Current Issues
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