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-==== 2010-2016 (Progress, Decline and Hope) ====+===== 2010-2016 (Progress, Decline and Hope) =====
  
 **March 18th, 2011**: NASA's MESSENGER probe arrives at its intended destination, Mercury. **March 18th, 2011**: NASA's MESSENGER probe arrives at its intended destination, Mercury.
  
 **April 20th, 2011**: On the one year anniversary of the BP oil spill Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hold their second rally in Washington D.C. With prices at the pump nearing $4 per gallon protesters demand alternatives forms of energy and an increase in funding for high speed rail and other forms of transportation. The California high speed rail project is hailed as an excellent start. **April 20th, 2011**: On the one year anniversary of the BP oil spill Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hold their second rally in Washington D.C. With prices at the pump nearing $4 per gallon protesters demand alternatives forms of energy and an increase in funding for high speed rail and other forms of transportation. The California high speed rail project is hailed as an excellent start.
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-**April 22nd, 2011**: Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean announces that, despite his non-candidacy announcement the previous year, has changed his mind and will challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries. Of course, the first polls show President Obama far ahead of Governor Dean in the polls; even so, Dean continues to campaign. 
  
 **April 29th, 2011**: Prince William of Great Britain marries Miss Catherine Middleton in Westminster Abbey. William is created Duke of Cambridge. **April 29th, 2011**: Prince William of Great Britain marries Miss Catherine Middleton in Westminster Abbey. William is created Duke of Cambridge.
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 **July 29th, 2011**: After a month of advancing north of the Nafusa Mountains, the Libyan rebels have captured the cities of Gharyan and Al Aziziya. The rebels then launch an attack on Az Zawiyah to liberate the city from the Gaddafi regime once more. **July 29th, 2011**: After a month of advancing north of the Nafusa Mountains, the Libyan rebels have captured the cities of Gharyan and Al Aziziya. The rebels then launch an attack on Az Zawiyah to liberate the city from the Gaddafi regime once more.
  
-**July 30th, 2011**: Casey Anthony convicted for the 2008 murder of her daughter Caylee.+**July 30th, 2011**: Casey Anthony convicted for the 2008 murder of her daughter Caylee and sentenced to death.
  
 **July 31st, 2011**: The Libyan rebels from Misrata succeed in taking Zliten from Gaddafi forces. following their success, they advance to Al Khums. Simultaneously, the rebels from the east launch an attack on Sirte. **July 31st, 2011**: The Libyan rebels from Misrata succeed in taking Zliten from Gaddafi forces. following their success, they advance to Al Khums. Simultaneously, the rebels from the east launch an attack on Sirte.
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 **August 13th, 2011**: The renewable energy bill is finally passed in the Japanese House of Councillors after the opposition Komeito agreed to support the bill in exchange of Kan's resignation. However, Kan refuses to resign. **August 13th, 2011**: The renewable energy bill is finally passed in the Japanese House of Councillors after the opposition Komeito agreed to support the bill in exchange of Kan's resignation. However, Kan refuses to resign.
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-**August 14th, 2011**: Casey Anthony is sentenced to death for the murder of her daughter. 
  
 **August 16th, 2011**: Sirte, one of three major Gaddafi strongholds, falls to the eastern Libyan rebels. The eastern rebels then advance south in an effort to eliminate any Gaddafi forces remaining and further west to liberate Bani Walid.  **August 16th, 2011**: Sirte, one of three major Gaddafi strongholds, falls to the eastern Libyan rebels. The eastern rebels then advance south in an effort to eliminate any Gaddafi forces remaining and further west to liberate Bani Walid. 
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 **September 15th, 2011**: Prince Albert II of Monaco is accidentally killed while participating in the One Shot Antelope hunt in Lander, Wyoming. Having no legitimate offspring, the throne of Monaco devolves upon his sister Princess Caroline. **September 15th, 2011**: Prince Albert II of Monaco is accidentally killed while participating in the One Shot Antelope hunt in Lander, Wyoming. Having no legitimate offspring, the throne of Monaco devolves upon his sister Princess Caroline.
  
-**October 3rd, 2011**:The new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport officially opens for business, and Berlin Tegel is closed in correspondence.+**October 3rd, 2011**: The new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport officially opens for business, and Berlin Tegel is closed in correspondence.
  
 **October 10th, 2011**: At the same time Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 and his 65th birthday on his visit to China, the lower house passs a motion of no confidence against Kan's government. Kan does not dissolve the lower house, he chooses to resign instead. **October 10th, 2011**: At the same time Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 and his 65th birthday on his visit to China, the lower house passs a motion of no confidence against Kan's government. Kan does not dissolve the lower house, he chooses to resign instead.
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 **November 1st, 2011**: The much-anticipated Boeing 787 Dreamliner enters commercial service with All Nippon Airways (ANA). **November 1st, 2011**: The much-anticipated Boeing 787 Dreamliner enters commercial service with All Nippon Airways (ANA).
  
-**November 8th, 2011**: Leland Yee (D-CA) is elected Mayor in San Francisco, California, becoming one of the first Asian-American Mayors of a major metropolitan area.+**November 8th, 2011**: Ed Lee (D-CA) is elected Mayor in San Francisco, California, becoming one of the first Asian-American Mayors of a major metropolitan area.
  
 **December 5th, 2011**: The last pocket of resistance from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is crushed near the Libya-Chad border. **December 5th, 2011**: The last pocket of resistance from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is crushed near the Libya-Chad border.
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 **December 22nd, 2011**: Star slugger and future Hall-of-Famer Albert Pujols resigns with the St. Louis Cardinals.  **December 22nd, 2011**: Star slugger and future Hall-of-Famer Albert Pujols resigns with the St. Louis Cardinals. 
  
-**December 31st, 2011**:Officially, all U.S. troops have been evacuated from Iraq. President Obama's approval ratings rise to a higher level for the month. Also on this day, Freedom Tower in New York City is completed, towering 1,776 feet above the 9/11 Memorial. +**December 31st, 2011**: Officially, all U.S. troops have been evacuated from Iraq. President Obama's approval ratings rise to a higher level for the month. 
  
  
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 **January 1st, 2012**: For the first time, Cubans are allowed to buy and sell private property. There are strict limits on what type of property and the value of the transaction allowed - nevertheless, this is a significant step forward for Cuban reformers, led slowly by President Raúl Castro. **January 1st, 2012**: For the first time, Cubans are allowed to buy and sell private property. There are strict limits on what type of property and the value of the transaction allowed - nevertheless, this is a significant step forward for Cuban reformers, led slowly by President Raúl Castro.
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-**January 3rd, 2012**: President Obama crushes former Governor Dean in the Iowa caucus with 69% of the vote to Dean's 31%. Dean states that, if he does not win the New Hampshire primary, he will drop out of the race. 
  
 **January 5th, 2012**: The trial of Muammar Gaddafi before the International Criminal Court begins in Benghazi. Gaddafi is charged with crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, and torturing political activists as well as war crimes. Gaddafi, defiant as ever, pleas not guilty to all charges. **January 5th, 2012**: The trial of Muammar Gaddafi before the International Criminal Court begins in Benghazi. Gaddafi is charged with crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, and torturing political activists as well as war crimes. Gaddafi, defiant as ever, pleas not guilty to all charges.
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 **January 8th, 2012**: Princess Dowager Charlene of Monaco (formerly Charlene Wittstock), the widow Prince Albert II moves back to South Africa.  **January 8th, 2012**: Princess Dowager Charlene of Monaco (formerly Charlene Wittstock), the widow Prince Albert II moves back to South Africa. 
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-**January 11th, 2012**: President Obama wins 58% of the vote to Dean's 42%. Keeping his promise, Dean withdraws from the race and endorses the President's candidacy. 
  
 **January 14th, 2012**: In Taiwan, incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) narrowly defeats Su Tseng-chang (DPP) for reelction in the Taiwanese presidential election, 2012; continuing his policy of closer ties with China. China welcomed the results. Nevertheless, the ruling KMT fails to win a majority in the Legislative Yuan, falling one seat short of a majority. **January 14th, 2012**: In Taiwan, incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) narrowly defeats Su Tseng-chang (DPP) for reelction in the Taiwanese presidential election, 2012; continuing his policy of closer ties with China. China welcomed the results. Nevertheless, the ruling KMT fails to win a majority in the Legislative Yuan, falling one seat short of a majority.
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 Incumbent speaker: Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) Incumbent speaker: Wang Jin-pyng (KMT)
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-**January 15th, 2012**: The social networking site STREAMLINE.COM is launched, which allows it's users to share and watch movies and videos live together, as if in a movie theater or their living room together. 
  
 **January 17th, 2012**: German President Christian Wulff is forced to step down after the BILD published a recent phone call of his, and pressure vastly increased as people heard the aggressive, close-to-vulgar tone of the call and it's threatening implications. The SPD/Green part of the Bundestag (Parliament), as a sign of integration, nominate Cem Özdemir, as the CDU fraction nominates Stefan Mappus for President.  **January 17th, 2012**: German President Christian Wulff is forced to step down after the BILD published a recent phone call of his, and pressure vastly increased as people heard the aggressive, close-to-vulgar tone of the call and it's threatening implications. The SPD/Green part of the Bundestag (Parliament), as a sign of integration, nominate Cem Özdemir, as the CDU fraction nominates Stefan Mappus for President. 
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 **February 29th, 2012**: Former South African President Nelson Mandela dies of undisclosed causes at the age of 93. His death is intensely mourned throughout the world, and over 50 heads of state come to attend his funeral in Cape Town. **February 29th, 2012**: Former South African President Nelson Mandela dies of undisclosed causes at the age of 93. His death is intensely mourned throughout the world, and over 50 heads of state come to attend his funeral in Cape Town.
  
-**March 4th, 2012**: Vladimir Putin wins the Russian presidential election. Analysts expect him to continue with what has been Russian foreign policy since his first presidential term.+**March 4th, 2012**: Vladimir is elected President of the Russian Federation with 57% of vote, returning to the position after a 4 year hiatus and succeeding close ally Dmitri Medvedev, who Putin would go on to appoint as Prime Minister as per a deal struck between the two several years before.
  
 **March 5th, 2012**: The groundbreaking ceremony for the future Transbay Terminal in San Francisco is attended by President Obama and Governor Jerry Brown. Construction on the California High Speed Rail system is expected to begin within the following months, with a target date of January 2019. **March 5th, 2012**: The groundbreaking ceremony for the future Transbay Terminal in San Francisco is attended by President Obama and Governor Jerry Brown. Construction on the California High Speed Rail system is expected to begin within the following months, with a target date of January 2019.
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 **May 5th, 2012**: The name Livermorium is approved by IUPAC with the symbol Lv, but the name Flerovium is dismissed as ineligible because Nobelum was associated with this name for some time. The Dubna Institue proposes Becquerelium immediately, which can then be approved at the same session.  **May 5th, 2012**: The name Livermorium is approved by IUPAC with the symbol Lv, but the name Flerovium is dismissed as ineligible because Nobelum was associated with this name for some time. The Dubna Institue proposes Becquerelium immediately, which can then be approved at the same session. 
  
-**May 6th, 2012**: Francois Bayrou defeats incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French Presidential runoff. Again the divided left in France means none of their candidates make it to the final round.+**May 6th, 2012**: Francois Holland defeats incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round run off of the French Presidential election.
  
 **May 7th, 2012**: In Germany, the Pirate Party get 6% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, which gives this upstart party seats in two state parliaments.  **May 7th, 2012**: In Germany, the Pirate Party get 6% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, which gives this upstart party seats in two state parliaments. 
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 **June 6th, 2012**: Yankees closer Mariano Rivera announces that he intends to retire at the end of the season. **June 6th, 2012**: Yankees closer Mariano Rivera announces that he intends to retire at the end of the season.
  
-**June 10th, 2012**: The redistribution of conscriptions and the addition of MPs from France's overseas collectivités and territories stops the Parti Socialiste from winning a majority of seats in the French National Assembly. Instead a coalition of MoDems (who since Bayrou's election as President have increased their popularity and seats) and the UMP forms a government. The Prime Minister is UMP politician Jean François Copé in what's been called the "friendly cohabitation".+**June 10th, 2012**: The Parti Socialiste wins a majority in the French National Assembly following the election of the party's Presidential candidate, Francois Hollande, the month before.
  
 **June 12th, 2012**: Former US President Jimmy Carter passes away in his sleep at the age of 87. **June 12th, 2012**: Former US President Jimmy Carter passes away in his sleep at the age of 87.
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 **July 20th, 2012**: The film The Dark Kinght Rises, the third a final film in the Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy is released to massive praise from critics and moviegoers alike, some even going as far to say that it is better than the previous film, The Dark Kinght. The film, stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Cane as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as Comm. James Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Marion Cotillard as DA Janice Porter, Joseph Grodon-Levitt as a young Roman Sionis, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The story, set one year after the events of the previous film, involves Batman having to redeem himself in the eyes of Gotham City, while being hunted by both the law (led by a reluctant Comm. Gordon and a ruthless DA Janice Porter) and organized crime, who have hired the infamous hitman Bane to hunt down and kill Batman. Though it lost the award for Best Picture at the Oscars, Christopher Nolan won recognition from the Academy at last, winning Best Director for the film. Although the last film in the Nolan Trilogy, Warner Bros. announces fallowing the films release they still intend to make more Batman films. **July 20th, 2012**: The film The Dark Kinght Rises, the third a final film in the Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy is released to massive praise from critics and moviegoers alike, some even going as far to say that it is better than the previous film, The Dark Kinght. The film, stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Cane as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as Comm. James Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Marion Cotillard as DA Janice Porter, Joseph Grodon-Levitt as a young Roman Sionis, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The story, set one year after the events of the previous film, involves Batman having to redeem himself in the eyes of Gotham City, while being hunted by both the law (led by a reluctant Comm. Gordon and a ruthless DA Janice Porter) and organized crime, who have hired the infamous hitman Bane to hunt down and kill Batman. Though it lost the award for Best Picture at the Oscars, Christopher Nolan won recognition from the Academy at last, winning Best Director for the film. Although the last film in the Nolan Trilogy, Warner Bros. announces fallowing the films release they still intend to make more Batman films.
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 +**July 22nd, 2012:** A vast aquifer is discovered under northern Namibia, quickly named Ohangwena II. The aquifer is estimated to be able to supply water to northern Namibia for up to 400 years if tapped sustainably.
  
 **July 27th, 2012**: The XXX Summer Olympiad officially opens in London, United Kingdom. **July 27th, 2012**: The XXX Summer Olympiad officially opens in London, United Kingdom.
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 **November 2nd, 2012**: Yankees closer Mariano Rivera officially announces his retirement from Major League Baseball. He finishes his eighteen year career as the all-time saves leader with 639. He announces plans to become a minister back in his native Panama so that he can become closer to God, who had gifted him so much throughout his career. **November 2nd, 2012**: Yankees closer Mariano Rivera officially announces his retirement from Major League Baseball. He finishes his eighteen year career as the all-time saves leader with 639. He announces plans to become a minister back in his native Panama so that he can become closer to God, who had gifted him so much throughout his career.
  
-**November 6th, 2012**: The Democratic ticket of President Barack Obama/Vice President Joe Biden is narrowly defeated by the Republican ticket of former MA Governor Mitt Romney/LA Governor Bobby Jindal. Many contribute Obama's loss to lack of an uptick in the economy in late '12 and a stagnant 9.3% unemployment rate. +**November 6th, 2012**: The Democratic ticket of President Barack Obama/Vice President Joe Biden is narrowly defeated by the Republican ticket of former MA Governor Mitt Romney/LA Governor Bobby Jindal. Many contribute Obama's loss to lack of an uptick in the economy in late '12 and a stagnant 9.3% unemployment rate.  In congressional elections, the GOP increases their majority in the House and narrowly capture the Senate, with Vice President-elect Jindal providing the tie-breaker vote.
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-Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) / Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA) - 273 EV - 49.6% PV +
-President Barack Obama (D-IL) / Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) - 265 EV - 48.9% PV +
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-Republican: 250 seats (+8) +
-Democratic: 185 seats +
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-Republican: 50 seats + VP (+3) +
-Democratic: 50 seats+
  
 **December 5th, 2012**: In a surprise move, free agent lefty ace Cole Hamels signs with the Toronto Blue Jays as the team looks to make itself a contender in the competitive AL East.  **December 5th, 2012**: In a surprise move, free agent lefty ace Cole Hamels signs with the Toronto Blue Jays as the team looks to make itself a contender in the competitive AL East. 
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 **January 1st, 2013**: EU countries which decide to join the European Fiscal Union must have signed before this date. **January 1st, 2013**: EU countries which decide to join the European Fiscal Union must have signed before this date.
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 +**January 3rd, 2013:** The 2013 Hall of Fame class is announced. Inductees for the year include Jeff Bagwell, Mike Piazza, Craig Biggio, and Jack Morris. Notable is the almost utter lack of voting for noted steroid users Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa, all new to the ballot in 2013. 
  
 **January 4th, 2013**: German Minister of Defense, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, surprisingly resigns from his post. Rumours spread quickly, that zu Guttenberg was extremely dissatisfied with Angela Merkel's policies. **January 4th, 2013**: German Minister of Defense, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, surprisingly resigns from his post. Rumours spread quickly, that zu Guttenberg was extremely dissatisfied with Angela Merkel's policies.
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 **February 19th, 2013**: The bill to repeal Dodd-Frank narrowly passes the Republican-controlled Congress, much to the dismay of progressives, and is signed into law by President Romney. **February 19th, 2013**: The bill to repeal Dodd-Frank narrowly passes the Republican-controlled Congress, much to the dismay of progressives, and is signed into law by President Romney.
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 +**February 21st, 2013:** After the election of Mitt Romney as president, a grassroots campaign finance activism organization forms, called the "Anti-Profit Prophets". The group launches a massive lawsuit against the LDS Church, claiming that the Church secretly funded much of Mitt Romney's campaign funding. Their declared intention is to force the LDS Church to reveal their finances in the United States, as the Church has been legally required to do with their financial holdings in other nations.
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 +By June 6th, 2015, the activists are wildly successful, causing the LDS Church to release it's American finances in full. Their records reveal that the Church is spending a overly large amount of money on administration, and expending too much effort to direct all LDS efforts from Salt Lake City.
  
 **February 24th, 2013**: Christian Coalition leaders claim to have evidence that President Mitt Romney plans to introduce a bill to legalize polygamy during a press conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia. **February 24th, 2013**: Christian Coalition leaders claim to have evidence that President Mitt Romney plans to introduce a bill to legalize polygamy during a press conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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 **March 11th, 2013**: Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dies from undisclosed health problems at the age of 72. **March 11th, 2013**: Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dies from undisclosed health problems at the age of 72.
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 +**March 21st, 2013:** Elder Robert D Hales of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church dies at the age of 80, of an unidentified ailment.
  
 **March 23rd, 2013**: Geneticists working with the National Museum of Health and Medicine announce the results of testing of DNA samples taken from blood found on the cuffs of Abraham Lincoln he wore the night he was killed. It is discovered that the great 16th President did not have Marfan's Syndrome but did possess the genes for Ataxia 5, a neurological disorder. The main bombshell from the announcement regarded President Lincoln's paternal ancestry. His Y-DNA haplogroup inherited from his father was Q1a3a...making him the first Native American president of the United States. **March 23rd, 2013**: Geneticists working with the National Museum of Health and Medicine announce the results of testing of DNA samples taken from blood found on the cuffs of Abraham Lincoln he wore the night he was killed. It is discovered that the great 16th President did not have Marfan's Syndrome but did possess the genes for Ataxia 5, a neurological disorder. The main bombshell from the announcement regarded President Lincoln's paternal ancestry. His Y-DNA haplogroup inherited from his father was Q1a3a...making him the first Native American president of the United States.
  
 The monthlong 2013 World Baseball Classic closes in Tokyo, Japan. The Dominican Republic emerges as the champion, beating out Japan for the title. In third place are South Korea, and rounding out the heap in fourth place are the United States. The Dominican Republic ends Japan's two-title lock over the championship.  The monthlong 2013 World Baseball Classic closes in Tokyo, Japan. The Dominican Republic emerges as the champion, beating out Japan for the title. In third place are South Korea, and rounding out the heap in fourth place are the United States. The Dominican Republic ends Japan's two-title lock over the championship. 
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 +**April 6th, 2013:** At the April portion of the 183rd General Conference of the LDS Church, President Thomas S Monson announces the filling of Elder Hales vacant position by Elder Benjamin D Hoyos of the Seventy. Hispanic Mormons celebrate Hoyo's position as the first Hispanic apostle. President Monson also announces that a new education program, the Zarahemla Project, will be created. The Zarahemla program will serve to fund and direct job-training and higher education ventures for the impoverished, but growing Latin American Mormon community. Elder Hoyo is closely involved with the project, due to his Hispanic heritage and history as an educator.
  
 **April 18th, 2013**: Both Senate and Chamber of Deputies elections are held in Italy. The right-wing Popolo della Libertà coalition wins the elections with Corrado Passera, Monti’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport as candidate. Passera is the first of many to come Montiist Prime Minsiters. Passera promises to check corruption strengthen Italy’s role in EU politics and continue with Monti’s successful reforms of the Italian labour and financial market. **April 18th, 2013**: Both Senate and Chamber of Deputies elections are held in Italy. The right-wing Popolo della Libertà coalition wins the elections with Corrado Passera, Monti’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport as candidate. Passera is the first of many to come Montiist Prime Minsiters. Passera promises to check corruption strengthen Italy’s role in EU politics and continue with Monti’s successful reforms of the Italian labour and financial market.
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 **May 22nd, 2013**: Harvey Milk Day Strike; c. 750,000 LGBT couples gather at the State Capital in Sacramento, California and an additional c. 775,000 in San Francisco, California; protesting the Romney Administration's stance regarding same-sex marriage and the possible renewal of "don't ask, don't tell". **May 22nd, 2013**: Harvey Milk Day Strike; c. 750,000 LGBT couples gather at the State Capital in Sacramento, California and an additional c. 775,000 in San Francisco, California; protesting the Romney Administration's stance regarding same-sex marriage and the possible renewal of "don't ask, don't tell".
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 +**June 2nd, 2013:** Sony and Microsoft announce the Playstation 4 and Xbox 8. Both services make heavy use of the internet both for cloud graphics processing and DRM validation. The cloud graphics processing becomes a revolutionary feature allowing for endless upgrades that far exceed the power of the original 2013 models, unfortunately with average American speeds at 5Mbps most of these features will not be enjoyed by an American audience
  
 **June 5th, 2013**: After several delays, mainly due to weight issues, the Boeing 787-9 enters commercial service with Air New Zealand. **June 5th, 2013**: After several delays, mainly due to weight issues, the Boeing 787-9 enters commercial service with Air New Zealand.
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 **June 21st, 2013**: Stephen Harper's Conservatives win a majority government with 162 seats. Michael Ignatieff resigns as Liberal leader to be replaced by Dominic LeBlanc at year's end. **June 21st, 2013**: Stephen Harper's Conservatives win a majority government with 162 seats. Michael Ignatieff resigns as Liberal leader to be replaced by Dominic LeBlanc at year's end.
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 +**June 24th, 2013:** Boyd K Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church dies, and in the next LDS biannual General Conference on October 6th, is replaced by Elder Claudio RM Costa, another Hispanic church leader.
  
 **June 30th, 2013**: The first Petabyte hard drive shows up, but as of yet costs 2000€. As most cannot yet use so much space, so demand remains slim. Toshiba continues development.  **June 30th, 2013**: The first Petabyte hard drive shows up, but as of yet costs 2000€. As most cannot yet use so much space, so demand remains slim. Toshiba continues development. 
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 **July 8th, 2013**: Cuban President Raúl Castro announces agricultural reforms that will take effect beginning in 2014. State farms, which account for 75% of Cuban agriculture, will be disbanded and replaced by co-ops, owned "directly by the people in the spirit of Socialism." Farmers will have the option to split off from these co-ops and form co-ops of one, in effect legalizing private farming. Additionally, the state-run marketing association Acopio, which has monopolistic control over seeds, fertilizer and equipment, will be split into many regional firms with competitive practice. Farmers will be allowed to begin to bargain some prices for agricultural produce on the open market.  **July 8th, 2013**: Cuban President Raúl Castro announces agricultural reforms that will take effect beginning in 2014. State farms, which account for 75% of Cuban agriculture, will be disbanded and replaced by co-ops, owned "directly by the people in the spirit of Socialism." Farmers will have the option to split off from these co-ops and form co-ops of one, in effect legalizing private farming. Additionally, the state-run marketing association Acopio, which has monopolistic control over seeds, fertilizer and equipment, will be split into many regional firms with competitive practice. Farmers will be allowed to begin to bargain some prices for agricultural produce on the open market. 
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-**July 10th, 2013**: Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) undergoes surgery at Stanford Medical Center for an enlarged polyp in Palo Alto, California. 
  
 **July 12th, 2013**: Japanese general election: no party manages to get more than 200 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives. The DPJ won 165, LDP 164, Your Party 59, New Komeito 29, JCP 15, Lower Taxes Japan 11, SDP 8, PNP 2, other parties, non-partisan or independents 29. **July 12th, 2013**: Japanese general election: no party manages to get more than 200 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives. The DPJ won 165, LDP 164, Your Party 59, New Komeito 29, JCP 15, Lower Taxes Japan 11, SDP 8, PNP 2, other parties, non-partisan or independents 29.
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 **August 4th, 2013**: Kenyan president Raila Odinga is assassinated. Racial tensions flare as members of the Kalenjin are identified in the plot. Vice-President Uhuru Kenyatta takes power and declares a national state of emergency. **August 4th, 2013**: Kenyan president Raila Odinga is assassinated. Racial tensions flare as members of the Kalenjin are identified in the plot. Vice-President Uhuru Kenyatta takes power and declares a national state of emergency.
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 +**August 17th, 2013:** In Moscow, the Federation Tower is finally completed. With a height of 1,660 feet it is the tallest building in Europe. 
  
 **August 9th, 2013**: Kriss Dumeer, a 16yo transgender youth, is beaten and dragged 1/2 mile by a chain at the back of a pickup truck in Shreveport, Louisiana, after he is discovered to be biologically male. The two defendants in the case show the act on Youtube, claiming that "He had it coming!" **August 9th, 2013**: Kriss Dumeer, a 16yo transgender youth, is beaten and dragged 1/2 mile by a chain at the back of a pickup truck in Shreveport, Louisiana, after he is discovered to be biologically male. The two defendants in the case show the act on Youtube, claiming that "He had it coming!"
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 **November 20th, 2013**: New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip is elected Chief Executive of Hong Kong over Democratic Party chairman Sin Chung-kai by a 888-251 margin in the electoral committee.  **November 20th, 2013**: New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip is elected Chief Executive of Hong Kong over Democratic Party chairman Sin Chung-kai by a 888-251 margin in the electoral committee. 
  
-**November 21st, 2013**: Chinese President Xi Jinping announces a "fire sale" of American Treasury bond, justifying the measure as a means to help fund "humanitarian aid" efforts for Korea, causing the value of the U.S. dollar to collapse by 16% within 8 hours.+**November 21st, 2013**: Chinese President Xi Jinping announces a "fire sale" of American Treasury bonds, justifying the measure as a means to help fund "humanitarian aid" efforts for Korea, causing the value of the U.S. dollar to collapse by 16% within 8 hours.
  
 **November 22nd, 2013**: A memorial service is held in Dallas,Texas, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States of America. Thousands attend the service, including many politicians, President Mitt Romney and all former living Presidents, memebers of the Kennedy family, and foreign dignitaries from around the world. In many parts of America, a minute of silence is held at 12:30 PM CST, the approximate time of the assassination. **November 22nd, 2013**: A memorial service is held in Dallas,Texas, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States of America. Thousands attend the service, including many politicians, President Mitt Romney and all former living Presidents, memebers of the Kennedy family, and foreign dignitaries from around the world. In many parts of America, a minute of silence is held at 12:30 PM CST, the approximate time of the assassination.
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-**November 28th, 2013**: Saudi leader announce a similar "fire sale" of U.S. treasury bonds, calling for economic aid from the People's Republic of China. 
  
 **December 5th, 2013**: Chinese officials announce the launch of Yinghuo-1, China's first automated probe to Mars, amidst concern of "America losing the technological edge". **December 5th, 2013**: Chinese officials announce the launch of Yinghuo-1, China's first automated probe to Mars, amidst concern of "America losing the technological edge".
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 **January 1st, 2014**: Final date for the European Fiscal Union's members who have achieved a balanced budget to apply for bailout money if necessary. **January 1st, 2014**: Final date for the European Fiscal Union's members who have achieved a balanced budget to apply for bailout money if necessary.
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 +Latvia formally adopts the Euro.
  
 Fifty-five years to the day after he overthrew President Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban President Fidel Castro dies of pancreatic cancer. The communist dictator had been ill since 2006 and had stepped down in 2008, although he still retained great influence. His younger brother, current President Raúl Castro, announces a national week of mourning, and makes his brother's birthday, August 13th, a national holiday. Fifty-five years to the day after he overthrew President Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban President Fidel Castro dies of pancreatic cancer. The communist dictator had been ill since 2006 and had stepped down in 2008, although he still retained great influence. His younger brother, current President Raúl Castro, announces a national week of mourning, and makes his brother's birthday, August 13th, a national holiday.
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 **February 12th, 2014**: In Hong Kong, the Civic Party, the League of Social Democrats, the Labor Party, Neo Democrats, the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Apple Daily are outlawed by court orders due to conspiracy against the Central Government. A new wave of violent protests occur, but are immediately put down. New laws are introduced to ban public demonstrations. Democratic Party lawmaker Wu Chi-wai is arrested under national security laws for advocating subversive activities against the Central Government, simply because he suggests using a referendum to determine whether or not universal suffrage should be introduced in 2017. **February 12th, 2014**: In Hong Kong, the Civic Party, the League of Social Democrats, the Labor Party, Neo Democrats, the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Apple Daily are outlawed by court orders due to conspiracy against the Central Government. A new wave of violent protests occur, but are immediately put down. New laws are introduced to ban public demonstrations. Democratic Party lawmaker Wu Chi-wai is arrested under national security laws for advocating subversive activities against the Central Government, simply because he suggests using a referendum to determine whether or not universal suffrage should be introduced in 2017.
  
-**February 13th-26th, 2014**: The Detroit Riots; Hundreds take to the streets demanding federal action to ensure growth in Detroit, Michigan, after GM is forced to lay off hundreds of workers in response to the recent market crash.+**February 13th-26th, 2014**: The Detroit Riots; Hundreds take to the streets demanding federal action to ensure growth in Detroit, Michigan, after GM is forced to lay off thousands of workers in response to the recent market crash.
  
 **February 14th, 2014**: The Tea Party, still a potent force in the Republican Party, stage rallies in several states protesting the Romney administration, citing "fiscal insanity" in his negotiations with congressional Democrats over the federal budget. **February 14th, 2014**: The Tea Party, still a potent force in the Republican Party, stage rallies in several states protesting the Romney administration, citing "fiscal insanity" in his negotiations with congressional Democrats over the federal budget.
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 **March 15th, 2014**: Anti-American riots erupt in Seoul and Pyongyang, as refugees continue to flood into South Korea. Rumors that military officials are getting the "lion's share" of the aid sparks further anger. **March 15th, 2014**: Anti-American riots erupt in Seoul and Pyongyang, as refugees continue to flood into South Korea. Rumors that military officials are getting the "lion's share" of the aid sparks further anger.
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 +**April 1st, 2014:** The MLB season kicks off with a special 2 game series between the new expansion teams the Hawaii Islanders and Las Vegas Gamblers, with each team playing each other once in their respective home parks to start the season. The first game, the Gamblers at the Islanders, ends in a 6-4 victory for the Islanders. 
  
 **April-May 2014**: Parliamentary elections are held in India. Outgoing PM Manmohan Singh had endorsed Congress Party standard-bearer Rahul Gandhi. Over 780 million people vote, making this the largest democratic election in history, bigger than the EU and US elections combined. The Congress Party-led coalition, the United Progressive Alliance, won the most seats in the Lok Sabha, with 279 out of 532. The opposition National Democratic Alliance (led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP), also increased their seats to 165 at the expense of the Left Front and Fourth Front. This is seen as a another slight growth in power of Hindu Nationalists. Despite Congress' victory, some muttering begins to emerge about their leftist economic policies from more moderate members. This is echoed by members of the National Democratic Alliance who are beginning to become uncomfortable with the BJP's support of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist group. On May 29th, the United Progressive Alliance, along with the Left Front, officially forms a government. They control 361 out of 532 seats. Rahul Gandhi is inaugurated as the new Prime Minister of India. **April-May 2014**: Parliamentary elections are held in India. Outgoing PM Manmohan Singh had endorsed Congress Party standard-bearer Rahul Gandhi. Over 780 million people vote, making this the largest democratic election in history, bigger than the EU and US elections combined. The Congress Party-led coalition, the United Progressive Alliance, won the most seats in the Lok Sabha, with 279 out of 532. The opposition National Democratic Alliance (led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP), also increased their seats to 165 at the expense of the Left Front and Fourth Front. This is seen as a another slight growth in power of Hindu Nationalists. Despite Congress' victory, some muttering begins to emerge about their leftist economic policies from more moderate members. This is echoed by members of the National Democratic Alliance who are beginning to become uncomfortable with the BJP's support of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist group. On May 29th, the United Progressive Alliance, along with the Left Front, officially forms a government. They control 361 out of 532 seats. Rahul Gandhi is inaugurated as the new Prime Minister of India.
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 **June 28th, 2014**: On his way back to Japan, Japanese prime minister Koichi Kato's plane is shot down near the Korean Peninsula. He will be replaced by Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Anti-Korea riots break out all across Japan. **June 28th, 2014**: On his way back to Japan, Japanese prime minister Koichi Kato's plane is shot down near the Korean Peninsula. He will be replaced by Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Anti-Korea riots break out all across Japan.
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 +**July 8th, 2014:** Indonesia holds a presidential election. Anas Urbaningrum of the Demcratic Party is elected to the post of President, and will serve until 2019. Urbaningrum was endorsed by the outgoing President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. At 45, Urbaningrum is the youngest President since Sukarno.
  
 **July 9th, 2014**: The twentieth FIFA World Cup concludes in Brazil. Ghana wins the final 3-1 over the Netherlands. Ghana is the first African champion, and their victory sets off massive celebrations across Sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated 750 million people watch the final. **July 9th, 2014**: The twentieth FIFA World Cup concludes in Brazil. Ghana wins the final 3-1 over the Netherlands. Ghana is the first African champion, and their victory sets off massive celebrations across Sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated 750 million people watch the final.
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 **July 15th, 2014**: Indian PM Rahul Gandhi's government announces it will back a new law, the Allowing for Advancement Act. The Act is the first major policy proposed by the new government. The first main provision of the Act is increasing higher educational opportunity in India. The Act plans to double the number of Indian Institutes of Technology to 30 by 2025, double the number of Indian Institutes of Management to 24 by 2025, open two new campuses of Jawarhalal Nehru University in Ahmedabad and Chennai, and finally, open a new Indian Institute of Instruction in Jaipur to train future teachers. The second main provision of the act is to mandate that all institutions of higher learning in India allow for an affirmative action selection process. Depending on the demographics of their state, universities must let in between 5% and 15% Dalits (Untouchables) to their undergraduate class. This acknowledgement that the caste system was still a potent cultural force in India caused some consternation, but was praised as a bold step by many domestic analysts. Lastly, the Act provided funding to state governments to improve their primary education, and commissioned teams of inspectors to weed out corruption relating to education in state governments. **July 15th, 2014**: Indian PM Rahul Gandhi's government announces it will back a new law, the Allowing for Advancement Act. The Act is the first major policy proposed by the new government. The first main provision of the Act is increasing higher educational opportunity in India. The Act plans to double the number of Indian Institutes of Technology to 30 by 2025, double the number of Indian Institutes of Management to 24 by 2025, open two new campuses of Jawarhalal Nehru University in Ahmedabad and Chennai, and finally, open a new Indian Institute of Instruction in Jaipur to train future teachers. The second main provision of the act is to mandate that all institutions of higher learning in India allow for an affirmative action selection process. Depending on the demographics of their state, universities must let in between 5% and 15% Dalits (Untouchables) to their undergraduate class. This acknowledgement that the caste system was still a potent cultural force in India caused some consternation, but was praised as a bold step by many domestic analysts. Lastly, the Act provided funding to state governments to improve their primary education, and commissioned teams of inspectors to weed out corruption relating to education in state governments.
  
-**July 19th, 2014**: The Minnesota Riots; Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison leads a "Do Something" style rally in St. Paul, demanding that the government interfere in the collapsing economic situation. The Romney Administration, to date, has been unable to pass legislation, and seems unwilling to. President Romney makes remarks after the rallies claiming that "we must wait for the free market to sort this problem out".+**July 19th, 2014**: "Do Something" Rallies; Mass protests are staged in several major U.S. cities decrying the federal government's lack of intervention in the ensuing economic crisis.  The highlight of the protests was in Minneapolis, where Congressman Keith Ellison called President Romney a "corporate hack bent on ensuring the rich stay rich, while the middle class and poor spiral into poverty".  Romney makes remarks after the rallies claiming that "we must wait for the free market to sort this problem out".
  
 **July 23rd, 2014**: Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, after a meeting with opposition Democratic Party leader, announces bipartisan plans for constitutional amendment, to turn the Self Defense Forces officially into a military. **July 23rd, 2014**: Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, after a meeting with opposition Democratic Party leader, announces bipartisan plans for constitutional amendment, to turn the Self Defense Forces officially into a military.
  
 **August 5th, 2014**: A Palestinian extremist opens fire on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Fortunately, no one is even injured, however the would-be assassin flees the scene before anyone can capture him. **August 5th, 2014**: A Palestinian extremist opens fire on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Fortunately, no one is even injured, however the would-be assassin flees the scene before anyone can capture him.
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-**August 11th, 2014**: Famed Cuban political activist Jorge Luis García Pérez is arrested after an altercation with the police. News of the event quickly spreads and protests sprout up in Havana and García's hometown of Placetas.  
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-**August 12th, 2014**: As the Cuban authorities try to quell the protests, more sprout up in Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey, Matanzas and Cienfuegos. President Raúl Castro allows for the immediate release of García, but that only emboldens the protesters even more, as García joins the protests with calls to the end of the Communist regime.  
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-**August 14th, 2014**: Over 750,000 protesters gather in Plaza de la Revolución. Lead by Jorge García, the crowds of people chant "libertad ahora!" (liberty now!).  
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-**August 17th, 2014**: Several prominent Cuban government officials defect to the protesters, including Defense Minister Julio Casas Regueiro.  
  
 Mass by-elections are held in Hong Kong for seats vacated by lawmakers arrested under the national security laws. Since proportional representation is used in such by-elections as there are more than one vacancy in all of the five constituencies, pro-Beijing groups are unable to win every seat despite frauds. Among the 18 seats up for grabs, the DAB wins 7, followed by 4 for the NPP and 2 for the FTU. Among the remnants of the opposition, the Democratic Party wins 3, followed by 1 for People Power and 1 for the Coalition for Democracy and Hope, a successor group of the Civic Party and the Neo Democrats. The pro-establishment camp now has 53 out of 70 seats in the Legislative Council. Mass by-elections are held in Hong Kong for seats vacated by lawmakers arrested under the national security laws. Since proportional representation is used in such by-elections as there are more than one vacancy in all of the five constituencies, pro-Beijing groups are unable to win every seat despite frauds. Among the 18 seats up for grabs, the DAB wins 7, followed by 4 for the NPP and 2 for the FTU. Among the remnants of the opposition, the Democratic Party wins 3, followed by 1 for People Power and 1 for the Coalition for Democracy and Hope, a successor group of the Civic Party and the Neo Democrats. The pro-establishment camp now has 53 out of 70 seats in the Legislative Council.
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 **August 19th, 2014**: Several Serbian army brigades led by men with extreme nationalistic views attempt to seize power in Belgrade. Crown Prince Alexander goes into hiding but via Twitter, Facebook and other social networking websites mobilizes hundreds of thousands of Serbian citizens who pour into the streets of Belgrade to protest the coup attempt. The attempt fails and the plotters are forced to surrender. The son of the last Yugoslavian monarch is lionized as a hero of democracy. **August 19th, 2014**: Several Serbian army brigades led by men with extreme nationalistic views attempt to seize power in Belgrade. Crown Prince Alexander goes into hiding but via Twitter, Facebook and other social networking websites mobilizes hundreds of thousands of Serbian citizens who pour into the streets of Belgrade to protest the coup attempt. The attempt fails and the plotters are forced to surrender. The son of the last Yugoslavian monarch is lionized as a hero of democracy.
  
-**August 20th, 2014**: As the mass of people in Plaza de la Revolución grows to 1.5 million, as well as facing more defections, Raúl Castro resigns as President of Cuba. He is replaced by Ricardo Alarcón. +**August 23rd, 2014**: Star Wars Republic Commando II is released, doing far better than expected, narrowly beating out COD 8 for the top spot in gross sales.
  
-**August 22nd, 2014**: Cuban Communist hardliner José Machado attempts a overtake Alarcón's government, but after a clash between hardliner and moderate troops loyal to Regueiro, Machado is forced to stand down. +**August 27th, 2014:** General elections are held in Namibia. Elijah Ngurare of the SWAPO Party of Namibia is elected to the post of President, and will serve until 2019. Ngurare was previously the leader of SWAPO's youth wing, and replaces outgoing President Hifikepunye Pohamba, also of SWAPO.
  
-**August 23rd, 2014**: Star Wars Republic Commando II is released, doing far better than expected, narrowly beating out COD 8 for the top spot in gross sales. +**August 27th, 2014:** New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez hits his 700th career home run in the majors. While many celebrate his achievements, others point to his steroid use as a stain on his numbers. 
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-**August 24th, 2014**: Alarcón steps down as President of Cuba, giving into the protesters demands. General Regueiro takes over as Acting President. Elections are scheduled for January 2015.+
  
 **September 1st, 2014**: The Montenegrin parliament restores Prince Nikola II Petrovic Njegos to the newly reconstituted Montenegrin throne. **September 1st, 2014**: The Montenegrin parliament restores Prince Nikola II Petrovic Njegos to the newly reconstituted Montenegrin throne.
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 +**September 2nd, 2014:** At 40, MLB player Johnny Damon collects his 3000th hit with the Hawaii Islanders. 
  
 **September 7th, 2014**: Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh dies of a heart attack. Current PM Rahul Gandhi announces a national day of mourning for a man whom many in India consider their greatest leader since Nehru. His funeral, held on the 15th, is attended by over 40 world leaders and 1.8 million Indians, making it the biggest funeral since that of Pope John Paul II in 2005.  **September 7th, 2014**: Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh dies of a heart attack. Current PM Rahul Gandhi announces a national day of mourning for a man whom many in India consider their greatest leader since Nehru. His funeral, held on the 15th, is attended by over 40 world leaders and 1.8 million Indians, making it the biggest funeral since that of Pope John Paul II in 2005. 
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 **October 1st, 2014**: Dilma Rousseff is reelected as the President of Brazil, winning 59% of the vote. Her share of the vote makes unnecessary a runoff round, and she is inaugurated on January 1st, 2015. Her campaign was buoyed by the strong economy, and reduced crime rates in major cities like Sao Paolo and Rio de Janiero. Her opponent, Teotonio Vilela Filho, the governor of Alagoas, was reduced to attacking her foreign policy, which he said was "too close to international pariahs like Iran." **October 1st, 2014**: Dilma Rousseff is reelected as the President of Brazil, winning 59% of the vote. Her share of the vote makes unnecessary a runoff round, and she is inaugurated on January 1st, 2015. Her campaign was buoyed by the strong economy, and reduced crime rates in major cities like Sao Paolo and Rio de Janiero. Her opponent, Teotonio Vilela Filho, the governor of Alagoas, was reduced to attacking her foreign policy, which he said was "too close to international pariahs like Iran."
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 +**October 1st, 2014:** As the MLB season comes to a close, the expansion and relocation seems to have been a huge success. The A's, Gamblers, and Islanders all have great attendance numbers, leading the MLB leadership to greatly consider okaying more dramatic moves in the future. The records of expansion teams do not necessarily reflect their great attendance however, as the Texas Rangers cruise to a 105-59 finish to take the AL West, largely from a 15-4 record versus the new teams. 
  
 **October 6th, 2014**: Ayatollah Khamenei suffers a fatal heart attack while leading a mass prayer service at a Tehran mosque. **October 6th, 2014**: Ayatollah Khamenei suffers a fatal heart attack while leading a mass prayer service at a Tehran mosque.
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 **October 16th, 2014**: Prince Andrea of Monaco is introduced to Philippa Middleton, sister of the new Princess of Wales while in London attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.  **October 16th, 2014**: Prince Andrea of Monaco is introduced to Philippa Middleton, sister of the new Princess of Wales while in London attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 
  
-**November 4th, 2014**: U.S. Midterm Elections; Democrats make massive gains in the midterms in response to recent discontent with President Romney's governing. The Democrats retake the House of Representatives and the Senate, gaining 41 seats and 2 seats (Harold Ford in TN, Jeff Abramson in KY), respectively. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) wins his bid for re-election against Former Rep. Rick Lazio (R-NY). Cuomo's victory fuels speculation that he may run for President come 2016.+**October 28th, 2014:** In baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in 5 games to win the World Series. Blue Jay Jose Bautista wins the World Series MVP for hitting 4 home runs and driving in 7 in the brief set. 
  
-House of Representatives +**November 4th, 2014**: U.S. Midterm Elections; Democrats make massive gains in the midterms in response to discontent with President Romney's handling of the economic crisis and foreign policy blunders.  The Democrats retake the House of Representatives and Senate; in a bold stroke, Congressman Keith Ellison is put forward as a candidate for Speaker of the House, progressives being emboldened by their midterm mandate.
-Democratic: 236 seats (+51) +
-Republican: 199 seats+
  
-Senate +In California, Governor Jerry Brown is re-elected to a second term over failed 2010 Senate candidate and computer magnate Carly Fiorina (R).  In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo wins a landslide re-election over former Congressman Rick Lazio (R).
-Democratic: 52 seats (+2) +
-Republican: 48 seats+
  
 **November 19th, 2014**: During an Iranian democratic protest demonstration in the capital city of Tehran, Iranian defenders open fire on the mostly peaceful protesters, who begin to flee. The resulting catastrophe is now referred to as the "November genocide". Despite being named for the month, confrontations between Iranian forces and demonstrators would continue into 2015. **November 19th, 2014**: During an Iranian democratic protest demonstration in the capital city of Tehran, Iranian defenders open fire on the mostly peaceful protesters, who begin to flee. The resulting catastrophe is now referred to as the "November genocide". Despite being named for the month, confrontations between Iranian forces and demonstrators would continue into 2015.
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 **January 3rd, 2015**: A Naxalite attack and bombing on an army base in Jharkand state kill 57 troops. On the same day, a bombing causes a trail derailment, leading to 212 civillian deaths (the train was packed with laborers). In response, the anti-Naxalite paramilitary group Salwa Judum goes on a rampage, killing 14 suspected Maoists gruesomely. Rahul Gandhi's government is criticized for its slow reaction to the crisis, and despite their announcement that they are working quickly to end the Naxalite threat, Gandhi's approval ratings drop below 50% for the first time. **January 3rd, 2015**: A Naxalite attack and bombing on an army base in Jharkand state kill 57 troops. On the same day, a bombing causes a trail derailment, leading to 212 civillian deaths (the train was packed with laborers). In response, the anti-Naxalite paramilitary group Salwa Judum goes on a rampage, killing 14 suspected Maoists gruesomely. Rahul Gandhi's government is criticized for its slow reaction to the crisis, and despite their announcement that they are working quickly to end the Naxalite threat, Gandhi's approval ratings drop below 50% for the first time.
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 +Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden gives birth to her second child, a girl, whom her parents name Renata Madeleine Desiree Marie. 
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 +**January 15th, 2015:** Tigers General Manager Dave Dombrowski is appointed as Commissioner of Baseball after Bud Selig retires from his position at the end of his contract after the MLB 2014 season. 
  
 **January 17th, 2015**: Ukrainian Presidential Election; Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko returns to her former post in a rematch of 2010, defeating incumbent Viktor Yanukovych by a margin of 47.7-46.1 percent. The pro-Russian Party of Regions cries electoral fraud in the aftermath of the election, leading to civil unrest between West and East. Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for Tymoshenko to allow for a recount, "in the name of stability and unity in the Ukraine." **January 17th, 2015**: Ukrainian Presidential Election; Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko returns to her former post in a rematch of 2010, defeating incumbent Viktor Yanukovych by a margin of 47.7-46.1 percent. The pro-Russian Party of Regions cries electoral fraud in the aftermath of the election, leading to civil unrest between West and East. Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for Tymoshenko to allow for a recount, "in the name of stability and unity in the Ukraine."
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 +**January 20th, 2015:** In one of his first actions as baseball commissioner, Dave Dombrowski makes the All Star game once again count for nothing and has World Series home field advantage alternate by year. 
  
 **January 22nd, 2015**: President Enrique Peña Nieto is shot and killed in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico whilst giving a speech condemning the violence plaguing the city. The assassin, Gerardo Ortiz is found to be part of the Sinaloa Cartel. **January 22nd, 2015**: President Enrique Peña Nieto is shot and killed in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico whilst giving a speech condemning the violence plaguing the city. The assassin, Gerardo Ortiz is found to be part of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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 **February 1st, 2015**: Realdon Robotics is established as one of the first companies with the realistic goal of creating a fully functioning robot capable of use by humans. It is founded by William G. Realdon. **February 1st, 2015**: Realdon Robotics is established as one of the first companies with the realistic goal of creating a fully functioning robot capable of use by humans. It is founded by William G. Realdon.
  
-**February 3rd, 2015**: Formation of the Society Opposing Unholy Life (S.O.U.L.), a radical Evangelical Christian political group in response to recent advancements in gay rights, science, and rising discontent with the Romney administration on domestic, especially social, issues.+**February 3rd, 2015**: Formation of the Society Opposing Unholy Life (S.O.U.L.), a far-right Christian political group in response to recent advancements in gay rights, science, and rising discontent with the Romney administration on domestic, especially social, issues.
  
 **February 4th, 2015**: Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer declares his intentions to run for the Democratic Presidential nomination. **February 4th, 2015**: Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer declares his intentions to run for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
  
 **February 21, 2015**: Archaeologists working at the Templo Mayor pyramid base near the National Palace in Mexico City confirm the discovery of the burial chambers of Aztec rulers, Huitzilihuiltl, Moctezuma I, Axayacatl, and Moctezuma II. The first three rulers cremains are recovered as is the intact skeleton of Moctezuma II. Forensic scientists confirm historical accounts that he was severely injured by having stones hurled at him with fractures to the skull and left femur. However, the cause of death for the unfortunate Aztec emperor was a cut throat, probably by Spaniards.  **February 21, 2015**: Archaeologists working at the Templo Mayor pyramid base near the National Palace in Mexico City confirm the discovery of the burial chambers of Aztec rulers, Huitzilihuiltl, Moctezuma I, Axayacatl, and Moctezuma II. The first three rulers cremains are recovered as is the intact skeleton of Moctezuma II. Forensic scientists confirm historical accounts that he was severely injured by having stones hurled at him with fractures to the skull and left femur. However, the cause of death for the unfortunate Aztec emperor was a cut throat, probably by Spaniards. 
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-**March 1st, 2015**: After a period of transition the polls open in Cuba for the election of a constitutional commission to draft a new constitution for Cuba.  
  
 **March 9th, 2015**: Former Governor of Virginia and DNC Chairman Tim Kaine announces his bid for the Democratic Nomination for President, in Richmond, the capitol of Virginia. Early polls give Kaine a slim to moderate lead over incumbent President Mitt Romney. **March 9th, 2015**: Former Governor of Virginia and DNC Chairman Tim Kaine announces his bid for the Democratic Nomination for President, in Richmond, the capitol of Virginia. Early polls give Kaine a slim to moderate lead over incumbent President Mitt Romney.
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 **April 6th, 2015**: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) announces his intention to run for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States, to challenge incumbent President Mitt Romney. In his first campaign speech, given in New York City outside the Freedom Tower, Cuomo says he is running to,"stop the President from leading this country down the wrong track," and uses the Romney Administration's stance on Gay Rights as an example. **April 6th, 2015**: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) announces his intention to run for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States, to challenge incumbent President Mitt Romney. In his first campaign speech, given in New York City outside the Freedom Tower, Cuomo says he is running to,"stop the President from leading this country down the wrong track," and uses the Romney Administration's stance on Gay Rights as an example.
  
-**April 11th, 2015**: Tea Party Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) makes rumblings about a potential presidential run in the Republican primary, reflecting discontent among the right toward President Romney's mainly centrist governing.+**April 11th, 2015**: Governor Sam Brownback (R-KS) makes rumblings about a possible primary challenge to President Romney while being interviewed on CNN's The Situation Room, reflecting discontent among the right toward Romney's handling of the economy and apathy on social issues. 
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 +**April 17th, 2015:** After years of lobbying by the LDS Church, Kazakhstan allows LDS missionaries to operate within it's borders. This is hailed as a victory for religious freedom in an Islamic-majority country, and the Church soon announces the formation of the first LDS ward in Kazakhstan, composed mostly of the 75 ethnically Russian Mormons already in the country.
  
 **May 7th, 2015**: In the UK, a general election under the new alternate vote system, leads to a Conservative minority government. The Liberal Democrats were able to recover during the coalition, taking small credit for the economic recovery achieved between 2010 and 2015. In the Labour party, there are calls for Ed Miliband to step down, since most MPs hadn't voted for him during the leadership election in 2010. **May 7th, 2015**: In the UK, a general election under the new alternate vote system, leads to a Conservative minority government. The Liberal Democrats were able to recover during the coalition, taking small credit for the economic recovery achieved between 2010 and 2015. In the Labour party, there are calls for Ed Miliband to step down, since most MPs hadn't voted for him during the leadership election in 2010.
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 **June 7th, 2015**: In Japan, the New Komeito withdraws from the ruling coalition, citing irrevocable differences with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Almost immediately, the New Komeito stages a no-confidence motion against Ishiba, but is defeated since the Hatoyama and Ozawa factions of the opposition Democratic Party votes against the motion. **June 7th, 2015**: In Japan, the New Komeito withdraws from the ruling coalition, citing irrevocable differences with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Almost immediately, the New Komeito stages a no-confidence motion against Ishiba, but is defeated since the Hatoyama and Ozawa factions of the opposition Democratic Party votes against the motion.
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 +**June 10th, 2015:** In light of the successful lawsuit about it's financial records, the LDS Church divests itself of stock holdings in several companies, and announces that it will reform the administration of the church, giving more administrative power and money to local church units throughout the world. This move is seen as not only financially wise, but also a boon to advocates of LDS decentralization.
  
 **June 11th, 2015**: In Japan, 42 lower house MPs and 22 Councillors from the Hatoyama and Ozawa factions of the opposition Democratic Party form their own Liberal New Japan Alliance. **June 11th, 2015**: In Japan, 42 lower house MPs and 22 Councillors from the Hatoyama and Ozawa factions of the opposition Democratic Party form their own Liberal New Japan Alliance.
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 +**June 12th, 2015**: President Mitt Romney announces his intention to seek re-election, despite poor approval ratings and the threat of a potentially divisive primary challenge from the right.
  
 **June 15th, 2015**: Yvette Cooper resigns as Shadow Home Secretary and challenges Ed Miliband for the Leadership of the Labour Party, Ed Balls walks out as Shadow Chancellor in support of his wife causing a major upheaval in the Labour Party. **June 15th, 2015**: Yvette Cooper resigns as Shadow Home Secretary and challenges Ed Miliband for the Leadership of the Labour Party, Ed Balls walks out as Shadow Chancellor in support of his wife causing a major upheaval in the Labour Party.
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 **July 2nd, 2015**: Britain's Ambassador in the US, David Miliband announces he has no interest in the matters in the Labour Party. **July 2nd, 2015**: Britain's Ambassador in the US, David Miliband announces he has no interest in the matters in the Labour Party.
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 +'Batman Beyond' is released in cinemas as the first entry in the film franchise since the hugely successful 'The Dark Knight Rises.' Inspired by the 1999-2001 animated series of the same name and resurrecting plans for such a film from 2001 that were abandoned in favour of Christopher Nolan's reboot, the concept was made use of to avoid unfavourable comparison between it and the still recent Nolan films and explore new ground. The film is set in 2044 and starts Kevin Conroy as an elderly Bruce Wayne, Stana Katic as Lady Cain, Nathan Filion as Derek Blight and newcomer Richard Herod as Terry McGinnis, the new Batman. The new film is met with critical and box office success and is praised for sitting well with the Nolan films by combining their neo-noir feel and gritty realism with subtle hard sci-fi undertones and for it's success in areas the preceding entries were sometimes felt lacking in. The soundtrack is also praised, being jointly composed by Hans Zimmer and Jesper Kyd.
  
 **July 3rd, 2015**: After months of unrest in response to the disputed presidential election, full-blown riots in the eastern parts of the Ukraine. Prime Minister Tymoshenko, leader of the pro-West incumbent government, asks for European Union intervention in the escalating conflict. However Vladimir Putin, seeking to maintain influence in the Ukraine in light of the conflict, ask the EU for a joint conference to sort out electoral irregularities. The EU, led by President Nicolas Sarkozy, declines the request and instead launches their own investigation into the allegations of electoral fraud. **July 3rd, 2015**: After months of unrest in response to the disputed presidential election, full-blown riots in the eastern parts of the Ukraine. Prime Minister Tymoshenko, leader of the pro-West incumbent government, asks for European Union intervention in the escalating conflict. However Vladimir Putin, seeking to maintain influence in the Ukraine in light of the conflict, ask the EU for a joint conference to sort out electoral irregularities. The EU, led by President Nicolas Sarkozy, declines the request and instead launches their own investigation into the allegations of electoral fraud.
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 +**July 4th, 2015**: The Mayor of New York announces that New York intends to reclaim the title of world's tallest building with the construction of the New York Tower. Designed to climb to 3,342 feet/1018m, the building will be located 9 blocks south of the Empire State Building. 
  
 **July 5th, 2015**: Midterm Elections are held in Mexico. The PRI increases its presence in Congress by a slight margin, for the most part holding it's majority. Many within the PAN and PRD cry foul, claiming the PRI is up to it's old tricks of vote stacking and election theft, though international observers are quick to note President Paredes' decisive action against the Cartels and sympathy for President Peña Nieto's death as reasons for the PRI's excellent performance at the polls.  **July 5th, 2015**: Midterm Elections are held in Mexico. The PRI increases its presence in Congress by a slight margin, for the most part holding it's majority. Many within the PAN and PRD cry foul, claiming the PRI is up to it's old tricks of vote stacking and election theft, though international observers are quick to note President Paredes' decisive action against the Cartels and sympathy for President Peña Nieto's death as reasons for the PRI's excellent performance at the polls. 
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 **July 6th, 2015**: Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger, dies at night after suffering a stroke. Fallowing his death, Catholics around the world mourn his death, and many make the pilgramage to the Vatican for his funeral, along with many of the worlds most famous political and religious leaders. **July 6th, 2015**: Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger, dies at night after suffering a stroke. Fallowing his death, Catholics around the world mourn his death, and many make the pilgramage to the Vatican for his funeral, along with many of the worlds most famous political and religious leaders.
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-**July 8th, 2015**: The Cuban Constitution of 2015 is signed and ratified. Among various changes, the new constitution provides for executive and legislative elections every 5 years. The first General Elections are scheduled for September 6th.  
  
 **July 11th, 2015**: Former King Michael of Romania, after attending the official ceremonies of restoration for the kings of Montenegro and Serbia, dies at his villa in Switzerland. After his death, monarchism in Romania dwindles to almost nothing in spite of the restoration of several other Balkan monarchies. The King's grandson, Nicholas Medforth-Mills marries an American girl later in the year and settles in obscurity on the lower slopes of Mt. Hood near Portland, Oregon.  **July 11th, 2015**: Former King Michael of Romania, after attending the official ceremonies of restoration for the kings of Montenegro and Serbia, dies at his villa in Switzerland. After his death, monarchism in Romania dwindles to almost nothing in spite of the restoration of several other Balkan monarchies. The King's grandson, Nicholas Medforth-Mills marries an American girl later in the year and settles in obscurity on the lower slopes of Mt. Hood near Portland, Oregon. 
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 **July 14th, 2015**: New Horizons begin it's flyby of Pluto. **July 14th, 2015**: New Horizons begin it's flyby of Pluto.
  
-**July 29th, 2015**: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announces her intention to run for the office of United States President against President Romney.+**July 29th, 2015**: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announces her intention to run for the office of United States President against President Romney.  While labelled an underdog candidate against more well-known names such as her own state's Governor Cuomo, Gillibrand immediately gains a following of progressives and grassroots activists, who are enamored with her fiery populist rhetoric regarding the state of the country's economy.
  
 **August 2nd, 2015**: After recommendation by the European Commission, Ukraine becomes and official EU candidate. Moscow heavily criticizes it calling it an act of revenge for the creation of the Union State. **August 2nd, 2015**: After recommendation by the European Commission, Ukraine becomes and official EU candidate. Moscow heavily criticizes it calling it an act of revenge for the creation of the Union State.
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 **August 4th, 2015**: In Japan, the Liberal New Japan Alliance and the Lower Taxes Party merge to form the Social Credit Party, and joins the ruling coalition. Ichiro Ozawa is appointed Finance Minister. **August 4th, 2015**: In Japan, the Liberal New Japan Alliance and the Lower Taxes Party merge to form the Social Credit Party, and joins the ruling coalition. Ichiro Ozawa is appointed Finance Minister.
  
-**August 5th, 2015**: President Romney's approval rating hits 36%, a new low, after a special report by MSNBC reveals some of the after-effects of the War on Terror in states such as Iraq and Afghanistan.+**August 5th, 2015**: President Romney's approval rating hits 36%, the lowest point in his administration thus far, after the Department of Labor released a report indicating the unemployment rate hit 12.7 percent for July 2015.
  
 **August 10th, 2015**: In Japan, outraged by the SCP-LDP coalition, 16 Your Party MPs and 7 LDP MPs cross the floor and join the opposition Democratic Party. **August 10th, 2015**: In Japan, outraged by the SCP-LDP coalition, 16 Your Party MPs and 7 LDP MPs cross the floor and join the opposition Democratic Party.
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 **August 23rd, 2015**: Chinese men start calling for "American mail-order brides" due to the shortage of available women in China. **August 23rd, 2015**: Chinese men start calling for "American mail-order brides" due to the shortage of available women in China.
  
-**September 6th, 2015**: In Cuba's first elections since the end of Communist rule, political activist Jorge García receives a majority of votes over various other candidates for president. The elections also signify the first time in 56 years the government is not run by the Communist Party of Cuba, but rather the Christian Democratic Party of Cuba. +**August 24th, 2015**: Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas announces that he will challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination, citing his “failed policies” and the need for a “true conservative” in the White House. Almost immediately, S.O.U.L. gains national prominence with its high-profile endorsement of Governor Brownback's presidential bid, calling him “the right candidate to restore moral values in America.” Over the past year, S.O.U.L. accumulated influence and omnipresence from the Evangelical movement, and was responsible for many protests across the nation. 
  
 **September 11th, 2015**: India's Parliament, under the leadership of Prime Minister Rahul Gandhi, passes the Equality in Donation Act. This act prevents fertility clinics from informing customers of the caste of the donor. Oftentimes, customers will refuse to accept sperm except from donors of specific castes. Some fertility clinics even go so far as to refuse donations from members of certain castes, or segregate the sperm storage facilities. The Equality in Donation Act seeks to end those practices. **September 11th, 2015**: India's Parliament, under the leadership of Prime Minister Rahul Gandhi, passes the Equality in Donation Act. This act prevents fertility clinics from informing customers of the caste of the donor. Oftentimes, customers will refuse to accept sperm except from donors of specific castes. Some fertility clinics even go so far as to refuse donations from members of certain castes, or segregate the sperm storage facilities. The Equality in Donation Act seeks to end those practices.
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-**September 12th, 2015**: After years of going back and forth on its territorial status, Puerto Rico finally votes on an island-wide referendum to join the Union as a full state. Its ascension adds 5 new members to the House of Representatives, as well as 2 new Senators. 
  
 In some parts of India, outrage ensues over the Equality in Donation Act. Furious crowds gather outside of many lawmakers' offices and fertility clinics, demanding their "right" to know the caste of a donor. While most doctors and middle-class Indians support the Gandhi government's law, many lower-class and high-caste upper-class Indians oppose it, believing that it is important for them not to sully the purity of their caste. In some parts of India, outrage ensues over the Equality in Donation Act. Furious crowds gather outside of many lawmakers' offices and fertility clinics, demanding their "right" to know the caste of a donor. While most doctors and middle-class Indians support the Gandhi government's law, many lower-class and high-caste upper-class Indians oppose it, believing that it is important for them not to sully the purity of their caste.
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 **September 20th, 2015**: The "Sarkozy Report", as the EU investigation into Ukrainian election dispute is called, produces a study detailing large amounts of fraud in the pro-Russian eastern oblasts and a clear victory for the current pro-West government. Eastern Ukrainians react with outrage, covertly funded by Russia who seeked access to Ukrainian natural gas lines with the depleting supply of oil slowly becoming a major issue. **September 20th, 2015**: The "Sarkozy Report", as the EU investigation into Ukrainian election dispute is called, produces a study detailing large amounts of fraud in the pro-Russian eastern oblasts and a clear victory for the current pro-West government. Eastern Ukrainians react with outrage, covertly funded by Russia who seeked access to Ukrainian natural gas lines with the depleting supply of oil slowly becoming a major issue.
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 +**September 24th, 2015:** The Pittsburgh Pirates clinch the NL Central title with a 5-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park. Fans storm the field in excitment, causing $250,000 in damage once all is said and done. 
  
 **September 22nd, 2015**: The Ukrainian government declares martial law in several eastern oblasts to crack down on riots caused by Eastern Ukrainians covertly supported by Russia. **September 22nd, 2015**: The Ukrainian government declares martial law in several eastern oblasts to crack down on riots caused by Eastern Ukrainians covertly supported by Russia.
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 **September 30th, 2015**: Intense gunfights erupt in the west Mexican city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa between the Mexican Army and the Sinaloa Cartel. The region had already seen spurts of violence for several weeks as President Paredes increased the troop presence in the region. As a simultaneous gunfight erupted in the state capital Culiacán, President Paredes signs an Executive Order demanding Federal Troops to "kill on sight."  **September 30th, 2015**: Intense gunfights erupt in the west Mexican city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa between the Mexican Army and the Sinaloa Cartel. The region had already seen spurts of violence for several weeks as President Paredes increased the troop presence in the region. As a simultaneous gunfight erupted in the state capital Culiacán, President Paredes signs an Executive Order demanding Federal Troops to "kill on sight." 
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-**October 5th, 2015**: US President Mitt Romney begins gearing up for re-election, albeit among poor approval ratings. 
  
 **October 8th, 2015**: Facebook acquires SchülerVZ and StudiVZ, who saw their membership numbers rapidly decreasing and filed for insolvency.  **October 8th, 2015**: Facebook acquires SchülerVZ and StudiVZ, who saw their membership numbers rapidly decreasing and filed for insolvency. 
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 **October 29th, 2015**: Piers Morgan Tonight (CNN-TV) includes a guest appearance by former President Barack Obama, who responds to questions that he'll run again by saying that he would support whoever emerged as the Democratic candidate, but would rather help people on a closer scale than the national political scene allows. **October 29th, 2015**: Piers Morgan Tonight (CNN-TV) includes a guest appearance by former President Barack Obama, who responds to questions that he'll run again by saying that he would support whoever emerged as the Democratic candidate, but would rather help people on a closer scale than the national political scene allows.
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 +**October 30th, 2015:** In baseball, the Washington Nationals win the World Series in 6 games over the Los Angeles Angels. Nationals second baseman Stephen Lombardozzi wins the MVP award for hitting .488 with 7 runs scored, 3 steals, and a walk off home run in Game 2. 
  
 **November 2nd, 2015**: Triplets are born to the Catherine, Princess of Wales, all girls. They are named Princesses Philippa, Elizabeth, and Diana. **November 2nd, 2015**: Triplets are born to the Catherine, Princess of Wales, all girls. They are named Princesses Philippa, Elizabeth, and Diana.
  
 **November 3rd, 2015**: Mayor Leland Yee (D-CA) of San Francisco, California wins re-election, becoming a "rising star" within the Democratic Party. Yee wins much of the LGBT vote after condemning S.O.U.L., calling on SFPD to prosecute members on charges of harassment and hate crimes. **November 3rd, 2015**: Mayor Leland Yee (D-CA) of San Francisco, California wins re-election, becoming a "rising star" within the Democratic Party. Yee wins much of the LGBT vote after condemning S.O.U.L., calling on SFPD to prosecute members on charges of harassment and hate crimes.
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 +**November 3rd, 2015:** The Economist reports that agriculture in northern Namibia has become much more profitable since the discovery of the Ohangwena II reservoir in 2012. Farmers have begun growing more water-intensive crops such as maize, sorghum, tobacco. They also grow wheat more intensively, causing a drop in food prices in Namibia. The cost-of-living has dropped more than 12%, as less food must be imported.
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 **November 11th, 2015**: Talks of a South-American power bloc begin between Presidents Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Danilo Astori of Uruguay and outgoing Cristina Kirchner of Argentina.  **November 11th, 2015**: Talks of a South-American power bloc begin between Presidents Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Danilo Astori of Uruguay and outgoing Cristina Kirchner of Argentina. 
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 **December 29th, 2015**: Vice President Bobby Jindal announces that he will not be on President Romney's re-election ticket, claiming that he needs to "spend time with his family". When questioned by supporters more, he declares that he intends to return to Louisiana to help the affected there. **December 29th, 2015**: Vice President Bobby Jindal announces that he will not be on President Romney's re-election ticket, claiming that he needs to "spend time with his family". When questioned by supporters more, he declares that he intends to return to Louisiana to help the affected there.
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