Saturday, September 9, 2017

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2017

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDREN’S CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 1967 CELEBRATES
ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 IS GRANDPARENTS DAY.
BESIDES THE COWARDLY TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST HUMANITY THAT DAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ALSO MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HARLEY QUINN’S DEBUT ON BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES.
SEPTEMBER 12 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOE COMIC STRIP.
SEPTEMBER 14 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF YVONNE CRAIG’S DEBUT AS BATGIRL ON THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF BATMAN
WITH ADAM WEST AND BURT WARD.




KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HURRICANE IRMA!

BE ALERT FOR HURRICANE JOSE TOO!

AND HURRICANE KATIA AS WELL!




AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*American President Donald Trump may soon remove the United States from a trade agreement with South Korea, against the advice of his top aides.
*Taiwan Premier Lin Chuan has turned in his resignation. William Lai Ching-te has been named the new Premier.
*Pope Francis is keeping his promise to visit Columbia, South America now that their civil war is over.
*Considering Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's position on even suspected drug dealers and users (allowing civilians to shoot them on sight), his son Paolo is being investigated by the Philippine Senate  in an alleged methamphetamine smuggling scandal.
*Will Catalonia become an independent country???
*Will the Togo Parliament finally set term limits for their President???
*Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their third child.
*An unexploded, World War 2 era bomb was discovered in Frankfurt, Germany but has since been dealt with.
*Unable to pay its taxes, a bill the business says was created to shut them down, the Cambodia Daily news(paper) has reluctantly folded.
*Although they had to exhume his body to do so, DNA tests have confirmed that a woman who claimed to be Salvador Dali’s daughter isn’t.
*A recently discovered tomb in Egypt is that of a royal goldsmith's.
*JUST WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ALL THE HURRICANES OF LATE???

CONCERNING NORTH KOREA...
*North Korea’s latest “saber rattling” is to claim they have conducted a “perfect” Hydrogen Bomb test. But while South Korea and Russia disagree on the effectiveness of sanctions against North Korea, the joint United States-South Korea missile defense system is almost ready to fully go online. (There are 3 separate links in this item.)
*Mexico has expelled North Korea's ambassador to that country because of the continued "tests".
*The Philippines have officially suspended trade relations with North Korea.

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

šŸ˜­PASSING PARADE…
*Those who lost their lives during Hurricane Irma.
*Dave Hlubek of Molly Hatchet has passed away.
*Pulitzer Prize winning poet John Ashbery is no longer with us.
*Walter Becker of Steely Dan has passed away.
*Actor Gastone Moschin (The Godfather Part 2) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Earl Lindo of Bob Marley and the Wailers is no longer with us.
*The Tower of Power R&B group has lost member Rick Stevens.
*Country music legend Don Williams has passed away.
*Noted science fiction author Jerry Pournelle is no longer with us.
*Actor Blake Heron (We Were Soldiers, Shiloh) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Troy Gentry of the country music group Montgomery Gentry has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
HURRICANE HARVEY AFTERMATH…
*The latest worries for those recovering: supply shortages, price gouging, and eviction notices.
*In recovery expenses, Harvey is projected to be the second most expensive hurricane, after Katrina, depending upon the outcome of Hurricane Irma.
*The country of Qatar plans to donate $30 million dollars to help Harvey refugees.
*The first known lawsuit, resulting from events of Hurricane Harvey, has been filed.
POLITICALLY…
*President Donald Trump may soon remove the United States from a trade agreement with South Korea, against the advice of his top aides.
*For some reason, Trump has decided to downsize participation in an upcoming Black College Conference.
*The 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals has rejected part of President Trump's arguments concerning his latest travel ban.
*Just what was former President Barack Obama's advice to his successor???
*Does the main objective of the Trump administration seem to be undoing everything former President Obama accomplished during his time in the White House???
MEANWHILE…
*Congress is back in session, following their summer vacation.
*President Trump has decided to start ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA) within six months. Congress will be allowed to decide its future, if any, but will take executive action if they don’t. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Donald Trump and the White House on why DACA should end vs. the truth.
*As you can imagine, law suits have already been filed in hopes of preventing DACA
from being ended.
*The President and Congress have also reached a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling and keep the country operating until the budget creating deadline of December 15. This also includes providing Hurricane Harvey disaster relief funds. But how do you feel about the Congress people who voted against the measure? (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Long time Republican Senator John McCain has spoken out AGAINST voter gerrymandering!
*Republican Representative Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania has announced he will not seek reelection in 2018.
*What might the future for the Democratic Party hold???
ELSEWHERE…
*Need help in Florida during Hurricane Irma? You better not have an outstanding arrest warrant!
*Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has announced plans to change the sexual assault guidelines on college campuses established under President Barack Obama's administration.
*The possibility of Identity Theft is now a concern to Equifax customers.
*The United States Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer has announced him impending retirement earlier than the length of his scheduled term in office.
*The hospital where that nurse had the altercation with the police officer over acquiring a blood sample has changed their policy concerning police interactions.
*The rules will be changing to determine future Miss Americas.
*Tronc, Inc; the owner of The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, has purchased The New York Daily News.
*United Technologies plans to acquire parts maker Rockwell Collins.
*Billionaire Tilman Fertitta will acquire ownership of the Houston Rockets of professional basketball.
*A cast reunion for the 50th anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show has been announced!
*A consequence of the Cleveland Indians current winning streak in professional baseball.
*The airline seat you do NOT want!

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