Beyond the Brick: This Week’s News from around the Web

Faye Prekeges

  1. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States on November 8th, winning 279 of the electoral votes.
  2. Five people were shot in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night during an anti-Trump rally.
  3. Anti-Donald Trump protests have erupted across the United States from Oakland, California, to New York, New York.
  4. Former United States Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, discovered he is banned from entering Russia  after trying to acquire a visa.
  5. The Chicago Cubs won the world series, ending a 108 year losing streak, and breaking the Billy Goat curse.