In Other News: McDonald’s April Fools’ Day joke about new burger angers customers; Columbine students want images of their deaths publicized if they’re victims of gun violence

Published 5:14 pm Monday, April 1, 2019

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Columbine students want images of their deaths publicized if they’re victims of gun violence

A group of students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, have started a gun violence prevention campaign. Called #MyLastShot, the student-led campaign calls for citizens to put a sticker on their ID or cellphone that asks for photos of their body to publicized in the event they are victims of gun violence. The sticker reads: “In the event that I die from gun violence, please publicize the photo of my death.” Nearly 20 years after the deadly shooting at the school that took the lives of 13 people, today’s students at Columbine High School have started the campaign to turn the tide in the psychology of gun violence. — CBS News

Senate Democrats to introduce constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College

Leading Democratic senators were expected to introduce a constitutional amendment on Tuesday to abolish the Electoral College, adding momentum to a long-shot idea that has been gaining steam among 2020 presidential candidates. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, planned to introduce the measure, along with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the No. 2-ranking Democrat in the Senate, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. — NBC News

McDonald’s April Fools’ Day joke about new burger angers customers

McDonald’s got itself in a pickle on Monday when it attempted an April Fools’ Day joke that left some Australian customers angry. The fast-food chain posted a video on Twitter claiming it was adding a new burger, the McPickle, to its menu in Australia. “Pickle lovers, it’s the news you’ve all been waiting for. We’re super stoked to announce the launch of our brand new McPickle Burger,” the Instagram post read. “It’s time to tuck into juicy, flavoursome pickles layered between melted cheese, ketchup sauce and toasted sesame seed buns. It’s sure to be a treat for all your senses. #dailynuggets #mcpickle #pickleoverload #maccas #imlovinit” — Fox News

Report: Leonardo Da Vinci’s $450 million painting of Jesus Christ set for Abu Dhabi museum missing

It’s the most expensive painting ever sold — and no one seems to know where it is. A painting of Jesus Christ attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci, that became the most expensive painting ever sold when it was purchased in 2017 for $450 million by a close ally of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the “Salvator Mundi” was set to be displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. But the painting is conspicuously absent among the works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet and van Gogh that already hang on display at the museum. The New York Times reported the Abu Dhabi culture department touted the news that the painting would be displayed at the museum just a month after the auction. However, when it was scheduled to be unveiled at the local Louvre last September, the event was canceled without explanation. — Fox News