Saturday, March 10, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MARCH 4-10, 2018

MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS FOR THE UNITED STATES SUNDAY MORNING.
MARCH 14 IS PI DAY.
MARCH 17 IS SAINT PATRICK’S DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*SOUTH AFRICA IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LISTERIOSIS OUTBREAK!
*How long will Italy’s potential political instability last???
*The revised Trans Pacific Partnership is taking shape, which may not be a good thing for America since President Trump took the country out of the agreement.
*Talks between North and South Korea proceed, resulting in a pending summit this April. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Yet US President Donald Trump claims North Korea wants to talk with America as well. But how are those proceeding??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Donald Trump loves the fact that China’s Presidency no longer has term limits, and would like the same in America!
*But nobody wants a trade war, especially since Trump just enacted tariffs against importing metals to America! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*A presidential election for the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been scheduled for December 2018.
*The 2018 Paralympics Winter Games have begun in Pyeonchang, South Korea.
*The USS Lexington, lost at sea during World War 2, has been found.
*So has the world’s oldest message in a bottle!
*In the United Kingdom, The New Musical Express has gone strictly digital.

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…
*Physicist Octavio Novaro has passed away.
*Album cover artist Gary Burden (Morrison Hotel, After the Gold Rush) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*The revised Trans Pacific Partnership is taking shape, which may not be a good thing for America since President Trump took the country out of the agreement.
*Gary Cohn has resigned as President Trump’s top economic adviser.
*Many are telling him not to, including members of his own party, but President Trump still wants to impose tariffs, AND DID. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Congress is now rushing to legally block Trump’s Tariffs before they officially take effect!
*Stormy Daniels, claiming their previous agreement is invalid, is suing Donald Trump.
*Did Kellyanne Conway violate the Hatch Act???
*Despite the current chaos in his administration, Trump claims things are fine, while Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently loves the current status of the United States. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*But Donald Trump does love the fact that China’s Presidency no longer has term limits, and would like the same in America!
MEANWHILE…
*There may be no national action (yet?) but Florida is taking steps to prevent further gun violence in that state after the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*After the new laws passed, the National Rifle Association promptly filed a lawsuit against the Florida State Government!
*Will Mississippi's tougher anti-abortion regulations become law???
ELSEWHERE…
*Martin Shkreli, notorious for drastically raising the prices on life saving medicine, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding investors.
*US Figure Skating coach Richard Callaghan has been suspended for inappropriate sexual misconduct.
*McDonald’s has decided to start using fresh instead of frozen beef. At least in their Quarter Pounders.
*The USS Lexington, lost at sea during World War 2, has been found.
*Will Toys R Us close all its American stores???
*A seventh grader's background check was better than her school's concerning a teacher!
*The winners and losers for the 2018 Oscars and Razzies, honoring the best and worst in movies, respectively. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Although the Oscars did get political between gun control and “Time’s Up”, there were no stand out moments on anyone’s soapbox. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

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