In Other News: Teen Facebook use expected to fall; group demands Christopher Columbus statue come down

Published 7:56 pm Thursday, August 24, 2017

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Facebook use among teens in U.S. expected to drop

This year Facebook, the world’s largest social network, will see a decline among teen users in the U.S., according to a forecast by EMarketer. It’s the first time the research company has predicted a fall in Facebook usage for any age group. EMarketer predicts 14.5 million people from the ages of 12 to 17 will use Facebook in 2017, a drop of 3.4 percent from the prior year. — Bloomberg

Civil War re-enactment in Virginia canceled because of fears of violence

An annual Civil War re-enactment in Virginia was canceled after participants shared worries over their safety. Patty Prince, a Manassas city spokeswoman, said some of the re-enactors called event organizers with worries that the racially charged atmosphere across the country over whether to tear down Civil War monuments would lead to violence. The two-day event in Manassas was meant to share how both Union and Confederate soldiers lived during the Civil War and has previously featured tent cities set up in the downtown area, an evening ball and lectures about how the war started and why. — Richmond Times-Dispatch

Prosecutors: Professor, other man killed boyfriend in violent sex fantasy

The fatal stabbing of a hairstylist in Chicago was part of a sexual fantasy hatched in an online chatroom between a Northwestern University professor and an Oxford University employee, say prosecutors. Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau, the 26-year-old boyfriend of since-fired microbiology professor Wyndham Lathem, was stabbed 70 times at Lathem’s Chicago condo with such brutality that he was nearly decapitated. — CBS News

Fraternity cancels Nile River-themed party after complaints

A fraternity at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor canceled a Nile River-themed welcome party after being condemned by some fellow students for “appropriating Egyptian culture.” The fraternity’s national headquarters has also apologized for the party. —mlive.com

Group protests Christopher Columbus statue in Detroit

Demonstrators converged under a raised bust of Christopher Columbus in downtown Detroit and demanded the monument come down as they protested against white supremacy. Protesters said they were not aware of any Confederate statues in the city so they chose the Columbus statue as a symbol of white supremacy. — Detroit Free Press