On August 13, 2017 tens of wildfires had started north of Athens, in Greece. Apparently no one was injured or killed.
Tag: Current Events
Health Care? Or No Health Care?
by Vwala •
Trump hasn’t made up his mind whether to give money to health care agencies to help with the cost of making them have lower rates for lower class people or not. All the parties involved claim he is on their side. Trump said “I won’t do anything to enrich the insurance companies because right now the insurance companies are being enriched. They’ve been enriched by Obamacare like nothing anybody has ever seen before.” Trump also wrote on twitter that, “I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co’s who have made a fortune w/ O’Care.” So at the moment it looks like everything is up in the air as far as health care support goes.
ISIS MEMBERS EMPLOYING SUICIDE CAR BOMBS, SNIPERS TO HOLD MOSUL
by Reed Karman •
ISIS troops holding the Syrian city of Mosul have and are using car bombs, most intercepted, and gunmen stationed house to house to resist Syrian forces trying to retake the city.
ASSEMBLED FORCES AGAINST ISIS AT POINT OF SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER
by Reed Karman •
In the group of American, Turkish and Syrian soldiers working against ISIS the Turkish and Syrian troops starting shooting at each other seemingly over pre-confronted differences.
TRUMP CLAIMS OBAMA BUGGED CAMPAIGN PHONES
by Reed Karman •
President of the United States Donald Trump claims that his predecessor, former President Barrack Obama, may have tapped the phones at his presidential campaign and business headquarters, Trump Tower, while he was still running. Officials under Obama denied any knowledge of it. Congress agreed to investigate while Democrats protest, saying that Trump made the claim to distract the public from a scandal.
NAFTA Predicament
by Vwala •
NAFTA talks continue on in 2018. Canada seems convinced that the US will leave NAFTA. The negotiators seem to not be agreeing, but Freeland’s opinion is that an agreement can be found. Businesses like the Retail Industry Group don’t seem happy with the prospects, but are hanging on. With everybody wanting something or another in the trade agreement NAFTA seems to be in a bit of a predicament.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY ASSASINATED
by Reed Karman •
Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated by Mevlot Altintas most likely working with other professionals of assassination.
WIKILEAKS TELLS OF GOVERNMENT HACKING TOOLS
by Reed Karman •
Wikileaks gave a report on the tools found to hack into hundreds of kinds of technology used by the American public. The CIA refused to comment.
WILDFIRES IN 4 STATES KILL 6
by Reed Karman •
On March 6, 2017 there were wildfires across Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. Starting in Oklahoma it has caused a voluntary evacuation of 10,000-12,000 people. Six perished in the flames.
MERKEL BARELY WINS FOURTH TERM AS GERMAN CHANCELLOR
by Reed Karman •
Angela Merkel of the German Christian Democratic Party barely won her fourth term as Garman Chancellor.