Morning Brief: November 12 2015

Just after a slew of protests that ultimately brought down two University of Missouri officials, reports of racially charged threats disseminated on social media. This included a rumor that the Ku Klux Klan had arrived on the campus. Campus police say they investigated and determined the reports was fallacious. Many of the reports came from the social media app Yik Yak, a college twitter-like app that allows people to post statuses anonymously in a five mile radius.

Need To Know

Reports of KKK at University of Missouri [CNN]

Justice Department Releases 6,000 prisoners [Washington Post]

Cuomo Signs Two Medical Marijuana Laws [NY Times]

GOP Debate: Winners and Losers [BBC]

African and European Leaders Talk Migrants [NY Times]

Sports

YESTERDAY

No Local Sports

TODAY

Islanders take on the Kings tonight at 10:30

Devils face the Blackhawks tonight at 8:30

Rangers take on the Blues at 7:00PM at Madison Square Garden.

In football action, the New York Jets face the Buffalo Bills at 8:25PM at the Meadowlands.

Weather

Cloudy in the morning. Some showers in the afternoon. High of 60 degrees [Full Forecast]

On Stage Tonight

• WFUV Presents: Son Little @ Baby’s All Right
• Whiskey Shivers @ Mercury Lounge
• Alex Bleeker and The Freaks @ Brooklyn Bowl
• Leon Russell @ Bearsville Theater
• Robert Earl Keen @ The Space at Westbury
• Wild Child @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
• TD James Moody Jazz Festival: Christian McBride w/ Bruce Hornsby @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
• Lake Street Dive @ Rockwood Music Hall
• The Lone Bellow @ Webster Hall
• Donna the Buffalo @ Highline Ballroom
• Steve Hackett @ Tarrytown Music Hall
• The Outlaws @ Bergen Performing Arts Center

Today In History

On this day of 1954, Ellis Island closed.