umbertino Posted December 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Harvey Weinstein: trio of accusers refuse to sign 'inadequate' settlement The disgraced movie mogul was close to settling civil claims for sexual assault – but now three women have broken ranks Edward Helmore in New York Sat 21 Dec 2019 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/dec/21/harvey-weinstein-three-women-settlement 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Sixty-nine-vehicle pile-up in Virginia injures more than 50 Police say fog and icy road conditions contributed to crash on Interstate 64 Associated Press Mon 23 Dec 2019 07.52 GMT Last modified on Mon 23 Dec 2019 09.33 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/23/sixty-nine-vehicle-pileup-in-virginia-injures-more-than-50 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Moscow resorts to fake snow in warmest December since 1886 Hibernation disrupted at city’s zoo and gardens bloom early as temperatures hit record high Andrew Roth in Moscow Sun 29 Dec 2019 11.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/29/moscow-resorts-to-fake-snow-in-warmest-december-since-1886 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 27 minutes ago, umbertino said: Moscow resorts to fake snow in warmest December since 1886 Hibernation disrupted at city’s zoo and gardens bloom early as temperatures hit record high Andrew Roth in Moscow Sun 29 Dec 2019 11.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/29/moscow-resorts-to-fake-snow-in-warmest-december-since-1886 That's a long time... B/A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 Catholic Sat @CatholicSat This evening after visiting the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis loses his cool after being grabbed by a pilgrim who wouldn't let go of his hand. The Pope repeatedly slapped her hand and told her to let go of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregHi Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, umbertino said: Catholic Sat @CatholicSat This evening after visiting the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis loses his cool after being grabbed by a pilgrim who wouldn't let go of his hand. The Pope repeatedly slapped her hand and told her to let go of him. In my favorite Seinfeld soup nazi voice... “No more prayers for you!!” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 minute ago, GregHi said: In my favorite Seinfeld soup nazi voice... “No more prayers for you!!” Happy New Year to you, GregHi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregHi Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 minute ago, umbertino said: Happy New Year to you, GregHi Happy New Year Umbertino!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) Later the Pope apologized and said that he too may lose his (holy) temper at times..... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/01/pope-francis-apologises-after-slapping-womans-hand Edited January 1, 2020 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Mexican police chief arrested in connection to Mormon family killings Nine women and children of US-Mexican origin were shot dead by suspected drug cartel hitmen last month Reuters in Mexico City Fri 27 Dec 2019 21.20 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/27/mexico-mormon-murders-sonora-arrest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Man shot dead by police after stabbing attack in Paris suburb Motive as yet unclear for knife attack in Villejuif that left one dead and two seriously injured Kim Willsher in Paris Fri 3 Jan 2020 18.08 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/03/man-shot-dead-french-police-stabbing-attack-villejuif-paris-suburb 'We can't trust Google': former executive says company has lost its way Ross LaJeunesse, former head of international relations, says he was forced out after reporting discriminatory practices Kari Paul in San Francisco Fri 3 Jan 2020 19.46 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/03/google-executive-human-rights-activism 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Porn site to pay $12.7m to women who didn't know videos would be posted GirlsDoPorn was sued by women who claimed they were coerced into making videos without knowing footage would be online Harriet Grant Fri 3 Jan 2020 15.44 GMT Last modified on Fri 3 Jan 2020 17.06 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/03/girlsdoporn-site-pay-127m-women-didnt-know-videos-posted 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Paradise lost: residents flee Eden as Australia fires race towards them Days of limbo wear down NSW-Victoria communities displaced by blazes ripping through great swaths of east coast by Michael McGowan in Eden Sun 5 Jan 2020 13.27 GMT First published on Sun 5 Jan 2020 12.42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/05/paradise-lost-locals-flee-eden-as-australia-bushfires-race-towards-them Six people dead after being hit by suspected drunk driver in Italy Group of 17 German tourists were struck by speeding Audi TT in early hours in Alto Adige Angela Giuffrida in Rome Sun 5 Jan 2020 11.34 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/05/six-dead-as-car-ploughs-into-german-tourists-in-northern-italy Happened not too far from where I live....Tragedy Edited January 5, 2020 by umbertino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’ Company’s work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents Carole Cadwalladr Sat 4 Jan 2020 16.55 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/04/cambridge-analytica-data-leak-global-election-manipulation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Pagani cars https://www.pagani.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagani_(company) https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/worlds-9-most-ridiculously-expensive-cars/12/ https://www.barrons.com/articles/pagani-sport-cars-are-a-labor-of-love-01573492096 https://www.kissfromitaly.com/en/blog/pagani-automobili-from-humble-beginnings-to-italian-grandeur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Iran: Suleimani funeral crush death toll rises to more than 50 - latest updates Mourners are crushed in city of Kerman during procession for general killed by US drone strike Matthew Weaver Tue 7 Jan 2020 16.21 GMT First published on Tue 7 Jan 2020 10.32 GMT Key events 20m ago 56 killed in Kerman 2h ago Funeral death toll increases to 50 4h ago Javad Zarif prevented by US from attending UN 4h ago Suleimani's burial postponed 4h ago 40 killed in funeral crush 6h ago Iran considering '13 revenge scenarios' Live feed Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jan/07/iran-qassem-suleimani-funeral-stampede-updates-iraq Key events 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Astronomers discover huge gaseous wave holding Milky Way's newest stars ‘It’s right up in our face’ – close proximity of stellar nursery to our solar system stuns scientists Ian Sample Science editor Tue 7 Jan 2020 20.00 GMT A side-on visualisation shows the undulating nature of the Radcliffe Wave and the position of the sun Photograph: Harvard University https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/07/astronomers-discover-huge-gaseous-wave-holding-milky-ways-newest-stars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 dead, 3 hurt in shooting in Ottawa: Police Authorities are still hunting for the suspect By Emily Shapiro 8 January 2020, 14:54 https://abcnews.go.com/International/injuries-shooting-ottawa-police/story?id=68141948 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Tehran crash: plane downed by Iranian missile, western officials believe Justin Trudeau vows to find answers over crash that killed 176 people, including 63 Canadians Dan Sabbagh, Defence and security editor, and Michael Safi in Amman Thu 9 Jan 2020 20.27 GMT 3 vids https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/09/tehran-crash-plane-downed-by-iranian-missile-western-officials-believe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1104 Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 1/8/2020 at 7:36 AM, umbertino said: Astronomers discover huge gaseous wave holding Milky Way's newest stars ‘It’s right up in our face’ – close proximity of stellar nursery to our solar system stuns scientists Ian Sample Science editor Tue 7 Jan 2020 20.00 GMT A side-on visualisation shows the undulating nature of the Radcliffe Wave and the position of the sun Photograph: Harvard University https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/07/astronomers-discover-huge-gaseous-wave-holding-milky-ways-newest-stars Hormel Chili.....with Beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Iran admits 'unintentionally' shooting down Ukrainian airliner ‘Human error’ blamed as admission comes after initial denials were contradicted by western allies’ intelligence Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Sat 11 Jan 2020 10.45 GMT Red Crescent workers check the debris from the Ukraine International Airlines plane that crashed after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport Photograph: Wana News Agency/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/11/iran-admits-shooting-down-ukrainian-airliner-unintentionally 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 'There's something here': teen discovers new planet while interning at Nasa Wolf Cukier, 17, discovered a planet 6.9 times larger than Earth and only the 13th of its kind Edward Helmore in New York Fri 10 Jan 2020 16.56 GMT This Nasa artist’s illustration shows what researchers working with data from Tess have discovered in the mission’s first circumbinary planet, a world orbiting two stars Photograph: Handout/Nasa/AFP via Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/10/wolf-cukier-nasa-teen-intern-discovers-planet 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Where's Iran? https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1214897192386908160 Americans Were Asked To Find Iran On The Map, And Some Of Them Pointed At USA Lili North and Mindaugas Balčiauskas 2 days ago https://www.boredpanda.com/people-asked-point-iran-on-map-joanna-piacenza/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 US to expel a dozen Saudi trainees in wake of Florida naval base shooting Trainees not involved in attack but reportedly accused of having extremist links or possessing child abuse images Agencies Sun 12 Jan 2020 06.15 GMT A police roadblock outside the Pensacola naval air station following the December shooting Photograph: Josh Brasted/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/12/us-to-expel-a-dozen-saudi-trainees-in-wake-of-florida-naval-base-shooting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstoolman1 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 4 hours ago, umbertino said: US to expel a dozen Saudi trainees in wake of Florida naval base shooting Trainees not involved in attack but reportedly accused of having extremist links or possessing child abuse images Agencies Sun 12 Jan 2020 06.15 GMT A police roadblock outside the Pensacola naval air station following the December shooting Photograph: Josh Brasted/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/12/us-to-expel-a-dozen-saudi-trainees-in-wake-of-florida-naval-base-shooting Good for the U.S. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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