HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING, DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS TONIGHT.
NOVEMBER 1st IS ALL SAINTS DAY & NATIONAL DAY IN ALGERIA.
NOVEMBER 2nd IS "THE DAY OF THE DEAD".
NOVEMBER 2nd IS "THE DAY OF THE DEAD".
NOVEMBER 3rd IS ELECTION DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
PANAMA CELEBRATES ITS INDEPENDENCE DAY NOVEMBER 3rd.
NOVEMBER 5th IS GUY FAWKES DAY.
PANAMA CELEBRATES ITS INDEPENDENCE DAY NOVEMBER 3rd.
NOVEMBER 5th IS GUY FAWKES DAY.
AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*European countries are coordinating efforts with the European Union and the United Nations to help all the refugees fleeing terrorism in the Middle East.
*A commercial Russian aircraft crashed on its way to Egypt, losing all aboard in the process. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.
*Bidhya Devi Bhandari has been elected Nepal's first female President.
*The People's Republic of China has announced that henceforth, it will allow families to have TWO children instead of one.
*Argentina's Presidential election will be decided in a run off in late November 2015.
*The results of the 2015 Presidential election in Haiti may not be known until late November 2015.
*Jimmy Morales is the new President-elect of Guatemala.
*Alassane Ouattara has been re-elected President of the Ivory Coast.
*The territorial dispute over navigating the waters around China's artificial islands in the South China Sea continues.
*Somebody is poisoning elephants in Zimbabwe.
*Scientists fear some areas of the Persian Gulf may become uninhabitable within a century, due to global warming and climate change.
TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*Fighting against terrorist forces continues in Libya, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and other regions of the Middle East.
*Direct military attacks seem to be the "weapon dujour" for terrorist forces this past week.
PASSING PARADE...
*Character actor Al Molinaro (Happy Days, The Odd Couple) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*Remember when Congress cut funding to America's foreign embassies, but then needed a scapegoat after Benghazi was attacked?
*Republican Paul Ryan is the new Speaker of the House.
*Hoping to avoid another government shutdown, Congress has sent a budget to President Obama for his consideration.
*Ben Carson is the current front runner in the race for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. Donald Trump is second, with the first primaries not scheduled until January.
*The election to determine Louisana's next governor will be decided in a run off in late November 2015.
ELSEWHERE...
*Changes in the Social Security system are scheduled to occur as of January 1, 2016.
*As if police departments across the country don't have enough bad publicity to begin with, an off-duty officer in Hawaii arrested a lesbian couple for kissing in public!
*The Batmobile from the 1966-68 Batman television series is for sale. Asking price? $5 million dollars.
*Wal-mart's plans to reorganize merchandise are not sitting well with suppliers.
*The owners of Hobby Lobby are under federal investigation for allegedly obtaining religious artifacts illegally.
*Just in time for Halloween. A witch says a warlock is harassing her.
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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