What's Been Going on in the World for the past 2 weeks?

GRAB A COMPUTER.
LOG INTO GOOGLE DOCS and then HAVE A SECOND BROWSER OPEN.

This is a open class to spend some time browsing the web, learning more about what has happened between April 17 and April 29….

Your task is to identify 3-4 notable events that meet the following requirements:

1. Something that happened in Africa that was notable.
2. Something that happened in Massachusetts that was notable
3. Something that happened in Europe that was notable.
4. Something that happened in the US that was notable.
5. Something that happened in the US govt that was notable.
6. Something that happened in the world of sports that was notable.
7. Something that happened in Asia that was notable.
8. Something that happened in South America that was notable.
9. Something that happened in the Middle East that was notable.

For each, describe in 3-4 sentences what happened, why it was notable, and why we should be paying attention to this topic/event.