Saturday, February 10, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 4-10, 2018

FEBRUARY IS BOTH NATIONAL HEART💓HEALTH MONTH
AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
💕FEBRUARY 14 IS VALENTINES’ DAY.💕
FEBRUARY 17 MARKS THE 85TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
OF DAGWOOD TO BLONDIE.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The record Stock Market drop of February 5 and its potential ramifications. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*It will require a second round of voting to determine the next President of Costa Rica.
*The “Brexit” discussions continue.
*The 2018 Winter Olympics have begun in PyeongChang, South Korea; but did American Vice President Mike Pence try to “isolate” North Korea???
*Earth’s ozone layer is not recovering as well as scientists hoped it would.
*There are more exoplanets out there than first thought!
*What did the “Cheddar Man” have to say about Great Britain’s past???

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.

😭PASSING PARADE…
*Actor John Mahoney (Frasier, In the Line of Fire) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Craig MacGregor of Foghat is no longer with us.
*Actor (Psycho, Spartacus)/Diplomat (Ambassador to Mexico: 1981-86) John Gavin has passed away.
*Actor Reg E. Cathey (The Wire, House of Cards) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Drummer (Johnny Rivers, the First Edition)/actor (Home Improvement) Mickey Jones has passed away.
PLEASE NOTE, DESPITE SOME REPORTS THAT INITIALLY GOT THE NAMES MIXED UP, DRUMMER/ACTOR MICKY DOLENZ OF THE MONKEES IS STILL WITH US!😁

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY
*The record Stock Market drop of February 5 and its potential ramifications. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*At the 2018 Winter Olympics, did American Vice President Mike Pence try to “isolate” North Korea???
*President Trump would like a military parade.
*Donald Trump versus the #MeToo Movement???
*WHY is there no Spanish material on the White House website???
MEANWHILE…
*The latest budget debates, including President Trump’s hopes of another government shutdown, continued this week. There was a brief shutdown again before Trump signed the new budget, although he is blaming “too many Democrats in Congress” for the potential deficit increases. (There are 4 separate links in this item.)
*But does the new budget mean an end to the Tea Party???
*The House of Representatives passed a major sexual harassment reform bill this week. Whether or not it becomes law remains to be seen.
ELSEWHERE…
*Pitchers and catchers are due at their respective teams for the start of Spring Training 2018 by February 13. All other position players of Major League Baseball report to their teams the following week.
*The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 to win Super Bowl 52 and conclude the 2017-2018 professional football season.

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