umbertino Posted September 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Dallas police officer shoots neighbor dead after entering wrong apartment Police officer said she shot and killed man on Thursday night and told officers she thought victim’s apartment was her own Associated Press Fri 7 Sep 2018 17.59 BST First published on Fri 7 Sep 2018 17.25 BST Police haven’t released the name of the officer, who wasn’t injured. She will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, police said Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/07/dallas-police-officer-shoots-neighbor-wrong-apartment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Tennis rallies behind Serena Williams after US Open sexism claim Players past and present back 23-time grand slam champion following outburst at umpire Martha Kelner Sun 9 Sep 2018 16.10 BST Last modified on Sun 9 Sep 2018 22.04 BST Serena Williams points at the umpire during her US Open final match against Naomi Osaka Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images Vid https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/09/tennis-rallies-behind-serena-williams-after-us-open-sexism-claim Dallas officer who shot man in his home remains free as calls for arrest grow Amber Guyger wounded man in 2017 in on-duty incident Mother: ‘If it was a white man would it have been different? Associated Press in Dallas Sun 9 Sep 2018 18.22 BST A photo provided by Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas shows Botham Jean Photograph: Jeff Montgmery/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/09/dallas-officer-botham-jean-shot-wounded-suspect-2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Starvation: a weapon of war that could kill 590,000 children by the end of 2018 Save the Children says two thirds of infants in conflict zones are not being treated for life-threatening hunger Mon 10 Sep 2018 14.10 BST Last modified on Mon 10 Sep 2018 14.11 BST By Karen McVeigh Save the Children said more than 300,000 children will die in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where nutrition programmes have an 8% funding shortfall Photograph: John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/sep/10/starvation-a-weapon-of-war-that-could-kill-590000-children-by-the-end-of-2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) Dallas police officer who shot neighbor dead arrested on manslaughter charge Amber Guyger, who killed Botham Jean on Thursday after mistakenly entering his apartment, was taken into custody Sunday Associated Press in Dallas Mon 10 Sep 2018 12.33 BST According to police, Guyger shot and killed Jean after returning in uniform to the South Side Flats, where they both had apartments, following her shift Photograph: Ryan Tarinelli/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/10/dallas-botham-jean-amber-guyger-officer-shot-neighbor-arrested Question: How did she enter apt. in the 1st place? Do all those apts. have the same entrance doorkey? I'd say obviously not.....That's weird...besides being incredible and horrible. Or...Entrance door was un-locked.....Ok Edited September 10, 2018 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 September 11: nearly 10,000 people affected by 'cesspool of cancer' Thousands who lived or worked in lower Manhattan on 9/11 were exposed to toxic fumes from destroyed towers Erin Durkin in New York Tue 11 Sep 2018 13.51 BST John Mormando is trying to bring awareness to breast cancer he believes he contracted while working close to Ground Zero Photograph: Christopher Lane https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/10/911-attack-ground-zero-manhattan-cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 'Repugnant, racist': News Corp cartoon on Serena Williams condemned JK Rowling and daughter of Martin Luther King Jr criticise cartoonist Mark Knight’s caricature of tennis star Helen Davidson Tue 11 Sep 2018 03.33 BST Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka with their trophies after playing the US Open women’s final Photograph: Icon Sport via Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/11/repugnant-racist-news-corp-cartoon-serena-williams-mark-knight Hurricane Florence: over 1m ordered to evacuate in Virginia and Carolinas South Carolina governor warns ‘this is a big, big storm’ as states brace for what could be the region’s most powerful hurricane Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans Tue 11 Sep 2018 12.43 BST 2 vids https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/10/hurricane-florence-virginia-south-carolina-evacuations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Six dead, including gunman, in shooting spree in Bakersfield, California, authorities say LOS ANGELES — A man went on a shooting rampage in one of the major cities of California's agricultural heartland Wednesday evening, killing his wife and four others before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Chris Woodyard USA TODAY Published 2:59 AM EDT Sep 13, 2018 A Kern County sheriff's deputy stands near a closed area in Bakersfield, California Felix Adamo/The Bakersfield California via AP https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/12/bakersfield-california-shooting/1287400002/ White students made to look black on US site for French college Lyon art school apologises after agency manipulated PR image to appeal to US students Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Thu 13 Sep 2018 14.22 BST Emile Cohl school promotional photo with blackened faces Photograph: Twitter More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/white-students-made-to-look-black-on-french-college-website-in-us Hurricane Florence expected to cause 'life-threatening storm surge' Storm is generating winds of 110mph as more than 1.5m people ordered to evacuate from areas of North and South Carolina Erin Durkin and agencies Thu 13 Sep 2018 16.07 BST A man rides his bike around the waterfront docks before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Washington, North Carolina, on Thursday Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/hurricane-florence-latest-storm-surge UK: White people make up largest proportion of British terror arrests People recorded as Asian do not make up largest proportion for first time in 13 years, data shows Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent Thu 13 Sep 2018 15.33 BST The Met says the fall in overall arrests did not reflect a change in the threat level and that number of active investigations, 650, was at its highest level Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/13/white-people-make-up-largest-proportion-of-terror-arrests-figures-show Salisbury novichok suspects say they were only visiting cathedral British officials say Russian TV interview with men about Skripal poisoning is risible Andrew Roth in Moscow and Vikram Dodd in London Thu 13 Sep 2018 15.11 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/13/russian-television-channel-rt-says-it-is-to-air-interview-with-skripal-salisbury-attack-suspects Yemen: 300,000 lives hang in the balance, says UN Families ‘absolutely terrified’ as Saudi-led offensive resumes on port city of Hodeida Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Thu 13 Sep 2018 13.55 BST A girl stands behind a fence at a school to which she and her family have been evacuated amid the fighting in Hodeida Photograph: Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/yemen-300000-lives-hang-in-the-balance-says-un America's favorite Mexican restaurant is Taco Bell – what does it mean? Consumers rated 3,000 brands for this year’s Harris Poll and the results range from predictable to downright weird Luke O'Neil Thu 13 Sep 2018 01.21 BST Last modified on Thu 13 Sep 2018 16.41 BST In this year’s Harris Poll, Taco Bell was voted by consumers as the nation’s favorite Mexican food. Krispy Kreme was awarded the title of favorite coffee shop Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/12/harris-poll-brands-taco-bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 One dead in Massachusetts after gas explosions ignite dozens of fires Local police chief says 60 to 100 fires were burning in the area and several people were taken to hospital Sarah Betancourt in Boston and agencies Fri 14 Sep 2018 04.24 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/13/massachusetts-gas-explosions NYC to Add Nonbinary 'X' Designation to Birth Certificates By The Associated Press Sept. 12, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/09/12/nyregion/ap-us-nyc-birth-certificates-gender.html 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Judge rules Hawaiian princess unfit to manage $215m trust Legal battle for fortune of woman descended from Hawaiian royalty has included allegations of possible abuse Breena Kerr in Maui Sat 15 Sep 2018 11.00 BST Abigail Kawānanakoa, right, leans in to speak to her lawyer Michael Lilly as her wife Veronica Gail Worth sits next to her in state court in Honolulu on Monday Photograph: Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/15/judge-rules-hawaiian-princess-unfit-to-manage-215m-trust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Author of How to Murder Your Husband charged with murdering husband Self-published writer Nancy Crampton Brophy, 68, arrested Chef Daniel Brophy, 63, shot dead at culinary institute Guardian staff and agencies Sat 15 Sep 2018 15.03 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/15/author-of-how-to-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband Nancy Crompton Brophy had written: ‘The thing I know about murder is that every one of us have it in him/her when pushed far enough.’ Photograph: City of Portland Police Bureau 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Massachusetts police tweet lets slip scale of leftwing surveillance An image of a police computer screen posted during Thursday’s gas emergency showed bookmarks for several activist groups Sarah Betancourt in Boston Sat 15 Sep 2018 14.22 BST Policeman Photograph: Luiz Felipe Castro/Getty Images/Flickr RF https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/15/massachusetts-police-tweet-leftwing-surveillance-boston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) 'For me, this is paradise': life in the Spanish city that banned cars In Pontevedra, the usual soundtrack of a Spanish city has been replaced by the tweeting of birds and the chatter of humans Stephen Burgen in Pontevedra Tue 18 Sep 2018 11.00 BST Calle Mellado before and after the implementation of the scheme Photograph: Concello de Pontevedra More pics https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/18/paradise-life-spanish-city-banned-cars-pontevedra Ireland collects more than €14bn ($16.34B) in taxes and interest from Apple Money will be held in escrow fund pending appeal against European Union tax ruling Staff and agencies Tue 18 Sep 2018 19.04 BST Last modified on Tue 18 Sep 2018 19.18 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/18/ireland-collects-more-than-14bn-disputed-taxes-from-apple Edited September 18, 2018 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Extreme biohacking: the tech guru who spent $250,000 trying to live for ever Silicon Valley millionaire Serge Faguet thinks pills, injections and implants will turn him into a superhuman. Could they? Stefanie Marsh Fri 21 Sep 2018 13.00 BST Serge Faguet hopes to ‘live for millions of years and explore other planets’. Photograph: Winni Wintermeyer for the Guardian More pics https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/21/extreme-biohacking-tech-guru-who-spent-250000-trying-to-live-for-ever-serge-faguet Spacewatch: floating 'space junk' captured Surrey Space Centre scheme for removing orbiting debris successfully nets test junk Thu 20 Sep 2018 21.30 BST Last modified on Thu 20 Sep 2018 21.31 BST By Stuart Clark Vid https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/20/spacewatch-floating-space-orbiting-junk-surrey-university-captured Five people, including three infants, stabbed at N.Y. overnight daycare centre, police say One of the infants, a girl, is in serious condition, but none of the injuries is considered life-threatening The Associated Press September 21, 2018 8:36 AM EDT https://nationalpost.com/news/5-people-3-of-them-infants-stabbed-at-nyc-day-care-centre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Tanzania ferry disaster: 136 bodies pulled from Lake Victoria MV Nyerere ferry sank on Thursday afternoon near Ukara dock, Lake Victoria Jason Burke Africa correspondent and agencies Fri 21 Sep 2018 14.24 BST An image from mobile phone footage showing people standing on the capsized hull of the ferry Photograph: Mteule Gosberth Kahangile/AP https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/20/people-feared-drowned-in-tanzania-ferry-disaster 5% of all deaths due to alcohol, WHO says Report finds 13.5% of deaths among people in their 20s are linked to booze Fri 21 Sep 2018 14.00 BST Last modified on Fri 21 Sep 2018 14.26 BST By Nicola Davis A pint of beer Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/21/5-of-all-deaths-due-to-alcohol-who-says 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Dallas police officer who fatally shot neighbor in his apartment is fired Amber Guyger mistakenly entered Botham Jean’s apartment and said she thought she had encountered a burglar inside her home Associated Press in Dallas Mon 24 Sep 2018 18.14 BST Botham Jean was fatally shot inside his own apartment by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger on 6 September Photograph: Jeff Montgomery/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/24/amber-guyger-botham-jean-shooting-dallas-police-officer-fired-latest Versace close to being sold to US label Michael Kors for $2bn Donatella Versace expected to confirm deal with handbag and clothing brand on Tuesday Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent Mon 24 Sep 2018 16.47 BST A model takes to the runway for the Versace show during Milan fashion week on Friday Photograph: Jacopo Raule/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/24/versace-to-be-sold-to-us-label-michael-kors-for-2bn-sources-say 'It's difficult to believe a woman can rape a man': Jimmy Bennett is ridiculed...... By Kayla Brantley For Dailymail.com Published: 06:58 BST, 24 September 2018 | Updated: 12:09 BST, 24 September 2018 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6200465/Jimmy-Bennett-ridiculed-Italian-TV-saying-Asia-Argento-raped-underage.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 All you need is loves: the truth about polyamory More and more young people are abandoning monogamy in favour of open relationships. But is it really that easy to turn your back on jealousy? And what about all the admin? Sirin Kale Tue 25 Sep 2018 07.00 BST Last modified on Tue 25 Sep 2018 10.12 BST ‘There’s so much joy in being poly’: (l-r) Laura, Alex and Mike, who are in a ‘polycule’ along with William (not pictured) Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian More pics https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/25/truth-about-polyamory-monogamy-open-relationships 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 'Let's bring back the dignity of walking': being on foot in your city From trudging through snow to navigating streets with a buggy, Guardian readers share what it’s like to walk in their cities Elle Hunt and Guardian readers Fri 21 Sep 2018 15.24 BST One reader claimed an upside of walking in hilly Lisbon, Portugal was the ‘delicious reminder’ of being fit Photograph: Alamy More pics https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/21/lets-bring-back-the-dignity-of-walking-being-on-foot-in-your-city Edited September 25, 2018 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) Bill Cosby sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault A judge sentenced the 81-year-old comedian for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004 Erin Durkin in Norristown, Pennsylvania Tue 25 Sep 2018 20.51 BST Booking photo from the Montgomery County Correctional Facility shows comedian Bill Cosby after his sentencing on Tuesday Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/25/bill-cosby-sentence-sexual-assault-judge 'These cities value freedom and democracy’: the Syrian families searching Europe for justice In a red London bus covered with images of ‘disappeared’ and detained Syrians, Families for Freedom has reached Berlin – a city whose traumatic past has parallels with Syria’s present Holly Young in Berlin Wed 26 Sep 2018 07.15 BST Activists hold portraits of those detained or missing in front of Families for Freedom’s red London bus Photograph: Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/26/these-cities-value-freedom-and-democracy-the-syrian-families-searching-europe-for-justice Edited September 26, 2018 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Kidnapped by mum: the American teenager trapped in a South Korean cult Elise spent two months with Grace Road Church in South Korea and Fiji, after her mother destroyed her passport and refused to let her leave Kate Lyons Wed 26 Sep 2018 00.00 BST Last modified on Wed 26 Sep 2018 02.09 BST Elise on a trip to Fiji where 400 members of Grace Road Church moved after their leader prophesied that it was the promised land Photograph: Elise More pics & vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/26/kidnapped-by-mum-the-american-teenager-trapped-in-a-south-korean-cult 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 'There was a lot of fear': how Heidelberg changed when the US army left town As the US army reduces its Nato presence in Europe, one German city turned all those now-empty buildings into an opportunity – but can it work elsewhere? Matt Pickles Thu 27 Sep 2018 11.00 BST Different times ... US soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the US Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg in 2002 Photograph: Werner_Baum/epa More pics https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/27/there-was-a-lot-of-fear-how-heidelberg-changed-when-the-us-army-nato-left-town 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 SEC sues Elon Musk for fraud and seeks to bar him from leading a company Musk suggested in August that he was preparing to take Tesla private and claimed he had ‘funding secured’ Dominic Rushe in New York Thu 27 Sep 2018 21.38 BST The news triggered lawsuits from investors, some of whom have been betting heavily on the collapse of Tesla’s share price Photograph: Roman Pilipey/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/27/sec-sues-elon-musk-and-tesla-over-plans-to-make-company-private 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Moroccan woman dies after navy shoots at migrant boat Three other migrants wounded in incident, and two Spanish nationals arrested Associated Press Thu 27 Sep 2018 13.47 BST Last modified on Thu 27 Sep 2018 14.11 BST Tangier in Morocco, where two people have been arrested in a separate case suspected of facilitating illegal migration Photograph: Neil Farrin/Getty/Robert Harding World Imagery https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/27/moroccan-woman-buried-after-navy-shoots-at-migrant-boat Peru’s last Incan city reveals its secrets: ‘It’s genuinely a marvel’ Espíritu Pampa, forgotten for centuries, was cleared, and the latest findings, a planned site museum and fieldwork are bringing attention to the last stronghold of the Incas Laurence Blair in Espíritu Pampa Fri 28 Sep 2018 07.30 BST The city of Espíritu Pampa, also known as Old Vilcabamba, photographed in 2018 Photograph: Laurie Blair More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/28/perus-last-incan-city-reveals-its-secrets-its-genuinely-a-marvel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Philippines president admits extrajudicial killings – video Rodrigo Duterte confesses to his 'sin' of authorising extrajudicial killings as part of his war on drugs. He made the admission during a speech at the presidential palace on Thursday and directly challenged anyone who criticised how he ran the country Duterte confesses: 'My only sin is the extrajudicial killings' Source: AP Fri 28 Sep 2018 13.57 BST Last modified on Fri 28 Sep 2018 14.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/sep/28/philippine-president-admits-extrajudicial-killings-video Another one believing in REAL DEMOCRACY.....Awesome......And he's President ....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 'It was horrible before': how a deadly Colombian city became a safe haven For years, gangs brought violence and horror to the streets of Buenaventura. Then residents effected a sea change Karen McVeigh in Buenaventura Mon 1 Oct 2018 07.00 BST Locally driven efforts to bring stability to Buenaventura have had a transformative effect on the city Photograph: Federico Rios/Christian Aid https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/oct/01/it-was-horrible-before-locals-safe-haven-deadly-colombian-city-buenaventura Palu tsunami: desperate search for survivors amid difficult rescue conditions Death toll expected to reach into the thousands after tsunami hit Palu and Donggala on island of Sulawesi Kate Lamb in Makassar, Hannah Ellis-Petersen and agencies Mon 1 Oct 2018 13.57 BST Pics & vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/01/indonesia-tsunami-mass-burials-begin-amid-desperate-search-for-survivors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Amazon raises minimum wage for US and UK employees Company says it has ‘listened to its critics’ as it increases US rate to $15 and UK to £9.50 Richard Partington Tue 2 Oct 2018 13.13 BST Amazon’s new minimum wages will apply from 1 November Photograph: Paul Sakuma/AP https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/02/amazon-raises-minimum-wage-us-uk-employees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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