THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 8-14, 2018

JULY 14 IS BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE.

JULY 17 IS W🌍RLD EM😎JI DAY.

JULY 19 MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF

THE VERY FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE 115 YEARS AGO.

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE KELLOGS’ HONEY SMACKS CEREAL RECALL???

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*The latest on the Tham Laung cave rescue efforts. ALL have been rescued! 😁(There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*More American tariffs against China.
*Will Macedonia join NATO???
*Turkey released over 18,000 government employees before their new President took office.
*Cabinet members are resigning over details concerning Great Britain’s departure from the European Union. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The winners of the 2018 Wimbledon Tennis 🎾🏆 Tournament, except for the Men's Singles Champion, which will be determined July 15th.
*A new active volcano has been confirmed on Jupiter's moon Io.
*WHY haven't any human beings been to the moon 🌔since 1972???
*July 12 was the 25th anniversary of the 9 Chickweed Lane comic strip.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT TRUMP IN EUROPE...
*At the latest NATO Summit, American President Donald Trump believes Germany “is a captive of Russia” and Germany’s response. Trump later went on to say that he doesn’t believe “America is treated fairly” and that the other members will soon start “raising their defense spending”. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Then Trump went on to the United Kingdom, and the New York Times fact checks his statements there. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Did Donald Trump insult Queen Elizabeth???
*Trump is taking a golfing break in Scotland before his scheduled meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia, but his thoughts on the trip thus far. (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…
*Those who have lost their lives in the Japanese floods of 2018.
*Saman Kunan, the diver who lost his life during the Tham Laung cave rescue efforts.
*Actor Robert Perry (credits too numerous to mention) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Choreographer Alan Johnson (The Producers, Young Frankenstein) has passed away.
*Actor Tab Hunter (credits too numerous to mention) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUE…

*A Federal Judge has ruled on part of the issue.
*President Trump’s latest executive order on the matter.
*Does the Senate Majority Leader know where the babies are???
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to discuss the costs of all this, let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
TARIFF TALK…
*More American tariffs against China.
*Is the trade war hurting the American auto industry???
POLITICALLY…

*President Trump wants Brett Kavaughan as his new Supreme Court Justice, and the impending debate on the matter. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*This week, President Trump attended the latest NATO meeting and went on to visit England before his planned stop in the Soviet Union to see Russian President Vladimir Putin. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The New York Times fact checks Trump in England, and did our President insult Queen Elizabeth??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Now what does the Trump Administration have against breast feeding babies, and why it's wrong.
*Donald Trump pardoned Dwight and Steven Hammond???
*Is it just coincidence that Stormy Daniels was arrested while President Trump is out of the country??? In any event, the charges were quickly dropped.
*Jimmy Kimmel versus Donald Trump???

MEANWHILE…
*Indictments have been issued for 12 Russian Intelligence officers suspected of hacking the Democratic Party’s National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign during the 2016 Presidential campaign; and President Trump believes it's all former President Obama's fault. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The Republican Party's new slogan.
ELSEWHERE…
*How a “Build A Bear” promotion backfired.


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THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 8-14, 2012

TODAY IS BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE.

Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week...
*Americans are up in arms that manufacturing of the 2012 USA Olympic and Paralympic team uniforms were outsourced to China. United States based fashion designer Ralph Lauren has vowed to make the 2014 Winter Olympic uniforms for all US contestants.
*Civil unrest continues in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Syria, where reports of a massacre killing over 250 people have been confirmed.
*Astronomers have confirmed that Pluto has a FIFTH moon!

IN UNITED STATES POLITICS
*According to Rueters; Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Louisiana have all announced that they will NOT be implementing the upcoming expansion of Medicaid to give additional medical coverage to the poor, nor will they create a health insurance exchange program. Each state has a Republican Governor who hopes GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the election this fall and keeps his campaign promise to abolish the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (aka "Obama Care").
*A recent study of Congressional statistics reveals that the Republican controlled House of Representatives has voted THIRTY-THREE times to repeal the Health Care Act! But has yet to even hear motions for a job stimulus program.
*Meanwhile, President Barack Obama would like Congress to extend the "Bush Tax Cuts" that lower and middle class income families are eligible for through 2013, in hopes that a more formal tax plan can be agreed upon soon. The House is willing to consider the measure, but only if ALL the tax cuts are extended, including those favoring the rich.

IN SPORTS...
*The final 2012 Wimbledon Tennis results are: Roger Federer won the Men's Singles, Serena Williams won the Women's Singles. Serena and Venus Williams won the Women's Doubles title, while Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen won the Men's Doubles. Mike Baron and Lisa Raymond won the Mixed Doubles title.
*The Olympic Torch has arrived in the London area on the final leg of its marathon before the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics.

IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS...
*Actor Ernest Borgnine (McHale's Navy, Marty) has passed away.
*The Rolling Stones are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.
*For those interested, it has been announced that Jennifer Lopez and Stephen Tyler will NOT be back as judges on the next season of FOX's American Idol. No official word on their replacements yet.

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