May 18, 2018 - Articles

[umbertino]

‘Unbelievable’: Irish family celebrate after record £152m ($198.56B) lottery win

 

Ticket was stashed in an Argos catalogue under a mattress until it could be taken to lottery HQ

 

 

Rory Carroll Ireland Correspondent

Wed 20 Feb 2019 13.39 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/20/surprisingly-calm-irish-lottery-winner-lands-152m

 

 

[umbertino]

Woman dies after eating at Michelin-starred restaurant

 

Spanish authorities say 28 others suffered food poisoning after dining at Riff in Valencia

 

 

Sam Jones in Madrid

Thu 21 Feb 2019 15.55 GMT Last modified on Thu 21 Feb 2019 19.50 GMT

 

 

Bernd H Knöller, the head chef and owner of Riff, offered his deepest condolences and said he was working with the regional health authorities

Photograph: Leonid Andronov/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/21/woman-dies-after-eating-at-michelin-starred-restaurant-riff-valencia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter storms bring rare snowfall to Las Vegas and Los Angeles

 

Authorities closed portions of main routes from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and Phoenix because of snow, ice and limited visibility

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Fri 22 Feb 2019 01.10 GMT

 

 

Vid & pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/21/las-vegas-weather-snowfall-first-significant-1937

 

[umbertino]

Stanley Donen, director of Singin' in the Rain, dies aged 94

 

Donen, who received an honorary Oscar in 1997, also directed On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Charade

 

 

Martin Pengelly in New York

Sat 23 Feb 2019 14.18 GMT

 

 

Stanley Donen on the set of Adult Entertainment on 23 November 2002

Photograph: Jim Cooper/AP

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/23/stanley-donen-director-singin-in-the-rain-dies

[umbertino]

Church files on paedophile priests 'destroyed', cardinal admits

 

A top Catholic cardinal admitted on Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up, a move which allowed paedophiles to prey on others

 

AFP

news@thelocal.it
@thelocalitaly

23 February 2019

11:07 CET+01:00

 

 

 

"Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed, or not even created," German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in a speech to a landmark Vatican summit on tackling paedophilia in 

the clergy.

 

"Instead of the perpetrators, the victims were regulated and silence imposed on them. The stipulated procedures and processes for the prosecution of offences were deliberately not complied with, but instead cancelled or overridden," he said.

 

Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented meeting of the world's top bishops which Pope Francis has called in an effort to get on top of a crisis that has dogged the Roman Catholic Church for decades.

 

The ongoing scandals have escalated into a crisis which has touched many countries across the globe, with recent cases affecting Chile, Germany and the US. Investigations have revealed that in many cases priests accused of assaulting minors were transferred to other parishes as bishops turned a blind eye to protect the Church's reputation.

 

"The rights of victims were effectively trampled underfoot, and left to the whims of individuals. These are all events that sharply contradict what the Church should stand for," Marx said.

 

The cardinal said it was essential that victims felt "that they can trust the system".

 

"There are no alternatives to traceability and transparency," he insisted, adding that attempts to cover-up scandals risked seriously undermining the Catholic Church's credibility.

 

Francis has told his bishops he wants "concrete measures" drawn up against child sex abuse, though survivor groups in Rome for the summit have accused the Vatican of fine words but little action.

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/

[umbertino]

Alabama newspaper at centre of KKK outcry appoints black female editor

 

Elecia R. Dexter takes reins of Democrat-Reporter from Goodloe Sutton, who called for return of Ku Klux Klan

 

 

Reuters

Sun 24 Feb 2019 04.19 GMT Last modified on Sun 24 Feb 2019 08.26 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/24/alabama-newspaper-at-centre-of-kkk-outcry-appoints-black-female-editor

[umbertino]

Facebook threatens the economy, health and democracy

 

Transparency and technocratic reforms will not be a sufficient response to this challenge – at the end of the day, what’s at stake is far more important than a few likes

 

 

Sun 24 Feb 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 24 Feb 2019 11.18 GMT

Ganesh Sitaraman

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/24/facebook-economy-health-democracy-threat

[umbertino]

A young woman vanishes The police can't help. Her desperate family won't give up

 

Ashley Heavyrunner Loring disappeared from the Blackfeet reservation in Montana – a 1.5m-acre expanse of land. To find her, family and allies are deploying everything they can think of – including drones

 

 

Mon 25 Feb 2019 08.00 GMT

by Kate Hodal

 

 

 

Video by Tom Silverstone

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/25/a-young-woman-vanishes-the-police-cant-help-her-desperate-family-wont-give-up

[umbertino]

Vatican to take no action on George Pell until appeal is over

 

Outcome of child sexual abuse trial was ‘painful news that has shocked many’ says Vatican

 

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Tue 26 Feb 2019 12.28 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/26/george-pell-vatican-no-action-until-appeal-is-over

[umbertino]

Nearly 200 passengers still stranded after 24 hours since Amtrak train hit tree

 

Train hit a tree on the tracks near Eugene, Oregon Sunday evening, and Amtrak decided to keep passengers onboard

 

 

Associated Press in Portland, Oregon

Tue 26 Feb 2019 14.02 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/26/amtrak-train-delay-passengers-stuck-hit-tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff Bezos: world's richest man finally tops list of biggest donors

 

Bezos, who holds Amazon stock valued at about $137bn, contributed a total of $2bn in 2018

 

 

Edward Helmore

Tue 26 Feb 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 26 Feb 2019 13.10 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/26/jeff-bezos-philanthropy-donations-top-50

 

[umbertino]

Iceberg twice the size of New York City is set to break away from Antarctica

 

Once a rapidly spreading rift intersects with another fissure, an iceberg of at least 660sq miles is set to be loosened, Nasa says

 

 

Oliver Milman in New York

Tue 26 Feb 2019 20.42 GMT

 

 

The shear face of the massive B-15A iceberg in McMurdo Sound after it broke off the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica

Photograph: Josh Landis/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/26/iceberg-break-away-antarctica-ice-shelf

[umbertino]

'Take him away, please': George Pell hadn't dressed for prison, but that's where he went

 

The only question on the agenda today was how long the man who once bestrode the Catholic world will be living behind bars

 

 

David Marr

Wed 27 Feb 2019 08.32 GMT

 

 

 

Cardinal George Pell arrives at Melbourne’s county court on Wednesday when his bail was revoked and he was sent to jail

Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/27/take-him-away-please-george-pell-had-not-dressed-for-prison-but-thats-where-he-went

 

 

Good....About time....Always too late

 

[umbertino]

 

Wow....I'm honestly surprised now.......A neg for cardinal Pell post above? Do you condone child molesters????? Just asking....It's true that you do neg basically any topic   as long as I am the one posting it, mr. hater....Even the iceberg post and also the one on the vanishing girl in Montana.....You are a very peculiar (weird would be the more appropriate term) individual indeed....But  it's all ok, I guess.....As long as you do enjoy your negging ( and don't mind stooping that low with your absurd negs)...Hey...If that makes you happy......

 

Yes...I know.....Neg away.......I do expect that

 

 

Girl, 11, gives birth to rapist's child after Argentina refuses abortion

 

Campaigners condemn authorities who ignored girl’s plea ‘to remove what the old man put inside me’

 

Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires

Thu 28 Feb 2019 14.28 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/feb/28/girl-11-gives-birth-to-rapists-child-after-argentina-refuses-abortion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

Shock rise in global measles outbreaks 'disastrous' for children, UN warns

 

Unicef calls for improved vaccination as study shows Ukraine, Brazil and the Philippines among 10 worst affected countries

 

 

Peter Beaumont

Fri 1 Mar 2019 07.00 GMT

 

 

 

A child suffering from measles is treated at a government hospital in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, where 12,736 measles cases and 203 deaths have been recorded so far this year

Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/mar/01/shock-rise-in-global-measles-outbreaks-disastrous-for-children-un-warns-unicef-study-ukraine-brazil-philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamza bin Laden loses Saudi citizenship after US offers $1m reward

 

Kingdom acts against Osama bin Laden’s son, who US says has become an al-Qaida leader

 

 

Associated Press

Fri 1 Mar 2019 15.10 GMT First published on Fri 1 Mar 2019 13.33 GMT

 

 

 

A photo on the State Department’s Twitter account announcing the $1m reward for help tracing Hamza bin Laden

Photograph: Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/01/us-offers-1m-reward-for-help-finding-osama-bin-laden-son

Edited March 1, 2019 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Wiped out: America's love of luxury toilet paper is destroying Canadian forests

 

Major brands’ refusal to use sustainable materials is having a devastating impact on forests and climate, new report says

 

 

Sam Wolfson

Fri 1 Mar 2019 15.56 GMT Last modified on Fri 1 Mar 2019 17.34 GMT

 

 

Rolling in the deep? The average four-person household in the US uses over 100lb of toilet paper a year

Photograph: ICHIRO/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/01/canada-boreal-forest-toilet-paper-us-climate-change-impact-report

[umbertino]

Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws

 

Social network targeted legislators around the world, promising or threatening to withhold investment

 

 

Carole Cadwalladr and Duncan Campbell

Sat 2 Mar 2019 14.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/02/facebook-global-lobbying-campaign-against-data-privacy-laws-investment

[umbertino]

Stephon Clark: police officers who shot man eight times will not be charged

 

• District attorney says officers justified in using lethal force
• Protests expected over decision on March 2018 shooting

 

David Kempa in Sacramento

Sun 3 Mar 2019 02.16 GMT

 

 

Stephon Clark and his two sons

Photograph: Courtesy of the family

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/02/stephon-clark-police-officers-no-charges

 

[umbertino]

Alabama tornadoes kill at least 23 and cause 'catastrophic' damage

 

Sheriff says death toll is likely to rise as as as search-and-rescue efforts continued in the south-eastern part of the state

 

 

Edward Helmore in New York and agencies

Mon 4 Mar 2019 16.59 GMT

 

 

 

2 vids

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/04/alabama-tornado-deaths-catastrophic-damage

 

 

[umbertino]

 

Wishing the best to the Pop. of affected areas in Alabama......

 

God bless you & protect you all!

[umbertino]

French cardinal found guilty of covering up sexual abuse

 

Philippe Barbarin handed six-month suspended sentence after surprise verdict

 

 

Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent

Thu 7 Mar 2019 09.29 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/07/philippe-barbarin-french-cardinal-found-guilty-of-failing-to-act-on-sexual-abuse-allegations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where is the world's hardest-drinking city?

 

Is it Vilnius, Seoul, Moscow or Kiev? And what do alcohol consumption statistics tell us about a city and its culture?

 

 

Helen Lock

Thu 7 Mar 2019 06.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 7 Mar 2019 06.02 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/mar/07/where-is-the-worlds-hardest-drinking-city

[umbertino]

International Women's Day 2019: celebrations and protests take place around the globe - live

 

Follow all the news and developments as people mark International Women’s Day around the world

 

Amanda Holpuch (now) , Frances Perraudin and Kate Lyons (earlier)

Fri 8 Mar 2019 15.19 GMT

 

Key events

 

• 6h ago Spanish women go on strike
• 4h ago UN human rights head thanks women's rights campaigners
• 8h ago Britain's biggest companies are lying when they say they cannot find enough female directors, says prominent businesswoman
• 9h ago International women's day begins – in pictures
• 15h ago We don't want women to succeed only at the expense of 'others', says Scott Morrison
• 16h ago Tell us how you are marking International Women's Day
•  

 

Live feed

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/mar/08/international-womens-day-2019-celebrations-and-protests-kick-off-around-the-globe-live

 

 

HAPPY INT'L  WOMEN DAY TO ALL FEMALE MEMBERS HERE ON DV

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

Negger...It's honestly beyond me why you felt like negging me even for posting an article on Int'l Women Day and wishing  a happy Int'l Women Day to all the DV Ladies..... Seems like in your vast and generalized  hatred ( were you neglected  as a child and received not enough love, maybe?) you also hate Women.....

 

I know...Your only scope is  to neg ME ...No matter what I post.....Another clear evidence of the type of Individual you are....Please do take a minute and think of it

 

So very sorry about that.....I will pray for you

 

 

 

 

Japanese woman, 116, named world's oldest living person

 

Kane Tanaka, born in 1903, recognised by Guinness World Records

 

 

Associated Press

Sat 9 Mar 2019 06.33 GMT Last modified on Sat 9 Mar 2019 06.45 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/09/japanese-woman-116-named-worlds-oldest-living-person

 

 

[pokerplayer]

Did the best I could Umbertino, to remove some of the sting.

 

  Hey negger, tag me for awhile as I really don't care. That way you can leave Umbertino alone.

 

  Sheeesh, some people.

 

   pp

[umbertino]

3 minutes ago, pokerplayer said:

Did the best I could Umbertino, to remove some of the sting.

 

  Hey negger, tag me for awhile as I really don't care. That way you can leave Umbertino alone.

 

  Sheeesh, some people.

 

   pp

 

 

Thank you, my dear Canadian Friend......You are really special

 

I do appreciate enormously your stance on that....You're bold and strong....

Edited March 10, 2019 by umbertino

[pokerplayer]

9 minutes ago, umbertino said:

 

 

Thank you, my dear Canadian Friend......You are really special

 

I do appreciate enormously your stance on that....You're bold and strong....

 

Your very welcome Umbertino. It is very obvious that it is not the articles the red baron dislikes, but in fact you, for reasons I admit puzzle me.

 

  Stay strong.

 

  pp

[Waaa]

5 hours ago, umbertino said:

you also hate Women.....

LOL! i am rather fond of Women!

Gee am i getting under your skin?

 

5 hours ago, umbertino said:

I know...Your only scope is  to neg ME ...No matter what I post.....Another clear evidence of the type of Individual you are....Please do take a minute and think of it

you need a better source of post fodder.

 

5 hours ago, umbertino said:

I will pray for you

i have heard you referred to as the "resident communist"

Keep your Prayer.

 

5 hours ago, pokerplayer said:

Hey negger, tag me for awhile as I really don't care. That way you can leave Umbertino alone.

Nope! i have read your posts Ma’am. you come across open minded, not single minded lefty liberal like the "resident commie".

all that is required for Evil/Umbertino to triumph is for good men to do nothing.