CONTROLLED DISASTER

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OEM's Community Emergency Response Team members undergo an intensive 10-week training program that raises awareness about emergencies, disasters and provides basic response skills needed for fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster medical operations, and traffic control.

After graduating from the 10-week program, CERT members support their communities by assisting with emergency education and response. Emergency services personnel are the best equipped to respond to disasters. NYC CERT volunteers are trained to support the efforts of New York City's first responders.

NEWS QUICKIE

TWO MORE JOIN POLITICAL CAMP PAIN TO BE PRESIDENT
Democrat Hillary Clinton announces online and Republican Marco Rubio holds a Miami Freedom Tower Rally.

DIFFICULT TASK AFTER N. CHARLESTON SHOOTING
After a white cop is charged with murder of an unarmed black man, rifts between the residents and the police.

NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE STRUGGLES
Teenage suicide rate shakes the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation as tribal leaders prevent future deaths.

FLYING THE BLUES SKIES
Long list of late flights, lost bags, and more customer complaints concerning US airlines, according to statistics.

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FIRST FEMALE RULER

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She was the daughter of King Thutmose I, Hatshepsut ultimately became Queen of Egypt when she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, at 12 years of age. Upon his death, she began acting as regent for her stepson, the infant Thutmose III, but later took on the full powers of a pharaoh, becoming co-ruler of Egypt around 1473 B.C.

Hatshepsut was only the third woman to become pharaoh in 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history, and the first one with full power of the position. Cleopatra, who also exercised such power, would rule some 14 centuries later.

CLINTON'S UP HILL RACE

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Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced her much-anticipated second presidential campaign with message that focuses on strengthening economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for working families.

The former first lady, NY Senator and US Secretary of State entered the 2016 Democratic race with an online video posted on social media, followed in the days ahead with small events with voters in early-voting states.

Ready for Hillary 2.0 http://on.msnbc.com/1CGu17C via @msnbc

MOTOR CITY MOVING FORWARD

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Detroit's collapse into bankruptcy was after 50 years of neglect. The bottom line is that citizens there stopped fighting each other and started working together.

Now a few dozen local and national industry leaders, including Quicken Loans, which has brought hundreds of jobs to downtown Detroit are promoting TECHWEEK

Many of Detroit's emerging success-stories across technology, including those in finance, startups, health, e-commerce, fashion, makers and more will be recognized and discussed at Techweek Detroit.

THE GREAT FIREWALL OF CHINA

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News stories began to surface today concerning reports about The People's Republic of China acquiring an Internet cannon to censor information content from its very own citizens, also know as "The People."

China’s Great Cannon https://citizenlab.org/2015/04/chinas-great-cannon/

China Is Said to Use Powerful New Weapon to Censor Internet http://nyti.ms/1GS81wN

Great Cannon is widening China censorship, say researchers - Yahoo7 https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/27053194/great-cannon-is-widenin…

US AND CUBA MAKE HISTORY

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The political climate of the world has changed since those "COLD WAR" days. Back in the 1960's, when JFK was President he gathered his national security team as the world was on the verge of nuclear war during The Cuban Missile Crisis. This weekend US President Obama and Cuban Dictator Raul Castro are expected to meet, making this a historic moment, following a decades long embargo, as well as a number of attacks.

CNN: History of the U.S. and Cuba in two minutes http://cnn.it/1sWGOoh

Delisted in Havana http://fam.ag/1INl69f via @ForeignAffairs

JOURNALISM BURNOUT

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A University of Kansas study shows journalism burnout is affecting women more than men. The field of journalism has changed greatly over the last decade, and those changes are taking a particularly hard toll on women working in newsrooms, new research from a University of Kansas professor shows. Female journalists are experiencing more job burnout and more intend to leave the field or are uncertain about their futures than their male counterparts.

NEWS QUICKIE

US AND CUBA MAKE HISTORY
President Obama and Raul Castro speak, making it a historic moment and following decades of cold war.

PAKISTAN VOTES TO KEEP OUT OF YEMEN
Parliament passes a resolution asking all warring parties to resolve the conflict through diplomatic dialogue.

TERRIBLE TORNADO
A tremendous tornado hits the tiny town of Fairdale, killing one person, injuring seven and blowing homes away.

N CHARLESTON CHANGED POLICE TACTICS BEFORE SHOOTING
Local cops were given a mandate to be more aggressive in the fight against crime in the South Carolina city.

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ENFORCING OR BREAKING THE LAW?

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Another cop has been charged with murder. This time after video surfaced of him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back stayed on the force after an earlier complaint he used excessive force against another unarmed man.

The core functions of Public Safety are to enforce laws and regulations that are designed to protect all of US.

Walter Scott shooting by North Charleston Patrolman 1st Class Michael Th...: https://youtu.be/Q6-jFQPu-yo via @YouTube

Graphic: Police Radio Traffic in Fatal Shooting: https://youtu.be/uobTpqdiK9Y via @YouTube

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