Table of Contents for This Article Intro: Why The TPP is Like Eating a Chipotle Burrito The 1 Big Difference The Tortilla: Trade Promotion Authority The Rice and Beans: Trade Adjustment Assistance The Meat: Barriers to Trade Regulations on drugs, movies, music, and software Lettuce, Cheese, Salsa: Strange Political Bedfellows Supporters of TPP Opponents of TPP Get a Beer: Why …
Over half of Syria’s population is now homeless. Source article on CNN.com The 2011 Arab Spring saw riots & protests erupt in Middle East. In Syria, protests exploded against President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian government forces responded with brutal violence. The protests eventually turned into outright civil war. Chemical weapons have been used repeatedly during the war. Estimates in April 2015 …
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Florida hospital has very high infant death rate. Source article on CNN.com (opens in new tab) Create your own user feedback survey St. Mary’s hospital in Palm Beach Florida hid infant death rates. Specifically, infant deaths from heart surgery complications. The hospital’s heart surgery program is only a few years old. From 2011 to 2013, it did 48 infant open …
40 years ago today, Pol Pot began the Cambodian genocide. 65% of the population in Cambodia is under the age of 25. Many are orphans. If you’d like to help, you can visit the Cambodian Children’s Fund to find out how. April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge (KR) took Cambodia’s capital. The KR was headed by Pol Pot, a socialist …
Terrorist attack in Somalia, Pakistani suicide bombs. Al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia Al-Shabaab are Islamic extremists waging jihad in Somalia. Last Thursday, they invaded the Somali president’s home. Somali forces held them off. 4 attackers and 5 soldiers killed. Last month, they called for shopping malls attacks in UK/US. Pakistani Taliban bombs Christian churches The Pakistani Taliban set off two bombs …
ISIS destroys artifacts, Boko Haram kills more. ISIS violates ancient site Nimrud was the capital of the Assyrian Empire. It is located near the city of Mosul in Northern Iraq. ISIS bulldozed the entire ruins of the ancient city. In June, ISIS destroyed a museum containing 173 artifacts. Boko Haram destroys village Borno State is in northeastern Nigeria. Boko Haram …
Attacks could be largest cyber-heist ever. An international hacker ring stole ~$1 billion from banks. The attacks took place over 2 years. Targeted banks in U.S., Russia, China, Japan and Germany. They used “Phishing” and other hacks to access bank systems. Very few countries or banks are reporting this massive breach. Experts believe this is the most sophisticated, covert hacking. …
Gena Turgel survived 3 concentration camps, experiments. Gena Turgel was 16 when Nazis bombed her hometown. She lost 2 brothers in the Jewish ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Then the Nazis sent her to Plaszow concentration camp. After 2.5 years, they sent her to Auschwitz. She lived through medical experiments by Dr. Josef Mengele. When she was 21, she survived the …
After 50+ years, Cuba/US relations cool Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government in 1959. Cuba and US severed diplomatic and economic ties in 1961. On 12/17, Obama announced they would “normalize” relations. Exactly what that means is still being negotiated. Opening Cuban economy and lifting travel bans are expected. US/Cuba traded prisoners, including American Alan Gross. Dissidents say this legitimizes …