umbertino Posted November 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Two boys shot dead outside elementary school in California Boys, 11 and 14, attended schools in the district Police investigate possible link to previous shooting Associated Press in Union City, California Sun 24 Nov 2019 13.10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/24/two-boys-shot-dead-elementary-school-california 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Storms in France, Greece and Italy leave 'biblical destruction' Seven people die as weekend of heavy rain brings landslides, floods and collapsed overpass Angela Giuffrida in Rome, Kim Willsher in Paris, and Helena Smith in Athens Mon 25 Nov 2019 16.36 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/25/storms-france-greece-italy-destruction-floods Jewellery of 'immeasurable worth' stolen in dramatic Dresden museum heist German police say thieves on the run after ‘cultural treasures’ stolen from Green Vault Kate Connolly in Berlin Mon 25 Nov 2019 15.25 GMT Historic Grape Cups were among the treasures on display in the Green Vault, where burglars carried out a heist Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/25/thieves-steal-priceless-treasures-dresden-green-vault-museum Spanish police attempt to refloat captured 'narco-submarine' Vessel that ran aground in Galicia is believed to be carrying 3,000kg of cocaine Sam Jones in Madrid Mon 25 Nov 2019 10.53 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/25/spanish-police-attempt-refloat-captured-narco-submarine Eighty-two-year-old woman beats up burglar who broke into her home ‘I’m alone and I’m old, but guess what – I’m tough,’ said Willie Murphy, who works out almost every day at the local YMCA Jessica Glenza in New York Mon 25 Nov 2019 16.07 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/25/eighty-two-year-old-woman-beats-up-burglar-broke-into-home 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 US senator to investigate if foreign spyware used to target Americans Exclusive: Ron Wyden says hacking claims raise “serious national security issues” Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Jon Swaine in New York Tue 26 Nov 2019 14.40 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/26/us-senator-investigates-if-foreign-spyware-used-to-target-americans-ron-wyden-whatsapp-lawsuit-nso-group 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 'Bomb cyclone' storm expected to upend Thanksgiving travel Storm expected to dump 3ft of snow over Colorado moving north Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada to see blizzard conditions Jessica Glenza in New York Wed 27 Nov 2019 14.31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/27/bomb-cyclone-latest-weather-report-thanksgiving-travel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Police offer €500,000 ($550,500) reward over Dresden diamond heist Dresden white diamond worth £9m (9.9M) among items taken in raid by axe-wielding thieves Agence France-Presse in Berlin Thu 28 Nov 2019 17.13 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/police-confirm-14-pieces-stolen-in-theft-of-9m-dresden-white-diamond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 The lost platoon: the forgotten story of fifteen Italian-american heroes in the World War 2 By RAFFAELLA CORTESE DE BOSIS and MARCO PATUCCHI 24 March 2019 https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/03/24/news/world_war_two_italy_the_lost_platoon-222381822/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted November 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 London Bridge attack: one member of public killed and police shoot suspect dead – live updates Police say a number of people have been stabbed, and a man shot by officers at the scene was wearing a hoax suicide vest Kevin Rawlinson (now) and Matthew Weaver (earlier) Fri 29 Nov 2019 18.22 GMT Key events 20m ago One member of the public killed 24m ago Johnson: 'the incident has been contained' 42m ago Khan: some seriously injured 2h ago Suicide vest was a hoax 2h ago Terrorist incident declared 3h ago Suspect killed 3h ago Incident being treated 'as if it is terror-related' Live feed Vid https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2019/nov/29/london-bridge-incident-police-city 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 Three people wounded in stabbing incident in The Hague Police hunt man in grey tracksuit and shawl after incident in Grote Marktstraat shopping area Agencies Fri 29 Nov 2019 20.11 GMT Last modified on Fri 29 Nov 2019 22.07 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/29/several-people-wounded-in-stabbing-incident-in-the-hague Paris train station evacuated after bomb scare by Ellie Bufkin | November 29, 2019 04:57 PM https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/paris-train-station-evacuated-after-bomb-scare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Why three men spent 36 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were exonerated after evidence proved their innocence in what was real-life episode of The Wire Erum Salam in New York Sat 30 Nov 2019 07.20 GMT Alfred Chesnut, Andrew Stewart and Ransom Watkins after their liberation in Baltimore on 25 November Photograph: Todd Kimmelman/Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (/AFP via Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/30/baltimore-men-exonerated-36-years-alfred-chestnut-ransom-watkins-andrew-stewart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 World-first mobile phone detection cameras rolled out in Australia New South Wales hopes to cut fatalities on the state’s roads by a third with devices that operate day and night in all weather Reuters Sun 1 Dec 2019 04.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/world-first-mobile-phone-detection-cameras-rolled-out-in-australia 'People are caught up in magical thinking': was the oldest woman in the world a fraud? Jeanne Calment was 122 when she died. But last year a Russian scientist claimed she was a con artist, sparking an international dispute over the woman who may still hold the secret to eternal life Phil Hoad Sat 30 Nov 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 30 Nov 2019 12.11 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/30/oldest-woman-in-the-world-magical-thinking 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Middle Earth: the fight to save the Amazon's soul - video In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, an alternative climate conference is taking place that brings together youth activists, indigenous leaders, scientists and forest dwellers...... Fabio Erdos, Jonathan Watts, Marina Costa and Laurence Topham, Source: The Guardian Tue 3 Dec 2019 12.37 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2019/dec/03/middle-earth-the-fight-to-save-the-amazons-soul-video 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Italy to ask US to pardon murder convict Italian sentenced to life in Florida Redazione ANSA Rome 03 December 201913:38 News http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2019/12/03/italy-to-ask-us-to-pardon-murder-convict_4c8ebe10-0429-4c6c-a90f-c322d7ef36f3.html He's from Trento and I used to know him....He's 2 years younger than myself... The case against Enrico Forti: Is he the Italian Amanda Knox? Two decades after Dale Pike was shot dead on a Miami beach, questions still swirl around the man convicted for the murder https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-case-against-enrico-forti-is-he-the-italian-amanda-knox/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Chico's story http://chicofortifree.blogspot.com/p/english-version.html Now his lawyer is Joe Tacopina who is a NYC famous attorney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin's family for $100m Man who was cleared of murdering unarmed black teenager launches lawsuit against family, their lawyer and prosecutors Richard Luscombe in Miami Wed 4 Dec 2019 20.35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/04/george-zimmerman-trayvon-martin-lawsuit Pearl Harbor shooting: US sailor kills two civilians and injures third at military base Suspect took his own life after attack at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, near Honolulu, officials said Guardian staff and agencies Thu 5 Dec 2019 13.13 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/04/pearl-harbor-shooting-reported-on-us-military-base-in-hawaii How my near-death experience changed my life – video After David Ditchfield was dragged under a moving train, the way he looked at death changed. Before his accident he didn’t consider the afterlife.......... Leah Green Shay Notelovitz Ben Kape Simon Roberts Paul Boyd Thu 5 Dec 2019 12.38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2019/dec/05/how-my-near-death-experience-changed-my-life-video 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Florida: shooter dead after opening fire at naval air station, authorities say Ten have been taken to area hospitals, according to news outlets Shooter opened fire on multiple people in Pensacola Guardian staff Fri 6 Dec 2019 13.51 GMT Last modified on Fri 6 Dec 2019 14.08 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/06/florida-shooting-reports-pensacola-naval-base-latest Botched heist at Florida jewelry store leads to shootout, 4 dead At one point, the line of emergency vehicles following the truck was about a half-mile long. Thursday, December 5th 2019, 10:21 PM EST Updated: Friday, December 6th 2019, 7:37 AM EST Vid https://www.nbc-2.com/story/41415221/botched-heist-at-florida-jewelry-store-leads-to-shootout-4-dead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Doctors in Spain revive British woman after six-hour cardiac arrest Audrey Mash developed severe hypothermia while hiking in Catalan Pyrenees in freezing weather Sam Jones in Madrid Thu 5 Dec 2019 18.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/doctors-in-spain-revive-british-woman-after-six-hour-cardiac-arrest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Jersey City shooting: six dead as officials say gunmen targeted Jewish grocery New York-area police on alert to protect Jewish neighborhoods Three civilians, one police officer and two gunmen killed Guardian staff and agencies Wed 11 Dec 2019 12.54 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/11/jersey-city-shooting-attack-jewish-supermarket I went to prison for murder at 15. I learned violence and I can help others unlearn it David Monroe, who works with at-risk youth, is moving to Stockton, California, to start an anti-violence program David Monroe Wed 11 Dec 2019 11.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/11/prison-gang-murder-stockton-violence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Houston police chief hits out at politicians and NRA after officer death – video Houston's police chief Art Acevedo criticised politicians for not standing up to the National Rifle Association after the the fatal shooting of an officer. 'The NRA doesn't like the fact that we want to take firearms out of the hands......... Source: AP Mon 9 Dec 2019 20.27 GMT Last modified on Tue 10 Dec 2019 12.05 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/dec/09/houston-police-chief-criticises-politicians-and-nra-after-officer-death-video Plantation weddings are wrong. Why is it so hard for white Americans to admit that? Yes, plantations are often beautiful. They were also sites of untold misery and subjugation Wed 11 Dec 2019 11.17 GMT Last modified on Wed 11 Dec 2019 11.19 GM Malaika Jabali A photo shows Dylann Roof posing at McLeod Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof later murdered nine African American members of the Emanuel AME church in 2015 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/11/plantation-weddings-are-wrong-why-is-it-so-hard-for-white-americans-to-admit-that Photograph: Handout/Alamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Danny Aiello, Do the Right Thing star, dies aged 86 Oscar-nominated character actor made his breakthrough in Moonstruck and appeared in The Godfather Part II Andrew Pulver Fri 13 Dec 2019 16.43 GMT Last modified on Fri 13 Dec 2019 20.25 GMT Danny Aiello, who has died, pictured in a New York restaurant Photograph: Jim Cooper/AP https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/dec/13/danny-aiello-do-the-right-thing-moonstruck-actor-dies-aged-86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 Investors who lost $190m demand exhumation of cryptocurrency mogul Gerald Cotten, 30, died in ‘questionable circumstances’ Canadian company founder took crucial password to the grave Leyland Cecco in Toronto Fri 13 Dec 2019 22.15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/13/cryptocurrency-exhumation-gerald-cotten-investors-canada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler agree terms of £38bn ($49.68B) merger Relief for PSA’s Vauxhall workers in Ellesmere Port as there will be no factory closures Jasper Jolly Wed 18 Dec 2019 11.11 GMT First published on Wed 18 Dec 2019 08.08 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/18/peugeot-and-fiat-chrysler-agree-terms-of-38bn-merger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Italian politicians and police among 300 held in mafia bust 2,500 police deployed in raids centred on Calabria targeting members of ‘Ndrangheta Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Thu 19 Dec 2019 14.58 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/italian-politicians-and-police-among-300-held-in-historic-mafia-bust Calabrian mafia ('Ndrangheta) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Ndrangheta 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Deadly shooting at Russian intelligence agency in Moscow, reports say Unidentified man said to have attacked reception at Federal Security Service office Marc Bennetts in Moscow and Luke Harding Thu 19 Dec 2019 16.45 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/moscow-shooting-russia-people-shot-dead-intelligence-agency 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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