THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2017

JULY 1 IS CANADA DAY, AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR SESQUICENTENNIAL.
JULY 1 IS ALSO REPUBLIC DAY IN GHANA & INDEPENDENCE DAY IN RWANDA.

JULY 4 IS AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

JULY 5 MARKS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF LARRY DOBY BECOMING THE SECOND AFRICAN AMERICAN TO BREAK MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S COLOR BARRIER, AFTER JACKIE ROBINSON.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*The World Health Organization fears that at least 200,000 people in Yemen might be suffering from cholera.

*The Petya Malware/Ransomware Virus is striking major companies’ computers across the globe.

*Apparently Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte might not like the concept of "Freedom of Speech".
*The European Union has fined Google 2.42 billion Euros for manipulating their shopping service’s search engine results to users.

*Brazil’s President Michel Temer has been officially charged with corruption allegations and will face trial in Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.

*Citing potential lack of payment, China’s National Petroleum Company has stopped selling oil to North Korea.

*Germany is on the verge of officially recognizing and accepting same gender couples and marriages.

*Foreign visitors can no longer legally participate in Singapore public demonstrations.
*A study funded by Bayer and Syngenta has confirmed that neonicotinoid based insecticides kill queen and worker bees.

*In professional sailing, Emirates Team New Zealand has won the 2017 Americas’ Cup.

THE TERRORIST REPORT…

*Bombs are still the terrorists’ primary weapon of choice.

😭PASSING PARADE…

*Actor Micheal Nyqvist (Millennium, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, John Wick 1) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Author Michael Bond, best known as the author/creator of the original Paddington Bear books, has passed away.

*Singer/songwriter Gary DeCarlo (“Sha na na na, hey hey, kiss him goodbye”) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

POLITICALLY…

*A brief look at the recent past of President Donald Trump's administration, to date.

*President Trump is supposedly considering nominating Ellen Lord for the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. Lord is currently a Chief Executive at Textron Systems, a defense contractor.

*The Trump administration is planning an arms sale to Taiwan.

*Donald Trump hopes to open parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans to oil drilling soon, areas that were environmentally protected under the President Barack Obama Administration.

*The Senate has officially postponed taking a vote on their version of “Trump Care” until sometime after they return from their Fourth of July/Summer Vacation break. But even then it might not pass, despite Trump's and Vice President Mike Pence's hopes otherwise. (There are 4 separate links in this item.)

*Yet even some Republican's are doubting "Trump Care".

*If Russia did "hack" the 2016 Presidential election, President Trump still has his own suspicions as to who is responsible.

*Donald Trump is facing another potential lawsuit.

*President Trump is hoping construction of his border wall begins by September 2017.
*Does the White House no longer "Si habla Espanol" under the Trump Administration???
*But apparently it might no longer recognize LGBT Pride month, which ended June 30.

MEANWHILE…

*Before they adjourned for their annual summer recess, the Supreme Court has reinstated parts of President Trump’s travel ban, overturning some of the lower Federal courts blockage of the executive order(s). This ruling is to stay in effect until the Supreme Court reconvenes and hears full arguments on the matter in October 2017. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)

*Despite not saying WHY they want the information, no state is willing to turn over their voter information to the Trump administration's "Voter Fraud Commission". (There are 2 separate links in this item.)

*A Presidential Tweet that even the Republicans question!

*The FAKE Time magazine cover.

*Another opinion of Donald Trump and his Presidency.

ELSEWHERE…

*How one of Donald Trump's lawyers might be making their money.

*Donald Trump's feuds with MSNBC and CNN continue. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)

*A study funded by Bayer and Syngenta has confirmed that neonicotinoid based insecticides kill queen and worker bees.

*Authorities have ruled tennis star Venus Williams at fault in a recent car accident.

*There will be NO lotteries in Illinois, for now.
*New Jersey is experiencing (temporary?) shutdowns until they can work out a new state budget.

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