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Drug Cartel Leader
Drug cartel leader (El Chapo) arrested. Stripped to his undershirt and covered in filth, the world’s most notorious drug lord dragged himself out of the sewers and into the middle of traffic. -
David Bowie's death
British rocker who recently passed away, he struggled with liver cancer for more than a year and three months. -
Speech given by President.
State of the union address is from the U.S. Constitution: The President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union -
Problem with the Oscars.
No actors of color were nominated for the second consecutive year -
Solitary confinement
Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons. -
Execution in January
Texas carries out second execution of the year. James Freeman was Found Guilty. -
Primary Elections.
The Iowa caucuses are the first opportunity for voters to express their preferences in the process for the major parties to select their nominees for a presidential election. -
Superbowl 2016
The Broncos take home the NFL championship trophy. After winning against the Panthers -
Sirhan Sirhan
The assassin of RFK was denied parole for the 15th time. Commissioners said Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the enormity of his crime -
Lottery Ticket
Winning lottery power ball ticket reaches 1.6 billion in February -
Harper Lee
was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. -
Uber Driver
Shooter Jason Dalton was on a shooting spree due to his rampage and left 16 dead and 2 wounded. Dalton says his Uber app controlled him -
Apple vs. FBI
Apple and the FBI are facing off in court over an encrypted iPhone 5C that was used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. Violates constitutional rights -
Leonardo DiCaprio
Won best actor at the oscars -
Spotlight
Won best picture at the Oscars -
Brie Larson
Won best actress at the Oscars -
Flint
City in Michigan experiencing toxic tap water. switched from purchasing water via Detroit to sourcing locally from the Flint River, lead levels tap water at 13,200 parts per billion -
Defected Takata airbag recall
multiple automakers are recalling vehicles with certain types of driver and passenger frontal airbag inflators manufactured by Takata Corporation. -
Harriett Tubman
replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, the former slave and abolitionist, and to add women and civil rights leaders to the $5 and $10 notes. -
Drug Tunnel found between US and M
U.S.-Mexico drug tunnel spanned 800 yards, held 2 tons of cocaine -
Prince
Prince was diagnosed with AIDS 6 months prior to his death. Did not get treatment. Many accusations have been said, including him be addicted to drugs -
Kenya burning Ivory
Kenya sets ablaze 105 tons of ivory. Trying to send a message to the world that ivory has no value and that its trade should be banned. -
Trump
Won Republican primary election for Indiana -
Sanders
Won Democratic primary election for Indiana -
Smoking age to 21
California has passed legislation raising its smoking age from 18 to 21 for most of its citizens. It will save countless lives and reduce astronomical costs to the health care system
