THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 5-11, 2017

FEBRUARY 12 IS RED HAND DAY, IN HOPES OF STOPPING THE PRACTICE OF CHILD SOLDIERS.
FEBRUARY 14 IS VALENTINES DAY.

ARIZONA CELEBRATES ITS 105TH ANNIVERSARY

OF JOINING THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 14TH.
FEBRUARY 15TH IS FLAG DAY IN CANADA.
SIBERIA CELEBRATES ITS STATEHOOD FEBRUARY 15.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
THIS PAST WEEK…
*Russia has officially DECRIMINALIZED domestic violence against women! This means such crimes are no longer penalized by Russian Law!
*Former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is the new President of Somalia.

*Queen Elizabeth the Second celebrated her 65 Sapphire Anniversary, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history.
*What has made pilot whales beach themselves on New Zealand's South Island? At least 75% of those involved have not survived as rescuers work feverishly to save the rest.
*$89,000 for an anti-muscular dystrophy drug???
*Depending upon visibility in your area, which was more interesting Friday night: the full moon, the comet, or the lunar eclipse?
*Another cave containing more Dead Sea Scrolls has been discovered.
*The tomb of an ancient Chinese General has been discovered.
*Anybody ready for the return of the Playboy Club???


THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*Police in Turkey have arrested over 400 suspected members of the Taliban.
*While bombs are still the terrorist favorite weapon, more fire fights in the Middle East broke out this past week than in previous weeks.

PASSING PARADE…
*Actor Alec McCowen (A Night to Remember, Gangs of New York) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Comedian Irwin Cowey (The Steve Allen Show, Car Wash, Thieves) is no longer with us.
*Actor Richard Hatch (Battlestar: Galactica, The Streets of San Francisco) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Comedy writer Alan Simpson (The Comedy Playhouse, Steptoe and Son) has passed away.
*Author Edward Bryant (contributor to the Wild Cards and Dangerous Visions anthologies) is no longer with us.
*Manga creator Jiro Taniguchi (A Distant Neighbor, Icarus) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…

*The debate over immigration suspension continues as the US Court of Appeals refused to overturn the lower Federal Court’s restrictions on the suspension. President Trump has since said that his administration will not challenge the ruling, but that a new and better executive order on the subject will be issued soon.
*But have immigration officials started arresting illegal aliens despite the ban being in place???
*The Senate has confirmed Betty DeVos as the new Secretary of Education, Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Jefferson Sessions the new Federal Attorney General.
*But Trump has fired Janet Yellen, current chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
*President Trump has announced that America will continue to honor the “One China” policy, dealing only with the People’s Republic of China and not the Republic of China too.
MEANWHILE…

*Political differences of opinion are one thing, but to actually VOTE on preventing Senator Elizabeth Warren from speaking during the hearing to approve Jefferson Sessions as Attorney General??? And one Senator who thought it was "long overdue"! (There are 2 separate links in that item.)
*New York Congressional Representative Jerrold Nadler has filed a motion of inquiry concerning what exactly is Donald Trump’s relationship (if any) with Russia and President Vladimir Putin, while the Trump Administration still appears to be ignoring the possible hacking of the 2016 Presidential election by Russia. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Florida Republican Congressional Representative Matt Gaetz has proposed a bill to totally
ELIMINATE the Environmental Protection Agency! Started under the Presidency of Richard Nixon, the EPA has been doing its job since 1970.
ELSEWHERE…
*While he isn’t supposed to have any formal involvement with his businesses as President of the United States, Donald Trump isn’t happy that retailers are removing the Ivanka Trump line of merchandise from their stores.
*The US District Court in Washington, DC has ruled that insurance giants Anthem and Cigna can NOT merge.
*DNA test results saves a dog's life!
*Singer Aretha Franklin has announced her impending retirement.
*The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 to win Super Bowl 51, the first game to ever require overtime to reach a decision. Patriots’ Quarterback Tom Brady was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.
*But what happened to Brady's jersey and the game winning football???

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