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welcome to all of our viewers worldwide to Wednesday's edition of CNN Student
News
I'm Carl Azuz first up voting booths opened yesterday in Syria
Middle Eastern country torn apart by civil war
its current President Bashar all of that is expected to win
easily the Syrian government says the vote shows the nation is moving forward
despite three years of fighting but the US which
opposes all assets government says it's difficult if not impossible
for Syrian have free and fair elections voting is taking place only in areas
controlled by the Syrian government
some parts of northern and eastern Syria are controlled by the rebels fighting it
an expert in international relations says the purpose
this election is to further solidify all of its position as president
to make it clear he's not going anywhere the United Nations says the election
will make it harder for Syria to find a political solution it needs
around 150,000 people have died in Syria's Civil War
six and a half million have had to leave their homes
will officially it's called People's Republic of China
but its government type is a communist state this means the government has
broad control over China's
economy the media and the Communist Party makes China's laws
that's why the tiananmen square incident isn't publicly talked about in China
today
but when it happened twenty five years ago involved around a million protesters
and was widely broadcast and other countries
after 10 years economic growth and growing knowledge
other nations ways have light a massive group of Chinese students protested
demanding more democracy in China
some risk their lives to do it the government's ultimate response became an
into this chapter in the country's history the 1989 thousands of students
activists believe they would change china
but during one euphoric summer nineteen
square many thought they could
then the Communist Party ordered the crackdown but on the soldiers mobilized
crushing the democracy movement me a hard time right now
how bill that I was there says this woman it was chaotic
their guns and shooting bang bang bang all night it went
there was fighting everywhere children
there were bullet holes right in these walls says this witness
it was a night of fear and for many of shame
chaiyya everyone thought they should not have opened fire he says
why did they open fire back then the party defended its crackdown
but now those questions are left unanswered
no one is allowed to speak up the massacre so before long the police
trackers inch has we both know why you can't come here right now
tells me to democracy movement
started long before june 4th and this place
Badar University was where the discussions started
and the ideas started forming for the students protest
does a date June 4th mean anything to you we ask
what day it is what is it
a national holiday she says the no
Nina deal-making no I haven't see sales
many young people in China have never heard of June 4th
but fresh from graduation this student says some do talk about the massacre
in private looking than took
because you never know who could be listening she says have people forgotten
history
here all not people doubts
right for counting pastry but ice just today in China
people are really tyrant people
people know that things happen and we need to
focused on the future in a way the future looks like this
throngs of tourists streaming everyday into tiananmen square
him
it seems like the black ops history
is a must comp because the party wants to make sure that
this never homes yeah
the David McKenzie CNN beijing from China were taking you to poland
President Obama arrived in that country's capital yesterday
Sportiva four-day trip to Europe that will take the president to three
countries
he met with Poland's president and promised to increase support for
america's
allies in europe that includes poland President Obama asked Congress for a
billion dollars
that money would go to increased military training exercises
for US allies near Russia's borders the US and Russia have been at odds over the
crisis in Ukraine
critics have accused the Obama administration of having weak
international leadership
the president's hoping this trip will help cement his position on the world
stage
time for the shoutout what is the federal minimum wage
US if you think you know it shouted out is it
515 655 725 for ten 10 per hour
you get three seconds go of of of since 2009 the US federal minimum wage has
been $7.25 per hour
that's your answer and that's your shout out President Obama's been pushing for a
minimum wage
increase he wanted to be ten dollars in 10 cents an hour
but congress has to pass the law that we do that and Democrats and Republicans
are divided on the issue
the Congressional Budget Office which gives nonpartisan analyses of economic
issues
says raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would mean higher wages
for 16 and a half million Americans but also says the bad effects would balance
out the good
prices on many goods and services would go up businesses would lose money
in an estimated 500,000 Americans would lose their jobs
states and cities can set their own minimum wages
as long as they're equal to or higher than the federal minimum
Seattle Washington just became the city with the highest minimum wage in america
fifteen dollars an hour economists aren't sure yet if the long-term effect
this will have
but some business leaders caution that the law was passed
during a booming economy per Seattle if that doesn't last
they say their ability to pay higher wages may not either
when from northern Europe to southern Africa
its worldwide Wednesday on the CNN Student News roll call
in Bronson Netherlands it's great to see our viewers
at the at North International School thank you for watching
in Mons Belgium hello to the students have shaped high school
Department of Defense education facility headin cuz them they
Zambia shot at everyone at Saint John Bosco school
we're happy to be part of the school day a psychologist at the University of
Chicago estimates that about forty percent of Americans
or lonely that rate has doubled since the nineteen eighties
even though tens of millions more people live here now ways to fight loneliness
include volunteering in new hobby getting active in church
reaching out to another lonely person but if loneliness is common
why address it at all the
in
this will shock you just how much of an impact
being lonely can have on your health what they have found now in a few
different studies
is that it's on par with being a smoker it increases your risk of
real diseases like heart disease like diabetes so
we think about loneliness in this abstract sense but the help the fax
are very objective in very real as a neuroscientist I was so interested in in
this idea that we know we're paying resides in the brain
and what we now know is that people who are chronically low me
they have higher activity in that pain part of the brain
it's even though it's loneliness you can register as physical pain
having friends really does seem to keep people healthy the simple act and being
social
define people's immune systems actually perform better
simply saying hello can make the person who gets their grieving
live longer the evidence is pretty clear on this and we're starting to get more
more evidence
you yourself by saying hello it's so empowering
the collection do wonders for your health as well
getting married has often been characterized as
taking the plunge at a recent event in Minnesota
it was literally a plunge
a few bridesmaids made of the doc okay the rest to the party
will never forget this wedding in defense above the doctor party with
huge 22 people in dresses and tuxes
and even though most of them had to dry off afterward the ceremony
only start in 10 minutes late despite the fact that they
all missed the boat well they say marriage is a sink or swim undertaking
and there's a good sign
this one will hold water I'm carless susan if you asked me if I wanna do this
again tomorrow
I do and I propose you join us on CNN Student News
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