Saturday, March 17, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MARCH 11-17, 2018

MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.
MARCH 17 IS SAINT PATRICK’S DAY.
SPRING TECHNICALLY BEGINS MARCH 20.
MARCH 20 IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
OF DROOPY DOG'S DEBUT IN “DUMB HOUNDED”.
MARCH 22 IS WORLD WATER DAY.
MARCH 22 MARKS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BEATLES RELEASING THEIR FIRST RECORD: PLEASE PLEASE ME.




AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*With the recent activity in international relations, will Japan and North Korea hold a summit too???
*Toys R Us is closing all stores in both England and America. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Norway controlled the team that won the 2018 Iditarod.
*Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has removed his country from the International Criminal Court.


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 Siegfried Rauch (Patton) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Author Mary Rosenblum has passed away.
*Entertainer Sir Ken Dodd has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Noel “Nokie” Edwards of The Ventures (original Hawaii 5-0 theme) is no longer with us.
*Scientist Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time) has joined the universe he studied.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*Can President Trump claim credit for the success of the 2018 Winter Olympics???
*Rex Tillerson is no longer Trump’s Secretary of State. CIA Director Mike Pompeo has replaced him, while Pompeo’s assistant Gina Haspel now leads the CIA. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Lawrence Kudlow is the new National Economic Council director.
*FBI Director Andrew McCabe was fired the day before he was scheduled to officially retire.
*Is any position within the Trump Administration safe???
*Exactly how much power does President Trump have???
*Vanessa Trump has filed for divorce from her husband Donald Trump, Junior.
MEANWHILE…
*While the Robert Mueller investigation continues, the House of Representatives own inquiry concluded there was no collusion between Donald Trump and Russia.
*With Democrat Conor Lamb winning the special election in Pennsylvania, does this predict the future of the Republican Party??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*Where were you during the nation wide student walkout against gun violence??? (There are 2/TWO
separate links in this item.)
*Is comic book legend Stan Lee in trouble???
*IheartMedia/Radio has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
*Toys R Us is closing all stores in both England and America. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*“March Madness” has begun for the Men’s and Ladies’ divisions of NCAA college basketball. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Believe it or not, at least one good thing actually came out of the recent nor’easter!
*When a “wrong number” Tweet actually did some good...

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