Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch his own social media network. It will be named "TRUTH Social."
Trump announces media company, social media platform Truth Social coming next month https://t.co/KyHXKFNepG pic.twitter.com/M27CJfr2zT
— New York Post (@nypost) October 21, 2021
An American nurse has been found guilty of murdering four patients. William Davis, from Texas, injected the patients with air after they had undergone heart surgery.
Texas nurse convicted of murdering four patients https://t.co/146V9vQ7GQ pic.twitter.com/d3fA28yH2j
— The Hill (@thehill) October 21, 2021
Surgeons have claimed they have successfully transplanted a pig's kidney into a human patient. The surgeons, who performed the operation in New York, said it could solve organ shortages.
Doctors in New York have successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney into a human for the first time ever in the U.S. https://t.co/Qk1u6oCdrY (Video via @Quicktake) pic.twitter.com/py81MuOE4L
— Bloomberg (@business) October 21, 2021
Around 100 people have protested outside Netflix's headquarters after the airing of a popular comedian's show on the streaming service. The small group of activists said renowned comic Dave Chappelle had told unpleasant jokes about transgender people and should be taken off Netflix.
Netflix employees protest 'transphobic' Dave Chappelle comedy show https://t.co/VaHf9RKQOI
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 20, 2021
Police investigating the murder of Gabby Petito have found human remains while searching for her fiancé in Florida. Brian Laundrie's personal items were also found, police said.
Full FBI statement in search of Brian Laundrie: https://t.co/Ri9JLT4YT0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 20, 2021
• Investigators found human remains, along with a backpack and notebook in a Florida nature reserve
• Likely investigators "will be on scene for several days"
• FBI: "We don't have all the answers yet" pic.twitter.com/bjzUDEw9Lf
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