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From local happenings to national topics and global events, here is the news worth knowing from the week of April 29, 2024. 

Local 

Wright State Facilities Operations to replace cooling towers

On Wednesday, May 1, Wright State Facilities Operations announced two cooling towers will be replaced starting on May 6, according to a campus-wide email. 

The following buildings will experience warmer-than-normal temperatures: Biological Sciences 1 and 2, Hamilton Hall, Health Science, Joshi Research Center, Medical Sciences, Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building, Student Success Center and Student Union. 

National 

Mystik Dan wins Kentucky Derby

On Saturday, May 4, Mystik Dan and his jockey, Brian Hernandez Jr., won the 150th Kentucky Derby, according to the Associated Press. Hernandez and Dan held off Sierra Leone and Forever Young by a nose in a three-horse photo finish. 

“You know, it’s horse racing, it’s not jockey racing,” Hernandez said in an interview. “Just about any jockey out there, if they have the right horse, they can get them to the winner’s circle.”

Global 

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operations

On Sunday, May 5, Israel ordered local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera news network to close, escalating a long-running feud between the network and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government, according to the Associated Press. 

The order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment and blocking its website, is believed to be the first time Israel has ever closed down a foreign news outlet. The network has reported the Israeli-Hamas war nonstop since Oct. 7 and has maintained 24-hour coverage in the Gaza Strip.