May 18, 2018 - Articles

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Florida city warns of 'extreme zombie activity' during power outage

 

Lake Worth residents receive alert at 2am local time

 

City later clarifies that there is no ‘zombie activity currently’

 

Associated Press in Lake Worth, Florida

Tue 22 May 2018 13.13 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/florida-city-zombies-power-outage

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London one of worst capitals in Europe for clean, safe transport, study shows

 

Exclusive: UK capital has the most expensive public transport, third-worst air quality and is one of most dangerous to walk and cycle, study of 13 cities reveals

 

Matthew Taylor

Tue 22 May 2018 10.15 BST First published on Tue 22 May 2018 04.00 BST

 

 

Of the 13 capital cities studied only Moscow and Paris had worse air quality than London

Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

 

 

" .....Copenhagen came out top followed by Amsterdam, Oslo and Zurich. London comes third from bottom, performing better than Rome and Moscow but worse than many other leading European cities including Madrid, Paris and Berlin...."

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/22/london-one-of-worst-capital-cities-in-europe-for-clean-safe-transport-study-shows

 

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Rudy Giuliani won deal for OxyContin maker to continue sales of drug behind opioid deaths

 

The US government secured a criminal conviction against Purdue Pharma in the mid-2000s but failed to curb sales of the drug after Giuliani reached a deal to avoid a bar on Purdue doing business

 

Chris McGreal in Washington

Tue 22 May 2018 11.56 BST

 

 

 

Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma is facing a wave of civil lawsuits as New York, Texas and five other states have joined a growing number actions against the company

Photograph: Douglas Healey/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/rudy-giuliani-opioid-epidemic-oxycontin-purdue-pharma

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'Elitist den of hate': Silicon Valley pastor decries hypocrisy of area's rich liberals

 

Gregory Stevens resigns after tweets about Palo Alto, slamming tech industry greed and empty social justice promises

 

 

Tue 22 May 2018 09.00 BST

Sam Levin in San Francisco

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/silicon-valley-pastor-gregory-stevens-wealth-liberals

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Landmark lawsuit claims Monsanto hid cancer danger of weedkiller for decades

 

In June, a California groundskeeper will make history by taking company to trial on claims it suppressed harm of Roundup

 

Carey Gillam

Tue 22 May 2018 11.00 BST Last modified on Tue 22 May 2018 14.00 BST

 

 

 

Monsanto has been accused of hiding the dangers of its popular Roundup products for decades, a claim the company denies

Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/22/monsanto-trial-cancer-weedkiller-roundup-dewayne-johnson

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23 May

Philip Roth: Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral author dies at 85

 

Chronicler of American politics, Jewishness and male sexual desire was widely regarded as one of greatest novelists of the 20th century

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 10.57 BST

By  Richard Lea

 

 

 

 

‘The audience I’m writing for is me’ … Philip Roth, who has died aged 85

Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/23/philip-roth-portnoys-complaint-and-american-pastoral-author-dies-aged-85

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US employee suffers brain injury in China after 'abnormal sounds'

 

Embassy alerts staff over consulate worker’s report of sound and pressure sensations

 

Lily Kuo

Wed 23 May 2018 13.42 BST Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 14.42 BST

 

 

 

The consulate employee was working in Guangzhou, southern China

Photograph: PawelBienkowskiphotos / Alamy/Alamy

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/23/us-employee-suffers-brain-injury-china-abnormal-sounds

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Western consumers fund extremism by buying talcum powder, claims study

 

Talc used in products sold in Europe and the US is often mined in Afghanistan by Isis and the Taliban, finds report

 

Peter Beaumont

Wed 23 May 2018 14.02 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/23/western-consumers-fund-extremism-by-buying-talcum-powder-claims-study

 

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'An astonishing force field': Philip Roth, as remembered by authors and friends

 

Friends and fans including writers Jonathan Safran Foer and Joyce Carol Oates, and his long-term reader Hermione Lee pay tribute to ‘a towering figure’ of literature

 

Hermione Lee, Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Gary Shteyngart, Jay Parini, Anne Margaret Daniel and Matt Haig

Wed 23 May 2018 11.12 BST

 

 

Philip Roth, walking in woods near his birthplace in Newark

Photograph: Bob Peterson/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/23/philip-roth-remembered-authors-friends

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Ex-mayor of Ipswich denied citizenship after almost 40 years in UK

 

Home Office tells Inga Lockington, who moved from Denmark in 1979, it ‘cannot be satisfied’ she is permanently resident

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 12.49 BST

By  Nicola Slawson

 

 

 

 

Inga Lockington with her letter from the Home Office and her Danish passport from the 70s

Photograph: Paul Geater/Archant

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/23/ex-mayor-of-ipswich-inga-lockington-denied-citizenship-after-almost-40-years-in-uk

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Comcast prepares to top Disney’s $52bn bid for 21st Century Fox

 

US pay TV giant, which is mounting separate bid for Sky, says it is in advanced stages of offering all-cash deal

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 16.05 BST

Mark Sweney

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/may/23/comcast-prepares-to-top-disney-52bn-bid-for-21st-century-fox

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The friend effect: why the secret of health and happiness is surprisingly simple

 

A study has found that regularly eating meals alone is the biggest single factor for unhappiness, besides existing mental illness. Why is hanging out with friends so helpful?

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 06.00 BST

Jenny Stevens

 

 

 

People who eat socially are more likely to feel better about themselves

Photograph: PeopleImages/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/23/the-friend-effect-why-the-secret-of-health-and-happiness-is-surprisingly-simple

 

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Weekend lie-ins could help you avoid an early death, study says

 

Survey of 38,000 adults shows 65% higher mortality rate for adults getting five hours’ sleep a night unless balanced with longer snooze on ‘days off’

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 04.00 BST

By  Nicola Davis

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/23/weekend-lie-ins-could-help-you-avoid-an-early-death-study-says

 

 

 

 

New York judge orders man, 30, to move out of family home after parents sue

 

Michael Rotondo, who reportedly moved back home eight years ago, issued with eviction order after he thwarted parents’ efforts

 

Arwa Mahdawi

Tue 22 May 2018 23.12 BST Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 11.13 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/new-york-judge-court-man-30-parents-home

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Cyprus to step up security checks in cash-for-citizenship scheme

 

After criticism of the scheme applicants will be subjected to more rigorous vetting process

 

Helena Smith

Wed 23 May 2018 17.53 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/23/cyprus-to-step-up-security-checks-in-cash-for-citizenship-scheme

 

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas casino workers vote for first mass strike in more than 30 years

 

Culinary Union represents 25,000 members at 34 casino-resorts

 

Wide range of staff involved but not croupiers and poker dealers

 

Associated Press

Wed 23 May 2018 17.27 BST

 

 

The hotels and casinos on the Strip in Las Vegas could be severely disrupted by strike action

Photograph: Alamy

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/las-vegas-casino-strikes-workers-vote-walk-out-date

 

 

 

 

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'The mindset is that boys are not raped': India ends silence on male sex abuse

 

Major survey commissioned after film-maker finds evidence many Indian men may have suffered child abuse

 

 

Rituparna Chatterjee

Wed 23 May 2018 12.00 BST Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 16.20 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/23/indian-study-male-sexual-abuse-film-maker-insia-dariwala

 

 

 

 

 

'Every girl is forced by our culture into FGM': battling for change in Kenya – podcast

 

From rescuing girls from female genital mutilation to championing women’s political rights, Leah Chebet Psiya is breaking down barriers in her Pokot community in eastern Kenya

 

Presented by Lucy Lamble and produced by Danielle Stephens

Wed 23 May 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/audio/2018/may/23/fgm-female-genital-mutilation-fighting-for-change-kenya-leah-chebet-psiya-podcast

 

 

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'This is a moral issue': the campaign to shut down Nevada's old west brothels

 

As petitions by lawyers and religious leaders target the legal establishments, workers warn of potential danger on streets

 

Dan Hernandez in Pahrump, Nevada

Wed 23 May 2018 09.00 BST

 

 

Pastor Budd Hawk is a leading proponent of the campaign to ban brothels in two Nevada counties

Photograph: Dan Hernandez for the Guardian

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/nevada-brothels-shut-down-old-west-campaign-petition

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24 May

Zuckerberg set up fraudulent scheme to 'weaponise' data, court case alleges

 

Facebook CEO exploited ability to access data from any user’s friend network, US case claims

 

Carole Cadwalladr and Emma Graham-Harrison

Thu 24 May 2018 13.01 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/mark-zuckerberg-set-up-fraudulent-scheme-weaponise-data-facebook-court-case-alleges

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'The Mediterranean diet is gone': region's children are fattest in Europe

 

The diet Greece, Spain and Italy are famous for - rich in fruit, vegetables, fish and olive oil – is supposedly the healthiest in the world, but obesity is rocketing

 

Sarah Boseley Health editor

Thu 24 May 2018 05.00 BST

 

 

 

The Mediterranean diet is said to be the healthiest in the world

Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/24/the-mediterranean-diet-is-gone-regions-children-are-fattest-in-europe

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The trouble with charitable billionaires

 

More and more wealthy CEOs are pledging to give away parts of their fortunes – often to help fix problems their companies caused. Some call this ‘philanthrocapitalism’, but is it just corporate hypocrisy?

 

 

Thu 24 May 2018 06.00 BST

By Carl Rhodes and Peter Bloom

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/24/the-trouble-with-charitable-billionaires-philanthrocapitalism

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'This shows people do care': Georgia jury awards rape victim $1bn in damages

 

Victim say her case proves ‘you may not get it immediately, but you will get what you’re worth’

 

Associated Press

Thu 24 May 2018 05.34 BST

 

 

 

From left, mother Renetta M. Cheston-Thornton, lawyer Chris Stewart and Hope Cheston. Hope Cheston has been awarded a billion dollars in damages by a Georgia jury

Photograph: Facebook/ Chris Stewart

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/this-shows-people-do-care-georgia-jury-awards-victim-1bn-in-damages

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Nurse who saved for Africa clinic left in limbo after US Customs seized $41,377

 

A Texas nurse sued US Customs for seizing her money at the airport and then demanding that she waive rights to get it back

 

 

Thu 24 May 2018 09.00 BST

Tom Dart in Katy, Texas

 

 

 

 

Anthonia Nwaorie shows the ‘hold harmless agreement’ in which she would agree never to pursue any kind of legal action against the government over the seizure

Photograph: The Guardian

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/us-customs-money-seize-texas-nurse-anthonia-nwaorie-lawsuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling Brown stungun arrest: Milwaukee police apologize to NBA player

 

Body-camera footage reveals how simple parking violation escalated into scuffles and shouts of ‘Taser, Taser, Taser!’

 

Associated Press

Thu 24 May 2018 02.50 BST Last modified on Thu 24 May 2018 13.08 BST

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/sterling-brown-stungun-arrest-milwaukee-police-apologize-to-nba-player

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Is taking down white men like Josh Denny always a victory for equality?

 

Humiliation, belittlement, dehumanisation: these are the tactics the oppressor uses. We need to be better than that

 

Thu 24 May 2018 12.22 BST First published on Thu 24 May 2018 10.00 BST

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/24/calling-out-single-white-male-josh-denny-twitter-takedown-equality-oppressed

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'You're not going to die': 911 transcripts from cougar attack reveal panic and desperation

 

Recordings of emergency calls in Washington state detail efforts to locate mountain bikers stalked by cougar

 

Associated Press

Thu 24 May 2018 01.45 BST Last modified on Thu 24 May 2018 09.15 BST

 

 

 

Isaac Sederbaum pleaded for help after the cougar dragged away his friend SJ Brooks

Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/cougar-attack-911-transcripts-washington-state

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'It’s wrong to stink up other people’s lives': fighting the manure lagoons of North Carolina

 

Pigs outstripped people in Duplin county long ago - but now the residents are fighting back

 

 

Thu 24 May 2018 11.00 BST

by Oliver Milman in Duplin county, North Carolina

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/24/pig-farm-agriculture-its-wrong-to-stink-up-other-peoples-lives-fighting-the-manure-lagoons-of-north-carolina

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25 May

 

The Italian inventor of the violin wanted to imitate human voices: study

 

Music historians have long suspected that the inventors of the violin wanted to imitate the human voice, and a study out on Monday shows how 16th to 18th century luthiers in Italy did it

 

 

AFP

news@thelocal.it
@thelocalitaly

22 May 2018

16:47 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180522/italian-inventor-violin-andrea-amati-human-voices