NEWS OF THE WEEK

 Last Friday, George Foreman passed away at the age of 76.  He made a fortune hitting people in the grill  and selling grills.  RIP  The two-time Heavyweight Champion boxer and Olympic Gold Medal winner had five sons (among his 13 children) and he named them all George Foreman.  

Columbia University had refused to make changes to it's DEI program until the President canceled the steady stream of money the government had been giving them for research and other use.  They did make the changes requested last Saturday. 

We have negotiators going back and forth between meetings with Ukraine and Russia trying to work out a common agreement to stop their war.  Good Luck.

The Pope has evidently recovered from his bout with pneumonia enough to go back to his quarters in the Vatican.  He had spent 38 days in the hospital.  

The NCAA mens basketball tournament wittle itself down to the final 16 teams and by tomorrow night their will only be four teams left.

Some scientists think that lonely people have begun to rely on ChatGPS and other AI applications for companionship.  They do talk back to you so kindly.

A group from the Department of Defense exchanged information about our military actions in Yemen on an application called.Signal.  Signal offers encrypted conversations but that doesn't work when you have a news reporter mistakenly included in the chat group.   Egg on their face!

23andMe has filed for backruptcy protection.  They have a lot of personal information about people (15 million or so)  that they could share.  Not gooed!

Trump is still using tariff threats as a means to get other countries to confirm to his liking. Will it work?

Scientists discover that marathon runners use up breain-cell insulation called myelin during races.  It takes about 2 months for them to recover.

Last weekend's box office receipts show that newcomer, Snow White, was on top of the movies playing.

The US stock market indicators were all down this week.  

South Korean automaker, Hyundai, announced 1 $21B investment in new plants in the US.

George Clooney is on the Broadway stage in a play called "Good Night, and Good Luck".  It set a record for income in its first week.  

The Reds opened their season by blowing a lead with two outs in the ninth inning.  What's new/