Current World Events Test Review

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in __________________ the parents of a toddler have been charged with child abuse after the son shot them both. the shooting happened in the afternoon in a motel. the couple was shot when the child grabbed the handgun from the mothers purse and fired a shot. their identities were not reveled the project their children identities.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

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in a new study, ______________ made the top five of states with the worst tax systems for the working poor. the people making $20,000 a year or less are paying 11% of their income in the state and taxes. also the working poor struggle with basic necessities with additional taxes.

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South Dakota

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___________ says it is OK to spank children, so long as they do it with dignity. the pope said to punish without demeaning the child is key.”when he punishes, he does it right and moves on” the vatican wanted to point out that there is an important distinction between discipline and punishment.

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Pope Francis

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president Barack Obama and German chancellor ____________ met in Washington to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. they were expected to discuss proposals to send lethal aid to the Ukrainian military. Merkel said that is a bad idea. she says that will further the conflict into concluding the air force to the flight. but the U.S sen. Jon McCain supports the idea and says that it is a harse reality that Russia's military is supporting the pro Russians.

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Angela Merkel

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cases of measles at child care facility near __________ have reached 5. 2 children were not vaccinated due to their age (MMR- measles, mumps, rubella- isn't given to children under 1. it is unclear if these cases are connected to the disneyland outbreak. since jan, 1, 110 confirmed cases in 16 states. there were 644 total last year.

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Chicago, Illinios

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President Obama has officially asked congress for the use of military force against ______. this is the first time the president has asked in 13 years. the request would authorize 6 months of U.S. military effort against ISIS and limit the presidents authority to wage war to 3 years. it also does not authorize. “boots to the ground”.

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ISIS

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Kansas Governor, ____________, has erased protection against discrimination of LGBT employees for state employees. He says that it ensures the same civil rights as all Kansans without creating additional protected classes, in response, LGBT groups have said, declares open season, on workplace harassment.

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Sam Brownback

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at City/Country Alcohol and Drug program facility in _____________ on Wednesday, 50 people were evacuated due to a fire and one client was arrested. the fire was contained to a small area thanks to a sprinkler system in the building. authorities have now determined that a client had set the fire in an isolation room. the suspected client is awaiting formal changes but is in custody.

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rapid city SD

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a dutch company called ___________ plans to send humans on a one-way trip to mars with the intention of colonizing it. they are down to 100 applicants from the 200,000 they started with. the plan is to send 24 (6 missions of 4) to mars. the trip will take 7 months and has a 50% landing rate. a recent MIT study says if they do land, using the current technology the group is estimated to survive 68 days.

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mars one

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the body of 18-year-old Karlie Hall was found in her dorm room at ___________ University Sunday morning with trauma and strangulation wounds. Hall’s boyfriend , 19-year-old Gregorio Orrostieta made the 911 call, orinally for cardiac arrest. he was not a student at Millersville University. Orrostieta has now been charged with criminal homicide and held without bail.

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Millersville

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On saturday a police chase in ___________ ended in a shoot out that killed a 16 year old Jason C. Hendrix. though the investigation after the shootout. Hendrix was found to be connected to the deaths of his dad, mom, and sister in their home in Kentucky. police speculate the murders were done on wednesday. the victims were covered with a pillow and shot twice in the head.

CATS EAT THE DEAD!!!!!!!

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maryland

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the U.S. air forces European command said this week that 12-A-10 ___________ (AKA “warthogs”) are going to be deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany as a part of the operation Atlantic resolve. the air force also said that beside operating in Germany, the “warthog” will be forward deployed to other partner nations in eastern Europe. U.S forces have also operated out of other bases in Estonia, Poland, Lativia and Lithuania, and others in the past year.

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thunderbolts

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Ash Carter is the new Secretary of Defense after he was sworn in on Wednesday. carter replaces former sec. of def. ___________ after Hagel disagreed on the strategies of the White House.

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Chuck Hagel

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a __________ man has filed a lawsuit in a case where an officer turned off the dash cam in their cruiser before beginning the arrest. the arrest involved a semi-auto weapon and drugs, as well as what the man claimed to be excessive force when he was kicked to the ground and they used a taser on him after being handcuffed. the force was deemed justifiable but the officer who shut the cam off is being investigated.

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St. Louis

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a ___________________, Christie White, is suing the state of California for her “right to die on her own terms”. she wishes to die at the time and place of her choosing. white has had cancer since 2007 and wishes to have the option of dying with aid if she is suffering. Only 3 states allow for ‘assisted suicide’- Oregon, Washington and Vermont.

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San Francisco woman