The 7 stories PR pros need to know on Tuesday morning, 11.17.2015

Paris attacks prompt war of words over refugees
Emerging public affairs issue: nearly half of US governors have said they don’t want refugees from Syria settling in their states, despite the fact that most of those blamed for Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris are European nationals. President Obama has called the stance un-American.

The latest on the Paris attacks
PRWeek: Paris-based agencies mourn the loss of colleagues; CBS News: Massive manhunt for terror suspects in France and Belgium; Newsweek: France launches fresh wave of airstrikes on ISIS in Raqqa; Reuters: Global shares, dollar rally as markets shrug off Paris attacks; Forbes: Paris attacks hit global travel, luxury stocks.

Russia: Bomb brought down passenger jet over Egypt
Authorities in Russia said Tuesday morning that a bomb brought down a Metrojet plane over Egypt last month, killing the more than 200 on board. Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to punish those responsible.

Volkswagen October numbers take a hit in Europe
Newly released data showed that Volkswagen’s European sales and market share numbers faded last month, in a sign the company’s emissions crisis is having an impact on its bottom line. New car registrations were up overall in Europe in October.

Howard Bragman on Charlie Sheen
Update: Charlie Sheen appeared on Today on Tuesday morning to say he is HIV-positive. The announcement led to a split between the actor and his longtime publicist, according to The New York Times. Entertainment PR legend Howard Bragman told the newspaper about the timing, "It has been an open secret in certain circles, his people knew this was coming, but I think Charlie needed some more time."

Bush loses paid media edge to Rubio
As if his recent free fall in the polls wasn’t bad enough, Jeb Bush is paying more for TV ads than rival Marco Rubio and getting less exposure, according to Politico. Bush’s team will put down $5 million more than his Sunshine State competitor in the four earliest voting states, with fewer ads shown.

NASA generates good press by helping aspiring journalist
After a boy appeared with his father on the Humans of New York Facebook page and said he wanted to be a journalist covering NASA, the space organization replied to the post. Its response received more than 81,000 likes and many approving comments.