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Politics and elections Protests against unemployment and austerity measures take place across several European countries. The largest protests reportedly take place in Spain and Portugal, with smaller protests in Greece, Italy, and Belgium. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announces he will dissolve the House of Representatives of the Diet on Friday ...
Disasters and accidents The midwestern United States is hit by a massive storm causing major disruption to traffic. (AP via Time) The UN refugee agency reports at least 55 people have drowned after an overcrowded boat capsizes off the coast of Somalia on 18 December. (Reuters) (BBC) (CNN) (Al Jazeera) International relations Julian Assange issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of ...
Disasters and accidents A tour bus hits a bridge at Miami International Airport, United States, killing at least two people and injuring many more. (NBC News) (BBC) (The Miami Herald) [permanent dead link ] At least 8 people are killed and 36 injured when a passenger bus overturns on the highway between the cities of Sucre and Potosí in southern Bolivia. (RIA Novosti) International ...
Teenager Thomas Lane kills three students at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio. [51] 2012 Daytona 500: In a first ever delay, the race is postponed to Monday due to heavy rain in Daytona. [52] Matt Kenseth wins on Tuesday morning. [53] WikiLeaks begins disclosing 5 million e-mails from the private intelligence company Stratfor. [54] [55 ...
Revolution,” Harvard Kennedy School, June 2012) USA Today: “U.S. Energy Independence Is No Longer A Pipe Dream.” (Tim Mullaney, “U.S. Energy Independence Is No Longer A Pipe Dream,” USA Today, 5/15/12) Bloomberg: “U.S. Energy Supplies Have Been Transformed In Less Than A Decade.” (Asjylyn Loder,
Hispanic students tend to be less likely to be enrolled in these kinds of programs than white students. This jeopardizes the future of their educational achievement. According to several studies, the educational outcome gap is closely related to the access and quality of education in the early years of childhood development.
Disasters Three Boston University students are killed and another five are injured in a minivan crash during a trip to New Zealand. (Boston Herald) International relations China denies that its military has been placed on a war footing amid an ongoing dispute with the Philippines over territorial claims in the South China Sea. (BBC) Two Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are reportedly close ...
International relations U.S. President Barack Obama visits Afghanistan on an unannounced visit coinciding with the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's assassination by the U.S. Special Forces in Pakistan, signing an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlining a continuing U.S. role in Afghanistan after 2014. (BBC) Five European presidents and the President of the European ...