Week of December 12-16

Russia's Involvement in the Election 

Many people thing Russia helped Trump win

We don't know what they have done, but people are still mad about it 

Russia says, "Where's the proof?". 

Babies sick from Opiate Withdraw 

Baby is in extreme pain from opiate withdraw 

The baby suffers from vomiting, direa, and extreme, shrill screaming

This is a growing problem 

Extinction 

Elephant numbers have dropped by almost 1/3 

Reports of giraffes are also showing that they are getting killed 

75% of all species could go extinct 

- Elephants 

- Orangutan 

- Monarch Butterflies 

- Coral 

- Bees 

- Rhinos 

- Pangolins 

Causes 

1. Climate Change 

2. Agriculture 

3. Wildlife Crime

4. Pollution

5. Disease 

Human Trafficking 

Kidnapping or harboring for the use of 

- sexual exploitation 

- Forced Labor 

- Slavery 

- Removal of Organs 

80% are women and children - most teenage girls 13-14 (Virgins) 

40% are black 

Solutions 

- Informing people 

- Travel in Groups 

- Carry a weapon

Homelessness in America  

700,000-800,000 homeless per night 

71% live in cities 

Majority of homeless family are kids 

6,000 kids that are homeless don't have parents 

Solutions 

- Homeless shelters 

- good decisions 

- handle your money 

- don't do drugs 

Abortion 

Termination of human pregnancy usually during the first 28 weeks 

Sometimes laws are made to restrict certain ways to abort 

Roe V Wade 

Biggest reason for abortion: not ready/poor timing 

U.S. one of the highest abortion rate 

Solutions 

- Adoption 

- Fines and taxes 

- Higher costs 

- Education 

125,000 happen per day (whole world) 

The Deep Web 

Created for naval research laboratory/military 

Sales are made with bitcoin (online currency) 

Solutions 

- Try to find and stop the people (almost impossible) 

Extreme Poverty  

Not being able to obtain: food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. 

Less than $1.25 a day 

75% of the world's poorest countries are located in Africa 

22,000 children die each day due to conditions of poverty 

Solutions 

- Creating jobs

- educating women 

- transparency in government spending 

- access to clean water 

- access to health care 

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