umbertino Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 California man freed after 15 years in prison thanks to genealogy website data Authorities used DNA links developed through publicly available genealogical websites to free man wrongfully convicted of killing housemate Guardian staff and agency Fri 14 Feb 2020 15.34 GMT Ricky Davis is greeted by family members after he was found innocent in the 1985 cold case murder of Jane Hylton at the El Dorado county jail on Thursday in Placerville, California Photograph: Paul Kitagaki Jr/ZUMA Wire/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/14/california-man-second-person-ever-exonerated-publicly-available-genetic-technology-dna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Displaced baby dies due to freezing weather in Syria 18-month-old girl breathed her last before reaching health center in Afrin Mohamed Misto and Adham Kako | 14.02.2020 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/displaced-baby-dies-due-to-freezing-weather-in-syr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Near Death Experience - Death before Graduation, Back Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s0SivLkYTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 There could soon be a test to detect cancer years in advance. Would you take it? New research says mutations could be picked up long before symptoms appear. Society must be ready for the ethical problems this poses Fri 14 Feb 2020 06.00 GMT Saskia Sanderson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/14/test-detect-cancer-advance-research-symptoms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 Here's What Happens When You Sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 'It's a photo orgy': is Yosemite's rare firefall too beautiful for its own good? Every February Horsetail Fall is lit by the setting sun, bringing thousands of people to Yosemite to watch the phenomenon Katharine Gammon in Los Angeles Mon 17 Feb 2020 11.00 GMT Sunlight hits the Horsetail Fall at Yosemite national park, California, 19 February 2019, in this photo taken from social media Photograph: David Gaiz/Reuters More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/17/yosemite-firefall-national-park-horsetail-fall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid new sex-abuse lawsuits Scores of lawyers are seeking settlements on behalf of several thousand men who say they were molested as scouts decades ago Oliver Milman in New York Tue 18 Feb 2020 14.23 GMT The Boy Scouts of America said the bankruptcy option was taken to ‘ensure we can equitably compensate all victims of past abuse in our programs, through a proposed victims’ compensation trust’. Photograph: James Quigg/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/18/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-new-sex-abuse-lawsuits Used to be a boy scout myself eons ago....Some good memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) "Do not go gentle into that good night"...Dylan Thomas I LOVE THIS..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas Edited February 18, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Costa Rica's largest drugs bust nets five tonnes of cocaine bound for Netherlands Authorities found tonnes of cocaine stashed inside a shipping container of decorative canopy plants Reuters Mon 17 Feb 2020 00.57 GMT A police officer is seen in front of packages containing cocaine seized during an operation in the Caribbean, as Costa Rica’s security minister, Michael Soto, speaks to the media Photograph: Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/17/costa-ricas-largest-drugs-bust-nets-five-tonnes-of-cocaine-bound-for-netherlands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Rapper Pop Smoke killed in home invasion, officials confirm By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Lisa Respers France, CNN Updated 2206 GMT (0606 HKT) February 19, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/19/entertainment/pop-smoke-rapper-dead-california/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hanau shooting: 10 dead after attacks on shisha bars in German town Suspect and one other person found dead after nine killed in attacks earlier on two cafes 25km east of Frankfurt Philip Oltermann and Kate Connolly in Berlin Thu 20 Feb 2020 07.24 GMT Pics & vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/19/shooting-germany-hanau-dead-several-people-shisha-near-frankfurt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 The Principality of New Utopia http://www.new-utopia.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Endless Voyage: Aboard The World Residences at Sea June 15, 2017 - Cruise Journals Words by Fiona Fraser | Photos by The World https://destinationsmagazine.com/stories/aboard-the-world-residences-at-sea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Freedom Ship http://www.vesseltracking.net/article/freedom-ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Ship 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Irish drug dealer loses £46m ($59.66M) bitcoin codes he hid in fishing rod case Clifton Collins fears fishing gear was taken to dump by his landlord after he was jailed Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent Fri 21 Feb 2020 13.31 GMT Last modified on Fri 21 Feb 2020 16.42 GMT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Trump mocks Oscar win for Parasite: 'What the hell was that about?' – video Parasite's best picture Oscar could kickstart a new era of internationalism Donald Trump takes a jab at the South Korean film Parasite, best picture at this year's Oscars, telling supporters in Colorado that the US has 'enough problems with South Korea', and: ‘Can we get Gone With the Wind back?’ He also dismisses Brad Pitt....... Fri 21 Feb 2020 09.27 GMT Last modified on Fri 21 Feb 2020 09.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2020/feb/21/httpsviewergutoolscoukpreviewfilmvideo2020feb21donald-trump-mocks-oscar-parasite-hell-brad-pitt-video 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, umbertino said: Trump mocks Oscar win for Parasite: 'What the hell was that about?' – video Parasite's best picture Oscar could kickstart a new era of internationalism Donald Trump takes a jab at the South Korean film Parasite, best picture at this year's Oscars, telling supporters in Colorado that the US has 'enough problems with South Korea', and: ‘Can we get Gone With the Wind back?’ He also dismisses Brad Pitt....... Fri 21 Feb 2020 09.27 GMT Last modified on Fri 21 Feb 2020 09.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2020/feb/21/httpsviewergutoolscoukpreviewfilmvideo2020feb21donald-trump-mocks-oscar-parasite-hell-brad-pitt-video 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) Irish drug dealer article above link ( Sorry!) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/21/irish-drug-dealer-clifton-collins-l46m-bitcoin-codes-hid-fishing-rod-case Edited February 21, 2020 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsoftime Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 https://www.thetrumpet.com/21864-what-is-your-child-learning-in-public-school An interesting read... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, sandsoftime said: https://www.thetrumpet.com/21864-what-is-your-child-learning-in-public-school An interesting read... Thanks for sharing, sandsoftime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 The 100-year life: how to prolong a healthy mind As concerns about dementia grow, more research is investigating how we can keep our brains fit and sharp Mon 24 Feb 2020 07.00 GMT by Amelia Hill https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/feb/24/the-100-year-life-how-to-prolong-a-healthy-mind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Children among the injured after car drives into German carnival Police refuse to rule out deliberate attack on parade in town of Volkmarsen Jon Henley Europe correspondent Mon 24 Feb 2020 17.49 GMT People flee after a car ploughed into a carnival parade in Volkmarsen, Germany Photograph: Elmar Schulten/Reuters More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/24/driver-arrested-car-crowd-carnival-parade-germany-volkmarsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 US students accused of Italy cop murder brace for trial AFP 16 hrs ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-students-accused-of-italy-cop-murder-brace-for-trial/ar-BB10jtZ6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Rio carnival 2020 – in pictures Brazil’s famed carnival kicked off in earnest on Saturday as millions of revellers poured into the streets, some of whom took aim at the nation’s deeply polarised politics. Most partiers, though, were dressed in distinctly apolitical garb, ranging from mermaid to cowboy costumes, suggesting that during carnival, Brazilians are focused on revelry first, and politics second Mon 24 Feb 2020 10.44 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/feb/24/rio-carnival-2020-in-pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted February 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 2 U.S. Students on Trial Over Killing of an Italian Police Officer With defense lawyers and prosecutors giving widely differing accounts of the night in question, a jury will weigh the evidence over the killing of a paramilitary officer in Rome https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/europe/italy-police-officer-murder-americans.html 2 California college students accused of killing Italian police officer - '32 Seconds: A Deadly Night in Rome' By Dan Noyes and Ken Miguel Saturday, February 22, 2020 4:24AM Vid https://abc7news.com/32-seconds-a-deadly-night-in-rome/5948018/?ex_cid=kgospdit Edited February 26, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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