And you thought the advent of spring is the flowers and the birds? And here and there, proved to us last week. She sent a powerful storm in Los Angeles, a snow storm in new York and a huge hail in Texas.
Well, at least the day equaled the night – and thanks for that. However, the country has clearly awakened from their slumber and went on the March, which claims to be the most ambitious.
In addition to this event, the week was rich and many others. There is a risk that some of them have been ignored due attention. Maybe look at them closely?
So, a week in 18 short questions and succinct answers 18:
1. The American school shooting again. What happened?
2. Who are the victims?
3. What was the motive?
4. How was the capital’s «March for our lives»?
5. What did the demonstrators?
6. In front of the Capitol the scene was set. What words came out?
7. Which celebrities have joined the March?
8. In Austin there will be no more explosions?
9. A sad week. Someone else died?
10. Another shutdown took place. And could?
11. But he still signed?
12. What other decisions were taken in the White house?
13. What are the provisions for the further development of the Congress specified in the Plan?
14. What about transgender people?
15. No week without personnel changes – the new motto of the White house?
16. What was banned in Mississippi, and that – in San Francisco?
17. What’s the new way the death penalty has chosen the authorities of Alabama?
18. Facebook brought Trump 40 thousand votes in the election?
1. The American school shooting again. What happened?
Shortly before the start of lessons, 17-year-old Austin Rollins made a fire in one of the corridors of high school Great Mills (MD). From semi-automatic Glock pistol, purchased by his father, the teenager shot two students.
Gunman in high school shooting in St. Mary’s County, MD, identified as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins https://t.co/KPaSyVQDMz #firefighters pic.twitter.com/khFXO6S2M1
— Firehouse News (@FirehouseNews) March 20, 2018
«The shooter who attacked a high school in the County of St. Mary, Maryland, identified as 17-year-old Austin Rollins Uayett»
Soon there arrived the police officer on duty, and Rollins received a bullet which in a few hours died in hospital. If she belonged to the officer or Austin himself a shot is still unknown.
2. Who are the victims?
14-year-old Desmond Barnes, who was hospitalized with a wound to the thigh. The next day he was discharged from the hospital.
NEW: Photo of the 14-year-old Desmond Barnes, who was released from the hospital Wednesday after he was injured in the Great Mills HS shooting https://t.co/0a3YSMzGS3 pic.twitter.com/h49jmxg6Gx
— ABC 7 News — WJLA (@ABC7News) March 21, 2018
«A photo of 14-year-old Desmond Barnes, who on Wednesday was released from the hospital after he was injured during the shooting in high school, Great Mill»
16-year-old Jaylin Willie was shot in the head. When doctors pronounced him brain-dead, the girl was disconnected from life support apparatus. Late Thursday evening, she died surrounded by his family. Jaylin was the second child of nine in the family of Willy.
This is Jaelynn Willey. She was one of two students shot at Great Mills High School. She was a competitive swimmer and older sister to seven younger siblings. She died on Thursday after being taken off life support. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/FmREHeSXk1
— Dwight J (@KaniJJackson) March 24, 2018
«This Is Jaylin Willy. She was one of the two disciples high school Great Mills, which was shot. She was a competitive swimmer and a big sister to seven brothers and sisters. She died Thursday after being disconnected from life support.»
3. What was the motive?
Has not been established. The police believe that the shooting is not «a random act of violence.» It is known that until recently, and Jaylin Austin was in a relationship, and perhaps this fact added fuel to the fire.
4. A tragedy could happen in Michigan?
Probably. 15-the summer pupil of high school Paw Paw was going to revenge and stole this rifle from his grandfather, and also stocked up on Molotov cocktails and materials to produce improvised explosive devices.
But the day before the planned attack, the teenager told his parents, and they called the police. Now the student is in a detention centre for juvenile offenders.
Been made against him on 8 charges, including theft of a firearm and attempt to make the explosive. Prosecutors seek to have him tried as an adult because of the seriousness of the crime. The next hearing will be held on March 29.
4. How was the capital’s «March for our lives»?
Even bigger than «Women’s March» in January 2017.
The Washington March. Photo: Ted Eytan/CC
In addition to the capital, where the streets were 800 thousand protesters, similar actions took place in over 800 cities. Among them: Boston, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, new York, Portland, San Francisco and the infamous Parkland.
pic.twitter.com/O66GwW8eAr
absolutely incredible #MarchForOurLives montage from all around the nation put together by .@CNN #Atlanta#Miami#her recent #Chicago#StPaul
and many more #Resist! #BlueWave2018
— Cali Dreaming NaphiSoc (@NaphiSoc) March 25, 2018
«Absolutely incredible montage of the «March for our lives». The action which took place about the entire country, collected in one video»
5. What did the demonstrators?
Marching advocated that Congress legally has tightened control over firearms. On posters of demonstrators it was full of popular slogans like ‘Enough’ and ‘Never Again’.
A March in new York. Photo: mathiaswasik/SS
March in San Francisco. Photo: Gregory Varnum/CC
March in San Francisco. Photo: Gregory Varnum/CC
The March in Washington, DC. Photo: Mobilus In Mobili/CC
Photo: 5chw4r7z/CC
March in Eugene, Oregon. Photo: David Geitgey Sierralupe/CC
A March in new York. Photo: mathiaswasik/CC
Someone has pasted her clothes pictures of children killed this year due to weapons, someone wore a bulletproof vest and asked a question: «This is my new school uniform?».
#marchforourlives pic.twitter.com/9qR0v4Bkem
— SilverGirl💫 (@Silvergirl1072) March 24, 2018
McKenna Gonce, 17, wears a bulletproof vest to the #MarchForOurLivesPHX and asks “is this my new school uniform?” pic.twitter.com/31hMqC51rY
— Drew Marine (@_DrewMarine) March 24, 2018
6. In front of the Capitol the scene was set. What words came out?
One of the most memorable speeches said nine-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther king.
«My grandfather had a dream that his four young children were judged not by the color of their skin but by the character traits. I have a dream: enough’s enough! And this world, this time should be free from weapons!»
Yolanda Renee King
Coming to the microphone, one of the survivors in the shooting at the Parkland – Emma Gonzalez stood for about 6 minutes, silently choking on tears. Six minutes and 20 seconds – the time it took Nicholas Cruz to kill 17 people and injure another 15.
7. Which celebrities have joined the March?
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul McCartney, Andra Day, Common, Amy Schumer.
8. In Austin there will be no more explosions?
Maybe because the main suspect in the case of the five explosions (last week there have been two) committed suicide. His car was followed by police, but he blew it when sitting inside. His name was mark Condict, he was 23 years old and he’s originally from Pflugerville, Texas.
However, the investigation is still ongoing, and police urged locals not to touch suspicious packages, bags and backpacks.
9. A sad week. Someone else died?
Unfortunately, Yes.
Arizona woman killed in a hit unmanned Uber. The car was in autopilot mode, but behind the wheel sat the driver. The collision happened when the 49-year-old Elaine Hertzberg began to cross the road. She rolled over the bike loaded with plastic bags.
The police said that even if the car was driven by the driver, the accident still could not be avoided. The fact that Elaine has dramatically out of the shadows into the roadway and was crossing the road in the wrong place.
Who is responsible for the accident – at Herzberg or the driver – investigators are still looking into it. The accident was the first casewhen from-for unmanned vehicle killed a pedestrian.
Founder of Toys «R» Us, died a week after shopping guide network has decided to close all of its stores. Charles Lazarus was 94 years.
THIS JUST IN: @ToysRUs founder Charles Lazarus has died as the iconic toy store he founded decades ago prepares to liquidate https://t.co/WJykDPIp2y pic.twitter.com/d1uaITgh8l
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 22, 2018
«The founder of Toys «R» Us, Charles Lazarus died, then as the famous toy store, which he founded a few decades ago, is preparing for liquidation»
In new York’s Harlem in the film Edward Norton, a fire broke out and claimed the life of one of the officers of the FDNY – 37-year-old Michael Davidson.
Fallen FDNY Hero Michael Davidson leaves behind a wife and 4 children under the age of 7. Lets help them out.https://t.co/vAS402rIPN pic.twitter.com/IJtVPp3U59
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 24, 2018
«Fallen hero, officer FDNY Michael Davidson left his wife and 4 children under the age of seven years. Let’s help them»
Another employee of the FDNY died, but not from a fire, from cancer. Thomas Phelan was sick after he swallowed a toxic smoke and dust at the crash site of the twin towers. That day he proved himself as a hero, moving from Manhattan to hundreds of people on your boat. Thomas lived to be 45 years.
In our city’s darkest hour, @FDNY firefighter Thomas Phelan»s heroism saved hundreds of lives. We will never forget his service and his sacrifice. https://t.co/dRn4xVFDza
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 18, 2018
«In the dark for our town watch, heroism firefighter FDNY Thomas mark Phelan, saved hundreds of lives. We will never forget his service and his sacrifice»
10. Another shutdown took place. And could?
Completely. Despite the fact that the Senate approved the bill on the Federal budget in the amount of $1.3 trillionthat Donald trump has threatened to veto it. But time was running out.
The President is not satisfied that the construction of a border wall with Mexico, Congress allocates only $1.6 billion, when trump demanded $25 billion. He accused the Democrats who «threw over 800 thousand participants DACA» and has not allocated funds to protect them from deportation.
11. But he still signed?
True, though, and made it clear that very glad. Whatever it was, but until the end of September , the Federal government funded.
The following budget bill, which will make Congress be more responsive to the interests of the President. He promised that similar budgets to sign will be no more.
12. What other decisions were taken in the White house?
To publish trump’s Plan to end abuse of opioids, reducing the demand for drugs and their supply and deny transgender people to serve in the army.
13. What are the provisions for the further development of the Congress specified in the Plan?
To toughen the penalties for trafficking in drugs and people (including the application of the death penalty in the United States, «where consistent with applicable law»).
To reduce the supply of opioid painkillers.
To facilitate access to drugs that treat opioid dependence.
14. What about transgender people?
The ban on military service does not apply to all transgender people. And those who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria (the disorder in which a person suffers because that feels a person of the opposite sex) or those who have faced it in the past. But there are nuances and exceptions.
To serve in the army may not:
transgender with dysphoria, which needs to be treated (surgically and medically);
transgender persons who have committed or are going to make the transgender transition.
To serve in the army can:
transgender people, who before joining the army gender coincides with the biological sex during the previous 36 months;
transgender who was diagnosed with dysphoria after joining the army, but they will not make the transgender transition;
transgender who joined the army under Obama (they can serve as identifying with any gender and to the treatment of dysphoria);
transgender without dysphoria (can only serve under their biological sex).
15. No week without personnel changes – the new motto of the White house?
It looks like it. This time trump has fired his national security adviser – Herbert McMaster. The President, as always, announced in his Twitter account.
Herbert McMaster.
He Lieutenant General McMaster said that he was leaving his post in connection with retirement. He served in the U.S. army for 34 years, and the tramp – little more than a year.
In the White house he will stay still until April 9, and after his post is the former US Ambassador to the UN and commentator on Fox News – John Bolton.
John Bolton. Photo: Chatham House/CC
16. What was banned in Mississippi, and that – in San Francisco?
In Mississippi: abortion after 15 weeks. Even if a woman was raped, even if the father is her cousin. Exception: threat to the life of the pregnant woman and the inability of the fetus to survive in utero.
In San Francisco: sale of products from natural fur. The ban comes into force on 1 January 2019.
17. What’s the new way the death penalty has chosen the authorities of Alabama?
The use of nitrogen gas. This method will be used if the drugs for lethal injection are not available. Yet none of the death penalty in the United States have not been conducted with this method.
18. Facebook brought Trump 40 thousand votes in the election?
At least so claims already dismissed the Executive Director of the Cambridge Analytica – Alexander Knicks. He considered that this argument will seem convincing to a potential client, which to his misfortune turned out to be bogus. Yes, and worse – a journalist for the British TV station Channel 4.
Cambridge Analytica deals with the placement targeting political advertising on different social networks. Among them, no more Facebook, who after the scandal about the leaking of personal data of 50 million of its users was banned Cambridge Analytica to use the resource.
Now the social network is experiencing not the best times: its shares drop sharply, users encourage each other to delete their accounts with the hashtag #deletefacebook (Elon Musk already removed), she sued.
Meanwhile, mark Zuckerberg apologized to users and promised to develop strong data protection. The Committee of the lower house of Congress on energy and Commerce invited him to a hearing on the Cambridge Analytica and asked to testify. The businessman has not responded yet.
