umbertino Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 World's billionaires became 20% richer in 2017, report reveals UBS report shows billionaires increased fortunes by $1.4tn, more than the GDP of Spain Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent Fri 26 Oct 2018 06.01 BST More than 40 of the 179 new billionaires created last year inherited their wealth and the UBS report’s authors expect a further $3.4tn to be handed down over the next 20 years Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/oct/26/worlds-billionaires-became-20-richer-in-2017-report-reveals 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Pipe bomb investigation: Florida mail facility searched by FBI and police Some packages came from Florida, says homeland security secretary All devices were intercepted and no injuries reported Jon Swaine and Amanda Holpuch in New York Fri 26 Oct 2018 05.19 BST A police officer and dog are shown outside a postal facility in Opa-locka, Florida on Thursday Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/suspicious-package-sent-robert-de-niro-attempted-pipe-bombings White man shoots two black customers at Kentucky grocery, police say Authorities uncertain of motive but witness claims suspect told another white man: ‘Whites don’t shoot whites’ Associated Press Fri 26 Oct 2018 00.06 BST Kroger employees hug each other in the aftermath of the shooting Photograph: Timothy D Easley/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/kentucky-kroger-grocery-store-shooting 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Pipe bombs suspect Cesar Sayoc charged with five federal crimes – live updates Sayoc, 56, from Aventura, faces up to 58 years in prison Two more suspicious packages discovered in US on Friday Jamiles Lartey (now) and Erin Durkin (earlier) Fri 26 Oct 2018 21.27 BST Jeff Sessions said: ‘We will bring the full force of the law to anyone who attempts to use threats, intimidation and outright violence.’ Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA Key events 2h ago Sayoc charged with five federal offences 2h ago Cesar Sayoc 'a loose cannon', cousin tells NBC 2h ago Billionaire Tom Steyer says suspicious package was intercepted 5h ago Suspect named as Cesar Sayoc, 56 5h ago Man arrested over explosive devices Live feed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/oct/26/pipe-bombs-latest-live-news-updates-arrest-florida 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Cesar Sayoc: what we know about the pipe bomb suspect The 56-year-old Florida man is a Trump supporter and has an extensive arrest record Adam Gabbatt Fri 26 Oct 2018 20.39 BST Last modified on Sat 27 Oct 2018 00.00 BST Police believe Cesar Sayoc, from Aventura, Florida, is behind a series of suspected pipe bombs sent to critics of Donald Trump Photograph: AFP/Getty https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/cesar-sayoc-who-is-he-pro-trump-pipe-bomb-suspect-criminal-record-party-affiliation Pipe bombs suspect Cesar Sayoc charged with five federal crimes – as it happened Sayoc, 56, from Aventura, faces up to 58 years in prison Two more suspicious packages discovered in US on Friday Sam Levin, Jamiles Lartey and Erin Durkin Sat 27 Oct 2018 01.38 BST Key Events 19h ago Sayoc charged with five federal offences 20h ago Cesar Sayoc 'a loose cannon', cousin tells NBC 20h ago Billionaire Tom Steyer says suspicious package was intercepted 23h ago Suspect named as Cesar Sayoc, 56 23h ago Man arrested over explosive devices Live feed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/oct/26/pipe-bombs-latest-live-news-updates-arrest-florida 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: suspect held as multiple fatalities reported Police say gunman in custody and three officers shot Local media reports eight fatalities Martin Pengelly in New York, Lois Beckett in San Francisco and Mike Elk in Pittsburgh Sat 27 Oct 2018 17.13 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/27/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Pittsburgh shooting: husband and wife and two brothers among 11 victims Synagogue shooting investigated as hate crime, not terror Suspect Robert Bowers charged with 29 counts Erin Durkin in New York and Carmen Gentile in South Baldwin, Pennsylvania Sun 28 Oct 2018 14.30 GMT Police tape and memorial flowers are seen outside the Tree of Life Synagogue Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/28/pittsburgh-shooting-victims-suspect 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Asia Bibi’s husband pleads for family asylum in UK after blasphemy acquittal Pakistan government accused of signing death warrant by blocking Christian woman from leaving the country Memphis Barker in Islamabad and Harriet Sherwood Sat 3 Nov 2018 17.07 GMT A Pakistani supporter of hardline religious party the ASWJ stands on an image of Asia Bibi during a protest rally on 2 November Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/03/asia-bibi-husband-pakistan-blasphemy-acquittal-christian-plea-asylum Florida yoga studio shooting: two killed before class members tackle gunman Suspect fatally shot himself, authorities say No connection between shooter and victims determined Four people were wounded and two killed in a shooting at a Tallahassee yoga studio Photograph: Steve Cannon/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/02/tallahassee-florida-yoga-shooting American Airlines passenger who says she was raped in bathroom sues carrier Aubrey Lane says staff failed to protect her and others when they served the alleged attacker as many as six alcoholic drinks Lucia Graves Sat 3 Nov 2018 15.11 GMT Last modified on Sat 3 Nov 2018 15.13 GMT ‘If our crews discover or are told about any alleged illegal misconduct that may occur on the aircraft, law enforcement is contacted and will meet the aircraft upon arrival,’ American Airlines said in a statement Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/03/aubrey-lane-american-airlines-lawsuit-sexual-harassment Two dead after part of Amazon warehouse collapses in Baltimore One man was found under debris Friday and a second man’s body recovered Saturday after 50ft wall collapsed in severe weather Associated Press in Baltimore Sat 3 Nov 2018 18.02 GMT A ship sorter at an Amazon fulfillment center in Kent, Washington on 24 October Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/03/baltimore-amazon-warehouse-collapse Afghanistan: US service member killed in 'apparent insider attack' Another was wounded in the incident in Kabul, Nato-led Resolute support mission said Reuters in Kabul Sat 3 Nov 2018 12.42 GMT The attack is the latest in a series of ‘green-on-blue’ attacks in which members of the Afghan forces have killed US or coalition advisers this year Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/03/afghanistan-kabul-us-armed-forces-killed-insider-attack 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 El Chapo: jury selected in trial of Mexican cartel boss Jurors will be kept anonymous in trial, and Guzmán has been held in solitary confinement, barred from seeing his wife Ed Vulliamy and agencies in New York Wed 7 Nov 2018 21.08 GMT Law enforcement authorities escort Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán in New York in 2017. Jury selection has begun under tight security at the New York trial of the alleged Mexican cartel boss Photograph: AP https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/07/el-chapo-trial-latest-jury-selection-new-york 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 Thousand Oaks shooting: gunman kills 12 at California western bar Sheriff’s deputy is among the dead and the gunman was found dead inside the bar Adam Gabbatt in New York and agencies Thu 8 Nov 2018 13.41 GMT 2 vids https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/08/california-borderline-mass-shooting-thousand-oaks 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Neil Young criticises Trump after losing his home in California fires Songwriter says state is vulnerable because of climate change and accuses US president of defying science Laura Snapes Mon 12 Nov 2018 10.37 GMT Last modified on Mon 12 Nov 2018 13.16 GMT Poor forest management ‘not to blame’ … Neil Young Photograph: Dan Steinberg/Rex/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/12/neil-young-donald-trump-california-fires-climate-change UK: Neo-Nazi couple found guilty of membership of banned terror group Adam Thomas and Claudia Patatas were members of National Action, banned in 2016 Vikram Dodd and agencies Mon 12 Nov 2018 12.54 GMT Claudia Patatas and Adam Thomas, who gave their child the middle name Adolf in admiration of Hitler Photograph: PA https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/12/neo-nazi-couple-found-guilty-of-membership-of-banned-terror-group-national-action Deeply sorry for that child..........But one can't choose/pick parents...Unfortunately Edited November 12, 2018 by umbertino 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waaa Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/12/neil-young-donald-trump-california-fires-climate-change Lol! That’s rich! Neil young with an opinion that matters? Hey as long as we’re are thinking in that vein, let’s put Keith Richards in charge of the DEA! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) El Chapo trial: accountant exposes details of cartel's vast operations Jesús Zambada García lays out Sinaloa cartel’s complex financial structure as his former boss listens in New York Ed Vulliamy in New York Thu 15 Nov 2018 02.22 GMT Jesús Zambada García in 2008 Photograph: Alberto Vera/AFP/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/14/el-chapo-trial-sinaloa-cartel-accountant-new-york Quote let’s put Keith Richards in charge of the DEA! End Quote Used to be a fantastic guitarist.....In the past at least...... Edited November 15, 2018 by umbertino 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Jeff Bezos tells employees 'one day Amazon will fail' Tech giant’s founder made surprise warning in staff meeting when addressing question about Sears, according to a recording Dominic Rushe Fri 16 Nov 2018 16.29 GMT Last modified on Fri 16 Nov 2018 18.35 GMT Jeff Bezos in National Harbor, Maryland, on 19 September Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/16/jeff-bezos-amazon-will-fail-recording-report 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Spacewatch: landing site for ExoMars mission chosen European-Russian mission’s rover will land on Mars in 2021 at Oxia Planum, north of equator Stuart Clark Thu 15 Nov 2018 21.30 GMT The ancient lake bed of Oxia Planum has been recommended as the landing site for the European-Russian 2020 ExoMars mission Photograph: Nasa/JPL/University of Arizona https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/15/spacewatch-landing-site-for-exomars-mission-chosen 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Shooting near Chicago hospital leaves multiple victims Jorge L. Ortiz and Aamer Madhani USA TODAY Published 5:37 PM EST Nov 19, 2018 Police inside Mercy Hospital in Chicago on Nov. 19, 2018 Yalina Perez https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/19/chicago-hospital-shooting-reports-multiple-victims-mercy-hospital/2060629002/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Not in His name: God is gender-neutral, says archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has rejected Ariana Grande’s suggestion that God is a woman. God, he says, is not male or female Wed 21 Nov 2018 16.24 GMT Last modified on Wed 21 Nov 2018 18.10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2018/nov/21/not-in-his-name-god-is-gender-neutral-says-archbishop-of-canterbury Why central bank digital currencies will destroy bitcoin Central banks should issue their own digital currencies to replace a crisis-prone banking system and shut out cryptocurrencies Mon 19 Nov 2018 14.45 GMT First published on Mon 19 Nov 2018 14.16 GMT Nouriel Roubini https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/19/why-central-bank-digital-currencies-will-destroy-bitcoin 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Outrage in Paraguay after Brazil cartel boss kills woman in his prison cell Marcelo Pinheiro’s murder of Lidia Meza, 18, in an apparent attempt to avoid extradition, highlights a culture of impunity Laurence Blair in Rio de Janeiro Thu 22 Nov 2018 09.16 GMT Marcelo Pinheiro, AKA Marcelo Piloto, attends a hearing at a police station in Asunción, Paraguay, last week. He has since been extradited to his native Brazil Photograph: Handout/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/paraguay-murder-brazil-cartel-boss-marcelo-pinheiro-piloto 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 First ever plane with no moving parts takes flight Flight represents breakthrough that could lead eventually to carbon-neutral air travel Alex Hern Wed 21 Nov 2018 18.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 22 Nov 2018 14.05 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/21/first-ever-plane-with-no-moving-parts-takes-flight Hawaii burger chain closes restaurant over video of rat being cooked on grill Teddy’s Bigger Burgers closes Mapunapuna location for cleaning and fires employees in video shared on social media Associated Press in Honolulu Fri 23 Nov 2018 12.38 GMT Teddy’s Bigger Burgers initiated a ‘complete sanitization’. Photograph: chameleonseye/Getty Images/iStockphoto https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/23/hawaii-burger-chain-closes-restaurant-video-rat-cooked-grill 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thousands march in Spain to oppose violence against women In Madrid, crowds shouted ‘no more victims, we want freedom’ following string of high-profile rape trials Sam Jones in Madrid and agencies Sun 25 Nov 2018 16.45 GMT The protest in Madrid was part of a day of action to mark the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Photograph: Manu Fernández/AP https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/25/spain-protest-march-oppose-violence-against-women Police stake out area where American killed by Andaman tribespeople Authorities consulting anthropologists in bid to recover body of John Allen Chau Michael Safi in Delhi Sun 25 Nov 2018 10.15 GMT First published on Sun 25 Nov 2018 02.53 GMT A Sentinelese tribesman photographed from a helicopter in 2004 Photograph: AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/25/police-stake-out-area-where-american-killed-by-andaman-tribespeople 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Teargas fired on migrants as US agents close Mexico border crossing US shuts San Diego-Tijuana crossing Migrants chant: ‘We are not criminals!’ Guardian staff and agencies Sun 25 Nov 2018 21.29 GMT A migrant family, part of a caravan of thousands traveling from Central America, run away from teargas in front of the border wall between the US and Mexico in Tijuana, Mexico Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/25/us-mexico-border-crossing-closes-migrants Elon Musk considers move to Mars despite 'good chance of death' SpaceX founder says he could fly to red planet in seven years Martin Pengelly Sun 25 Nov 2018 15.44 GMT Last modified on Sun 25 Nov 2018 20.50 GMT Elon Musk speaks near a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in September 2018. ‘We think you can come back but we’re not sure.’ Photograph: David McNew/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/25/elon-musk-move-mars-chance-of-death Mars is lovely at this time of year: futurists imagine life in 2050 From family holidays in space to robot doctors and an end to work… Four experts predict what life will be like 30 years from now Alex Moshakis Sun 25 Nov 2018 08.00 GMT Lonely planet: ‘I can imagine Mars becoming a vacation site. Instead of going to the beach, people will spend money to go and hang out in space,’ says Neil deGrasse Tyson Illustration: Phil Hackett/Observer https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/nov/25/futurists-the-world-in-2050-science-medicine-food-travel-predictions Only a fool would have bought into bitcoin late last year. So guess what I did? A little voice in my head told me that maybe cryptocurrency was the future, and I should have a stake in it. That voice was wrong … Sun 25 Nov 2018 15.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 25 Nov 2018 20.41 GMT Arwa Mahdawi ‘People who had gambled on cryptocurrencies were getting insanely rich.’ Photograph: Chesnot/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/25/only-a-fool-would-have-bought-into-bitcoin-late-last-year-so-guess-what-i-did Carlos Ghosn denies using company money for luxury lifestyle Dismissal of Nissan chief is being seen as a battle between Japan carmaker and Renault Phillip Inman and agencies Sun 25 Nov 2018 17.10 GMT Carlos Ghosn, head of Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi carmaker alliance, says he did not intend to understate his income, according to Japanese broadcaster Photograph: Regis Duvignau/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/25/carlos-ghosn-denies-using-company-money-for-luxury-lifestyle 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Nasa’s Mars InSight probe touches down on Mars Nail-biting descent achieved after spacecraft slams into Martian atmosphere at 12,300mph Ian Sample Science editor Mon 26 Nov 2018 20.21 GMT Celebrations among the mission control team at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena Photograph: AL SEIB/POOL/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/26/nasas-mars-insight-probe-touches-down-on-mars US agents arrested 42 migrants on American side of the border, official says Officials claim agents released teargas when hit with rocks Thirty-nine arrests reported on Mexican side of the border Erin Durkin in New York Mon 26 Nov 2018 17.52 GMT The arrests came amid clashes with members of a migrant caravan attempting to enter the US from Tijuana Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/26/border-mexico-us-migrants-immigration Syrian refugee stranded in airport for months is granted asylum in Canada Hassan Al Kontar had been stranded in Kuala Lumpur’s arrival corridor since February after being unable to return to Malaysia Leyland Cecco in Toronto Mon 26 Nov 2018 19.58 GMT ‘Tomorrow, I will be reaching my final destination: Vancouver, Canada,’ Hassan Al Kontar said in a video posted on Twitter Photograph: Hassan Al Kontar https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/26/hassan-al-kontar-syrian-refugee-stranded-airport-asylum-canada-vancouver 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleslayer Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, umbertino said: Syrian refugee stranded in airport for months is granted asylum in Canada Edited November 27, 2018 by Muleslayer 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Charlottesville driver begins trial over woman's death: 'Was it a malicious act?' Jury heard conflicting accounts of what caused a man to drive his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer Sabrina Siddiqui in Charlottesville Thu 29 Nov 2018 22.18 GMT James Alex Fields, left, is seen attending the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on 12 August 2017 Photograph: Reuters More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/29/charlottesville-driver-begins-trial-over-womans-death-was-it-a-malicious-act 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Laid-off Sears workers left with nothing – and they say wealthy bosses are to blame Thousands of workers have been fired and outrage has been directed at the stewardship of billionaire CEO Eddie Lampert Michael Sainato Sat 1 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 1 Dec 2018 11.03 GMT Sears plans to shut down 188 stores by the end of 2018 Photograph: Robert Gumpert for the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/01/sears-workers-kmart-retail-eddie-lampert 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 We ban cannabis but let people eat as much meat as they want. That makes no sense If our goal is to limit social harm, we should reassess what we allow and what we ration Sat 1 Dec 2018 17.30 GMT Last modified on Sat 1 Dec 2018 20.21 GMT By Sonia Sodha A ‘cannabis consultant’ talks customers through the edible marijuana products in a Seattle pot shop Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/01/we-ban-cannabis-but-let-people-eat-as-much-meat-as-they-want-does-that-make-sense 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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