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Politics and elections Presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador is sworn in as the 58th President of Mexico. (The Guardian) Yellow vests movement Protesters clash with police in Paris. (Reuters) 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis Jordi Turull and Jordi Sànchez, jailed Catalan separatist leaders accused of rebellion, start a hunger strike. (The Washington ...
Law and crime On the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, the school is evacuated due to a bomb threat. It is not believed to be connected with the 2018 Bitcoin bomb threats. (CNN) Politics and elections Military of Kosovo The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo votes to create a proper army out of the lightly-armed Kosovo Security Force, with eleven minority Serb deputies boycotting ...
Law and crime Death of Grace Millane New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes a public apology to the family of Grace Millane, who was murdered in Auckland on 1 or 2 December 2018, saying that "your daughter should have been safe here". (The Guardian) Thirty-three people are hospitalized in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy, after pepper spray was fired inside the gym of a school. This is the ...
A former Riverside County sheriff’s deputy arrested earlier this month and accused of attempting to have sex with a minor killed himself last week, according to authorities. Anthony Russo, 52 ...
Politics and elections Space policy of the Donald Trump administration U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive memorandum to re-establish the United States Space Command. (CNN) Politics of Belgium Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel submits the resignation of his cabinet to King Philippe, after the biggest party in his coalition, the New Flemish Alliance, formally quit on 9 December ...
Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, resigns effective December 31, 2018, in protest at President Trump's decision to pull American troops from Syria. In response, President Trump wrote that he did not know McGurk and questioned if McGurk was a "grandstander".
Science and technology The ULA launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-71 mission is called off 7 seconds before liftoff time. (NBC San Diego) (NASA Spaceflight) Sports In its second season, Atlanta United FC wins the MLS Cup, defeating the Portland Timbers 2–0 in front of a record crowd of 73,019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (The Guardian) Month December 2018 ...
At the beginning of December, the Santa Ana winds fanned wildfires across southern California, which were fueled by a lack of rainfall during what is normally the region's rainy season. [8] The December fires burned 307,953 acres (124,624 ha) of which 281,893 acres (114,078 ha) were burned during the Thomas Fire , the largest fire in the state ...