THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 1, 2014

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

2014 IS THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

FEBRUARY IS ALSO NATIONAL HEART HEALTH CARE MONTH AND BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.

AMONGST EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK..
*Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has resigned amidst anti-government riots stemming from Euromaidan.
*Tunisia has a new constitution.
*Scientists believe that the decline in penguin populations may be a consequence of global warming.
*Astronomers confirming the existence of SN2014J in the Messier Galaxy make it now the closest Type IA supernova.
*The selling of live poultry has been banned in China following confirmation of 19 deaths from the H7N9 bird flu.
*Whether or not he wins remains to be seen, but Edward Snowden has been nominated in contention for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
*Civil unrest continues in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Somalia.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
*After presenting the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama has signed into law "The myRA", a new savings program that will be overseen by the Treasury Department directly.
*A former aide is now claiming that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (Republican) was aware of the "Bridgegate" affair before it happened.
*Florida House of Representatives member (Republican) Trey Radel has resigned following a conviction for possessing cocaine.
*Georgia's Governor Nathan Deal (Republican) initially blamed a faulty weather report for his state being unprepared for the snow storm that hit it earlier this week. The state of unpreparedness is being investigated further.
*Federal prosecutors are prepared to seek the death penalty against the infamous Boston Bomber from April 2013's tragedy.
*Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger has left the stage, due to natural causes.
*At the 56th annual Grammy Awards, "Royals" by Lorde won Song of the Year, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were named Best New Artist, Daft Punk won Best Record and Best Album of the Year, and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr got together in a salute to The Beatles.

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