Current Events 10/21 Flashcards
Florida
Two convicted murders who used forged documents to trick their way out of prison, have been recaptured US OFFICIALS SAY.
U.s.a. Bank
JP Morgan is set for a record $13 bn fine to settle investigations into its mortgage-backed securities. US Media reports say.
Mexico
Mexican authorities say Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix, a leading figure in a once-powerful drug cartel, is killed by gunmen dressed as clowns
Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants wearing army uniforms kill 19 motorists at checkpoints in north-east Nigeria
Syria
At least 30 people are killed by a suicide truck bombing targeting government troops on the edge of central Syrian city of Hama
Obama
Acknowledges widespread technical issues that have plagued the rollout of a major element of his 2010 healthcare law
New Jersey
Gay couples here tie the knot as the state recognizes same-sex marriages and its governor drops an appeal against it
Nevada
A student at a middle school shot dead a teacher ( war vet) and critically injured two other students before turning the gun on himself, police say
Kenya
Security camera footage emerges which appears to show Kenyan security forces looting goods during last months west gate mall siege (67 dead)
U.S. spy
Seeks to play down French concerns aver claims that the US national security agency secretly recorded millions if phone calls in France
El Salvador
Has one of the toughest anti-abortion law in the world. A side-effect is that women who suffer miscarriages or stillbirths are sometimes suspected of illegal abortion and could be jailed for murder.
U.S. foreign
Defends its drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan, as the PM of Pakistan urges Washington to end the unmanned raids there
Egypt
Prosecutors refer four police to trial for the manslaughter of 37 Islamist detainees who died when year gas was put into their traveling vehicle
U.S. economy
Added a lower-then-expected 148,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate fell to 7.2%
Nevada 2
Authorities weigh prosecuting the parents of a 12-year old who shot a teacher dead and hurt 2 classmates before killing himself
