Huffington Magazine Issue 72 | Page 8

Enter FROM TOP: KENA BETANCUR/GETTY IMAGES; AP PHOTO/STEVE HELBER; HECTOR AMEZCUA/SACRAMENTO BEE/MCT 2 3 4 POINTERS HUFFINGTON 10.27.13 LET THE WEDDINGS BEGIN Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, gay couples were allowed to start getting married in New Jersey, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker opened City Hall to officiate marriages. The state Supreme Court upheld a ruling last Friday to recognize same-sex marriages starting Oct. 21. “The state has advanced a number of arguments, but none of them overcome this reality: Same-sex couples who cannot marry are not treated equally under the law today,” said Chief Justice Stuart Rabner. Gov. Chris Christie dropped the state’s legal challenge to gay marriages on Monday. YOU’RE FIRED The Associated Press has fired three journalists involved in an erroneous story that said Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe lied to a federal official who was investigating a fraud case. Veteran reporter Bob Lewis and editors Dena Potter and Norman Gomlak were all let go. The News Media Guild, which represents two of the fired employees, “has filed a grievance demanding their immediate reinstatement,” said guild administrator Kevin Keane. ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING A student at a middle school in Nevada killed a math teacher and wounded two 12-yearold male students on Monday before killing himself. The teacher, who was a military veteran, had been trying to protect students from the shooter. “In my estimation, he is a hero,” said Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson. Of the shooter, Robinson said, “It’s too early to say whether he was targeting people or going on an indiscriminate shooting spree.”