Palestinians Submit UN Statehood Bid
By AMY TEIBEL and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS September 23, 2011 (AP) This article was about how Palestine asked the UN to be recognized as an independent state. To do they, they have to make peace with Israel, which has been in debate for years. Palestine has great public approval, as a lot want to end the struggles they have had. Palestine’s leader Abbas hopes that this new plan and talks will end 18 years of nonsuccessful negotiation. Some international mediators are trying to find a way to get more independence for Palestine without them becoming a state, but approval for their plans is unlikely. The U.S. plans to veto this idea of statehood in the UN.
Slowdown, debt worries in China add to global anxiety
By Keith B. Richburg
This article was about how China’s economy is dropping slightly in growth, so they are stopping their stimulus plan. This hurts all countries, as many people, even Americans, counted on the demands in China to help their companies stay in business. There has been a lot of inflation in China, and investors fear that the economy in China may fall hard. People think that the Chinese economy isn’t built on a stable foundation, and if something’s demand falls the whole market will crumble. With no stimulus plan in sight, the world may be in trouble without China to help it.
U.S. Pushes Europe to Act With Force on Debt Crisis
By MARK LANDLER and BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
This article was about how President Barack Obama has been talking with the Chancellor of Germany and the President of France to persuade them to take greater action against the debt in Greece. The US believes that Europe should be doing more to stop the spread of Greece’s debt, and that they need a larger bailout fund. The European debt crisis is huge, and it could severely hurt America’s economy. The Chancellor realizes that it may take a great effort to get the Germans to spend millions of their dollars on bailing out Greece, however it may keep the debt from spreading and creating an even bigger crisis.
US using controversial money-transfer system to deliver aid in Somalia
By Associated Press
This article discussed how the USA is using unique ways to transfer food vouchers to poverty-stricken Somalia. Certain terrorist groups have been blocking international groups from giving food and money to the worst places in Somalia. The group al-Shabab has most of the control of the famine aid coming into the country and will often lock out help. The UN nations are trying to find a solution soon, as around 4 million people are in poverty in Somalia.
Graphic ads turn around Montana teen meth use
By Ben Tracy
I chose this article as my main one, because for me it was the most interesting and I learned the most from it. It began with talking about the major drug use in Montana in the early 2000s. The arrests of people for meth had gone up 90 percent, and the state was spending an estimate of $300 million a year to try and stop the terrible drug use. They had little success until they tried a different approach.
Montana produced and showed commercials directed at teens against meth starting in 2005. They were disturbing and showed what would happen to people who tried meth in very graphic videos. The ads were made by an organization called the Montana Meth Project. The ads have waves of advertisements against meth, the most recent showing how a meth addiction affects family and friends.
The results from these commercials were astonishing. Meth use by teens went down a great 63 percent since 2005. Montana is now ranked 39th in meth use among the states, instead of 5th. The ads have been broadcast to about eight other surrounding states. The results there were also great, with each state declining at least 50% in meth use.
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