2016 _ CURRENT EVENTS


___ Dec.2015 ___
President Obama signs "Every Child Succeeds Act"
__________________
# K-12 education ; "No Child Left Behind Act"


___ 12-16-2015 ___
The Fed raises interest rates for the first time in 10 years
__________________
# financial collapse - the Great Recession ; economic recovery


___ 12-07-2015 ___
Republican presidential candidate D.Trump expresses his desire to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. drawing sharp criticisms from other Republican leaders
__________________
# 2016 Republican presidential primary ; California terror attack ; Paris, France terror attacks ;


___ 12-06-2015 ___
President Obama gives a rare Oval Office address in response to the recent California terror attack and in terror in general following the Paris terror attacks
__________________
# workplace shooting


___ 11-30-2015 ___
International Climate Summit opens in Paris, France
__________________
# closes 12-12-15 ; global warming


___ 11-23-2015 ___
Drug company Pfizer enacts a $160 billion inversion merger with an Irish drug company
__________________
# mega merger


___ 11-17-2015 ___
Russian officials confirm that an on-board bomb brought down Flight 9268 over Egypt on Oct. 31 <
__________________
# terror attack - airline


___ 11-13-2015 ___
ISIS claims responsibility for coordinated terror attacks in Paris, France
__________________
# civil war - Syria


___ 11-09-2015 ___
The northern region of Spain voted to become an independent State in 2017
__________________
# Catalonia


___ 11-09-2015 ___ **
Western authorities believe a bomb downed Russian Flight 9268 as retaliation for Russian involvement in Syria
__________________
# civil war - Syria


___ 11-09-2015 ___ ***
Further study on hormone replacement shows a very slight increase in breast cancer risk (1:1000) by increasing breast density
__________________


___ 11-06-2015 ___
President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline to claim a leadership role ahead of the upcoming Climate Summit in Paris
__________________
# oil sands / tar sands ; environmental protection ; climate change / global warming


___ 10-29-2015 ___
P.Ryan sworn in as the new Speaker of The House of Representatives
__________________
# Republican leadership ; budget committee chairman


___ 10-29-2015 ___ **
China ends 1 child rule
__________________


___ 10-29-2015 ___ ***
Iran joins talks on Syrian civil war in Vienna
__________________


___ 10-29-2015 ___ ****
CNBC hosted GOP presidential debate
__________________


___ 10-23-2015 ___
Pacific Hurricane Patricia
- strongest ever recorded hurricane makes landfall in Mexico - moves east into Texas causing flooding
__________________
# extreme weather


___ 10-20-2015 ___
The Liberal Party candidate wins prime minister race in Canada
__________________


___ 10-15-2015 ___
Troop pullout from Afghanistan delayed
- president Obama signs order to leave 5000 troops in country till 2017
__________________
# war / redeployment


___ 10-15-2015 ___ **
Two weeks of violence continues in Jerusalem
__________________
# Israeli -Palestinian conflict


___ 10-13-2015 ___
CNN hosts 1st Republican presidential debate
__________________
# primary


___ 10-05-2015 ___
Frontal boundary pulls moisture from hurricane Joaquin causing historic flooding in South Carolina
__________________
# extreme weather


___ 09-28-2015 ___
Signs of liquid water found in "warm" zones on Mars
__________________
# planetary explorarion


___ 09-25-2015 ___
Pope Francis addresses the UN General Assembly
__________________


___ 09-25-2015 ___ **
China's president meets with president Obama
__________________


___ 09-25-2015 ___ ***
J.Boehner resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives
__________________
# Republican leadership ; Tea Party opposition


___ 09-24-2015 ___
Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress - technically it could not be called a joint session
__________________


___ 09-21-2015 ___
German automaker Volkswagon admits to using on-board software to defeat U.S. emissions tests in its diesel cars
__________________
# environmental protection ; smog control ; vehicle performance


___ 09-16-2015 ___
CNN hosts 2nd Republican presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan library
__________________


___ 09-15-2015 ___
Hungary closes its borders to Serbia to slow the flow of Syrian refugees and other migrants
__________________
# civil war - Syria ; EU - illegal immigration


___ 09-14-2015 ___
Germany enacts border controls one week after Hungary halts rail service to control migrants
__________________



___ 09-14-2015 ___ **
A new hominid, Homo Naledi, discovered in south Africa ; at least 15 individuals found deep within a cave
__________________
# human evolution ; archeology / anthropology ; spelunking


___ 09-03-2015 ___
A Kentucky county clerk has been put in jail for contempt of court for refusing to issue same sex marriage license
__________________
# LGBT community - marriage equality


___ 09-02-2015 ___
Migrant crisis grows in Hungary
__________________
# civil war - Syria


___ 08-24-2015 ___
More losses for global market ; DOW down 588 pts - previous day loss 508 pts ; 1st interday loss over 1000 pts.
__________________
# stock market


___ 08-18-2015 ___
First "female Viagra" pill approved by FDA - nickname "Addy"
__________________
# sexual dysfunction ; libdo


___ 08-11-2015 ___
China devalues the Yuan sending global stock markets tumbling
__________________
# economic slow down ; investment economy ; consumer economy


___ 08-11-2015 ___ **
Japan restarts its first nuclear reactor since the earthquake and tsunami that crippled its Fukushima reactor
__________________
# nuclear safety ; electricity base load ; natural disaster


___ 08-08-2015 ___
Migrants and refugees set up camp near the channel tunnel attempting to cross into England - the camp has been given the nickname "the jungle"
__________________
# civil war - Syria


___ 08-06-2015 ___
Texas VOTER ID LAW struck down by 5th circuit court of appeals
__________________
# voter suppression ; voter fraud


___ 08-05-2015 ___
Fox News hosts Republican presidential primary debate
__________________
# front runner debate ; undercard debate


___ 07-23-2015 ___
First earth-like EXO-PLANET found with the aide of the KEPLER SPACE TELESCOPE
__________________
# Kepler 452B


___ 07-23-2015 ___ **
New UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS lowest since 1973 ( 41 yrs )
__________________
# economic data - employment ; job market


___ 07-14-2015 ___
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL finalized
__________________
# nuclear weapons proliferation ; nuclear energy


___ 07-14-2015 ___ **
NEW HORIZONS mission to PLUTO is a success - 9.5 yrs - 3 billion miles
__________________
# unmanned space probe - planetary exploration


___ 07-13-2015 ___
Emergency meeting of EUROPEAN FINANCE MINISTERS yields a 3-yr GREEK BAILOUT plan - the 3rd since the BANKING CRISIS
__________________



___ 07-13-2015 ___ **
The Republican presidential primary race grows to 15
__________________


___ 07-10-2015 ___
The governor of South Carolina orders the CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG to be taken down from the state capitol building following a deadly church shooting
__________________
# African- American church


___ 07-08-2015 ___
Following Fridays drop CHINA's STOCK MARKET has lost more than 30% since June
__________________
# stock market crash


___ 07-05-2015 ___
U.S. women's soccer team wins the women's WORLD CUP tournament
__________________
# sports


___ 06-29-15 ___
President Obama signs the FAST TRACK AUTHORITY bill clearing the way for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
__________________
# FREE TRADE AGREEMENT


___ 06-29-15 ___ **
DOW Jones Industrial average drops 350
__________________
# stock market index - decline


___ 06-27-2015 ___
Banks in Greece closed until further notice
__________________
# debt crisis ; EU


___ 06-26-2015 ___
U.S. Supreme Courts votes 5-to-4 in favor of gay marriage
__________________
# LGBT - civil rights


___ 06-25-2015 ___
U.S. Supreme Court votes 6-to-3 upholding Obamacare provision
__________________
# mandatory healthcare insurance


___ 06-15-2015 ___
Pope Francis issues an encyclical on the moral imperative regarding CLIMATE CHANGE
__________________
# Roman Catholic Church - communication


___ 06-15-2015 ___ **
Jeb Bush announces his candidacy for the 2016 race for president
__________________
# Republican presidential primary ; former Florida governor ; George H. W. Bush ; George W. Bush ; Bush 41 ; Bush 43


___ 06-13-2015 ___
H.Clinton announces her candidacy for the 2016 race for president
__________________
# Democratic presidential primary ; former First Lady


___ 06-10-2015 ___
President Obama announces that 450 more troops will be sent to IRAQ to help contain the advance of ISIS
__________________
# the self-proclaimed Islamic States


___ 06-07-2015 ___
G7 meets Bohn, Germany
__________________
# economy


___ 06-06-2015 ___
American Pharoah wins the first horse racing TRIPLE CROWN in nearl;y four decades
__________________


___ 06-02-2015 ___
Congress passes the the FREEDOM ACT to extend surveillance on American citizens
__________________
# PATROIT ACT


___ 05-20-2015 ___
Oil pipeline rupture Santa Barbra, California causes a 9 mile oil slick
__________________
# 1969 major oil spill Santa Barbra - modern environmental movement


___ 05-19-2015 ___
ISIS takes the city of Ramadi in Iraq
__________________
# self declared Islamic State ; terrorist group


___ 04-28-2015 ___
The Japanese Prime Minister, S.Abe, signs a military security agreement with the U.S. to give Japan a larger role in the region
__________________
# pacifist constitution


___ 04-02-2015 ___
The P5+1 has signed a historic framework agreement with Iran to dismantle any possible offensive nuclear capability
__________________


___ 04-02-2015 ___ **
California J.Brown signs a statewide water reduction bill to combat the historic drought
__________________


___ 03-25-2015 ___
Planes from Saudi Arabia bomb rebels in Yemen
__________________
# proxy war ; Iran


___ 03-25-2015 ___ **
The German airliner cockpit voice recorder that crashed a week earlier points to a deliberate act by the co-pilot and not an act of terrorism
__________________


___ 03-24-2015 ___
President Obama extends tour of duty for 5000 troops in Afghanistan after meeting with A.Ghani, president of Afghanistan
__________________
# troop strength 10,000 ; redeployment


___ 03-28-2015 ___
Freshman Republican Senator T.Cruz of Texas becomes the first official candidate of the 2016 presidential campaign
__________________
# Right Wing conservative ; 2013 government shutdown ; Canadian born ; Tea Party ; obstructionist politics


___ 03-17-2015 ___
Benjamin Netanyhu wins election
__________________
# Israel - Prime Minister


___ 03-10-2015 ___
A letter sent to the leaders of Iran signed by 47 Republican senators warns of the potential of the next U.S. president to rescind any agreement regarding Iran's nuclear program
__________________
# presidential snub


___ 03-06-2015 ___
NASA's Dawn Mission arrives at the dwarf planet Ceres located between Jupiter and Mars
__________________
# discovered 1801


___ 03-03-2015 ___
Benjamin Netanyahu breaches diplomatic protocol with an address to a joint session of congress concerning the proposed deal with Iran over their nuclear program
__________________
# presidential snub


___ 03-02-2015 ___
The Iraqi army launches a major offensive against ISIS
__________________
# Tikrete, Iraq


___ 03-02-2015 ___ **
The NASDAQ closes above 5000 for first time since the 2001 Dot Com Crash
__________________
# stock market ; technology stocks


___ 02-25-2015
President Obama vetos bill approving construction of Keystone XL pipeline
__________________
# tar sand oil ; Alberta, Canada ; environmental hazard - oil spill ; global warming


___ 02-22-2015 ___
ACADEMY AWARDS best picture _ "Birdman"
best actor _ Eddie Redmayne _ “The Theory of Everything”
best actress _ Julianne Moore _ “Still Alice”
__________________



___ 02-12-2015 ___
France & Germany broker a cease fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists
__________________



___ 02-11-2015 ___
President Obama sends an outline for authorization of force against the ISIS militants
__________________
# AUMF (authorized use of military force) ; 2001 Al Qaeda AUMF


___ 02-09-2015 ___
President Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss renewed fighting in Ukraine
__________________


___ 02-03-2015 ___
ISIS burns a Jordanian pilot alive - a week earlier the militant group beheaded a Japanese aide worker
__________________
# Jordan ; Japan - Mideast anti-terror financial support


___ 02-02-2015 ___
Major fighting erupts again in Eastern Ukraine
__________________
# Russian backed pro-russian separatists


___ 01-22-2015 ___
The European Central Bank (ECB) announce the beginning of a $16 billion per month quantitative easing program
__________________
# economic stimulus ; slow growth


___ 01-22-2015 ___ **
Saudi King Abdullah dead at 90
__________________
# OPEC - Saudi Arabia ; royalty


___ 01-16-2015 ___
2014 HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD
__________________
# global warming - climate change - extreme weather


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