Tuesday, August 11, 2015

'So in the world of today: 11 August 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today:
-a prosecutor for the DA’s office assigned to the Planned Parenthood case was found to also be on its board of directors.
-Seattle is putting a tax on guns and bullets.
-Steve Maman is using his fortune and contacts to liberate children from Isis.
-China devalued its currency. The dollar and euro both lost value as well.
-The US coalition launched 30 airstrikes against Isis.
-Japan turned on one of its nuclear reactors.
-Coke is in hot water for releasing misleading commercials.
-Greece and its creditors agreed on another bailout.

"So in the world of today: 10 August 2015" by Sam Orr

So in the world of today:
- 56 in Ferguson were arrested for violent actions.
- The EPA dumped over 3 million gallons of toxic waste into the Animas River.
- California agreed to pay for a prisoner’s sex surgery.
-bombings in Iraq killed 75.
-over 250 kids in a Pakistani village were sexually abused.
-Fighting in Burundi has killed 94 so far.
-a judge ordered the state department not to destroy documents on a pair of Clinton aids.
-a report found that Chinese hackers have had access to top us government officials’ emails since 2010.
-The US embassy in Istanbul was attacked.
-50 people were killed in Afghanistan.
-The House of Representatives is investigating Planned Parenthood.

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