News Notes:

Wednesday, 8/31/22

• Search in Trump’s home

• United States life expectancy dropped to 76 years old

• An endangered power plant in Ukraine

• The last leader of the Soviet Union passed away, Gorbachev

• 25th death anniversary of Princess Diana

• California prepares for a major heatwave

• Stockmarket in its worst drop in 7 years

• Spain’s annual tomato food fight

• Omicron booster vaccines authorized

Thursday, 9/1/22

• Biden addresses attacks from Trump’s followers

• Trump plans to pardon protests from Jan. 6th, if re-elected

• Updated booster shots are now available

• COVID shows dramatic learning losses in 9-year-olds

• The nuclear plant in Ukraine is being investigated

• Taiwan tensions with China

• Sexual assaults in the military (in the last year) increased by 13%

• New York begins a ban on all guns in specific locations

Monday, 9/5/22

• Canadian manhunt continues after the mass stabbing, motives are still unknown

• Liz Truss was elected as the new Prime Minister, replacing Boris Johnson

• Kenya’s Supreme Court upheld Rutos win in the presidential election

• Constitution rejected by voters in Chile

• California’s governor signed a law granting new protections for fast food workers

• Former New Orleans mayor died, Moon Landrieu

Tuesday, 9/6/22

• One suspect is dead and another is still not found after a mass stabbing in Canada

• Juul, an electric cigarette company, is paying off settlements and faced with lawsuits against its products

• Liz Truss appointed the new Prime Minister

• California’s heatwave reached 115 degrees

• Federal funding for COVID vaccines may run out by February of 2023. However, new booster vaccines will be out by next week

• South Korea's most powerful typhoon in years, with winds of 100 miles an hour and three feet of rain, killed six people

Wednesday, 9/7/22

• Utility operators in California issued a statewide alert, urging consumers to conserve electricity due to intense heat

• A suspect was taken into custody for the recent mass stabbing in Canada

• Putin refuses to stop the war with Ukraine and threatened to cut off energy supplies to Europe

• United Nations called for a protection zone around the nuclear power plant in Ukraine

• COVID infections dropped 12% worldwide last week

• The Obama’s were back in the White House to unveil their official portraits

• Schools in Seattle canceled their 1st day of school due to teacher strikes

• NPR foreign correspondent died due to lung cancer, Anne Garrels

Thursday, 9/8/22

• Legal fight over the search in Trump’s home

• Shootings in Memphis City, TN. Motive is still unknown, however, 4 deaths are confirmed

• Abortion rulings are decided by voters through their states supreme court

• California heatwaves continue

• Steve Bannon arrested for conspiracy and fraud

• Queen Elizabeth ll died at the age of 96 years old

Friday, 9/9/22