2013 _ CURRENT EVENTS


___ 12-28-2012 ___
General N.Swartzkopf dead at 78
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# Gulf War commander


___ 12-12-2012 ___
Satellite launch by North Korea successful - considered a ruse by the international community - really believed to be a long range missile test
__________________


___ 12-11-2012 ___
Michigan becomes 24th right-to-work state
__________________
# auto workers union


___ 12-11-2012 ___ **
HSBC agrees to pay a $1.9 billion fine for illegal money laundering activity with Mexican drug cartels and the Iranian government in violation of international sanctions
__________________
# bank malfeasance


___ 11-26-2012 ___
International Climate Conference opens in Doha, Qatar
__________________
# UNFCCC (COP-18)


___ 11-21-2012 ___
Sec. of State H. Clinton helps broker cease fire agreement in Gaza
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___ 11-15-2012 ___
China's 18th Party Conference ended today - Shi Jing Ping to become the new leader
__________________


___ 11-14-2012 ___
Coordinated work stoppage in the PIGS countries to protest austerity measures
__________________


___ 11-12-2012 ___
Israel returns fire on Syrian troops in Golan Heights - also on Gaza following rocket and mortar attacks
__________________


___ 11-09-2012 ___
CIA Chief D. Patreaus resigns citing an extramarital affair (a media frenzy ensues)
__________________


___ 11-07-2012 ___
President B. Obama wins re-election
__________________


___ 11-07-2012 ___ **
Washington state and Colorado legalize marijuana for recreational use
__________________


___ 11-07-2012 ___ ***
Maine, Washington state, & Maryland become the 7th-9th states to allow gay marriage - these were the first to be done by popular vote
__________________


___ 11-07-2012 ___ ****
Puerto Rico votes yes on a statehood referendum
__________________


___ 10-29-2012 ___
Superstorm Sandy hits New York & New Jersey - the slow moving hurricane inundates a wide swath of the East Coast and knocks out power to millions (subway tunnels take a week to resume full operations)
__________________


___ 10-24-2012 ___
Rocket attack from Hammas in Gaza draws retaliation from Israeli Air Force
__________________


___ 10-19-2012 ___
Car bomb in Lebanon assassinates Security Minister - Pro-Syrian elements blamed for the attack
__________________


___ 10-11-2012 ___
Vice President J. Biden and Republican hopeful P. Ryan square off in nationally televised debate
__________________
# politics - general election


___ 10-11-2012 ___ **
Widespread protest and outrage in Pakistan over shooting of teen yesterday
__________________
# islamic extremist


___ 10-10-2012 ___
Teenage girl shot in head by Taliban for her social activism
__________________
# Pakistan - islamic extremist


___ 10-10-2012 ___ **
Turkey forces Syrian airliner - suspected of carrying arms
__________________
# Syria Civil War


___ 10-08-2012 ___
Socialist H. Chavez wins re-election in Venezuela
__________________
# politics \ leadership - president ; oil exporting nation


___ 10-03-2012 ___
Republican M. Romney wins 1st debate against President Obama
__________________
# politics - general election


___ 09-27-2012 ___
NFL reaches deal with referee union following a poorly officiated Monday Night football game
__________________
# union contract dispute


___ 09-26-2012 ___
Violent protest in Spain & Greece over EU sponsored austerity
__________________
# European debt crisis ; bailout


___ 09-25-2012 ___
Meeting of the UN General Assembly
__________________
# politics \ leadership


___ 09-19-2012 ___
Chicago teachers union strike ends
__________________
# union contract dispute


___ 09-19-2012 ___ **
NASA images show record arctic sea ice loss - 18% more than previous record set in 2005
__________________
# global warming \ global climate change


___ 09-19-2012 ___ ***
U.S. housing numbers continue to show improvement
__________________
# economic rebound


___ 09-14-2012 ___
A third straight day of protest in the Middle-East over the controversial YOUtube video - remarks by Republican M. Romney & Senator J. McCain highlight the extreme partisan atmosphere
__________________
# anti-American protest


___ 09-13-2012 ___
The FED announces QE-III ; $50b per month to buy mortgage backed securities
__________________
# monetary stimulus ; banking crisis ; economic recovery


___ 09-12-2012 ___
Islamic extremists attack several U.S. embassies in Middle-East over an anti-islamic YOUtube video -- primarily in Egypt & Libya the staged protests fell on the 9/11 anniversary , but spread to other countries
__________________
# anti-American protest


___ 09-07-2012 ___
Despite disappointing jobs numbers (96,000 jobs created) the unemployment rate still ticked down
__________________
# economic recovery


___ 09-06-2012 ___
ECB (European Central Bank) announces OMT ( outright monetary transfer ) - a move similar to the U.S. Federal Reserve Quantative Easing ( QE-I ; QE-II )
__________________
# monetary stimulus ; banking crisis ; economic recovery ; European debt crisis


___ 08-29-2012 ___
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall very close to New Orleans on the 7th anniversary of hurricane Katrina
__________________
# severe weather


___ 08-28-2012 ___
The Romney \ Ryan ticket is officially nominated at the Republican National Convention in Tampa , Florida
__________________
# politics \ leadership - president


___ 08-24-2012 ___
Apple wins a $1b lawsuit over Samsung for patent infringement
__________________
# mobile phone technology


___ 08-20-2012 ___
New Zealand will start troop pullout sooner than announced
__________________
# Afghanistan War


___ 08-20-2012 ___ **
Mississippi River is being dredged - the summer drought has lowered the river more than 15 ft.
__________________
# severe weather - heat wave


___ 08-20-2012 ___ ***
Syrian refugees are pouring into Turkey
__________________
# Syria Civil War


___ 08-18-2012 ___
Green on Blue killing (again on 08-27-12)
__________________
# Afghanistan War


___ 08-14-2012 ___
Multiple suicide bomb attacks
__________________
# Afghanistan war


___ 08-11-2012 ___
Republican presidential hopeful M. Romney chose Wisconsin congressman P. Ryan as his running mate
__________________
# politics \ leadership


___ 08-08-2012 ___
Egypt military raid in Sinai
__________________
# Arab Spring


___ 08-06-2012 ___
Unmanned probe " Curiosity " lands safely on Mars
__________________
# NASA


___ 08-03-2012 ___
July jobs numbers came in well above estimates (163,000)
__________________
# economic recovery


___ 08-03-2012 ___ **
M. Phelps wins record number of Olympic medals - most lifetime medals (20)
__________________
# sports


___ 08-02-2012 ___
K. Annan to resign his post as peace mediator in Syria
__________________
# Syria Civil War


___ 07-31-2012 ___
Massive power outage in India affecting more than half country (640,000,000 people) ; I't the third outage in two days
__________________
# emerging nation


___ 07-31-2012 ___ **
France gives base to Afghan army in preparation for pullout
__________________
# Afghanistan War


___ 07-27-2012 ___
2012 Summer Olympics open in London
__________________
# sports


___ 07-17-2012 ___
Fighting in Damascus , Syria
__________________
# uprising - Syria Civil War ; Arab Srping


___ 07-16-2012 ___
Thousands in Tokyo march against nuclear power in Japan
__________________
# Fukushima nuclear disaster


___ 07-13-2012 ___
JP Morgan announces earnings - notes trading loss was over $4.4b
__________________
# bank malfeasance \ risk taking


___ 07-13-2012 ___ **
Barkley's to pay fine in excess of $400m For rigging the LIBOR interbank interest rate
__________________
# bank malfeasance


___ 07-12-2012 ___
Moody's downgrades Italy 's credit rating
__________________
# PIGS - European debt crisis


___ 07-09-2012 ___
YOUtube video of young woman being executed by Taliban in Afghanistan goes viral
__________________
# islamic extremists


___ 07-04-2012 ___
CERN announces the discovery of the Higgs-Bozon particle
__________________
# science - physics , high-speed particle accelerator


___ 07-02-2012 ___
PRI candidate wins election in Mexico
__________________
# politics \ leadership ; president


___ 07-02-2012 ___ **
the CEO of UK based Barclays bank forced to step down for fraudulent interest rate fixing
__________________
# LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offer Rate) / bank malfeasance


___ 07-91-2012 ___
1st reactor goes online since Fukushima nuclear disaster
__________________
# Japan


___ 06-29-2012 ___
Eurozone economic summit concludes on a high note - major provisions send world stock markets up sharply (+277pts DOW)
__________________
# European debt crisis


___ 06-28-2012 ___
U.S. Supreme Court rules that the individual mandate of the Affordable Healthcare Act unconstitutional under the commerce clause, but the mandate is actually a tax and therefore legal - hence the law is upheld - only minor provisions regarding states rights struck down
__________________


___ 06-27-2012 ___
After more than a year of fighting Syrian president, Assad, declares the country is at war
__________________
# Arab Spring ; Syria Civil War


___ 06-25-2012 ___
Muslim brotherhood candidate M. Morsey finally takes office
__________________
# Arab Spring


___ 06-23-2012 ___
A Syrian anti-aircraft missile ( SAM ) shoots down a Turkish fighter
__________________
# Arab Spring


___ 06-23-2012 ___ **
Fitch downgrades Cyprus credit rating to Junk
__________________
# European debt crisis


___ 06-29-2012 ___
Rio Earth Conference opens today - most major leaders absent
__________________
# environmentalism


___ 06-18-2012 ___
The pro-bailout New Democracy Party wins election in Greece
__________________
# PIGS - European debt crisis


___ 06-18-2012 ___ **
Muslim Brotherhood candidate wins presidency in Egypt
__________________
# Arab Spring


___ 06-18-2012 ___ ***
China launches another manned space mission
__________________
# China space station prelude / female astronaut


___ 06-14-2012 ___
Egyptian high court dissolves parliament - the action is widely regarded as a military coup
__________________
# Arab Spring


___ 06-13-2012 ___
Another anti-Putin protest in Russia - protest remained peaceful but many were targeted for political crackdown
__________________


___ 06-12-2012 ___
General J. Terry assumes command of ISAF
__________________
# Afghanistan war / leadership


___ 06-09-2012 ___
Eurozone lends Spain $125b
__________________
# sovereign debt / bank bailout


___ 06-09-2012 ___ **
three day jump sends DOW back up again
__________________
# stock market


___ 06-07-2012 ___
China cuts interest rates to combat slowing economy
__________________
# global slowdown


___ 06-03-2012 ___
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond jubilee, 60 years on the throne
__________________
# monarchy - UK


___ 06-02-2012 ___
Pakistan re-opens NATO supply route
__________________
# Afghanistan war


___ 06-01-2012 ___
274 pt. drop on DOW Jones due to disappointing jobs numbers
__________________
# stock market volatility


___ 05-29-2012 ___
A highly sophisticated computer virus named "Flame" discovered - the virus is thought to be developed by the U.S. government
__________________
# Iran - nuclear program


___ 05-23-2012 ___
Elections in Egypt
__________________
# Arab Spring ; politics \ leadership - president


___ 05-23-2012 ___ **
Iran agrees to allow IAEA to inspect their nuclear program - oil prices drop in response
__________________


___ 05-23-2012 ___ ***
Space X launches a capsule to dock with Int'l Space Station (ISS)
__________________


___ 05-18-2012 ___
French president F. Hollande announces troop withdrawal by end of 2012
__________________
# NATO - France / Afghanistan war


___ 05-18-2012 ___ **
Facebook IPO opens at $38-per-share / computer troubles at NASDAQ create trouble on the opening day * 5-23-12 > investor trade rigging alleged
__________________


___ 05-17-2012 ___
NATO Summit in Chicago
__________________
# Afghanistan war


___ 05-15-2012 ___
New elections called for in Greece as coalition government fails to form
__________________
# PIGS - European debt crisis


___ 05-12-2012 ___
JP Morgan-Chase announces $2 billion trading loss (days later raised to $3b)
__________________
# banking regulation


___ 05-12-2012 ___ **
Japan switches off last nuclear reactor
__________________
# Fukushima nuclear disaster


___ 05-07-2012 ___
V.Putin presidential inauguration - protest yesterday
__________________
# politics \ leadership ; president - Russia


___ 05-06-2012 ___
Elections in France & Greece * Socialist F. Hollande wins in France / the anti-austerity candidate wins in Greece (a week later a government could not be formed - new elections called)
__________________
# politics \ leadership ; president


___ 05-04-2012 ___
2nd try for Keystone XL oil pipeline
__________________
# Canada - oil tar sands ; environmental protection


___ 04-13-2012 ___
North Korea satellite launch failure
__________________
# nuclear program


___ 04-08-2012 ___
Japan sets new guidelines for nuclear safety
__________________
# Fukushima nuclear disaster


___ 04-10-2012 ___
R. Santorum withdraws from Republican presidential primary
__________________
# politics \ leadership ; primary election


___ 03-29-2012 ___
BRICS summit
__________________
# BRICS - Brazil , Russia , India , China , South Africa, emerging markets


___ 03-26-2012 ___
U.S. Supreme Court begins oral arguments in suit challenging the Affordable Care Act
__________________
# healthcare


___ 03-10-2012 ___
2nd debt deal reached in Greece - biggest in history
__________________
# PIGS - European debt crisis


___ 03-05-2012 ___
V.Putin wins election in Russia
__________________
# politics \ leadership ; president


___ 03-03-2012 ___
BP reaches $7.8b settlement in 2010 offshore oil spill
__________________
# Deepwater Horizon ; lawsuit


___ 02-27-2012 ___
ACADEMY AWARDS best picture _ "The Artist" best actor _ Jean Dujardin _ "The Artist" best actress _ Meryl Streep _ "The Iron Lady"
__________________


___ 02-21-2012 ___
EU reaches agreement for bailout in Greece
__________________
# PIGS - European debt crisis


___ 02-11-2012 ___
Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan
__________________
# Fukushima nuclear disaster


___ 01-18-2012 ___
Obama Administration rejects Keystone XL pipeline plan
__________________
# Canada - oil tar sands


___ 01-03-2012 ___
M. Romney wins Iowa caucus
__________________
# politics \ leadership ; primary election ; Republican


___ 01-03-2012 ___ **
Taliban to open office in Doha , Qatar - a move towards peace talks with the U.S.
__________________
# Afghanistan war 2011 _ CURRENT EVENTS

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