News Brief for May 2017

May 2017 News

May's Headlines saw Donald Trump's problems grow with the Russian scandal and an overseas trip. Manchester, England was devastated by a terrorist attack on a concert where young girls were killed. In Business Bitcoin surged to a new high and the G7 summit saw world leaders get their first taste of Trump. On the sporting front the French Open took center stage along with the world of motor racing. The world of entertainment saw the Cannes Film Festival shine a light on stars of the big screen while the music world lost Chris Cornell. Lastly the WannaCry cyber attack made technology headlines with hundreds of business affected by the quick moving ransomware.

News Brief for April 2017

April 2017 News

Headline news followed Donald Trump reaching his 100 days and Climate Change protests. In business Taxes made the news along with Brexit. The technology world saw cyber crimes along with big tech companies making headlines.

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The Big Stories of March 2017

Another month gone by and the Trump Administration is still struggling, cyber attacks continue and Brexit becomes official.

Headlines

This month saw the Trump Administration face more failures. We saw Trump Care failing to be passed by Congress along with the second Muslim Ban being blocked. Not only that but there were investigations into wire tapping claims and Russian ties to the Trump Administration and Climate Change suffered a major set back when Trump undid much of the work put in place by Obama. In the UK we saw a terrorist attack at Westminster while natural disaster claimed lives with landslides in Peru.

Business

On the business front the infamous Brexit decision was given the green light to begin proceedings while Europe's VW continued to face the repercussions of it's emissions scandal with more fines ordered.

Entertainment

Bill Cosby continued his fight against sexual abuse allegations and the Oscars apologized for the Best Picture snafu. Another celebrity hacked nude photo and sex tape scandal broke and Late Show hosts battled for ratings with Trump in their sights.

Technology

March was all about cyber security with Yahoo's security woes seeing 32 million accounts accessed while Apple also came under fire with claims by hackers saying they had accessed iCloud accounts. But of all the big security news it was WikiLeaks releasing details about the CIA's hacking efforts that got everyone's attention. Google didn't fair any better with advertisers pulling out of YouTube due to questionable content but on the bright side SpaceX made history for launching their reusable rocket.

Style

Paris Fashion Week closed off the fashion calendar with big names like Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Chanel and more while the CFDA nominees were announced for the 2017 awards.

The Big Stories of February 2017

It may have been the shortest month of the year but it was packed with the what we've come to expect, from Donald Trump to new planets offering safe haven from Donald Trump.

Headlines

Donald Trumps administration saw resignations and humiliations the order of the day. Protests were popular with Trump baring the brunt of it with issues from travel bans to transgender bathrooms and Climate Change while on the other side of the world ISIS did their best to get back some of the attention.

Sports

In the world of sports America saw the annual spectacle of the Super Bowl played out with it's famous half time show featuring Lady Gaga. The New England Patriots had a miraculous turn around before going on to win their fifth title.

Entertainment

The Grammy's kicked off award season with Adele taking the top prize after a hotly contested battle between her and Beyonce meanwhile on the other side of the pond the BAFTA's followed with La La Land continuing it's winning streak. Then there was the big daddy of awards shows, the Oscars. All went well except for best picture which was awarded to La La Land by mistake only to be given to Moonlight.

Technology

February saw the tech industry tackle Trump on immigration and transgender rights while a new security threat appeared in the form of a Cloudflare bug and a major outage due to failures of AWS. Meanwhile SpaceX launched another rocket showing itself as a serious contender in the space travel while further away NASA discovered 7 new earth like planets.

Style

New York Fashion Week officially kicked off the year with all the beautiful people descending on the Big Apple to get an eyeful of the luxuries in store along with political commentary. London Fashion Week followed close on it's heels with the likes of Burberry before heading to Milan Fashion Week to round things off for the month with Versace and Missoni.

The Rise of the Planet of the Trump

January saw Donald Trump being sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States after winning the electoral college. Things however haven't been smooth sailing for Donald.

The Lackluster Ceremony

The inauguration itself was a lack luster affair with empty stands along the Presidential Motorcade and smaller crowds at the National Mall than previous inaugurations. There were also plenty of protests around the country with hundreds being arrested on the day itself. Photo's comparing Donald's inauguration to Obama's show the stark difference in crowd size. This didn't go unnoticed by Donald who spent the first few days in charge complaining about the numbers and the media for reporting them.

World Wide Protests

The day after the inauguration there were protests around the world as people took to the streets for Women's Marches decrying Donald's previous remarks about women. The protests featured women of all ages taking a stand and celebrities from Hollywood cheering on the crowds. Donald himself tweeted about the marches saying "Why didn’t these people vote?" forgetting he lost the popular vote, another sore point which has seen him claim irregularities in the vote.

So Far, So Bad

With only a few days in charge Donald has already signed multiple executive orders doing everything from attacking Obamacare to building a wall along the US-Mexico border. Donald has also made comments about using torture along with banning refugees and travelers from 7 mainly Muslim countries sparking world wide outrage.

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