Ten Things: Did You Know...?
Native news nuggets picked from the press.
- President Donald Trump has dramatically scaled back two public outdoor parks, or national monuments in Utah. The policy is likely to provoke lawsuits from Native American tribes and environmental groups.
- Depeche Mode, Van Morrison, Kasabian and Liam Gallagher will headline next year's Isle of Wight Festival as it celebrates its 50th anniversary, organisers have announced.
- Sir Elton John says he is "in shock" after the death of his mother, Sheila Farebrother, just months after their reconciliation.
- According to research firm Horizons, macaroni and cheese was five and a half times more likely to appear on restaurant menus in the 12 months to February 2016 than in 2010.
- Children can be jailed with their mothers in Afghanistan.
- British police raised concerns that the head of a Roman Catholic boarding school in North Yorkshire tried to "control" a child sex abuse investigation, an inquiry has heard.
- Police in London are searching for two men after a teenager was attacked on a Tube train and forced to apologise for being gay.
- HBO's Emmy winning TV show Insecure has been praised for its portrayal of the black experience. It follows two early 30s black women navigating their lives in Los Angeles - covering the big issues of feminism, race and the stereotypes people of colour are forced into.
- The Pence rule was named after Vice-President Mike Pence, who doesn't ever meet alone or have dinner alone with female colleagues in order to avoid any perception of impropriety.
- This year's Love Island UK winners Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies have split after four months together. Kem and Amber shouldn't be too upset though, as their relationship lasted longer than some other famous couples. Taylor Swift and Harry Styles managed two months of dating back in 2012, whilst Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid broke up after four months in 2015.












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