Briefing

THE WEEK

EUROPE GOT TOUGH WITH RUSSIA

Lyft

The ride-sharing service was granted the right to operate in New York City

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Uber

A software glitch revealed its once private client ratings to users

‘It’s all a scam started by Democrats at the White House.’

JOHN BOEHNER, U.S. Speaker of the House, reacting to rumors that the House Republican leadership may seek to serve President Obama with impeachment papers

2044

Year targeted for shuttering the largest coal-fired power plant in the U.S., located in Flagstaff, Ariz., under a new EPA proposal to reduce pollution

4

Number of acting governors California had over a recent four-day span, while Governor Jerry Brown and his lieutenants attended out-of-state events

‘We will make no apologies for our engagement.’

JOHN KERRY, U.S. Secretary of State, responding to Israeli claims that Kerry is seeking a cease-fire in Gaza that is too favorable to Hamas

‘We don’t want any contact with anyone.’

FAYA IROUNDOUNO, 17-year-old president of a youth league in Kolo Bengou, Guinea, whose members have brandished machetes and slingshots to stop health workers from entering their village; they fear that outsiders might carry the deadly Ebola virus

‘IT’S NOT A NEW COLD WAR.’

PRESIDENT OBAMA, after announcing that the U.S. would impose new sanctions against key sectors of Russia’s economy–energy, arms and finance–for Russia’s failure to curb violence in eastern Ukraine

2

Amount of gold, in grams, that Dubai is offering to families for every kilogram of weight they lose this summer, in an effort to curb obesity (especially among kids)

‘Violence isn’t the victim’s issue. It’s the abuser’s.’

MICHELLE BEADLE, host of ESPN’s SportsNation, after fellow anchor Stephen A. Smith warned women against “provok[ing] wrong actions” while covering Ray Rice’s two-game suspension for domestic violence; Smith was suspended for a week

Sources: New York Times (2), AP (2), CNN, Twitter