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Current Events, 4/15
Current Events
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | -election to replace Chavez -Maduro wins |
| North Korea | -rejects South Korea's attempt to discuss reopening Kalsong Industrial Complex |
| US | -offers to talk directly with North Korea -Kerry (Secretary of State) |
| Marco Rubio | -immigration plan -senator from Florida |
| Somalia | -Al Shabab attacks Supreme Court while in session |
| Russia | -banned 18 Americans from entering -in response to US banning 18 Russians for human rights violations |
| Boston Marathon | -2 bombs -3 dead -140+ injured |
| Venezuela 2 | -election results in question (want recount) |
| Obama | -to meet with Park Geun-Hye (SK) in May |
| London | -3 teens (14, 14, 17) sentenced for murder of homeless man in Liverpool -man was beaten to death |
| Hollande | -requiring all govt. workers to disclose personal wealth -attempt to gain public trust |
| Iraq | -25 bombs -63 killed, 200+ injured in attacks all across the country |
| India | -Apple vs. Samsung |
| Boston Marathon 2 | -2 possible suspects seen on video with backpacks -no arrests -bomb: kettle with nails |
| Internet Cafes | -raided by federal/state police in Ohio -seized video terminals and cash payout -attorney general says illegal gambling |
| Pilot Gas Company | -competitors say rebates are "outrageous" -raided by FBI -Haslam owns -rebates given for buying certain amounts of gas |
| Mississippi | -man sent letter to Obama and senator -letters laced with poison -Paul Kevin Curtis |
| Gun Control Bill | -senate votes down -5 Dem. join Rep. -background checks: 54-46 -assault arms ban: 40-60 -concealed weapons: 57-43 -ammo clips: 46-54 -need 60 votes to move on -Brown: yes -Portman: no |
| Ohio | -bill in Ohio house would deny licenses to undocumented workers -White House says they must give to some |