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**[[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]] dismisses speculation that he would call an early election this fall and states that his government remains focused on renegotiating [[North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]] and strengthening the [[Economy of Canada|economy]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-politics/canadas-trudeau-rules-out-early-election-this-fall-idUSKBN1L123I (Reuters)] |
**[[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]] dismisses speculation that he would call an early election this fall and states that his government remains focused on renegotiating [[North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]] and strengthening the [[Economy of Canada|economy]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-politics/canadas-trudeau-rules-out-early-election-this-fall-idUSKBN1L123I (Reuters)] |
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**The [[Texas Rangers]] pulls off a triple play against the the [[Los Angeles Angels]] for the first time since 1912. [https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsummer-heart-0930.chufeiyun1688.workers.dev%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fm.huffpost.com%2Fus%2Fentry%2Fus_5b76cd4fe4b05906b412e9dd&data=02%7C01%7CMark.Marji%40uky.edu%7C323393f2f78c4022696608d60476c98f%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636701305570671505&sdata=7hqM88W%2BVz5LGFv8AaMAWbeRut6jvrou43JTrrLQuJQ%3D&reserved=0 (HuffPost)] |
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Revision as of 20:08, 17 August 2018
August 16, 2018 (Thursday)
Arts and culture
- 2018 Washington Veterans Day Parade
- The United States Department of Defense postpones President Donald Trump's military parade, which was slated to take place on 10 November, until 2019. The estimates for the parade's cost have risen from $12 million to $92 million. (ABC News) (Market Watch)
- Freedom of the press in the United States
- In coordinated editorials defending press freedom, hundreds of U.S. newspapers rebuke President Donald Trump's repeated accusations that the news media reports "fake news" and that journalists are "enemies of the people". (RTÉ News)
- Me Too movement in China
- Following several accusations of sexual misconduct, Shi Xuecheng resigns from the office of president of the Buddhist Association of China. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 California wildfires
- A rare fire tornado that barreled into the city of Redding during the Carr Fire kills a firefighter as he raced towards a neighborhood in flames. (Los Angeles Times)
- 2018 Kerala floods
- Authorities in India say that 324 people are confirmed dead in the heavy floods in Kerala. (Times of India)
Law and crime
- Mexican Drug War
- The Mexican government announces that they are offering up to MXN$30 million (equivalent to US$1.56 million) for anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"), the suspected leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of Mexico's most-wanted. (El Universal)
- The government of DR Congo issued an international arrest arrant for opposition leader Moïse Katumbi, who was hoping to take part in the upcoming December 2018 Congolese general election. (Zambia Report)
Politics and elections
- Elections in Canada, Premiership of Justin Trudeau
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismisses speculation that he would call an early election this fall and states that his government remains focused on renegotiating NAFTA and strengthening the economy. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2018 Major League Baseball season
- The Texas Rangers pulls off a triple play against the the Los Angeles Angels for the first time since 1912. (HuffPost)