big news March 2016

In what may be the biggest news this month, the EU came to a controversial agreement with Turkey over how to process or return huge numbers of people, hoping to curb the refugee crisis stemming from the war in Syria. The BBC and NPR report.

EU and Turkey reach unanimous agreement on deal to return migrants, EU chief Donald Tusk says https://t.co/hMiKpTtnao

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 18, 2016

Today's EU and Turkey deal will likely impact tens of thousands of migrants and refugees. https://t.co/TSPRzn7QC3 pic.twitter.com/T23QmHDilW

— NPR (@NPR) March 18, 2016

More stark details emerge from the Guardian.

Refugees will be sent back across Aegean in EU-Turkey deal https://t.co/wtUpZoeoNN

— The Guardian (@guardian) March 18, 2016

This came in the midst of  a series of terrible bombings in the capital of Turkey, Ankara.

At least 27 dead, 75 injured in Ankara suicide car bombinghttps://t.co/BHlwyNX56J pic.twitter.com/liGMNAXVcj

— Times of India (@timesofindia) March 13, 2016

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And then there was the bombings in Brussels, Belgium 22March16 that stopped the airport and the metro on a normal busy Tueday morning. Some warn of larger dangers closer to home.

ICYMI, a breakdown of the #BrusselsAttacks in photos and maps. 🇧🇪https://t.co/tVjHTfcGim @nprviz pic.twitter.com/b2qhebZzFW

— NPR (@NPR) March 23, 2016

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In the US, the current House of Representatives wants to put additional curbs on letting refugees come here.

A proposed U.S. bill would cut the number of refugees accepted by 40% during the biggest refugee crisis since WWII. https://t.co/AXQ6L3Sl3x

— The Intercept (@the_intercept) March 17, 2016

In further intransigence, the legislative branch of Congress won't see fit to 'advise and consent' the executive branch. President Obama's nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Atonin Scalia, after his surprise death last month, can't get a simple hearing, let alone an 'up or down' vote in Congress. A month later those who follow the news and the interpretation of the US Constitution are still scratching their heads.

Republicans <3 the Constitution so much, they're willing to ignore it for 342 days. https://t.co/cMLUL6gmOj

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 14, 2016

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Some say there's an increasing pattern of renters and rentiers in the US.

'We are becoming a nation of landlords and serfs' Great analysis of the inequality built into our #housing system. https://t.co/26APqrHHdo

— Felicity Reynolds (@FlickReynolds) March 9, 2016

Meanwhile, homes stay vacant.

Foreclosures are down, but home ownership is at a 25-year low. Where'd those homes go? https://t.co/FfXYgsetDc pic.twitter.com/izscSjrdKQ

— Marketplace (@Marketplace) March 9, 2016

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For the first time since 1928, a US  President has gone to Cuba. Here's President Obama's official speech. He said, "I have come to bury the last remnants of the cold war in the Americas."

President Obama Arrives in Cuba https://t.co/necSmLNG54 pic.twitter.com/FXkBp2dZSf

— R Joseph (@rjoseph7777) March 21, 2016

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There was a fantastic total solar eclipse seen in the southern hemisphere of earth earlier this month.

Wow, a total solar #eclipse2016! See the moon pass directly in front of the sun. It happened at 8:38 to 8:42 pm ET. https://t.co/qK6O4xppbn

— NASA (@NASA) March 9, 2016