THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 21-27, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 

WE NEED MORE GUN

RESPONSIBILITY

NOW! 

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS! 

ALTHOUGH W.H.O. HAS ENDED THE PANDEMIC,

THE VIRUSES ARE STILL ONGOING.

PLEASE GET VACCINATED,

WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY

& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

THE COVID -19/CORONAVIRUS!

APRIL IS JAZZ🎷 APPRECIATION MONTH & GARLIC🧄 MONTH.

APRIL 27 IS KING'S DAY IN THE NETHERLANDS.

APRIL 27 IS HAIRBALL AWARENESS DAY TO PROMOTE BETTER PET HEALTH.

APRIL 28 IS ARBOR DAY🌳 AND WORLD ASTRONOMY DAY.🔭

MAY IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.🎗

MAY IS ALSO ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

MAY 1 IS MAY DAY.

MAY 2 IS POLAND’S FLAG DAY.

MAY 3 IS WORLD FREEDOM OF THE PRESS DAY, JAPAN’S CONSTITUTION MEMORIAL DAY AND POLAND’S CONSTITUTION DAY.

MAY 4 IS STAR WARS DAY & FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at participating locations.

MAY 5 IS CINCO DE MAYO, CHILDREN’S DAY IN JAPAN

AND ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

MAY 5 IS THE 530TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMBUS DISCOVERING WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS JAMAICA DURING HIS SECOND VOYAGE.

MAY 5 IS THE 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF CY YOUNG PITCHING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S⚾ FIRST PERFECT GAME.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*Did North Korea recently test a new weapon system???

*China apparently doesn’t agree with a recent event in Japan.

*The United States military is planning exercises in the Philippines.

*The Columbia Government has officially apologized to those mistreated and/or enslaved during the Amazon Rubber Boom of 1879-1912. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Same gender relationships are now a criminal offense in Iraq.

*The COVID state of the world, as of April 27, 2024.

*Redisplaying art saved from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire.

*In Royal Navy news from the United Kingdom…

*American animation in North Korea???

*An 11 year old found a dinosaur bone!

*The case of the missing rubber duck.

ON ISRAEL, PALESTINE, HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH, THE GAZA STRIP AND IRAN...

*There are 5/FIVE separate links in the header above.

*Israel attacked Khan Yunis again.

*Who’s responsible for the newly discovered mass graves???

*Iran has a new weapon.

*China will host peace talks between the Hamas and Fatah.

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR!

*As the war continues… 

*The Ukraine will soon receive aid from America.

*Great Britain is preparing to send the Ukraine more aid too.

*NATO air force jets are now on standby because of Russian missile flight paths while bombing the Ukraine.

*Speculation: Is Russian President Vladimir Putin planning more trouble in Europe??? Maybe Poland??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Speculation: Could China force Russia to end the Ukraine War???

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.

🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…

*The potential impact of Mount Ruang erupting.

*About the recent flooding in Kenya.

*April 28 is Arbor Day.🌳

🌌SPACE NEWS…

*Russia is apparently against keeping nuclear weapons out of outer space.

*NASA has reestablished communications with Voyager 1!

*The “spiders” of Mars.

*Analyzing Pluto's "heart".

*April 28 is World Astronomy Day.🔭

*April 30 is the 60th anniversary of Ranger 7 photographing the lunar landscape before crashing.

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost to war. 

*The innocent lives lost due to flooding in Kenya.

*Soap opera performer/writer Meg Bennett (Search For Tomorrow, The Young and The Restless, more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.

*Poet Jerome Rothenberg (a decades long career) has passed away.

*Actor Terry Carter (McCloud, original Battlestar Galactica, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Actress Marla Adams (Splendor In The Grass, The Secret Storm, much more) has taken her last bow on life's stage.

*Mike Pinder, founding member of the Moody Blues has passed away.

*Illustrator Étienne Delessert (It’s Not Easy Being Green-featuring a dinosaur, Yok-Yok, more) is no longer with us.

*Singer/songwriter Chan Romero (♫Hippy Hippy Shake♫) has passed away.

*Art Director and Production Designer Ray Chan (many Marvel movies, Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves, more) is no longer with us.

*Professional football🏈 player Korey Cunningham has passed away.

*TikTok celebrity Eva Evans has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

POLITICALLY…

*With President Biden’s signature, the Ukraine will soon receive aid from America.

*Arizona has filed charges against 18 people accused with interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The latest from the White House.

🗹ELECTION 2024…

*Did Candidate Trump’s Campaign break Federal Finance laws???

*The Constitution Party has its 2024 Presidential candidate.

*Opinion: Candidate Trump versus Defendant Trump.

ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH

*One review of current events in Arizona, while the 1864 law may soon be declared invalid. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

*One look at Campus Protests over events in the Middle East.

*The Federal Trade Commission has declared “No Compete Clauses” invalid.

*Texas Universities are rushing to comply with the state's new anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law.

*Florida Governor Ron DeSantis believes school text books are being weaponized.

STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!

*Tennessee state law makers want to arm their teachers???

😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…

*The state of your state.

✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!

*How many people actually love Donald Trump???

*Defendant Trump's opinions on his Hush Money Trial, so far.

*Do you know what the minimum wage was???

*Concerning Crisco…

*These are banned within the United States.

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*The Republican Party “controls” the House by just one Representative???

*Opinion: What House Republicans may attempt next.

TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…

*The New York Bond stands, for now.

*The Hush Money Trial: One review of Day 6, the first day of testimony.

*Is Defendant Trump guilty of violating his Hush Money Trial gag order???

*A report on the Shouting Match of Day 9.

*As the first week of testimony concludes...

ELSEWHERE…

*Harvey Weinstein to be retried.

*American animation in North Korea???

*The story behind one bankruptcy.

*CBS has canceled NCIS Hawai'i???😕

*Some weather predictions for the coming summer.

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS...

*A waterway has been reopened in Baltimore.

*May 5 is the 120th anniversary of Cy Young pitching Major League Baseball’s⚾ first perfect game, a 3-0 victory for the Boston Red Sox against the then Philadelphia Athletics.