Summer Current Events

Its hard to believe we're over half-way through our summer break.  I'm sure you are all diligently reading Guns, Germs, and Steel and The World is Flat.  However, there have been a number of major news stories that will continue to develop throughout the summer.

• ISIS inspired terrorist attacks in Sinai, Syria, Tunisia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and France
• Greek financial crisis
• Presidential candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties
• Supreme Court decisions
• Normalized relations between Cuba and the United States
• Iran nuclear talks
• Women's World Cup & FIFA controversies
• Charleston shooting & controversy over the Confederate flag
• Russian aggression against Ukraine
• Migrant crisis in Indian Ocean
• Trans-Pacific Trade
• Cyber attacks against US government
• Taliban attacks and power change
• Genocide (?) in South Sudan
• Pope takes a stand on climate change
• Puerto Rico financial status
• Plane crash in Indonesia
• Power shifts in Burundi and Nigeria
• Mexico's struggle against drug traffickers
• Mass arrests in China 

If you think I've missed anything, please feel to add it as a comment  to this post.

Remember - If you bring a physical (i.e. paper) "news journal" with you on the first day of class, you may use it on your current events quiz.  Refer back to the "Checklist" for further details.  

As always, if you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.