OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week include:
*The fighting continues in and around Muammar Gadhafi's Libyan hometown, although it is still unknown whether or not the former leader is actually hiding there.
*Civil unrest continues in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
*Steve Jobs, visionary of Apple, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
*The "Occupy Wall Street" movement continues in New York City and is spreading to other locations across the United States as protesters demand business reform and responsibility while seeking to prevent companies from outsourcing jobs, "buying" politicians, and mistreating employees.
*The New York City Police Department as busted what it claims to be the largest known identity theft gang on record, making 110 arrests in the process.
*Helen Thorning-Schmidt is the new Prime Minister of Denmark.
THE 2011 NOBEL PRIZES
With most of the categories announced, the winners thus far are:
*Medicine: Bruce Beutler and Ralph Steinman for research into the immune system.
*Science: Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, and Adam G. Riess for discovering the Universe's accelerated expansion via distant supernovae.
*Chemistry: Dan Shechtman for the discovery of quasicrystals.
*Literature: Tomas Transtomer.
*Peace: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman for their non-violent struggle to promote women's rights.
*The Economics Prize has yet to be announced.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
*The Dick Van Dyke Show celebrates its 50th anniversary this week.
*After all their budget worries have been addressed, the FOX network has decided to renew The Simpsons for at least two more seasons.
*After honoring his current movie commitments, actor Robert Downy, Junior allegedly hopes to revive Perry Mason as a television series, with himself in the title role.
*NBC's The Playboy Club is the first victim/cancellation of the 2011-2012 American television season.
IN SPORTS:
*It's down to the final four in Major League Baseball; as the Detroit Tigers face the Texas Rangers for the American League title while the Milwaukee Brewers compete against the Saint Louis Cardinals. The winner of each side will compete to win the 2011 World Series title later this month.
*Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders American Football team, has passed away at age 82.
*After being dismissed, ESPN has replaced Hank Williams, Junior with Barry Sanders to introduce Monday Night Football October 10th. Whether Sanders will continue beyond that remains to be seen, but the new introduction to the game will definitely be non-musical, for ownership of the song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here On Monday Night" has now been called into question.
For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.
Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week include:
*The fighting continues in and around Muammar Gadhafi's Libyan hometown, although it is still unknown whether or not the former leader is actually hiding there.
*Civil unrest continues in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
*Steve Jobs, visionary of Apple, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
*The "Occupy Wall Street" movement continues in New York City and is spreading to other locations across the United States as protesters demand business reform and responsibility while seeking to prevent companies from outsourcing jobs, "buying" politicians, and mistreating employees.
*The New York City Police Department as busted what it claims to be the largest known identity theft gang on record, making 110 arrests in the process.
*Helen Thorning-Schmidt is the new Prime Minister of Denmark.
THE 2011 NOBEL PRIZES
With most of the categories announced, the winners thus far are:
*Medicine: Bruce Beutler and Ralph Steinman for research into the immune system.
*Science: Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, and Adam G. Riess for discovering the Universe's accelerated expansion via distant supernovae.
*Chemistry: Dan Shechtman for the discovery of quasicrystals.
*Literature: Tomas Transtomer.
*Peace: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman for their non-violent struggle to promote women's rights.
*The Economics Prize has yet to be announced.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
*The Dick Van Dyke Show celebrates its 50th anniversary this week.
*After all their budget worries have been addressed, the FOX network has decided to renew The Simpsons for at least two more seasons.
*After honoring his current movie commitments, actor Robert Downy, Junior allegedly hopes to revive Perry Mason as a television series, with himself in the title role.
*NBC's The Playboy Club is the first victim/cancellation of the 2011-2012 American television season.
IN SPORTS:
*It's down to the final four in Major League Baseball; as the Detroit Tigers face the Texas Rangers for the American League title while the Milwaukee Brewers compete against the Saint Louis Cardinals. The winner of each side will compete to win the 2011 World Series title later this month.
*Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders American Football team, has passed away at age 82.
*After being dismissed, ESPN has replaced Hank Williams, Junior with Barry Sanders to introduce Monday Night Football October 10th. Whether Sanders will continue beyond that remains to be seen, but the new introduction to the game will definitely be non-musical, for ownership of the song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here On Monday Night" has now been called into question.
For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.
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