Saturday, August 5, 2017

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 30-AUGUST 5, 2017

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Russia has officially expelled 755 United States diplomats over recently imposed new sanctions against that country.
*Venezuela is in a state of upheaval. Traveling to that country is currently not advised.
*Despite the violence surrounding the election, Peter O’Neill has been re-elected Prime Minister of Papa New Guinea.
*North Korea’s latest “missile test” proved more dangerous than first thought, and what might actually be behind all of them. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*With a national election pending, Kenya’s Election Board Head of Information has been found, a murder victim.
*Prince Phillip has officially retired from royal public appearances.
*The first(?) report of successful gene "editing".
*Do newly appearing craters signify trouble for Earth???

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus, we shall only be posting news items whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

😭PASSING PARADE…
*Actress Mariann Mayberry (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 2005 version of War of the Worlds) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Ara Parseghian, noted football player and coach, has passed away.
*Actor Robert Hardy (All Creatures Great and Small, the Harry Potter film franchise) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*Russia has officially expelled 755 United States diplomats over recently imposed new sanctions against that country.
*Can the Republican Party be sued for not keeping their campaign promises???
*The first act of new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was to fire the new Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci. But otherwise, how is Kelly doing on the job so far??? (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Not happy that the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obama Care” is still law, President Trump is considering his options to move forward on “dealing with the issue”. Including taking away Congress' health care??? (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*President Trump is also hoping to start reducing the number of immigrants allowed in the United States each year and base entry upon merit instead of need.
*Although some feared he wouldn’t, President Trump did sign the new sanctions against Russia into law, but thinks we are losing the war in Afghanistan and wants to pull out to cut America’s losses. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*The latest lawsuit against Donald Trump.
*Just how low can Trump’s poll numbers go??? After all, a lot of his Tweets aren't positive, and Newsweek's latest cover story wasn't favorable toward Trump. (There are 3 separate links in this item.)
*Business CEO Donald Trump said he was against them, but President Trump is about to go on vacation, and how his vacation record compares to former President Obama. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
MEANWHILE…
*Christopher Wray is officially the new Director of the FBI.
*Congress was able to agree on something. Protecting Robert Mueller as he impanels a grand jury to look into Russia's possible involvement in the 2016 Presidential election.
*At the end of business Friday August 4, Congress has recessed for their summer break. They are scheduled to resume work after Labor Day 2017.
ELSEWHERE…
*Former pharmaceutical company executive Martin Shkreli is convicted of three counts of securities fraud. He is the man who initially raised the cost of Darapim from $13.50 to $750 PER PILL! (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*The Secret Service and the Trump Tower apparently can't get along.
*The National Rifle Association apparently doesn't like The New York Times.
*Adrián Beltré of the Texas Rangers has achieved his 3000th career hit in professional baseball.
*Discovery (Channel) Communications plans to buy Scripps Network Interactives for $14.6 Billion dollars.
*Raytheon has managed to get a lawsuit against them overturned.


THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GIVING US 2,318 PAGE VIEWS IN JULY 2017! 😁

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