1. 10s of millions of acres lost to fire in Australia
2. WW III nearly started over Iranian general Qasem Soleimani assassination
3. COVID-19
4. U.S. economy collapse due to pandemic
5. Trump impeachment cost millions but lead to nothing
6. Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
7. Plane crash in Tehran kills 176
8. Prince Henry and his new wife denounce their royalty
9. UK leaves the EU
10. Iowa botched primary caucus
11. George Floyd incident leads to national riots and looting
12. BLM causes ultra-sensitivity which leads to vandalism and destruction of historic monuments, even removal of Aunt Jemima from the syrup bottle, cancelled the show “Cops,” Disney rebrands Splash Mountain, Mississippi removes Confederate Flag from their state flag
13. Murder Hornets arrive in Pacific North West
14. Earthquakes hit Puerto Rico
15. Locust swarms are destroying Africa and Asia
16. Saharan dust storm crosses Atlantic and covers Southern U.S.
17. A dam in Michigan burst and flooded several towns
18. Ebola outbreak in Africa
19. Mosquitos with West Nile virus in Southern Plains area
20. Radiation leak in Russia, but Russia denies
21. Russian bounties on U.S. troops
22. Flooding in China and India kills hundreds and leaves millions homeless
23. Ammonium Nitrate explosions in Beirut causes state of emergency
24. Derecho storm strikes the Midwest U.S.
25. Rampant fires in Western U.S.
26. Already at 8 hurricanes and more are on the way
Many others but those are some of the newsworthy highlights. Where have you been???