Five things that happened this week:
1. POTUS State of the Union. President Obama delivered his 2015 State of the Union Address this week. He reflected on the past year’s accomplishments including a rising economy, low unemployment rates, high graduation rates, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, ISIS and climate control among other things. Perhaps the most apparent theme of the speech was Obama’s support for middle-class economics stating, “this country does best when everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.”
1. POTUS State of the Union. President Obama delivered his 2015 State of the Union Address this week. He reflected on the past year’s accomplishments including a rising economy, low unemployment rates, high graduation rates, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, ISIS and climate control among other things. Perhaps the most apparent theme of the speech was Obama’s support for middle-class economics stating, “this country does best when everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.”
2. Deflate-Gate. The New England Patriots may have whooped up on the Colts, but not without a scandal. The NFL announced this week that it is currently investigating whether the Patriots “knowingly deflated” game balls below the league’s threshold. League officials found 11 or the 12 balls used by the Patriots were deflated by as much as 15%. Tom Brady, the hunk, I mean quarterback, of the Patriots has denied any knowledge of wrongdoing.
3. Saudi King dies. Saudi Arabian King Abdullah died Friday at the age of 90 from complications of pneumonia. Abdullah has been a significant factor in the fight against Al-Qaeda and ISIS and has remained a key ally to the US. Appointed in his place is the 79 year-old half brother of Abdullah, Salman bin Abdulaziz.
4. American Sniper. Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” has already been nominated for Academy Awards and has been a mega hit at the box office. However, the film based on a lethal military sniper (played by Bradley Cooper) has also drawn major criticism as propaganda for the U.S. military and has been slammed for being anti-Muslim.
5. Murder or suicide in Argentina. Alberto Nisman, an Argentinian prosecutor, was found dead hours before he was to testify before Argentinian lawmakers that the country’s President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, was responsible for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center where 85 were killed. Though the death has been ruled a “suicide” for now, suspicions about the timing of his death have lead to more uncertainty, however Kirchner continues to deny any involvement.
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