Rate the newsworthiness of Wikipedia articles

Please help us classify whether Wikipedia articles relate to current events. You will judge each of the Wikipedia articles listed below for two factors: whether it is newsworthy and current. Things that count as newsworthy:

  • Major world events like the capture of Osama bin Laden, the Royal Wedding in the UK, or the uprisings in various Arab countries
  • Disasters like the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami and nuclear disaster
  • Popular culture like blockbuster films, hit TV shows, and current music and related events like the Academy Awards or the Emmys
  • Sports events like the Superbowl, World Series, the Kentucky Derby or the World Cup
  • People in the news like the Navy Seals after they assassinated bin Laden or celebrities/politicians embroiled in scandals
  • Captivating topics like Obama's birth certificate or Harold Camping's prediction of the Rapture

Here are some examples of the types of articles that would have counted as newsworthy around the time of some recent events:
Following the killing of Osama bin Laden:
Osama bin Laden
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Al-Qaeda
United States Navy SEALs
Abbottabad
September 11 attacks
Waterboarding
Ayman al-Zawahir
Reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden
In the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake:
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear meltdown
Three Mile Island accident
Chernobyl disaster
Boiling water reactor
Tsunami
Earthquake
Historic tsunamis
List of earthquakes in Japan
List of natural disasters
During the British Royal Wedding:
Kate Middleton
Prince William of Wales
Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton
Elizabeth II
Charles, Prince of Wales
Pippa Middleton
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
British Royal Family
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Anne, Princess Royal

In addition to determining whether each of the Wikipedia articles below corresponds to some recent newsworthy event, please also indicate how current it is.

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