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current events- term 1, august-october Flashcards

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British royal susseccion

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Sept- Lizzie(now dead), her son Charles III becomes king, Prince William now 1st in line for throne.

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britians revolving door of prime ministers

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Oct- will have 5 prime ministers in 6 years. Liz Truss resigned.

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3
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trial of alex jones

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sept-oct- Sandy hook school shooter from 2012 $1 billion verdict against him.

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4
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Biden administration and student lones

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aug-oct- Providing up to $20,000 loan debt for eligable (low-middle) borrorrwers

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5
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Biden administration and marijuana convictions

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oct- Granted a pardon to all people convicted simple marijuana possesion under federal law

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6
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Hurricane ian

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Sept- teared up florida

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mudslides and flooding in japan

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sept- deadly mudslides- winds 176 km/h

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Indiana’s abortion ban

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sept- Abortion bans- arrested if you have one. very bad against women.

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Hurricane fiona

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sept- catagory 4- puerto rico

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floods in pakistan

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sept- killed 1717 people- taking over most of the lands.

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DeSantic, Abbot, and migrants

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sept-oct- migrants taken out of texas, to florida, then sent to mathas vineyard. migrants now sueing

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heatwaves across the us

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sept-oct- big heatwaves, peoples getting sick

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Us rail strike

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sept- renewed threat of rail strikes- dont want to do/build the railroads

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monkeypox

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sept- outbreaks of monkeypox virus, now in us

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japan, iran, and russia

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sept-oct- Japan sactions on russia over its invasion of ukraine, resort to Iran for supplies and equiptment.

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gang violence in Haiti

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oct- gangs using sexual violence and rape to instal fear– children as young as 10 and elderley women.

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russia- ukraine war

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aug-oct- big war. russia taking over ukraine.

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South american world leader assassination attempt

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sept- assassination attempt of Argintina ice president, Christina Fernandes de Kirchner

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19
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president of the US

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Joe Biden

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20
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vice president of the us

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Kmala Harris

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21
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secretary of the state

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mark kohler

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secretary of defence

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Lloyd james austin III

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attorney general of the us

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merrick b. garland

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director of the cia

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William(Bill) J. Burns

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director of the fbi

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christopher wray

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Director of homeland security

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alejandro n. mayorkas

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cheif justice of the us supreme court

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john g. roberts, jr.

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chair of the federal reserve board

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jerome h. powell

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speaker of the house

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nancy pelos

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house majority leader

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Steny Hamilton

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house minority leader

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kevin mccarty

32
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senate majority leader

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charles schumer

33
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senate minority leader

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mitch mcconell

34
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mayorof your city

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jeffery macmillion

35
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governer of your state

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ned lamont

36
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your representative in congress

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rosa pelaruo

37
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senior senator from your state

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richard blumenthal

38
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junior senator from your state

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chris murphy

39
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your local state representative

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vincent candelora

40
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your local state senator

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christine cohen

41
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prime minister of great briten

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it was liz truss, but she resigned

42
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president of france

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emmanuel macrom

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chancellor of germony

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olaf schulz

44
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leader of peoples republic of china

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xi jinping

45
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leaderof the dprk/china

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kim jong-un

46
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president of russia

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vladimir putin

47
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prime minister of isral

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yair lapid

48
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president of the palestinian authority

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mahmoud abbas

49
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the pope

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francis

50
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president of iran

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ebrahim raisi

51
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prime minister of iraq

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mustafa al-kadhimi

52
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president of afghanistan

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no one- taliban

53
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prime minister of canada

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justin trudeau

54
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president of mexico

A

andres manuel lopez obrador

55
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president of brazil

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jair bulsonaro

56
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president of venezuela

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nicolas maduro

57
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prime minister of india

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shir narendra mudi

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