Saturday, July 21, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 15-21, 2018

JULY 22 IS PARENTS' DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
JULY 26 IS LIBERIA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JULY 26 IS THE 230TH ANNIVERSARY OF
NEW YORK JOINING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
JULY 28 IS THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION, GUARANTEEING DUE PROCESS, BECAME ACTIVE.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Now American President Donald Trump claims there “is no time limit” on denuclearizing North Korea???
*World War THREE???
*Japan and the European Union now have a trade agreement.
*CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL FOLKS!😟 Japan is experiencing a heat wave while Vietnam is facing flooding problems. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The United Kingdom hopes to build a “space port”.
*The “new” moons of Jupiter and confirmation of another exoplanet! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in professional football/soccer.
*Novak Djokovic won the Men’s Championship to conclude the 2018 Wimbledon Tournament of professional tennis.
*Manny Pacquiao is the new WBA Welterweight champion.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT TRUMP IN EUROPE…
*The Associated Press fact checks Donald Trump, so far, but he was in error concerning Queen Elizabeth. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a private/behind closed doors summit meeting. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump takes Putin at his word that Russia didn’t meddle in the 2016 Presidential election. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Some thoughts on Trump’s summit performance, including those of aides and Congress. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Is Donald Trump an American Traitor??? At least one man believes Trump’s post meeting press conference bordered on treason.
*Is there a reason why there is no official record kept/made of whatever was said during the meeting between Trump and Putin??? Many want to know what was discussed, especially Trump's fellow Republicans.
*Now back home, has Trump changed his mind about Russia??? He certainly has expressed a different opinion here.
*Will Vladimir Putin be coming to America??? But is it just coincidence that Russia debuted new weaponry after Trump left??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

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…
*Famed costume designer Yvonne Blake (Christopher Reeve’s Superman, original production of Jesus Christ Superstar) is no longer with us.
*Broadway actor Gary Beach (The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, La Cage aux Felles) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*1976 Nobel Physics Prize Laureate Burton Richter has passed away.
*The real Adrian Cronauer, the basis of Good Morning Vietnam, is no longer with us.
*Screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto (7 Samuari, Rashomon) has passed away.
*Actor Robert Wolders (Laredo) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
TARIFF TALK…
*Could China win the trade war???
POLITICALLY…
*"Your favorite President has done nothing wrong."—Donald Trump.
*Now President Donald Trump claims there “is no time limit” on denuclearizing North Korea???
*World War THREE???
*Acting Environmental Protection Agency Director Andrew Wheeler (a former coal lobbyist) has changed the agency's policies concerning fly ash, a by-product of burning coal for energy.
MEANWHILE…
*Another indictment as investigations into the 2016 Presidential election continues.
ELSEWHERE…
*The hotel is suing the shooting victims??? The action has only earned them serious negative publicity so far. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Why some people are angry at Victoria’s Secret.

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