May 18, 2018 - Articles

[umbertino]

Dozens drown after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast

 

Rescuers save at least 60 lives after boat believed to have about 180 people onboard sank

 

 

Alexandra Heal and agencies

Sun 3 Jun 2018 21.50 BST

 

 

 

 

The entrance to the Habib Bourguiba university hospital in Sfax where survivors of a migrant shipwreck were taken on Sunday

Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/03/dozens-drowned-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-tunisia

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He was a teenage terrorist. Now he's fighting extremism

 

Exclusive: Mohammed Khalid, at 15, was the youngest person ever prosecuted for terrorism offenses in the US. In his first interview since his release he talks about his new mission: fight extremism

 

 

David Taylor

Sun 3 Jun 2018 11.00 BST Last modified on Sun 3 Jun 2018 13.58 BST

 

 

 

 

Mohammed Hassan Khalid, 24, is the youngest person convicted on terrorist charges in the United States

Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein for the Guardian

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/03/mohammed-khalid-america-youngest-terrorist-interview

[umbertino]

El Capitan: two climbers die in fall from Yosemite rock face

 

Pair in their 40s were scaling Californian monolith, 900 metres above the valley floor

 

 

Peter Beaumont

Sun 3 Jun 2018 06.07 BST Last modified on Sun 3 Jun 2018 22.00 BST

 

 

 

 

The El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite national park

Photograph: Ben Margot/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/03/el-capitan-two-climbers-die-in-fall-from-yosemite-rock-face

[umbertino]

Off-duty FBI agent doing backflip in a bar shoots man in the leg

 

Denver agent was dancing when the weapon fell from his holster and was accidentally fired, wounding a man

 

 

Associated Press

Sun 3 Jun 2018 14.40 BST First published on Sun 3 Jun 2018 13.52 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/03/off-duty-fbi-agent-accidentally-fires-gun-while-at-denver-bar

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4 June

 

Supreme court sides with baker who refused to make *** wedding cake

 

Court rules in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop, but doesn’t address principle of whether a business can refuse to serve *** people

 

 

David Smith in Washington and Mark Oliver in New York

Mon 4 Jun 2018 16.34 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/jun/04/***-cake-ruling-supreme-court-same-sex-wedding-colorado-baker-decision-latest

 

 

 

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How London teenager plotted attacks with all-female terror cell

 

Safaa Boular ‘married’ Isis recruiter online and with her family plotted attacks on London landmarks

 

 

Mon 4 Jun 2018 15.28 BST

Nadia Khomami

 

 

 

 

Safaa Boular developed an interest in terrorism after the 2015 Paris attacks

Photograph: Metropolitan Police

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/04/how-london-teenager-plotted-attacks-with-all-female-terror-cell

[umbertino]

'White soccer teams don't pay upfront': how race unlevelled US playing fields

 

Wealthy, mostly white soccer clubs in the US have long snatched up the best pitches – but in liberal Seattle, one official is taking a stand

 

 

 

Mon 4 Jun 2018 13.00 BST

Les Carpenter in Seattle

 

 

 

 

 

Field access is becoming a serious problem in US soccer – and many blame the network of expensive youth leagues

Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jun/04/white-teams-dont-pay-upfront-race-us-soccer-fields-seattle

[umbertino]

What is depression and why is it rising?

 

It’s an illness that fills our news pages on an almost daily basis. Juliette Jowit asks what causes depression, who is susceptible and what the best treatment is

 

 

 

Mon 4 Jun 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/04/what-is-depression-and-why-is-it-rising

[umbertino]

Elon Musk: as business fortunes dip, he starts a war with the media

 

The champion of clean energy and space travel, who was on a trajectory seemingly forever up, is now locked in battle with the same media which once feted him

 

 

Mon 4 Jun 2018 06.20 BST

Rory Carroll in Los Angeles

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/04/elon-musk-visionary-space-travel-fell-back-down-to-earth

 

 

 

 

 

 

'I cried all night': homeless women on their first night on the streets

 

Three women in Los Angeles and Seattle talk how they ended up without a home and how they survived the first night

 

 

Candice Pires, with photographs by Annabel Clark

Mon 4 Jun 2018 09.00 BST

 

 

 

 

Michelle Ducoing, 24, inside the playground structure where she slept on her first night of homelessness in Santa Monica, California

Photograph: Annabel Clark for the Guardian

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/04/homeless-people-on-their-first-night-on-the-streets#img-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, killing 25 and injuring hundreds

 

President considers declaring state of emergency in region as smoke and ash forces closure of capital’s La Aurora airport

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Mon 4 Jun 2018 11.37 BST

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/04/guatemala-fuego-volcano-erupts-dead-missing

[umbertino]

Doctors hail world first as woman’s advanced breast cancer is eradicated

 

Immune cells from the woman’s own body used to wipe out tumours

 

 

Ian Sample and Jessica Glenza

Mon 4 Jun 2018 16.00 BST

 

 

 

 

A leading cancer researcher said the experiment was proof that we are on the ‘cusp of a major revolution’ in being able to target cancer with immunotherapy

Photograph: ilbusca/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/04/doctors-hail-world-first-as-womans-advanced-breast-cancer-is-eradicated

[umbertino]

Bitcoin CRACKDOWN: IMF chief Christine Lagarde calls for cryptocurrency regulation

 

BITCOIN and cryptocurrencies must be regulated, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has declared as she calls for global co-operation on how to govern the digital tokens

 

 

By Darius McQuaid

PUBLISHED: 21:58, Tue, Apr 17, 2018 | UPDATED: 22:08, Tue, Apr 17, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/947587/bitcoin-price-news-bitcoin-crackdown-cryptocurrency-imf-christine-lagarde

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Italian region named  (one of the) best place(s) to visit in Europe by Lonely Planet

 

The world's largest guide book publisher, Lonely Planet, released its annual list of the top ten places to visit in Europe on Monday, and an Italian region topped the rankings: the stunning northern region of Emilia-Romagna

 

 

Catherine Edwards

catherine.edwards@thelocal.com
@CatJREdwards

22 May 2018

17:43 CEST+02:00

 

The medieval castle of Torrechiara in Parma. Photo: Maugli/Depositphotos

 

 

 

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https://www.thelocal.it/20180522/italian-region-best-place-europe-travel-lonely-planet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parents of baby Benito Mussolini get court summons

 

The parents of 14-month old baby Benito Mussolini have been summoned to appear in an Italian court over their son's controversial name, according to a newspaper report

 

 

AFP

news@thelocal.it
@thelocalitaly

26 May 2018

10:31 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

NOT Benito Mussolini. Photo: sborisov/Depositphotos

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180526/parents-of-baby-benito-mussolini-get-court-summons

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient Roman tomb discovered intact while digging aqueduct

 

Work on an aqueduct on the outskirts of Rome has turned up an ancient tomb believed to have lain untouched for millennia

 

 

The Local

news@thelocal.it
@thelocalitaly

4 June 2018

16:22 CEST+02:00

 

Remains discovered inside the tomb. Photo: Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma

 

 

 

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https://www.thelocal.it/20180604/ancient-tomb-of-athlete-discovered-rome

[caz1104]

5 hours ago, umbertino said:

'White soccer teams don't pay upfront': how race unlevelled US playing fields

 

Wealthy, mostly white soccer clubs in the US have long snatched up the best pitches – but in liberal Seattle, one official is taking a stand

 

 

 

Mon 4 Jun 2018 13.00 BST

Les Carpenter in Seattle

 

 

 

 

 

Field access is becoming a serious problem in US soccer – and many blame the network of expensive youth leagues

Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jun/04/white-teams-dont-pay-upfront-race-us-soccer-fields-seattle

After reading biased article one thing stood out "organizer's  don't speak English". While this may or may not be significant to some, to others it is. If your  legal or a citizen of this country, why is it you can't speak the native language? If you can't....can you not see where the "red card (flags)"  are coming from?

[caz1104]

5 hours ago, umbertino said:

 

4 June

 

Supreme court sides with baker who refused to make *** wedding cake

 

Court rules in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop, but doesn’t address principle of whether a business can refuse to serve *** people

 

 

David Smith in Washington and Mark Oliver in New York

Mon 4 Jun 2018 16.34 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/jun/04/***-cake-ruling-supreme-court-same-sex-wedding-colorado-baker-decision-latest

 

 

 

Glad to see Supreme Court make the right choice and not side with the PC crowd

[Synopsis]

1 hour ago, caz1104 said:

After reading biased article one thing stood out "organizer's  don't speak English". While this may or may not be significant to some, to others it is. If your  legal or a citizen of this country, why is it you can't speak the native language? If you can't....can you not see where the "red card (flags)"  are coming from?

 

I dunno, CAZ1104, somebody gave you the "red card (flags)" here and it wasn't ME!!!

 

              

 

Hey, I liked what You, CAZ1104, posted since I thought it reflected Reason and Common Sense. Could Reason and Common Sense be what they were REALLY granting the "red card (flags)" for???!!!

 

      

[CSM (R) Thack]

15 minutes ago, Synopsis said:

 

I dunno, CAZ1104, somebody gave you the "red card (flags)" here and it wasn't ME!!!

 

              

 

Hey, I liked what You, CAZ1104, posted since I thought it reflected Reason and Common Sense. Could Reason and Common Sense be what they were REALLY granting the "red card (flags)" for???!!!

 

      

Warm...warmer...hot...hotter...BOILING!!!

[caz1104]

12 hours ago, CSM (R) Thackrey said:

Warm...warmer...hot...hotter...BOILING!!!

 

12 hours ago, Synopsis said:

 

I dunno, CAZ1104, somebody gave you the "red card (flags)" here and it wasn't ME!!!

 

              

 

Hey, I liked what You, CAZ1104, posted since I thought it reflected Reason and Common Sense. Could Reason and Common Sense be what they were REALLY granting the "red card (flags)" for???!!!

 

      

Sadly there are many (& some here on DV) that won't be happy until the US opens its borders like a flood gate....regardless of cost or circumstance, pathetic.

[caz1104]

Makes me wonder whether any or all of the PC/Tree Hugger crowd would open their doors (house) to ANYONE without 1st checking out who/what/ & where said people are? Would they throw caution to the wind if their families were affected? If so that's scary & hopefully not a member of my family or neighbor.

[Synopsis]

30 minutes ago, caz1104 said:

Makes me wonder whether any or all of the PC/Tree Hugger crowd would open their doors (house) to ANYONE without 1st checking out who/what/ & where said people are? Would they throw caution to the wind if their families were affected? If so that's scary & hopefully not a member of my family or neighbor.

 

Yeah, CAZ1104, I am really glad You choose to think these things through. It doesn't make any sense to have any one or any number of people groups invade this or any other country and take over. The take over is what they plan to do to enslave the bone fide Citizens of The United States Of America to work for and pay for the invader amenities here in The United States Of America.

 

Well, OK, critically speaking and notably, the very lives and well being of The United States Of America Citizens are entirely put at risk by allowing the invasion and take over of The United States Of America as well.

 

Mexifornia, er, California is a notable example. Hey, the invaders even duped the officials of various Mexifornia, er, California cities to have those cities established as "Sanctuary Cities". Kinda looks like a foothold and launch pad to take over the rest of The United States Of America. Notable mention, of course, is the astronomically high crime rate in these Mexifornia, er, California "Sanctuary Cities" as You so astutely alluded to. Thank You, CAZ1104 for noting!

 

Elitist Socialist Liberal Leftists - Too Dumb To Know There Is Actually An Invasion AND Take Over Occurring That Puts Their AND Everyone Else's Lives AND Freedom At Risk

 

                                 

 

              

[umbertino]

 

5 June

 

Five myths about the refugee crisis

 

The cameras have gone – but the suffering endures. Daniel Trilling deconstructs the beliefs that still shape policy and public opinion

 

 

Tue 5 Jun 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/05/five-myths-about-the-refugee-crisis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada's niceness is the very reason its young men radicalize

 

It’s precisely because Canadians have a fixed idea of how quiet and good we are that makes many young, white men sensitive to the mildest criticism – and prey to rightwing preachers like Jordan Peterson

 

 

Anne Thériault

Tue 5 Jun 2018 11.00 BST Last modified on Tue 5 Jun 2018 11.28 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2018/jun/05/canadas-niceness-is-the-very-reason-its-young-men-radicalize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abuse is daily reality for female garment workers for Gap and H&M, says report

 

Clothing companies to investigate allegations that fast fashion deadlines create climate of harassment and violence in Asian factories

 

 

Tue 5 Jun 2018 10.00 BST

By   Kate Hodel

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jun/05/female-garment-workers-gap-hm-south-asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia issues first driving licences to women

 

Kingdom prepares to lift ban on female drivers but crackdown on activists continues

 

 

Associated Press

Tue 5 Jun 2018 09.35 BST Last modified on Tue 5 Jun 2018 11.47 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/05/saudi-arabia-issues-first-drivers-licences-to-women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qatar Airways chief says only a man could do his job

 

Akbar Al Baker ignites sexism row as he becomes chair of airline industry body Iata

 

 

Gwyn Topham and Julia Kollewe

Tue 5 Jun 2018 10.20 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/05/qatar-airways-akbar-al-baker-airline-iata

[caz1104]

[umbertino]

How racism allegations shook a New York university known for diversity

 

St John’s University, frequently ranked among the country’s most diverse schools, faces calls for action amid student protest

 

 

Tue 5 Jun 2018 12.00 BST

Adam Gabbatt in New York

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/05/st-johns-university-new-york-racism-allegations-protest

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6 June

 

All eyes on Canada as first G7 nation prepares to make marijuana legal

 

From crime to health to business, Canada’s decision to legalize marijuana is a grand progressive experiment that promises to answer a host of questions

 

 

Selena Ross in Montreal

Wed 6 Jun 2018 07.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/06/all-eyes-on-canada-as-first-g7-nation-prepares-to-make-marijuana-legal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firefighters tackle blaze at Mandarin Oriental hotel in London

 

Plumes of black smoke from luxury hotel close to Harrods visible across centre of capital

 

 

Robert Booth, Rupert Neate and Damien Gayle

Wed 6 Jun 2018 18.57 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/06/mandarin-oriental-hotel-knightsbridge-fire-london

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rapid rise in anti-HIV PrEP pills linked to drop in condom use

 

PrEP availability may play a part in men’s complacency about the chances of becoming infected, study suggests

 

 

Sarah Boseley Health editor

Wed 6 Jun 2018 20.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/06/rapid-rise-in-anti-hiv-prep-pills-linked-to-drop-in-condom-use

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oppression in America: 'To root this out we need a movement against racist policies'

 

To root out racism, academics and activists say, talk of healing is not enough: the bias at the heart of American politics, policing and society must be addressed

 

 

 

Wed 6 Jun 2018 11.00 BST

Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/06/everyday-racism-in-america-how-to-fix-it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growing up black in America: here's my story of everyday racism

 

As a middle-class, light-skinned black man I am ‘better’ by American standards but there is no amount of assimilation that can shield you from racism in the US

 

 

Wed 6 Jun 2018 11.00 BST Last modified on Wed 6 Jun 2018 17.49 BST

By  Brian Jones

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/06/growing-up-black-in-america-racism-education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle schoolers given bulletproof shields for starting high school

 

Pennsylvania students issued backplate described as ‘kid friendly’ in preparation for when ‘terror strikes’

 

 

Sam Wolfson in New York

Wed 6 Jun 2018 18.38 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/06/bulletproof-backpacks-school-present-students-graduation

 

[umbertino]

I served 20 years for cannabis. Now the police are cashing in on it

 

The same authorities who hounded dealers are now investors in cannabis – and there’s still no amnesty for past convictions. The hypocrisy is staggering

 

 

Wed 6 Jun 2018 07.00 BST Last modified on Wed 6 Jun 2018 18.36 BST

By  Rosie Rowbotham

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2018/jun/06/canada-cannabis-legalization-past-conviction-amnesty

[umbertino]

 

7 June

French school students to be banned from using mobile phones

 

Pupils will not be allowed to use phones on schools grounds after September

 

 

Thu 7 Jun 2018 15.58 BST

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/07/french-school-students-to-be-banned-from-using-mobile-phones

 

 

 

 

Death of Canadian man living in 24-hour coffee shop sparks housing outcry

 

Homelessness advocates say elderly man’s death at a Tim Hortons is an indictment of Vancouver’s housing crisis

 

 

Thu 7 Jun 2018 09.00 BST

Ashifa Kassam in Toronto

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/07/canada-death-homeless-man-tim-hortons-vancouver

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona police investigate video of officers punching man

 

Surveillance video shows three officers hitting a man who does not appear to be armed

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Thu 7 Jun 2018 15.19 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/07/arizona-police-investigate-video-of-officers-punching-man

 

 

 

'I deliver to your house': pot dealers on why legalization won't kill the black market

 

The success or failure of cannabis legalization comes down to one thing: beating the black market. So what do dealers think?

 

 

Thu 7 Jun 2018 02.00 BST Last modified on Thu 7 Jun 2018 14.40 BST

By  Chris Frey

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/06/canada-will-cannabis-legalization-affect-black-market

 

 

 

 

 

Purity of cocaine in Europe at highest level in decade, report finds

 

Number of people seeking treatment for use of drug is on the rise, says EU study

 

 

Thu 7 Jun 2018 09.00 BST

Frances Perraudin

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/07/purity-of-cocaine-in-europe-at-highest-level-in-decade-report-finds

 

 

 

 

 

Scooters littering US city streets shout at people: 'Unlock me or I'll call the police'

 

Built-in alarm sparks anger from city officials amid concerns over racism and policing: ‘This is a threat to people’

 

 

Thu 7 Jun 2018 09.00 BST

Sam Levin in Oakland

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/07/scooters-littering-city-streets-shout-at-people-unlock-me-or-ill-call-the-police

 

 

 

 

 

Undocumented worker arrested by Ice after delivering pizza to military base

 

Man faced background check upon delivery, Brooklyn base says, leading to detention and plans for deportation

 

 

Wed 6 Jun 2018 21.37 BST

Oliver Laughland in New York

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/06/ice-undocumented-pizza-delivery-deportation