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Apparently the final episode of Glee involves the 2020 presidential election, which doesn't sound like the ending to a happy-go-lucky musical show from a decade ago, but if this year showed us three things it's that anything related to the election will be in the news; the show wasn't as full of glee as it seemed; and young people are going to ...
Disasters and accidents 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Delta Hurricane Delta makes landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana. During its time in Louisiana, it downgraded to a Category 2 Hurricane. (CBS News) An explosion kills at least four people in Beirut, Lebanon. (Reuters) Eighty-eight people are injured following an apartment fire in Ulsan, South Korea. (ABC News) Health and ...
Disasters and accidents 2020 Beirut explosion The state -run National News Agency says that Lebanon's state prosecution has asked Interpol to detain two Russian citizens, the captain and owner of the MV Rhosus, a ship that carried thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut in 2013. (Reuters via U.S. News) Eight people are killed and ten others are injured as a series of wildfires sweeps ...
Sensationalism was used in books of the 16th and 17th century, to teach moral lessons. According to Stephens, sensationalism brought the news to a new audience when it became aimed at the lower class, who had less of a need to accurately understand politics and the economy, to occupy them in other matters.
2020 in U.S. states and territories. The following is a list of notable events, births and deaths from 2020 in the United States . The US was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which by the end of the year killed over 300,000 people within American borders.
The National Health Commission of China reports a third death from coronavirus, the number of infected having increased by 136 during the weekend. The report comes as authorities confirmed that the virus spread from Wuhan to major cities, including Shenzhen, Beijing, and Hong Kong. ( South China Morning Post) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
2020 Chilean national referendum. 78% of the voters approve the process to draft a new Constitution, replacing the one established during the Pinochet dictatorship. (BBC News) A constituent assembly will be elected in April 2021 after 79% of the voters in the referendum chose this option to write the new Constitution.
Disasters and accidents 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Delta Delta weakens to a tropical storm. (Sky News) Over 700,000 power outages are reported in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. (CBS News) 2020 wildfire season Wildfires kill at least two people in Syria. (Al Jazeera English) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 ...