___ 12-16-2016 ___
Federal Reserve Board raises interest rate
__________________
# business news / economy; FED


___ 11-25-2016 ___
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro dead at 90
__________________
# foreign policy - head-of-state - communist; Bay of pigs invasion


___ 11-10-2016 ___
Thousands protest the outcome of yesterdays vote in major cities across the nation
__________________
# politics - general election; POTUS, electoral college


___ 11-10-2016 ___ **
LA NINA developing in the Pacific , NOAA
__________________
# GLOBAL WARMING/climate change - global temperature, ocean temperature, extreme weather


___ 11-09-2016 ___
H.Clinton wins the popular vote, but D.Trump will become the 45th President of the United States
__________________
# politics - general election; POTUS - electoral college


___ 11-07-2016 ___
UNFCCC (COP-22) International Climate Conference opens in Marrakech, Morocco
__________________
# global warming/climate change - policy


___ 11-06-2016 ___
H.Clinton cleared, again, in Email scandal - FBI director J.Comey comes under fire for possible influence of presidential election
__________________
# Secretary of State - personal Email server


___ 10-28-2016 ___
FBI Director J.Comey sends word to congress that the H.Clinton Email case is being reopened after a separate investigation revealed Clinton Emails
__________________
# presidential election ; Secretary of State


___ 10-19-2016 ___
3rd & final presidential debate held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas - moderated by Fox News anchor, Chris Wallace
__________________
# politics - general election; Democrat H.Clinton / Republican D.Trump


___ 10-19-2016 ___ **
Forces from Iraq and U.S. advisors battle ISIS in Mozel
__________________
# NATIONAL SECURITY / military - terrorist organization


___ 10-09-2016 ___
2nd presidential debate held in a town hall format at Washington University in St. Louis, MO - co-moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper and ABC News' Martha Raddatz - both 1st time moderators
__________________
# politics - general election; Democrat H.Clinton / Republican D.Trump


___ 10-07-2016 ___
D.Trump in damage control as 'hot mike' video goes viral
__________________
# politics - general election; Republican candidate


___ 10-06-2016 ___
Signatories to the Paris Climate Conference reach above 55% of total CO2 emissions - enough to bring the treaty into effect
__________________
# global warming/climate change


___ 10-04-2016 ___
CAT-5 Hurricane Matthew, the strongest Atlantic hurricane in a decade
__________________
# extreme weather


___ 10-04-2016 ___ **
V.P. debate
__________________
# politics - general election; Democrat H.Clinton - T.Kane / Republican D.Trump - M.Pence


___ 10-03-2016 ___
India ratifies Paris Climate Treaty
__________________
# global warming/climate change - CO2 emissions reduction


___ 09-29-2016 ___
Congress overrides veto on the 9/11 Survivor Bill allowing law suits against Saudi Arabia - the first veto override for President Obama
__________________
# domestic policy - victim compensation 9//11 terror attacks


___ 09-28-2016 ___
Shimon Peres dead at 93
__________________
# foreign policy - head-of-state; PM & 9th president of Israel, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Israel-Palestine Peace Talks / Y.Arrafat


___ 09-26-2016 ___
1st presidential debate held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York - with moderator Lester Holt
__________________
# politics - general election; Democrat H.Clinton / Republican D.Trump


___ 09-24-2016 ___
Deadly airstrike by Russian jets in Aleppo, Syria ends cease fire
__________________
# NATIONAL SECURITY / military - Syria Civil War; Russia, Assad alliance, war crimes


___ 08-15-2016 ___
22 to as much as 31 inches of rain fall on Baton Rouge, La. said to be a 1000-yr rain event
__________________
# extreme weather - flooding


___ 08-01-2016 ___
D.Trump stumbles right out of the block, publicly attacking the family of a Muslim-American soldier killed Iraq after they spoke out at the DNC over Trump's comment about banning Muslims from entering the country
__________________
# politics - general election; Gold Star Family, Republican candidate


___ 07-28-2016 ___
H.Clinton accepts nomination to become the Democrat party candidate for President of the United States
__________________
# politics - general election; DNC


___ 07-25-2016 ___
DNC convention begins in Philadelphia, Pa.
__________________
# politics - general election; Democrat H.Clinton / T.Kaine


___ 07-25-2016 ___ **
Islamic extremists commit 2 violent attacks in Southern Germany in as many weeks
__________________
# national security / (overseas) violent crime


___ 07-24-2016 ___
H.Clinton picks T.Kaine as her V.P. running mate
__________________
# politics - general election; DNC


___ 07-21-2016 ___
D. Trump formerly accepts the Republican nomination for President of the United States
__________________
# politics - general election; RNC


___ 07-18-2016 ___
RNC convention begins in Cleveland, Oh.
__________________
# politics - general election; Republican D.Trump / M.Pence


___ 06-24-2016 ___
British citizens vote to exit the European Union
__________________
# BREXIT / global economy - EU trade deal


___ 06-24-2016 ___ **
Global markets fall sharply ; the British Pound down very sharply
__________________
# businessnews / finance - DOW,FTSE, DAX, NEKKEI, Hang Seng; global economy


___ 06-23-2016 ___
House Democrats stage a sit-in to protest the Republican majority failing to hold a GUN CONTROL vote following last weeks mass shooting
__________________
# domestic policy - violent crime


___ 06-23-2016 ___ **
U.S. Supreme Court derails President Obama's immigration executive order protecting millions of ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS through a 4-4 tie / further action will wait for a new justice to be confirmed - Senate Republicans have stonewalled a vote on President Obama's nominee M.Garland
__________________
# domestic policy


___ 06-12-2016 ___
America's most deadly MASS SHOOTING takes place in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida by an American born Afghan who pledged support to ISIS during a 911 hostage negotiation call
__________________
# homeland security / violent crime; AR-15 assault rifle, LGBT community, FBI


___ 06-02-2016 ___
President Obama endorses H.Clinton for president
__________________
# politics - election - primary - Democrats


___ 06-08-2016 ___
H.Clinton wins California and 3 other states to go over the top in delegate count / B.Sanders wins 2 states, but is now thwarted in becoming the Democratic nominee for president
__________________
# politics - election - primary - Democrats


___ 06-07-2016 ___
Worse flood in 100 years - Paris, France
__________________
# EXTREME WEATHER / 1910 Great Flood of Paris


___ 05-27-2016 ___
D.Trump gains enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination for president after winning the North Dakota primary yesterday
__________________
# politics - election - primary


___ 05-05-2016 ___
Ohio Governor J.Kasich drops out of 2016 Republican presidential primary
__________________
# politics - election - primary


___ 05-04-2016 ___
D.Trump wins Indiana / T.Cruz & VP Pick C.Fiorina drop out
__________________
# politics - election - primary - Democrats


___ 04-25-2016 ___
Obama Administration sends 250 U.S. troops to Syria to fight ISIS
__________________
# NATIONAL SECURITY / military - Syria civil war; Islamic extremists


___ 04-22-2016 ___
Harriet Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill
__________________
# WOMEN's RIGHTS / abolitionist


___ 03-31-2016 ___
Tesla Model 3 unveiled / pre-orders exceed 100,000 / first cars expected late in 2017
__________________
# tech news - all electric car


___ 03-29-2016 ___
Back-to-back record minimum of Arctic sea ice
__________________
# GLOBAL WARMING/climate change; northwest passage


___ 03-22-2016 ___
Multiple bomb blasts on transportation infrastructure in Brussels, Belgium / airport & subway
__________________
# national security / (overseas) TERROR ATTACK; Islamic extremist, ISIS


___ 03-21-2016 ___
President Obama becomes the first president in 80 years to visit Cuba
__________________
# foreign policy / economy; communist nation, U.S. trade embargo


___ 03-21-2016 ___ **
NORTH KOREA continues to test several short-range rockets
__________________
# NATIONAL SECURITY / military; nuclear weapons program


___ 03-16-2016 ___
President Obama nominates M.Garland to fill vacant seat in the U.S. Supreme Court / Republicans to block nomination
__________________
# legal news / SCOTUS; A.Scalia


___ 03-16-2016 ___ **
Republican D.Trump & Democrat H.Clinton win big in Super-Duper Tuesday vote
__________________
# politics - election - primary


___ 03-14-2016 ___
Russia announces partial troop pullout from Syria during ceas-fire talks in Geneva, Switzerland
__________________
# client nation / Syria civil war / war on terror - ISIS


___ 03-11-2016 ___
ECB (European Central Bank) cuts interest rates to zero and increases quantitative easing program - global stock markets rise on news
__________________
# DOW,FTSE,DAX, NEKKEI, Hand Seng


___ 03-01-2016 ___
Republican D.Trump & Democrat H.Clinton win big in Super Tuesday vote
__________________
# politics - election - primary


___ 03-01-2016 ___ **
Astronaut S.Kelly returns to Earth after a one year stint on the ISS ending the longest duration space mission by an American astronaut
__________________
# science news - twin brother astronaut - medical analysis - DNA analysis ;


___ 02-29-2016 ___
A notable election in IRAN removes several hardliners from The Assembly of Experts
__________________
# foreign policy - election - head-of-state; nuclear weapons program, Islamic extremists, Shite


___ 02-29-2016 ___ **
ACADEMY AWARDS
-
best picture _ "Spotlight"
best actor _ Leonardo DiCaprio _ "The Revenant"
best actress _ Brie Larson _ "Room"
__________________


___ 02-21-2016 ___
D.Trump wins South Carolina / Democrat H.Clinton wins Nevada caucus / J.Bush drops out of Republican race
__________________
# politics - election - primary


___ 02-18-2016 ___
During his visit to Mexico Pope Francis blast Republican D.Trump for advocating a wall be built between the U.S. and its neighbor to the south / Trump immediately fires back
__________________
# politics - election - primary; international affairs


___ 02-15-2016 ___
U.S SUPREME COURT justice A.Scalia dies at 79
__________________
# legal news / SCOTUS - conservative; states rights champion, Originalism, Textualism, Reagan Administration nominee


___ 02-10-2016 ___
D.Trump wins the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary ; Democrat B.Sanders wins big over H.Clinton
__________________
# politics - election - primary;


___ 02-08-2016 ___
The central bank of Japan institutes NEGATIVE INTEREST
__________________
# business news / economy - recession; interest rate, economic stimulus


___ 02-07-2016 ___
North Korea launched an "object" into space - the launch has been widely regarded as a long-range ballistic missile test
__________________
# nuclear weapon proliferation ; UN economic sanctions


___ 02-02-2016 ___
T.Cruz wins the Republican Iowa caucus ; Democrat H.Clinton wins the Iowa caucus by the smallest margin in the states history
__________________
# politics - election - primary;


___ 02-01-2016
WHO declares a world HEALTH EMERGENCY with the outbreak of the ZIKA VIRUS
__________________
# health news - mosquito born tropical disease


___ 01-28-2016 ___
D.Trump skips Fox News Republican presidential primary debate over sexism remark by Fox moderator M.Kelley
__________________
# politics - election - primary;


___ 01-25-2016 ___
2015 declared HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD ; back-to-back years since 2014 noted last year as hottest on record
__________________
# global warming/climate change - extreme weather;


___ 01-15-2016 ___
DOW Jones Industrial Average and oil prices fall again for the worse January start ever
__________________
# business news / finance - market correction; stock market index, DJIA


___ 01-14-2016 ___
Rare January hurricane (Alex) forms in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean - only 4 since 1851
__________________
# extreme weather ;


___ 01-13-2016 ___
DOW Jones Industrial average drops into correction territory
__________________
# business news / finance - stock market index; DJIA


___ 01-13-2016 ___ **
Largest lottery in history in excess of $1.5 billion
__________________
#


___ 01-07-2016 ___
Global markets take another steep drop - the second in three days
__________________
# business news / finance - market correction;


___ 01-06-2016 ___
A 5.2M quake confirms nuclear weapons test - North Korea claims to have constructed and detonated a hydrogen bomb
__________________
# NATIONAL SECURITY / military; 2-stage nuclear weapon, stage-one is a fission reaction followed by a fusion reaction


___ 01-04-2016 ___
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries cut diplomatic ties with Iran after Iranian demonstrators attack the Saudi consulate following a mass execution (47 people) by the Saudi government
__________________
# national security / military -sectarian proxy war


___ 01-04-2016 ___ **
China's stock market drops 7% triggering newly implemented circuit breakers - markets around the globe drop in response
__________________
# business news / finance - market correction;


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