umbertino Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Kenny Rogers, country music star, dies aged 81 Representatives of Rogers’ family said the singer died peacefully at home from natural causes Guardian staff Sat 21 Mar 2020 06.52 GMT Last modified on Sat 21 Mar 2020 07.38 GMT Kenny Rogers has died at 81 on March 20, according to multiple sources Photograph: Paul Natkin/Getty Image https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/21/kenny-rogers-country-music-star-dies-aged-81 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstoolman1 Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 R.I.P. Gambler 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosterbglee Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Ditto......he was very soulful in his music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Gangs of New Zealand: explosion of violence prompts fears police have lost control Gangs have existed for decades in New Zealand but years of low-key activity has been shattered by recent wars between rivals Anusha Bradley in Tarndale Mon 23 Mar 2020 00.42 GMT Gangs have existed for decades in New Zealand but poverty and unemployment have helped drive up membership Photograph: Xavier la Canna/AAP More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/gangs-of-new-zealand-explosion-of-violence-prompts-fears-police-have-lost-control 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Dionne Warwick on singing, psychics and the hell of segregation: 'We all bleed red blood' The great pop vocalist talks about Elvis, Bacharach and David, her cousin Whitney Houston – and her experience with Donald Trump on The Celebrity Apprentice Mon 23 Mar 2020 06.00 GMT Amy Fleming Dionne Warwick: ‘The world is in the most chaotic state ever.’ Photograph: David Vance https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/23/dionne-warwick-on-singing-psychics-and-the-hell-of-segregation-we-all-bleed-red-blood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Joseph Lowery, American civil rights leader, dies at 98 Reverend helped start the influential Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr Associated Press Sat 28 Mar 2020 05.59 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/joseph-lowery-american-civil-rights-leader-dies-at-98 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 'Bigger and brighter' supermoon graces night sky – video The largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades started to show on Tuesday evening over Europe, Latin America, the US and the Middle East..... Source: Reuters Wed 8 Apr 2020 08.16 BST https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2020/apr/08/bigger-and-brighter-supermoon-graces-night-sky-video 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Amsterdam to Paris in 90 minutes? Dutch tout hyperloop as future of travel North Holland thinks unproven 600mph magnetic hovertrain could help replace air travel Daniel Boffey in Brussels Published on Fri 10 Apr 2020 13.58 BST https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/10/amsterdam-to-paris-in-90-minutes-dutch-tout-hyperloop-as-future-of-travel Opec, Russia and other oil producers make draft deal to cut output Mexico holds out against scale of reductions which would amount to 10m barrels per day, or 10% of global supply Reuters Published on Fri 10 Apr 2020 06.36 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/10/opec-russia-reduce-oil-production-prop-up-prices Edited April 10, 2020 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Man believed to be Brazil’s biggest cocaine supplier arrested in Mozambique Gilberto ‘Fuminho’ Aparecido dos Santos caught after more than 20 years on the run Agence France-Presse in Maputo Published on Tue 14 Apr 2020 17.16 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/14/alleged-brazil-biggest-cocaine-supplier-arrested-mozambique-gilberto-fuminho-aparecido-dos-santos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Man expecting to get $1,700 stimulus check finds millions in bank account An Indiana man expecting a $1,700 stimulus check received a windfall instead from the feds — over $8 million deposited, albeit briefly, to his bank account April 14, 2020 | 11:05am By Jackie Salo WGN9 Vid https://nypost.com/2020/04/14/man-expecting-to-get-stimulus-check-finds-millions-in-bank-account/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Chilean author, campaigner and escapee Luis Sepúlveda dies aged 70 of Covid-19 Dramatic career took in escapes from Pinochet’s regime in the 70s, sailing with Greenpeace and writing books including The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Agence-France Presse Thu 16 Apr 2020 17.56 BST https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/16/chilean-author-campaigner-and-escapee-luis-sepulveda-dies-aged-70-of-covid-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Brian Dennehy, Tony Award-Winning Actor, Dies at 81 A versatile star, he had scores of television and film credits and made a searing impression on Broadway in “Death of a Salesman.” By Neil Genzlinger April 16, 2020 Brian Dennehy in the 2013 television movie “The Challenger Disaster." He was a familiar face for many years on television, in the movies and on Broadway.Credit...Patrick Toselli for Science Channel/BBC https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/movies/brian-dennehy-dead.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear weapon loss incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Mars_Bluff_B-47_nuclear_weapon_loss_incident 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Italy Liberation Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Italy) What is Italy's Liberation Day all about? If you work in an Italian office, you've probably got the day off on April 25th, as it's a public holiday across the country. But why? Catherine Edwards 25 April 2016 12:24 CEST+02:00 Members of the Presidential Guard (Corazzieri - Shieldmen) at the Vittorio Emanuele monument during last year's celebrations. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP https://www.thelocal.it/20160425/what-is-italys-liberation-day-all-about-giorno-liberazione-partisans-nazi-fascist-milan-uprising-italian-republic-public-holiday Liberation Day April 25th,1945: Why Remember? Elena Vipera | Apr 25, 2014 https://italoamericano.org/story/2014-4-25/Liberation-Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) Now this is funny... Maybe some of you are aware that I personally don't like firearms ( talking for myself...I do respect everybody else of course) Well then...Just today I received the following e-mail.......WTF 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐂𝐖 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐆𝐮𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 Multi-State Concealed Gun Permit Certification is Here If you haven't had time to get your concealed carry permit in the past BUT have been wishing there was a simpler way USConcealedOnline just solved that problem. Introducing the multi-state concealed carry certification. One ONLINE ONLY Certification is changing the way Americans get multi-state concealed carry permits. Click the video to see why Randy Picou, the USConcealedOnline State Certified Instructor is offering his Online concealed carry certification class for free. Randy is an ex-police officer with over 55 years of firearm experience. "I believe it's the responsibility of all Americans to responsibly arm themselves; and my online class makes it simple for law abiding citizens to get their CCW permit without ever leaving home." — Randy Picou - Certified Instructor Take the time now to see if you qualify for the multi-state permit that has recently grown to be the most sought after state issued permit online. Qualify Now! 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘶𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵: 297 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 1163 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘝 89449. 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 © 2020 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 Edited April 24, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Pentagon releases three UFO videos taken by US Navy pilots The previously leaked videos were declassified to ‘clear up any misconceptions’ on whether they were real Daniel Strauss Tue 28 Apr 2020 03.05 BST Last modified on Tue 28 Apr 2020 04.36 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/pentagon-releases-three-ufo-videos-taken-by-us-navy-pilots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 U.S. Navy Awards $5.5 Billion 10-Ship Frigate Contract to Italy's Fincantieri By Reuters April 30, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/30/world/europe/30reuters-usa-navy-frigate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) Italian volunteer kidnapped in Kenya freed after 18 months Silvia Romano, who was seized by gunmen in November 2018, freed near Somalia's capital, Mogadishu 4 hours ago https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/italian-volunteer-kidnapped-kenya-freed-18-months-200510064858860.html She arrived at Rome Ciampino airport 1 hr ago Edited May 10, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Romano converted to Islam while in captivity - Reports She was found locked in a cave together with other hostages, was in traditional Somali attire https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2020-05-11-romano-converted-to-islam-while-in-captivity-reports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Jerry Stiller: Seinfeld star and father of actor Ben dies aged 92 4 hours ago https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52616060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) Michel Piccoli, renowned French acting veteran, dies aged 94 Actor best known for his collaborations with Luis Bunuel and other major directors was a stalwart of French art cinema Andrew Pulver Mon 18 May 2020 13.25 BST Last modified on Mon 18 May 2020 17.48 BST Michel Piccoli, who has died aged 94 Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/18/michel-piccoli-renowned-french-acting-veteran-dies-aged-94-bunuel-godard German company allegedly cons Warren Buffett out of €643m ($703.51) US investor may have paid over four times too much for firm now being investigated for fraud Philip Oltermann in Berlin Tue 19 May 2020 05.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/19/german-company-allegedly-cons-warren-buffett-out-of-643m Edited May 19, 2020 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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