2018 batch a news update

Here are some news updates from 2018:

January 2018

• The United States federal government shut down for 69 hours due to a budget impasse over funding for a border wall. (Source: CNN)
• The 75th Golden Globe Awards took place, with "The Shape of Water" winning Best Motion Picture - Drama. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
• The 2018 Winter Olympics opened in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (Source: BBC)

February 2018

• The 90th Academy Awards took place, with "The Shape of Water" winning Best Picture. (Source: The New York Times)
• The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke, with allegations that the political consulting firm had harvested millions of Facebook users' data without their consent. (Source: The Guardian)
• The 2018 Winter Paralympics opened in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (Source: NBC News)

March 2018

• The United States and China imposed tariffs on each other's goods, marking the beginning of a trade war. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• The 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (March Madness) took place, with Villanova winning the championship. (Source: ESPN)
• The 2018 Commonwealth Games took place in Gold Coast, Australia. (Source: BBC)

April 2018

• The United States and Russia imposed sanctions on each other's citizens and companies, amid tensions over Ukraine and election interference. (Source: The New York Times)
• The 2018 French presidential election took place, with Emmanuel Macron winning re-election. (Source: The Guardian)
• The 2018 Masters Tournament took place, with Patrick Reed winning the golf tournament. (Source: ESPN)

May 2018

• The United States and North Korea held a historic summit in Singapore, with President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signing a joint statement. (Source: CNN)
• The 2018 UEFA Champions League Final took place, with Real Madrid winning the title. (Source: BBC)
• The 2018 NBA Playoffs took place, with the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA championship. (Source: ESPN)

June 2018

• The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protected young undocumented immigrants from deportation. (Source: The New York Times)
• The 2018 FIFA World Cup took place in Russia, with France winning the tournament. (Source: BBC)
• The 2018 US Open took place, with Naomi Osaka winning the women's singles title. (Source: ESPN)

July 2018

• The United States and European Union reached a deal to avoid tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• The 2018 Tour de France took place, with Geraint Thomas winning the general classification. (Source: BBC)
• The 2018 Wimbledon Championships took place, with Novak Djokovic winning the men's singles title. (Source: ESPN)

August 2018

• The United States and Canada reached a deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). (Source: The New York Times)
• The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Source: NBC News)
• The 2018 US Open took place, with Brooks Koepka winning the men's singles title. (Source: ESPN)

September 2018

• The United States and China imposed additional tariffs on each other's goods, escalating the trade war. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• The 2018 NFL season kicked off, with the Philadelphia Eagles defeating the Atlanta Falcons in the season opener. (Source: ESPN)
• The 2018 US Open took place, with Serena Williams winning the women's singles title. (Source: ESPN)

October 2018

• The United States and Canada reached a deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). (Source: The New York Times)
• The 2018 Nobel Prizes were awarded, with James Peebles, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz winning the Nobel Prize in Physics. (Source: The Nobel Prize)
• The 2018 MLB postseason took place, with the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series. (Source: ESPN)

November 2018

• The United States midterm elections took place, with Democrats gaining control of the House of Representatives and Republicans maintaining control of the Senate. (Source: CNN)
• The 2018 G20 summit took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with world leaders discussing trade, climate change, and other global issues. (Source: BBC)
• The 2018 Heisman Trophy was awarded to Kyler Murray, quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners. (Source: ESPN)

December 2018

• The United States and China reached a temporary trade deal, suspending tariffs on each other's goods. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with Real Madrid winning the title. (Source: BBC)
• The 2018-19 Premier League season kicked off, with Manchester City winning the title. (Source: BBC)

These are just a few of the many news stories that took place in 2018.