July 2017 – Steven C. Welsh

Ireland Satellite Image adapted from image at nasa.gov

NEWSWATCH: “Number of Irish Americans seven times larger than entire population of Ireland” – IrishCentral

July 14, 2017 Steve Welsh Headlines, Immigrants, Ireland, Population

“According to Census data, there are 39.6 million American who claim Irish heritage including five million who say they are of Scots-Irish heritage. That number

Map of Former Soviet Union, CIS, Western Portion, adapted from image at cia.gov

NEWSWATCH: “Uber, Yandex combine ridesharing and UberEATS in Russian markets in a $3.72B JV” – TechCrunch

July 13, 2017 Steve Welsh Business, Economy, Trade, Investment, Finance, Headlines, IT, Russia, Russian Economy, U.S.-Russian Relations

“As Uber continues to work through a huge amount of internal management turmoil, the company is also consolidating and rationalising more of its international business.

Turkey Satellite Photo adapted from image at nasa.gov

NEWSWATCH: “Turkey Chooses Russia Over NATO for Missile Defense” – Bloomberg/ Selcan Hacaoglu

July 13, 2017 Steve Welsh Arms Trade, Headlines, International, Foreign Affairs, World, Global, Military, National Security, Missile Defense, NATO, SCW Newswatch, Turkey

Turkey has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to acquire Russia’s most advanced missile defense system, a senior Turkish official said, in a deal that signals a

Antarctica Aerial Image adapted from image at nasa.gov

NEWSLINK: “Iceberg the Size of Delaware Will Break Off Antarctic Ice Shelf Any Day Now, Scientists Say” – Newsweek

July 11, 2017 Steve Welsh Antarctica, Climate, Environment

“One of the largest icebergs ever recorded is about to break off an Antarctic ice shelf and float away. The separation of roughly 10 percent

Defund Planned Parenthood, Over Scene of Prolife Demonstrators

NEWSLINK: “Report: Woman aborts her baby at Planned Parenthood and commits suicide later that day” – Live Action/ Kansas Coalition for Life

July 9, 2017 Steve Welsh Abortion, Human Life

“Mark Gietzen of the Kansas Coalition for Life has reported via Facebook that a woman who had an abortion at Planned Parenthood in Kansas committed