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October 7 – Three events that will play a significant role in the 2016 United States presidential election all take place on the same afternoon: (1) U.S. intelligence agencies publicly accuse the Russian government of using computer hacking to interfere with the U.S. election process; (2) The Washington Post releases a videotape showing ...
The nominees for Best Picture are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight. The nominees are criticized for their lack of diversity, resulting in boycotts by celebrities like Will Smith and Spike Lee , an official motion by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to ...
International relations Ukrainian crisis, Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present) Ukraine starts a missile test near Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, while Russia puts its air-defense and naval forces in the region on high alert. (Reuters) Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli Ministry of Transportation orders a bus company in Beersheba to remove Arabic -language ...
2016 – Omar Mateen kills 49 people and injures 53 members of the LGBT community at the Pulse nightclub. [10] 2016 – U.S. presidential election, 2016: Donald Trump elected president, Mike Pence elected vice president. 2016 – 36 people are killed in the Oakland Warehouse Fire. 2017 – Fort Lauderdale airport shooting.
2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. ... July 26 – August 2: 2016 Big League World Series in Easley, South Carolina [17] [18]
Economy. tax cuts; tariffs; China trade war; farmer bailouts; Environment. Paris withdrawal; Foreign policy. America First; Saudi Arabia arms deal; Iran nuclear deal ...
Sunday's TV broadcast of MTV's VMAs (Video Music Awards) drew in a paltry 6.5 million viewers, down 34% from last year's 9.8 million.
Disasters and accidents Mexico's Volcán de Colima erupts forcing the evacuation of two nearby villages. (Reuters via ABC News Australia) Politics and elections The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. (BBC) The Obama administration through the United States Department of Commerce transfers oversight of the technical management of the Internet by the ...