TODAY'S TALKING POINTS 09-15-14

TODAY'S TALKING POINTS

The European Union's migrant plan stalled. Officials said they'd share 40,000 migrants on a voluntary basis and "agreed in principle" to resettle an additional 120,000, but couldn't decide how to divvy them up.

Refugees broke the record Monday for most arrivals via land in a single day, prompting Hungary to seriously crack down on their border with a plan to detain anyone who tries to cross their razor-wire fence. Austria, Slovakia and the Netherlands are taking the same closed door approach.

The Ferguson Commission revealed harsh realities of racial inequality in Missouri. A panel formed by Missouri’s governor in the wake of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown made 189 damning policy recommendations in a report releasedMonday. While the report touches on reforming police conduct, it also paints a stark and uncomfortable picture of racial inequity in Missouri, and suggests sweeping reforms like increasing the minimum wage, improving education, and upgrading public transportation.

One thing missing from the report: an implementation plan. Because of this, some residents are skeptical that there will be any concrete changes.

A Cleveland, Mississippi, history professor was fatally shot. Delta State University professor Shannon Lamb allegedly shot and killed another professor named Ethan Schmidt before leading officers on a day-long manhunt and eventually killing himself. Lamb is also believed to have killed Amy Prentiss, the woman he lived with.

Obama took a huge step to make college more accessible. Starting in time for the 2017-2018 school year, a major change in tax rules will allow students to find out how much aid they get earlier in the college application process — meaning you can make a much more informed decision about where to go to school.

Kim Davis is back, but the legal battle isn’t over. The most notorious county clerk in America said she wouldn’t interfere with her deputies’ efforts to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but the licenses also wouldn’t bear her name. The problem? No one seems to know whether or not that’s actually legal.

Australia has a new prime minister — again. After losing an internal challenge for leadership of the Liberal Party, Tony Abbott became a viral sensation as the Internet mockingly encouraged Aussies to #PutOutYourOnions. Abbott will hand over the reins to Malcolm Turnbull, the former Communications Minister, who will become the country’s fourth prime minister in two years.