THE WEEK IN REVIEW: NOVEMBER 13-19, 2016

NOVEMBER 19TH IS LIBERATION DAY IN MALI.
NOVEMBER 21 IS WORLD HELLO DAY.

NOVEMBER 24TH IS THANKSGIVING IN PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*The European Union met to discuss future foreign relations under the impending United States Presidency of Donald Trump. While the United Kingdom and France did not send representatives to the conference, no word on any decisions was announced.
*While the matter is still being debated, there is currently no official plan to initiate the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union.
*Although still concerned about the disease, the World Health Organization has suspended its global health crisis status on the Zika Virus, after confirmation that the disease is only mosquito borne.
*A 3000 year old mummy in near perfect condition has been discovered in Luxor, Egypt.
*How can the second born child of twins be the oldest?
*Scientist Stephen Hawking thinks humans only have about a 1000 years of viable life left on Earth, unless we find another planet to live on.
*Where did the remains of 3 ships from World War 2 disappear to?


THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*Bombs are still their main weapon of choice against innocents, with several incidents reported over the past week.

PASSING PARADE…
*Musician Leon Russell of The Wrecking Crew is no longer with us.
*Actress Janet Wright (The Perfect Storm, McCabe and Mrs. Miller) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Country singer/songwriter Holly Dunn (“Daddy’s Hands”) has passed away.
*Songwriter/producer Mentor Williams (“Drift Away”) is no longer with us.
*Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon, has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…

*Vice President-elect Mike Pence has replaced New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as head of the Donald Trump transition team.
*Rumors of President-elect Trump seeking top secret security clearance for his children have been proven false.
*Former Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson has reportedly turned down an offer to be a member of Trump’s Cabinet.
*Pending Congressional approval, President-elect Trump has nominated Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General (a man who once said the NAACP was "un-American"), Mike Pompeo for Director of the CIA, Michael T. Flynn for National Security Adviser, and Steve Bannon as White House Chief Strategist. (There are 2 links in that item.)
*Why did ex-wife Ivanka attend Donald Trump's meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan?
*Would the Trump Administration try to use the "Congressional Review Act" to undo everything President Obama tried to accomplish during his administration???
MEANWHILE…
*The properties that comprise “Trump Place” are changing their names.

*Although many world leaders have a lot of questions concerning what might happen after he steps down in January, President-elect Trump and the Republican party prefer that current President Barack Obama NOT answer them.
*The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that there has been an increase in hate crimes within the United States since Donald Trump became President-elect.
*As part of his preparations for assuming office, Trump has settled out of court the lawsuits against his Trump University.
*Congress has only passed a temporary Federal budget until March 2017, waiting for President-elect Trump to make the first official one, despite President Barack Obama still being in office until January.

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