Breaking News Stories of 2022

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number 10 

the inflation surge 2022 saw more u.s citizens leave home to be it to return to work and reunite with loved ones or watch top gun maverick on the big screen just want to manage expectations unfortunately going out came with the the revelation that gas prices reached a national high of five dollars per gallon on average according to a recent poll a majority of drivers are making fewer grocery store trips more than a third are driving slower to conserve fuel and one in five working from home or carpooling the recent inflation surge doesn't end with the astronomical cost of gasoline between May 2021 and may 2022 housing prices rose 5.5 food prices rose 11.9 per cent and energy prices rose 34.6 percent in the us the federal reserve is trying to control it with interest rate hikes and we should expect to see another hike here soon which could move the u.s into a recession and in turn slow spending in june 2022 it was reported that world inflation rose 6.7 two times the average from 2010 to 2020. reasons for this surge can be attributed to growing consumer demand higher production costs and of course the pandemics effects there is no question that we still have work to do 

number 9

 the rise of omicron speaking of covid certain conditions have improved since 2020 but that doesn't mean the pandemic is over we estimate that about 73 percent of cases now are omicron and that's up to 90 percent in some areas of the country the omicron variant has been the most consistent reminder throughout 2022. first discovered in south africa on november 24 2021 omicron became the main strain in the united states by late march 2022 while easier to spread than the delta variant some would argue that omicron is at least less severe than its predecessors scientists at the cdc watching the spread of this new strain are reportedly discussing two possible futures a possible peak in cases after the holidays by as soon as mid-january and another moderate rise later in the spring being so contagious though omicron has reportedly caused more deaths and hospitalizations than delta in some places being fully vaccinated does help but every time it appears kopid might be behind us reality pulls us back in we don't want people to panic we don't want this to disrupt their lives the way it has all of us over the last two to two and a halfyears but you have to remember we're still dealing with an issue summer 2022 has proven especially rough with experts

pointing to omicron and its sub-variants amid rising covet cases in new york city new cases are up more than 25 percent in the last two weeks officials recommending masking up indoors once again with experts saying previous infection does not guarantee protection 

number 8

 boris johnson resigns and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world that them's the brakes boris johnson might not be the 21st century's most controversial politician between the owen patterson scandal and partygate though johnson's nearly three years as uk prime minister have been like his hairdo messy to say the least the sexual misconduct accusations involving chris pincher who johnson appointed may have been the straw that broke the camel's back first boris johnson tried denying he knew specific details after five days the story changed he conceded he'd simply forgotten what he'd been told in july 2022 minutes after johnson admitted that he knew about pincher's misconduct allegations fellow conservatives rishi sunak and sajid javid resigned by july 7th almost 60 members of johnson's government resigned i have concluded that the problem starts at the top and i believe that is not going to change and that means that it is for those of us in a position who have responsibility to make that change amid what's been described as a mutiny johnson announced his resignation after two days of refusing to step down johnson says that he won't endorse anybody for his replacement fearing his support would quote damage their chances i will be leaving soon with my head held high

 number 7

the death of Shinzo abe the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo abe has died from one prime minister to another shinzo abe held the position in japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020 serving the office longer than anybody in the country's history although some would describe him as divisive abe's followers praised his foreign and economic policies despite stepping down arbeit remained a major power broker both domestically and internationally helping shape american foreign policy in the region for years they were deeply saddened and shocked on july 8 2022 when the former prime minister was assassinated while speaking at a liberal democratic party event shot from behind with an improvised firearm abey was transported via helicopter to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead at the age of 67. and the physician who treated him at that hospital has spoken

over the last hour or so and he said that when the prime the former prime minister arrived at the hospital he did not have a heartbeat suspected shooter tetsuya Tamagami claims that his mother went bankrupt after making significant donations to the unification church yamagami allegedly shot abe under the impression that he would spread the church's impact 

number 6

 elon musk buys twitter then again maybe not elon musk is the driving force behind tesla spacex and the boring company in 2022 he almost added twitter to that lineup in a statement released by the company mr musk said free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy and twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated already having a large stake in the social media company musk made a 43 billion dollar bid on april 14th an extra billion was later added to the offer which the board accepted on april 25th whereas some believed musk would champion free speech others argued that it would become even easier to spread hate especially given some of musk's past controversial tweets and i think the worry here is that one person will have way too much power over what it is people are saying on a platform as influential as twitter although the deal seemed inevitable musk pulled out on july 8 citing the company's stance on spam bots it's not entirely clear whether musk can unilaterally do this whether he can actually back out he's already said he would buy it right twitter plans to pursue legal action as for musk there's always mars what i really want to try to achieve here is to make mars seem possible make it seem as though it's something that we can do in our lifetimes and that you can go

 number 5

 rob elementary school when are we gonna do something the events that took place in uvalde texas on may 24th 2022 made headlines for months afterwards this was largely due to the ages of those involved the delayed response by the police and the number of lives lost the student victims second graders third graders fourth graders and also two teachers were killed in the aftermath those in favor of stricter gun laws pointed out that few other countries have such high rates of gun violence while opponents focused instead on mental health issues according to the not-for-profit corporation the gun violence archive the robb elementary incident was roughly the 200th mass shooting in the united states since the beginning of 2022. there are still so many questions there's still this utter disbelief in the air that something like this would be happening in its wake president joe biden signed into law the bipartisan safer communities act but while a majority of americans support the legislation most believe it will make little difference with critics arguing that it doesn't go far enough we're not going to stay quiet and say well-done Mr Biden Mr president when there's so much more to do 

Number 4

 Florida don't say gay bill on March 28 2022 Florida governor ron DeSantis signed the Florida parental rights and education act which went into effect on July first the policy has drawn national scrutiny from some including democrats who say it marginalizes lgbtq people desantis and other lawmakers have said that parents not teachers should be in charge of discussing topics like sexual orientation and gender identity with their children colloquially referred to as the don't say gay bill this controversial law prohibits the discussion of sexual orientation gender identity and other lgbtq plus topics in public schools for grades kindergarten through three and any instruction that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate according to state standards in addition to student walkouts the bill triggered protests from disney employees with the company eventually taking a

stance against the law a slew of statements from disney properties espn hulu disney plus all reaffirming their commitment to LGBTQ plus rights this wasn't 2022's only attack on lgbtq plus rights either earlier in the year texas governor greg abbott ordered state agencies to regard medical treatment for trans youth as abuse 

number 3

 johnny depp versus amber heard from oj simpson to michael jackson we've endured some unpredictable celebrity court cases throughout the decades depth  heard ranks among the most notable due to its high profile figures serious subject matter and several bizarre turns dr kepler told me he sustained an injury on one of his weight oh rejection here's hearsay you asked the question okay after weeks of testimony regarding alleged abuse on each side the jury found depp and heard both liable however depp came out on top with heard ordered to pay 10 million 350 thousand dollars two million dollars in damages were awarded to herd who continues to fight the verdict this was a case all about words amber heard's right to say she was a victim of domestic violence an accusation that johnny depp says was simply a lie he was the victim here and the jury and much of the watching public has after hearing it all believed him is depp due for a comeback will mistreated men become a larger part of the too conversation or is the movement in jeopardy can we please stop talking about the bed turd these are just some questions that the case has raised what did miss heard say about the defecation in mr duff's bed a horrible practical jerk gone wrong 

Number 2

roe v wade overturned for nearly 50 years roe v wade guaranteed the legal right to terminate a pregnancy within the first two trimesters or up to fetal viability there's never been a case like this where settled law that has been affirmed and reaffirmed granted an important uh constitutional protection indeed what has long been understood as a fundamental constitutional protection and then is removed by the court in 2017 neil m gorsuch recognized roe v wade as the quote law of the land in 2018 brett kavanaugh called roe v wade a quote important precedent in 2022 the supreme court decided five to four to overturn this ruling with immediate consequences as of writing abortion is banned in eight states while 36 states have restrictions depending on the point in pregnancy you know in many states these trigger laws will go immediately into effect and in other states there are laws that have been struck down by courts because they were inconsistent with roe and those decisions will no longer be enforceable and so those laws will come back into effect in many instances and in several other states the supreme court likely won't stop with roe v wade as clarence thomas aims to quote reconsider other landmark cases that could affect contraception and same-sex marriage so this is in fact a landmark ruling here this is overturning nearly 50 years of precedent that was first established in roe v wade and then affirmed in casey the casey decision in 1992 before we unveil our top pick here are a few other news stories that rocked the world in 2022 will smith slaps chris rock so um should rock host the oscars in 2023 the north american drought continues the u.s west faces its worst dry spell in 1200 years our warming atmosphere has made this drought much worse 40 percent worse and it's likely to continue netflix subscription drop at least they still have stranger things for now the streaming giant down 25 on wall street in after hours trading after announcing its first quarterly subscriber loss in over a decade netflix saying more than 200 000 subscribers left the service in the first three months of the year january 6th hearings the country's most infamous day of 2021 still haunts us in 2022. i mean i was already worked up and so were most of people there so as you started marching did you think there was still a chance the election would be overturned yeah at that time i did before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications 

Number 1

the russian invasion of ukraine while the conflict between russia and ukraine can be traced back even further tensions reached their boiling point in 2022. on february 24th russian president vladimir putin launched a quote special military operation striking ukraine's capital of cave he said he'd been left with no choice because of the threat emanating from ukraine within minutes explosions were reported in numerous places including the southern port cities of odessa and mariopol as well as kramatosk and hakeef in the east the nepal in central ukraine and the capital kiev in russia journalists have been threatened for referring to the crisis as a war and invasion there's no mistaking what putin has done however ukraine continues to fight with president vladimir zelinski being praised for his bravery and communication skills do not panic we are strong we are ready for everything and

we will defeat everyone because we are ukraine glory to ukraine with the invasion ongoing europe is suffering its largest refugee crisis since the 1940s the refugees are common and common they are more and more and more so every hour that's five to ten thousand new people coming because every hour five to ten thousand new people are coming putin's actions have not only affected europe but the rest of the world as well circling back to our number 10 entry the invasion has also increased inflation leading to higher prices for wheat corn and oil the war in ukraine was something that was unforeseen and it has definitely put pressure on uh energy prices and also on food prices because that part of the world we've heard president biden talk about it being sort of the wheat basket of the world so certain prices grains prices for bread and such going up as well you