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Current Events 2013-2014

Collected by: Chief Umtuch Middle School

Archived since: Nov, 2013

Description:

These are sites that we think are interesting to middle school students in Battle Ground, WA and the Portland, OR Metro Area

Subject:   Society & Culture Government - Cities Government - Counties

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URL: http://content.time.com/time/top-10-lists-of-2012/

Description: This is a list of 10 important events that happened last year, as chosen by Time. This website includes the Top Ten of Everything in 2012. They have Arts and Entertainment, Health and Society, etc.

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Title: Mayor Tim Leavitt Campaign

URL: http://leavitt4mayor.com/

Description: Tim Leavitt is running for mayor in Vancouver, WA. His priorities are creating more jobs, bettering the residential economy, and education. This is his second time running for mayor. He was elected on the 2009 ballot as the Vancouver city mayor.

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URL: http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/

Description: This article talks about Russia's economic news.This is important because Russia is a big world power so any economic news from them is worth hearing.

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URL: http://nation.time.com/2012/12/04/top-10-us-news-lists/slide/hurricane-sandy/

Description: Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the east coast on Oct. 29th, 2012 yet the people in this area are still rebuilding today. It started as a tropical storm but quickly escalated to hurricane levels. Sandy killed at least 130 people. It was a big event in America and this website tells more about it.

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URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/archives/environment/

Description: This page shows news about the world's environmental stories.

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URL: http://planetark.org/enviro-news/

Description: The health of our environment is a big topic in today's society. This page shows environmental news from around the world.

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URL: http://portlandmarathon.org/

Description: The Portland Marathon is a premier marathon event that has consistently been ranked high in the past years. It takes place in October (in Portland, OR of course) and is very friendly to all levels of runners or walkers. There is always lots of music (some live) playing along the route and it is a fun event for those young and old.

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URL: http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/pacnorthwest_lite_loop.php

Description: the weather radar displays the weather activity in washington

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Title: Snohomish County Mud Slide

URL: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023221942_mudslidetuesdayxml.html

Description: Rescuers expanded their search Tuesday and found additional bodies in the muck of a massive mudslide in Snohomish County.

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Subject:   Mud Slide Near Seattle

URL: http://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/acainfo-en?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=120721&WT.seg_1=PF-4-sXu8ZSPIf|dc-zzzthrivehcrzzz-pcrid-35288710396-obamacare-e&gclid=CPWSgPvEsL0CFUJqfgodJk4Asw

Description: This tells about Obamacare, the new free health care for everyone. With Obamacare, the people who had insurance lose their insurance, they get it back but have to pay 3 times what they used to pay for it so that those who don't pay insurance get it for free. This is one of the main current debate topics among US citizens, which is why we chose to include it.

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URL: http://www.92y.org/Uptown/Events/Lectures/All-Politics-Current-Events/

Description: This website tells about all the Current Events and Politics currently happening. We included it to show some of the things happening around us.

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URL: http://www.battlegroundcinema.com/?p=movie&sp=releaseDate

Description: This website was chosen as a current event because new movies are always showing at this theater.

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URL: http://www.bbc.com/news/science_and_environment/

Description: This page talks about scientific and environmental current events.

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Title: Boston Marathon Bombing

URL: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/specials/boston_marathon_bombing/

Description: This is a website that has news about the Boston bombing. The Boston Marathon Bombing was a horrific act of terrorism. Two pressure cookers filled with shrapnel exploded on April 15, 2013 killing 3 and injuring 264 others.

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URL: http://www.breakingnews.com/

Description: This website tells about breaking news that is happening in America.

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URL: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/05/us/new-jersey-mall-shooting/

Description: A gunman who opened fire at a New Jersey mall Monday night later holed up in a back room and shot himself in the head, authorities say. This website depicts who this gunman killed and how people have been reacting to this tragedy.

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URL: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/20/world/africa/egypt-car-bomb/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Description: This tells about current events in Egypt.

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URL: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/20/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Description: An piece on the deadly car bombing in Iraq. We wanted to include this because it was a current event happening in the world.

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URL: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/

Description: This website was chosen for current events because current news and politics all around the world are continuously added onto this website every day.

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URL: http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/

Description: This is the main Columbia River Crossing (CRC) homepage.The CRC was a major project regarding the Interstate Bridge located over the Columbia River on I-5. It's goal was to improve the traffic and congestion on the bridge as well as surrounding areas. The CRC is a huge project concerning both Washington and Oregon states.

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URL: http://www.comic-con.org/

Description: This is a gathering of comic fans from all over the world.

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URL: http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/?gclid=CMrElZGb4roCFaQ9QgodUEAAhw

Description: Defense Media Network is a website that contains current as well as past US Armed Forces events. There is a range from various award ceremonies to the Dental COrpse

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URL: http://www.enn.com/

Description: enn.com is an environmental news network that encourages people to be eco-friendly and has many artcles relating to this. It tells about environmental policy, climate, enegry, pollution, ecosystems, wildlife, and much more.

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Title: Fox Business news

URL: http://www.foxbusiness.com/index.html

Description: This site gives imformation on the daily news about the economy and the businesses that are effected, what they do, what they are, and all the stories that are going around. This site gives imformation on some polotics. Fox Business gives current information about stocks, the economy and anything else that could be important for businesses.

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Subject:   Business Economy

URL: http://www.goarmy.com/

Description: This website tells all about the US army, mainly helping those who aspire to be a part of this one day. It gives suggestions of careers in the military and helps you find the one that would suit you best.

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Title: Health Plans Today

URL: http://www.healthplans.com/get-quotes/?CID=8814&SRC=hp_google&Sub_ID=obamacare&bw_keyword=obamacare&position=1t3&mobile=&bw_state=Washington&utm_content=38348089757&kid=259029334802852&pdv=c&google_network=g&creativeid=38348

Description: This site gives a view on what you do to get a heath plan and what a health plan is. This site takes you through the step by step process of getting a health plan quotes as well. In our time a Health plan is a generic term referring to a specific benefit package offered by an insurer, HMO, or self-funded employer plan. A network is a group of physicians/professional providers, hospitals and other medical care professionals that a health plan has contracted with to deliver services to its members.

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Subject:   Health Plan

URL: http://www.infoplease.com/news/2013/current-events/

Description: This website is easily navigable to find the major events from each month in 2013. These events include world news, US news, business, disasters, and science news.

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Title: Infoplease

URL: http://www.infoplease.com/news/2013/edward-snowden-leaks.html

Description: This site gives information on lots of topics, but the page weave done is about Edward Snowden. A man who worked for the NSA (The National Security Agency (NSA) is a U.S. intelligence agency responsible for the production and management of signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance for the United States government.) The site gives information on him and the information he released about the NSA and the sureilliance progect they were working on. There was a great depate on the topic and later, after releasing the information, Edward Snowden ran from Hawii to Hongkong.

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Subject:   NSA, Edward Snowden, and Surveilliance

URL: http://www.kgw.com/

Description: This is a relatively local news website. It shows important things that are happening around here.

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URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/us/politics/congress-shutdown-debate.html?_r=0

Description: The Government shutting down is a thing that hasn't happened for a long time, therefore, it is interesting. This website explains what happened and why it happened

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Title: Oregon Zoo, ZooLights

URL: http://www.oregonzoo.org/events/zoolights/

Description: Celebrate the holiday season amid the sparkling lights and brilliant hues of ZooLights. More than a million LED lights transform the Oregon Zoo into a luminous winter wonderland filled with moving sculptures, forests of lighted trees and animal silhouettes.

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Subject:   Zoolights

Title: Typhoon in the Philipines

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/13/us-philippines-typhoon-idUSBRE9A603Q20131113/

Description: This website is about Typhoon Haiyan that destroyed many small cities and towns in Central Philippines.

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URL: http://www.syrianews.cc/

Description: This website keeps you updated with the latest news in Syria.

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URL: http://www.visitvancouverusa.com/things-to-do/

Description: This website is a list of things that are occurring near the area in which we live, as well as the landmarks that can be found here.

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URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama/

Description: We chose this event because Barack Obama is the current President of the United States.

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URL: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/i5/skagitriverbridgereplacement/

Description: We chose this website because in late May, a portion of the Skagit Bridge collapsed, causing a major traffic issue for people living in the area.

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