Saturday, February 19, 2011

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 13-19, 2011

Amongst events happening around the world this past week:

THE LATEST FROM EGYPT:
*Authorities are investigating the disappearance of several pieces of art from the Egypt Museum after the recent uprising over former President Hosni Mubarak.
*Some of Mubarak's former cabinet, including the Ministers of the Interior, Tourism, and Housing; have been arrested on charges of corruption.
*Meanwhile, pundits are wondering about the status/future of other autocracies after recent events in Egypt.

ELSEWHERE:
*United States Congressional Republicans want to take the concept of budget cuts much farther than President Barack Obama proposed in his current budget, including eliminating ALL government funding for the Public Broadcasting System, National Public Radio, and Planned Parenthood.
*The English government's solution to the mice problem at #10 Dowling Street? A new cat.
*Australia is cooperating with the United States to see if any of its citizens had any involvement with the WikiLeaks scandal.
*Hawaii is the latest state considering approval of same-sex marriages. However, 1996 Defense of Marriage Act considers those "second class marriages", denying couples the same benefits of traditional unions; pending legal proceedings over the Act's constitutionality.
*As reported earlier this week in more detail on this website; Watson, IBM's latest computer innovation, defeated Jeopardy! champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
*Amongst the Grammy winners this past Sunday night: Lady Antebellum for Record/Song of the Year ("Need You Now"), Arcade Fire for Album of the Year ("The Suburbs") and Esperanza Spalding as Best New Artist of the Year.

IN SPORTS
*Lance Armstrong has officially retired from professional cycling.

For more news at any time, either scroll down to the IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any reputable news source.

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