THE WEEK IN REVIEW: AUGUST 12-18, 2018

AUGUST 23 IS THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LITTLE MERMAID BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON STATUE IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*Could North and South Korea be planning another summit???
*Is China mistreating those of the Muslim faith???
*There will soon officially be three genders in Germany.
*Some BMWs are now banned in South Korea.
*A new probe to study the sun has been launched.
*The Beatles… mathematically???


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…
*The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin (credits too numerous to mention) has passed away.
*Professional wrestlers Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart and Jim “Doc” Dean are no longer with us.
*Reggie Oliver, a real life football player featured in We Are Marshall, has passed away.
*Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

TARIFF TALK…
*Another American company’s reactions to the Trump tariffs.
POLITICALLY…
*Donald Trump versus Omarosa Manigault Newman, but is the President a racist??? Omarosa says he might not be the only one! (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Trump signed the bill into law, but apparently still isn’t happy with John McCain.
*The Army doesn’t deserve a pay raise??? They're certainly on the verge of losing their financial protection! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump is revoking security clearances, but does it have anything to do with critics and the ongoing investigations??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*President Trump will NOT be getting his military parade this year.
*NOW Trump questions social media???
MEANWHILE…
*While Trump once more criticizes free speech and the press defends the first amendment to the Constitution, the Senate doesn’t like his comments. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*Are naturalized Americans in danger???
*Is our air about to become further polluted???
*Are people being denied jobs because of their names???
*Miss America… silenced???
*A parent threatens another person’s child over which bathroom they use???
*Does FOX not know who Aretha Franklin was??? And two vastly different opinions about the Queen of Soul. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW: AUGUST 12-18, 2012

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Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week...
*While there is no concrete evidence that it is Amelia Earhart's plane, searchers hoping to solve the mystery of her 1937 disappearance have discovered a debris field off the Nikumaroro Reef in the Pacific Ocean.
*The Curiosity Rover has safely landed on Mars and has started preliminary exploration of the red planet.
*While Wikileaks has released evidence claiming that the United States government has been spying on civilians, the website has suffered a continuous online attack. Meanwhile, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge at an Ecuadorean embassy after being granted asylum. Great Britain is hoping to legally block his passage to Ecuador so Assange can stand trial for sex crime charges.
*Civil unrest continues in Syria, Afghanistan, and Bahraini.
*Two new, potential sites of previously undiscovered pyramids, have been discovered in Egypt.
*Helen Gurley Brown, a leader of the 1960s' sexual revolution and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, has passed away at age 90.
*Moscow has banned "gay pride" events from being held for the next 100 years.

IN SPORTS:
*The final medal count for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Top 5 Countries are:
01. USA: 46 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze
02. China: 38, 27, 23
03. Great Britain: 29, 17, 19
04. Russia: 24, 26, 32
05. South Korea: 13, 8, 7
*This year's Summer Olympics marks the first time every participating nation had at least one female athlete on their team.
*The 2012 Summer Paralympics will begin in London August 29.
*Felix Hernandez pitched a perfect game (no hits, no runs) for the Seattle Mariners professional baseball team August 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco field.

IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
*Actor William Shatner is set to return in a new series of commercials as the "Price Line Negotiator".
*Actor Michael J. Fox, who has cut back on acting roles over the past decade to concentrate on family and fighting Parkinson's Disease, plans to return to the forefront by starring in a new sitcom for the 2013 season.
*Actor Ron Palillio, perhaps best known for playing Arnold Horshack on the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter has passed away at age 63 from a sudden heart attack.

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