Current+Events

Current Event #1 What - 2 Mounties shot and wounded Who - 2 Mounties, names not given When - Tuesday, February 7 Where - Killam, Alberta [] Why - The Mounties were out searching for this man for a warrant of possession of a hand gun. When the Mounties found the suspect he shot both Mounties, One in the back, the other in the leg, arm and shoulder. This deals with political science. http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Mounties+shot+wounded+Alberta/6116455/story.html 7/7 good

Current Event #2 What - Universal Mobile Phone Charger to be invented Who - Samsung, Sony, Nokia and ITU When - By 2014 Where - Internationally http://maps.google.ca/#bmb=1

Why - So people don't have to waste money on different phone chargers. This deals with economics. http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Universal+mobile+phone+charger+tantalizingly+close/6225276/story.html

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Current Event #3 What - South Korean retailers suspend their sale of beef from California due to mad cow disease Who - South Korea and California When - April 24, 2012 Where - California http://g.co/maps/7n8kw Why - South Korean retailers found mad cow disease in one cow from a California farm. All the other cows had been tested and were confirmed to have no disease. This deals with economics and if South Korea will still deal with California. Source - [] 7/7 CurrentEvent #4 What - Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people last year in Norway, is accused of smiling and shouting with joy during the massacre. Who - Anders Behring Breivik When - last July. Where - Norway http://g.co/maps/my2zk Why - some eye witnesses claim that he was shouting and smiling during the attack. If the court finds him sane he could face up to 21 years in jail. If the court finds him sane he would have to go to a psychiatric care unit. What could I do - I could spread the word about the massacare so it wouldn't happen again. Source - http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Survivor+recalls+cries+from+Breivik/6596770/story.html

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Current Event #5 What - dog causesexplosion on home. Who - Hali Hudson and her corgi When - May 24th, 2012 Where - Los Angeles http://goo.gl/maps/1E2A Why - The dog got underneath the kitchen counter and let some gasses loose which caused the explosion. http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.html?hpt=hp_c2#/video/bestoftv/2012/05/29/tsr-moos-corgi-causes-explosion.cnn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/dog-spray-can-explosion_n_1543099.html 7/7