Current Events

As residents in Chesapeake, Virginia get ready for Halloween, as is the city council. March of this year was when the city council decided to restrict trick or treating for youth over the age of 14. Laura M.  Holson from the New York Times writes, " The city passed a new  ordinance   that raised the trick-or-treating age to 14, saying anyone who was older than that could be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined $250."  This became an issue in  Chesapeake because in 1970 " a group of mischief makers threw exploding fireworks into Halloween bags." Due to minor injuries the council at the time restricted anyone older than 12 from trick or treating, and anyone caught " could be fined as much as $100, arrested and sent to jail for six months." Article

Senators Lindsey Graham (R) and Chris Van Hollen (D) introduced a sanctions bill yesterday to punish Turkey for their attacks on the Kurds. For the record, the Kurds are " one of America’s best partners in the region" which helped fight against ISIS. These attacks are occurring due to President Trump's decision to remove 50 troops from northern Syria. In addition, section 1 of the bipartisan bill includes sanctions on Turkeys leadership including the president, Vice President, Minister of National Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Treasury and Finance, Minister of Trade, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. Section 2 of the bill is on military transactions with turkey. The bill states, " Sanctions against any foreign person who sells or provides financial, material, or technological support or knowingly does a transaction with the Turkish military." Section 3 is on Turkey's energy sector. The bill states, "Sanctions any foreign