Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
The calendar is about to turn from February to March and spring is just three weeks away, but that didn’t stop Mother Nature from having her way with Ontario today. Much of the province was battered by a late winter storm, which came with plenty of snow. Schools have been closed, roads are treacherous and some areas are even expecting more than a foot of the white stuff.
I have seriously never seen snowflakes this big in the city. #ottcity #winterwonderland #snowfalkes #snowstorm #mountainmemories pic.twitter.com/2jiOlamTYk
— Lu Korte (@homewithlu) February 27, 2020
Two years ago, a Tesla was involved in a fiery and fatal crash on Hwy 101 in Mountain View, California. The inquiry found that Walter Huang, who died in the crash, had the car on autopilot and didn’t take any corrective actions to prevent the incident from happening. In fact, investigators believe he was playing a video game on his phone when it happened.
#BREAKING Driver of a Tesla SUV who died two years ago in a fiery crash on Hwy 101 in Mountain View was playing video games, NTSB says. Officials suspect the vehicle was on autopilot. https://t.co/hR7Avh3lux
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) February 25, 2020
The MLS is celebrating its 25th season this year and as a special treat, the league got Hans Zimmer to compose its new anthem. The world-famous composer’s work was unveiled on Wednesday and it truly is something to behold. The epic anthem has MLS fans very excited for the start of the season this weekend.
𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦: 𝗢𝗡 🔊
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) February 26, 2020
We’re excited to share our new official anthem composed by world-renowned musician @HansZimmer. pic.twitter.com/7AWQTCNrqA
President Trump’s re-election campaign put out a press release on Wednesday, which announced that they had filed a libel suit against the New York Times. It claims the paper falsely stated that Trump’s campaign had an overarching deal with Vladimir Putin’s oligarchy during the 2016 presidential campaign cycle.
President Trump's re-election campaign says it has filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times, accusing the newspaper of intentionally publishing a false story last year related to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election https://t.co/ABdiSrfxMt pic.twitter.com/sSKhgIdOjr
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 26, 2020
If you’re going to Disneyland, Disney World or on a Disney cruise line in the near future, you’ll have the option to eat plant-based meat. Disney has struck a deal with Impossible Foods to add the product to its menus in the form of a cheeseburger mac and cheese, a burger with guac and pepper jack cheese and a meatball submarine.
Disney and Impossible Foods, which makes plant-based meat designed to look and taste like the real thing, have struck a deal that makes Impossible the "preferred" plant-based burger of Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disney Cruise Line. https://t.co/I6Yeadds0Z
— CNN Business (@CNNBusiness) February 25, 2020
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