said. The reality is we have the best educated female labour force we have ever had. But their potential is being wasted and it isn’t translating into pay equality. Le sigh. Back to the drawing board then. 7. Owner of music festival Coachella slammed for support of anti-LGBT groups Awkward. The Coachella line-up for 2017 is particularly lit this year, but if youve somehow managed to score tickets, you might want to rethink your purchase. The festivals owner, Philip Anschutz, has reportedly contributed over $200,000 to anti-LGBTQ groups between 2010 and 2013 through the Anschutz Family Foundation. This may not come as a complete surprise to some seeing as Anschutz was named an Enemy for Equality by the Freedom For All Americans organisation. Well, its a good thing Coachella tickets are impossible to get  anyway.   8. Students claim the governments National Student Survey is a ploy to raise fees even further Were calling for it, @ucu are calling for it. Now its time for YOU to boycott the NSS too: https://t.co/OlVCwzVBRs #TEFOff #NSSBoycott pic.twitter.com/R7ejDAfyRm â€" NUS UK (@nusuk) December 14, 2016 If youve been at uni a while, chances are youv been prompted by your  university to fill in the National Student Survey (NSS) at some point during the year. The yearly survey asks current students to rank their overall university experience, and is seen as a pivotal marketing opportunity for universities. (The better your ranking, the more attractive you look to prospective students after all.) However, Sorana Vieru, vice president of higher education at the National Union of Students (NUS) alleges that the survey will be used by institutions to inform plans to increase the £9,000 annual fees in line with inflation. How? Apparently data pooled from the 2016, 2017 and 2018 surveys will be used to rank universities gold, silver and bronze. Gold and silver ranked universities can add 100% of inflation, whilst bronze can add 50%. Seeing as universities are getting more expensive by the minute, we think this is pretty shady if this happens to be true. 20 university unions have agreed to boycott the NSS survey so far, with others agreeing not to promote the Trojan horse. 9. Bernie Sanders brought a huge print out of a Donald Trump tweet to a debate on health care ICYMI: @BernieSanders brought receipts to the Senate floor on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/HoUBUgsoeH â€" NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 5, 2017 Anyone out there still Feelin the Bern? This news will definitely put a smile on your face. Remember all that kerfluffle about Obamacare? On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders stood up to defend the Republican plan to repeal it during a debate. He passionately stated, “You don’t destroy a house, without having another house in which people to live.  You don’t throw throw 30 million people off of health care without having a plan to provide health care to those people. Perhaps more importantly, he brought a GIGANTIC board of a tweet President-elect Donald Trump wrote during his campaign. We all know what happens on the Internet when you do something like that: pic.twitter.com/Rla32WxJV7 â€" Four Pins (@Four_Pins) January 4, 2017 pic.twitter.com/0cEv9Coljj â€" L.A.S (@SartoriallyInc) January 4, 2017 bernie continues to speak truth to power pic.twitter.com/dpLQx8nBzr â€" David Mack (@davidmackau) January 4, 2017 10. This dog is making the Internet cry happy tears THIS LIL CUTIE WAS POSING FOR HIS OWNER IN FRONT OF THE HACHIKO STATUE IM IN TEARS pic.twitter.com/wy3oKao6ZS â€" Pita (@pitathecrackers) January 3, 2017 We cant even. Look at this dog. LOOK AT IT. This lovable pup was caught posing for its owner in front of the statue of Hachiko in Shibuya, Tokyo. To make things even more aww-worthy, the Hachiko statue was actually built in honour of Japans most loyal dog, adopted by Professor Hidesaburo Ueno in 1924. A toast to good doggos, all over the world. Happy weekend, everybody! 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