5 things you need to know this weekend
One final kiss for country singer Joey Martin Feek
A public memorial service for the country singer, who died after a nearly two-year battle with cervical cancer March 4, will be held Sunday at a high school in her native Indiana. Bill and Gloria Gaither, gospel legends and friends of Feek, will host the service. Joey was one half of the country music duo Joey + Rory, who went from finalists on CMT's music reality competition Can You Duet in 2008 to Grammy nominees this year. Rory Feek shared stories on his blog, www.thislifeilive.com, of Joey's faith and integrity in the face of death. Her story went viral, and millions read of the singer’s unwavering dedication to God, her daughter and her family. She is survived by her husband, their 2-year-old daughter, Indiana, and two stepdaughters.
Which teams will make the cut Selection Sunday?
The day all college basketball fans have waited for is almost here. The field of 68 teams for the NCAA tournament will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday, aka Selection Sunday. As in most years, there is drama around which teams will get an invitation. Monmouth, Wichita State, Valparaiso and other mid-majors that missed their chance to secure spots are nervously waiting to know their fate. Schools from major conferences have a final chance to impress during what will be an action-packed weekend. Here’s a look at the latest Paste BN Sports projection of the field. For those wanting to set up the pools early, you can go to our bracket challenge.
It’s time to move your clocks forward
Don’t get enough sleep? Well, get ready to find an hour clipped away early Sunday when daylight-saving time arrives. At 2 a.m. — except in parts of Arizona— clocks will "spring forward" an hour, so it will suddenly be 3 a.m. Of course, not all clocks jump ahead automatically, so get ready for a morning tour around the house (and car!) to push those numbers forward. All this means that one hour of daylight is switched from morning until evening, so if you have an early shift and have become accustomed in recent weeks to going to work in the light, you’ll probably be back in the dark. Prefer Standard Time? It’ll be back Nov. 6.
Germany's Merkel faces voter test on immigration policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been in the news a lot lately, especially for her decision to let in more than a million migrants fleeing wars and poverty, a policy that has not sat well with many Germans. Echoing the U.S. Republican primaries, some of those citizens get to express their feelings at the ballot box Sunday in three large states. More than 12 million of Germany's 62 million eligible voters may cast ballots. Opinion polls show a surge in support for Alternative for Deutschland (AfD), a populist, anti-immigrant party whose leader, Frauke Petry, shocked many when he said police may need to shoot migrants at the border.
After furor, SXSW prepares to talk online harassment
The South by Southwest Festival in Austin rolls into the second day of its 10-day music and tech celebration with a summit on the connection between cyber-bullying and real-world violence Saturday. Festival organizers canceled two video game panel discussions in October after receiving threats of violence, but a flurry of criticism that SXSW caved to online bullies spurred this all-day session. The event, which will be live-streamed, takes place against the backdrop of Gamergate, in which individuals were threatened with death and rape for being seen as against the video game medium. The summit will feature speakers from civil rights organizations, video game companies and everything in between, including game developer Brianna Wu, one of the women targeted in #Gamergate. Find all of Paste BN's SXSW coverage here and on Snapchat.
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