There was a train crash in New Jersey. The train did not slow down properly when entering the station and collided into the end of the tunnel. Only one person was killed (a person on the platform) and around 100 injuries. This is not the first time the train has crashed, it had crashed in 2011. I think that the train station will try to open as quick as possible because about 15,000 people use the train station everyday. I think that the station should remain closed until they can figure out the problem and get it fixed properly; we were lucky this time that only 1 person was killed but if not fixed appropriately then maybe next time that number will be much greater.

   There is talk about trying to colonize Mars. It would take billions of dollars to send people up to Mars and it would cost $200,000 a person to go. The plan is in 8 years have people go and within 50-150 years have Mars colonized.This may be a good thing to do because humanity has a better chance of surviving if you have 2 planets than 1. I think the funding will be hard to do and there has been talk about this for a while now, so if I think they're going to do it yes; within the 8 years there will be at least an attempt. The government will have to be on board with it though.

   9 out of 10 people are exposed to pollution. In China around 1 million people die every year because of pollution. World wide, 3 million people die every year. Pollution is expected to be cut in half with our gas/fuel put outs by 2020. Not only is our air polluted by things we do like burning fossil fuels but can be polluted by dust storms in areas around deserts. In the US only about 36,000 people die every year, which is good compared to other areas. I think we need to start planning like they have ways to become eco friendly so that number doesn't change.

   The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. One of the topics that was discussed was National Security. Hillary Clinton wants to work more with the NATO. Donald Trump said that this plan has flaws because other countries aren't paying what they owe. The overall outcome of this debate would be close called because each candidate had an argument and each candidate showed some type of evidence in their argument. No matter who is president the US as of today will be changed for good or for bad.

   Wednesday there was chaos and now the protest has simmered down a little to a peaceful protest. This occurred after 44 arrests were made and a few people were injured. The video of what happened has been shown to the family and it will not be released to the public. Neither side has came to a conclusion. I think once the tape has been reviewed and processed by both sides determining what happened the riots will mostly stop. This weekend I hope the panthers will get to play but if the riots pick up again they won't. I don't think they will but you never know.

   In Charlotte, NC there has been 2 shootings by police officers of citizens. There have been riots. Roads have been closed down, windows have been broken out, and people protesting are everywhere. I think they should let people protest silently (because that is their right) as long as no violence occurs or laws are being broken. I also think that the police officers do not have anything to hide then they should release the video, and maybe the protesters will realize they are in the wrong. Unless something happens to change the protesters mind then I don't think this will die down for a few more weeks/maybe a month; but eventually it will.

   We are 5 days away from the first presidential debate. The presidents have to focus on the states with the most electoral college votes because those will persuade the winner. FL has 29 electoral votes. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are equally divided. There are 3 million people undecided. I think that this could go either way. In my opinion, I think Donald Trump should win.

   The UN is meeting in NY and with the terrorist group the security in NY is going to increase a lot. They arrested the guy held responsible for some of the bombs planted around NY. The guy shot 2 police when they figured out his location. Hopefully they will catch the other members of the small terrorist group. The guy arrested was not born here. Thinking about this maybe we should consider strickening our security on letting people in our country.

   There was a bomb planted in New Jersey during a 5k charity run. In New York there were 6 packages planted and one in a dumpster. They are determining if it was a terrorists attack. The terrorist group is taking responsibility but if they really are to be determined. I think the US needs to stricken security into our nation. I know this won't fix all of the problem but it'll eliminate how many people the terrorists have in our soil. I think this kind of stuff isn't going to just die out. Some form of action is gong to have to be required. the US also needs to make an example out of whoever did it (when found).

   We are now 2 months away from the election. The debates are becoming more personal about the candidate taking place not just across television. No 1 candidate has got more people that'll vote for them to know they'll win. Swinging states like Florida and Ohio. A large pressing issue that will most likely be discussed is if the US should allow refugees in and if they do how many. I think they should let some in but we can't have a ton of people because it will hurt the economy because we are just starting to rise in jobs. I also think that we need to consider the possibility of the people we let in that they could be terrorists.

   Uber has began experimenting with self-driving cars. They have got the technology and testing it out in Pittsburg. People are unsure about this because what if something goes wrong. Many problems occurred between Google and Apple while they were experimenting. I think that the technology on top of the car would mess up in bad weather. I also think you will always have people that would want them and people that wouldn't. In a way this could be good in the sense that drivers couldn't speed and there would be no drinking and driving. The negative side would be all the possibilities that the technology will cause like; if something happens while your driving or if the technology gets broken.

       The US and Russia came together to create a ceasefire in Syria. They need to have trust, leverage, and control (people giving it up) in order for the ceasefire to last. They need it so that aid groups could help the people that need it; bringing food and resources to those that need it. Terrorists could decide to interfere. If they do there's nothing anyone could do about it. For the innocent people in Syria I hope they don't until they can get enough to survive. I think unfortunately that the group will invade and break the ceasefire.

     Korea is building nuclear weapon. These could be the strongest/most dangerous weapons. They are thinking there will be a war between North and South Korea or they just want to be named as a super power. We may fix this by saying they are a super power. I think we just need to be cautious and not do anything to make them mad. For them to use their weapons on the US and I think we should be experimenting on our own (US and other targeted countries).

   The air quality of our atmosphere is polluted. The pollution of our air isn't just effecting our lungs but also could be effecting our brain. In the long run the result of it hurting our brain could be altimers disease. If your stalled on the highway then turn your car off; if you need to warm your car then turn it on only for a few minutes versus an hour. I think that eventually we will figure out ways to reduce the pollution but there is no way to get rid of it all. The earth will eventually be polluted to much if we don't do something about it.

   Flu season is arriving and doctors recommend getting the flu shot. The Flu Nasal spray is not as effective as it should be so doctors suggest not using it. The flu shot isn't going to work 100% because your body is basically creating a proper puzzle piece to cure the disease that is given in the shot. The shot gives you a dead virus that your body thinks is real so it'll try to fight it off and then will know if you get it what it'll have to do to get rid of it. If you do get the shot it'll help you not get it as long if you do happen to still get the Flu. I think that no shot will ever be perfect because as we keep getting the vaccination the virus will adapt and become resistant to what we are using (happening over a long period of time).

   A hurricane hit land in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and part of the North Carolina coast. There were 2 deaths; one was in North Carolina. The hurricane was only a category one so the damages weren't that bad. There was some flooding and the power was knocked out and some still is in places. I think the power will be fixed and the flooding will be controlled within the week. A positive side to this natural disaster would be that it wasn't stronger and the damages won't be too hard to fix.

   G20 economic summit started in 1999 and the meeting is held in China. G20 helps the world address  the economic crisis that are going on and how to handle them. Right now Brazil and Europe are experiencing major economic unstability. This meeting should pull other countries in to try and help them get stabilized. I think this group is good to have because it lets other countries know their not alone and that others will help them. I definatly think they will come up with some solution to help the countries with the most problems come to somewhat of a solution.

   In Brazil, the president was impeached due to her party members were using funds for their own uses. Brazil is gone into poverty and the president allowed this under her watch. They put it off while the Olympics were taking place but then impeached her with a majority to vote her off. A new president will replace her in hope to make the place better. I think that the new president seeing that she was impeached for messing up money will be very careful not to do so, which will eventually help stabilize the government. Leading Brazil out of poverty, but this will take over several of years to get back to where they should be.