Current Events

Hey 5th Period Students:

For our current event exercise, if you need some events to draw upon I have posted 15 below. You may go with your own, or choose from one of the events listed below.



Current Events

Officer stopped suspect on day of Ariz. Shooting : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110112/ap_on_re_us/us_congresswoman_shot
Haiti falls silent to remember earthquake victims:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110112/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_earthquake
Floods turn major Australian city into ghost town:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_australia_flooding;_ylt=Ahyi.kQqdEKAVLt58yKzYWS9IxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMzNjlzN25yBGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL2FzX2F1c3RyYWxpYV9mbG9vZGluZwRjY29kZQNtcF9lY184XzEwBGNwb3MDMgRwb3MDMgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2Zsb29kc3R1cm5tYQ--
Palin charges critics with 'blood libel':
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/47477;_ylt=Au9dwlnUwb9gU0h8wPYXsEZv24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTJwdHJnbWEwBGFzc2V0Ay9zL3BvbGl0aWNvLzQ3NDc3BGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM0BHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDcGFsaW5jaGFyZ2Vz
Biden reasures Pakistan in speech as bomb kills 18:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_pakistan;_ylt=Aohb02TMrhUNY9u_ZAendGHCw5R4;_ylu=X3oDMTJwNTVnZmQ2BGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL2FzX3Bha2lzdGFuBGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM1BHBvcwM1BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDYmlkZW5yZWFzdXJl
North Korea's military: a bad hand played well:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_koreas_tale_of_two_militaries;_ylt=AhCrO.Pt9JePFbiHCN4pYL39xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNlb2NnZzJ0BGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL2FzX2tvcmVhc190YWxlX29mX3R3b19taWxpdGFyaWVzBGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDbm9ydGhrb3JlYXNt
Hezbollah and its allies topple Lebanon government:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lebanon_hariri_tribunal;_ylt=AgbJve6n3p2cS_NBg7ByqgH9xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM1N2E4ZzFoBGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL2xlYmFub25faGFyaXJpX3RyaWJ1bmFsBGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDaGV6Ym9sbGFoYW5k
WikiLeaks' Assange: China is our real enemy:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_britain_assange;_ylt=Au2QO4UudFJrsEVN..BZWckUewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTMwNmdzODVrBGFzc2V0Ay9zL25tL3VzX2JyaXRhaW5fYXNzYW5nZQRjY29kZQNtcF9lY184XzEwBGNwb3MDNwRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3dpa2lsZWFrc2Fzcw--
Breakfast products recalled over labeling:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_recalls_msg;_ylt=As_D5tYwwbxxKO7yf01b49Zg.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTJzZnFkNDFnBGFzc2V0Ay9zL25tL3VzX3JlY2FsbHNfbXNnBGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM1BHBvcwM1BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDYnJlYWtmYXN0cHJv
Cancer costs to rise to $158 billion in 2020:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_cancer_costs;_ylt=ArpX0OGCM.kAljnBDGtzgKEXIr0F;_ylu=X3oDMTJ0MmIybDNzBGFzc2V0Ay9zL25tL3VzX2NhbmNlcl9jb3N0cwRjY29kZQNtcF9lY184XzEwBGNwb3MDNgRwb3MDNgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2NhbmNlcmNvc3RzdA--
ACORN leader avoids prison for voter fraud conspiracy:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/acornleaderavoidsprisonforvoterfraudconspiracy;_ylt=Aog0PywTWFCeuezA84bGBwAp_aF4;_ylu=X3oDMTQ3MWIyM28wBGFzc2V0Ay9zL2RhaWx5Y2FsbGVyL2Fjb3JubGVhZGVyYXZvaWRzcHJpc29uZm9ydm90ZXJmcmF1ZGNvbnNwaXJhY3kEY2NvZGUDbXBfZWNfOF8xMARjcG9zAzEwBHBvcwMxMARzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2Fjb3JubGVhZGVyYQ--
Prosecutor: Ex-CIA agent lied about militant past
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_cuban_militant;_ylt=AmipuiWtBtfug6L9EWvBX9l1EcF_;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2Mjk4anVxBGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL3VzX2N1YmFuX21pbGl0YW50BGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM3BHBvcwM3BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDcHJvc2VjdXRvcmV4
U.S. survey shows "pervasive" bedbug problem
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_bedbugs_poll;_ylt=AjqoIE6WDziQgK5jCWgy3rFH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTJ0aXJvODRsBGFzc2V0Ay9zL25tL3VzX2JlZGJ1Z3NfcG9sbARjY29kZQNtcF9lY184XzEwBGNwb3MDNwRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3Vzc3VydmV5c2hvdw--
Attacks in Afghanistan kill 5 NATO troops
http://content.usatoday.com/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=freep&sParam=42490376.story
Geithner: China must speed currency reform, address intellectual property issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/12/AR2011011201439.html
Sarah Palin as provocateur
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/palin-as-provocateur.html