Portal:Current events/2019 March 14
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March 14, 2019 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2019 Tel Aviv rocket strike
- Two rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip at Tel Aviv, Israel; neither rocket was intercepted by the IDF's Iron Dome system. (The New York Times) (IDF Spokesperson)
Disasters and accidents
- USS Devastator is damaged by fire while at a Bahrain dock. (Task & Purpose)
Law and crime
- Bloody Sunday
- Prosecutors in Northern Ireland charge a former British Army soldier with murdering two people during the mass shooting in Derry during the Troubles in 1972, following a contemporary police investigation. The man, known only as Soldier F, is also charged with three attempted murders. It is also announced that no other charges against either soldiers or civilians will be brought due to insufficient evidence. Soldiers shot 28 unarmed protestors, killing 13. (BBC News)
- 2019 college admissions bribery scandal
- Eight universities are sued by two Stanford University students in regards to the college admissions bribery scandal. (ABC News)
- Caracas drone attack
- A CNN reporter alleges an unnamed source has provided new video details about the August 2018 drone explosion in Caracas, claiming that it was part of a plot to kill Nicolás Maduro. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- Beto O'Rourke 2020 presidential campaign
- Former U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke from Texas announces he is running for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election. (BBC News)
- Beto O'Rourke 2020 presidential campaign
- Brexit negotiations
- The House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes 412 to 202 to seek a delay to Brexit of three months if UK Prime Minister Theresa May's deal can be passed at a third attempt next week, else significantly longer. The delay, which means the UK will no longer leave the European Union on March 29, will have to be unanimously approved by all other 27 EU member states. (BBC News)
- National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States
- The U.S. Senate votes 59–41 to cancel President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund the wall along the Mexico–United States border. Trump plans to veto the decision. (The New York Times)