1 Ethiopian Airlines Crash: There’s A Link To Earlier Crash
Bad news for Boeing as investigators say they've found evidence that may links last week's deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 with an October crash in Indonesia. The same model plane was involved in both fatal crashes that killed nearly 350 people. Experts found that the Ethiopian aircraft's horizontal stabilizers were found locked in the upward position by a device called a jackscrew. That would have forced the plane's nose downward. Why is this find so important? The device can be triggered by an automatic system that's also the focus of the investigation into the Lion Air crash in Indonesia. The system is designed to prevent the aircraft from stalling. Meanwhile, the international grounding of the Max 8.
2 Police Update Christchurch Shootings
After a frenzied few days, police in New Zealand say they are certain that there was only one gunman behind last week's deadly mosque attacks. Yes, there were multiple arrests, and there’s a good reason. Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the fact they believe only one person carried out the attacks, doesn't mean that there weren't others who supported him. As we told you before, a 28-year-old from Australian was arrested and charged for the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday – along with three others. s At least 50 people were killed in the shootings and dozens more hurt. Commissioner Bush said the investigation into the shootings is the largest ever undertaken by authorities in the country. Meanwhile, New Zealand's prime minister says gun laws in the country are set to change following the attacks. Jacinda Ardern has announced that the cabinet has made “in-principle decisions” about changes and that those reforms will be announced within ten days.
3 Trump Takes Heat For New Zealand Comments
In the aftermath of the terror attack on two New Zealand mosques, President Trump doesn't see a rise in white nationalism in the world. Pressed by reporters at the White House, Trump said he sees the issue as a "small group of people with serious problems.” While he allowed at the time that he had not seen the manifesto the admitted New Zealand shooter left behind, he also hasn’t updated his stance since. In the missive, the suspect meticulously outlined the racially motivated reasons for the shootings in Christchurch. As such, the missive is full of white supremacist rantings about immigration and white identity. And it should be noted that President Trump condemned the attack as “horrific” and also said it “was a horrible, disgraceful act.” The deadly shooting spree killed 50 people at last check with dozens more injured. People have criticized Trump for not condemning white nationalism strongly enough. As for suggestions that rhetoric used by the President has any connection to what happened? His supporters say it's "absurd." Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney tells “Fox News Sunday” that the President is not a white supremacist and that people should take the deadly attack for what it is: "a terrible evil tragic act."