Briefing

THE WEEK

AMERICA FACED A TERRORIST THREAT

‘We are seeing an unprecedented wave of attacks on women’s health, and people are fed up.’

CECILE RICHARDS, president of Planned Parenthood, after a judge in Wisconsin blocked a new law that would limit abortions, similar to ones passed in Texas and North Carolina

‘I spent 11 years in hell. Now, your hell is just beginning.’

MICHELLE KNIGHT, kidnapping victim, to Ariel Castro, who held her captive and had just been sentenced to life in prison

18%

Percentage of flights that left Beijing’s Capital International on time in June, worse than at any other airport

15 TONS

Approximate weight of a mass of food fat and wet wipes–dubbed the Fatberg–removed from a London sewer

Vince Young

The ex–Eagles quarterback signed with the Green Bay Packers

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Johnny Manziel

The Texas A&M quarterback was allegedly paid to sign autographs

‘PRESIDENT PUTIN IS BEHAVING LIKE A SCHOOLYARD BULLY.’

CHUCK SCHUMER, U.S. Senator, accusing the Russian President of trying to antagonize the U.S. by granting asylum to Edward Snowden

$319,706,250

Estimated value of the White House if it were up for sale on the open market, according to real estate site Zillow

‘If I don’t defend myself, no one else will.’

ALEX RODRIGUEZ, All-Star slugger for the New York Yankees, vowing to fight a 211-game suspension for alleged ties to a performance-enhancing-drug ring

‘You turned your back on the Egyptians, and they won’t forget that.’

ABDUL FATTAH AL-SISI, chief of the Egyptian military, criticizing the Obama Administration’s lack of support after his troops ousted President Mohamed Morsi

Sources: Planned Parenthood; CNN; CBS; USA Today; Washington Post