TODAY'S TALKING POINTS 10-05-15

TODAY'S TALKING POINTS

U.S. airstrikes decimated a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan. At least 22 people were killed and 37 were injured when bombs hit a hospital in Kunduz, a city stormed by the Taliban last week. An Afghan official stressed that the hospital was “100% used by the Taliban,” while Doctors Without Borders said the attack was not only unacceptable, it was a war crime. The humanitarian group left the city immediately — meaning Kunduz doesn't have many medical care options now — and the U.S. promised to investigate.

The Vatican fired a gay priest as soon as he came out. Days before a synod of bishops planned to discuss family issues and the Church’s position on gays, Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa announced that he’s gay and has a male partner. Catholic priests, whether straight or gay, take a vow of celibacy. The Vatican said the timing of his announcement was all wrong but that his personal life “merits respect.”

The hazy history of Pope Francis’ statements on homosexuality have left everyone wondering how progressive he actually is.

A "1,000-year rain" flooded South Carolina. At least five people died in intense flooding that followed the record deluge, and even more rain is expected to fall this week. These videos captured the storm's devastating impact.

Alabama made it harder for minorities to vote. After a round of budget cuts, the state is scaling back on services at 31 drivers license bureaus. The problem? Alabama requires residents to have a photo ID to vote, and now they’re closing some of the only places where many poor and black communities can get one. People in eight counties heavily populated with minority voters will now have an even tougher time getting an ID, but Alabama’s secretary of state said they’ll pick up the slack by driving a mobile ID van into the most heavily-impacted neighborhoods.

LinkedIn sent you an email you should read. The connections company wasn’t reaching out with an invite to add you to its professional network this weekend, it was offering you money as part of a $13 million class action lawsuit. By being a little too persistent with their spammy email marketing, LinkedIn may have just paid for your next dinner.

Extreme poverty could fall below 10% for the first time ever. The World Bank predicts that 702 million people — 9.6% of the world's population — will be living on $1.90 or less per day by the end of 2015. "These projections show us that we are the first generation in human history that can end extreme poverty," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.