Saturday, February 21, 2015

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 15-21, 2015

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*Hyundai and Kia are about to initiate a vehicle recall in South Korea.
*North Korea has expressed its dislike of a recent conference in Washington, DC on human rights abuses, and "will respond very strongly, accordingly."
*Research by the University of Leuven indicates that a previously unknown variation of the HIV virus might exist in Cuba.
*Greece and the Eurozone have reached an agreement on bailout terms for the economically challenged country.
*Prokopis Pavlopoulous has been elected President of Greece.
*Timothy Harris is the new Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
*Houthis are discussing an agreement to form a new government in Yemen.
*With the Ebola Virus apparently on the decline in that area, Liberia has reopened its borders.
*Israel suffered the worst snowstorm they have experienced in over a century this past week.
*Australia has been experiencing an unusually high number of cyclones this season.
*Scientists now theorize that some of the universe's supply of lithium may have been produced by novas.

BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE...
*The Ukraine says that not only have the pro-Russian separatists broken the latest cease fire treaty, but that Russia has now (allegedly) sent more troops and tanks into the Donetsk/Donbass area to support them!
*Fighting has broken out in Debaltseve, a previously unaffected Ukraine area.
*While no evidence has yet to be submitted to prove the tank allegation, the United States and the United Kingdom are considering new sanctions against Russia for breaching the ceasefire agreement.

TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*ISIS/ISIL has released more shocking videos of people they kidnapped being beheaded. Egypt has retaliated over the deaths of 21 Coptic Christians.
*Violence has been breaking out in Copenhagen, including an attack on a Free Speech rally and an assault on a synagogue.
*Nigeria has rescued the towns of Monguno and Baga from Boko Haram terrorists!
*In retaliation, a Boko Haram plane bombed a funeral in Niger, killing 30 civilians.

PASSING PARADE...
*Singer Lesley Gore ("It's My Party", "You Don't Own Me") is no longer with us.
*Comic book artist Brett Ewins (Judge Dredd) has passed away.
*Actor Louis Jourdan (Gigi, James Bond in Octopussy) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Poet Philip Levine has left us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*With the budget deadlines looming, the Republican controlled Congress is threatening another government shutdown, including things that were not affected during the first one, like the Department of Homeland Security!
*A Federal District Judge in Brownsville, Texas has issued a temporary stay on President Barack Obama's executive orders concerning immigration reform, giving Texas and other states a change to formally file a lawsuit against the program. The Department of Justice has already said it will appeal the stay and oppose the law suit.
*Senator Rand Paul's claim of having earned a biology degree is being questioned by the Daily Kos.
*The Arizona State Legislature is debating whether or not to limit television coverage of their sessions to just the actual voting on bills.
ELSEWHERE...

*In the aftermath of the Brian Williams scandal, Bill O'Reilly's Middle East war stories are now being called into question.
*Severe winter weather continues to plague the Upper Atlantic Seaboard of the United States.
*Apple is making an over $800 MILLION US Dollar investment in solar power for their facilities.
*The United Steelworkers Union has gone on strike against the Motiva Steel refinery.
*The 35th annual Razzie Awards for the worst in movies will be presented tonight, while the 87th annual Oscars for the best in motion pictures will be presented Sunday night.

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