THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 27-MAY 3, 2014

MAY IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH!

AMONGST EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...

*Microsoft has discovered a critical vulnerability within Internet Explorers 6-11 that could allow hackers to gain access and users' rights to customers' computers!
*The search continues along the waters of the Indian Ocean for the remains of Malaysia Flight 370.
*The death toll in the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in South Korea has risen to 205, with 97 people still unaccounted for. Authorities are still looking for the ferry captain, seen leaving the vessel as the incident happened! Meanwhile, North Korea warns it will soon be conducting live weapons testing along the maritime border.
*Former Popes John Paul II and John XXIII have been canonized into sainthood.
*India is now the world's third largest economy in purchasing power.
*More than 50 royal mummies have been discovered by archaeologists in the KV40 tomb within Egypt's Valley of Kings.
*Civil unrest continues in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.

FROM THE UKRAINE
*More sanctions have been imposed as pro-Russian gunmen have begun seizing towns along the current Ukraine border.
*Ukrainian authorities have announced they are reinstating conscription for military duty as they launch offensive attacks against pro-Russian terrorists.
*Slovakia and the Ukraine have made arrangements for natural gas from Central Europe to enter the Ukraine from Slovakia.

PASSING PARADE

Sadly, actors Bob Hoskins and Efrem Zimbalist, Junior

have taken their final bows from the stage of life.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...

*Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life from professional basketball after severe racist remarks he made became public. The NBA is trying to broker a deal for ownership of the team to change hands.
*Comedian Craig Ferguson has announced he will leave The Late, Late Show at the end of the 2014 calendar year December 31st.
*California Chrome has won the 2014 Kentucky Derby of professional horse racing.
*For those interested, The Free Choice E-zine closed April 2014 with 3936 page views, falling shy of having two straight months of 4000+ page views.

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